Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-02
ARMY, BY ONE RUN
Soldiers Beat Navy in Close
Game, 8 to 7.
CHANGE IN TACTICS WINS
Tide Turned in Favor of West Point
Nine Through Superior
Strategy.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, June 1.-Fully 10000
people saw the West Point Cadets whip
the Annapolis Midshipmen in the annual
base ball game here today by the score of
to Z. 1t was game that bristled with
hair-raising incidents. that kept the great
throng Of spectators keyed up to high
pitch of excitement all the time, and al
together it was the most sensational con-
test ever furnished by the teams of the
rival government institutions. This was
the eleventh game of the series, and the
victory gives Army eight against three
for the Navy.
Many of the Army adherents became
desperate when the Middies registered a
trio OF runs against none for the Army,
but whatever may have been the effect
OF this sudden squirt on the part of the
Middies 1t only served to make the out
burst of JOY among the Army people dou-
bly, greater when the last Navy man was
retired In the ninth inning. and they fully
realized that the Soldiers had tucked
away in their blanket a victory by the
narrow margin of one run.
The teams fought for all that was in
them from start to finish: neither let
ting their hopes and confidence lessen to
the slightest degree when the other was
ahead, for 1t was a game of the See-saW
order. On the other hand. they kept
plugging away with added determination
as they went to bat in each succeeding
innings. But the Soldiers used greater
strategy In playing the game than did
the Middies. and 1t was largely through
their sudden change of tactics in the
two final sessions. that they were able to
win. In the early stages they had hit
Seibert. the Navy crack southpaw. and
they pounded the ball hard, but. except
on two occasions. beautiful home-run
T nd Lar yIhf nv
the way, furnished decided boost to
the Army's hopes, they generally lifted
the sphere within the reach of some Navy
fielder. In the ninth. however. when the
score stood q to against them, the
Cadets quit trying to mill the ball and
entered into little bunting bee, and.
punching four hits with remarkable
cleyerness seemed to throw the Middies
off their guard entirely.
How Runs Were Scored.
First inning-Army could do nothing.
No runs.
Navy, Osborn fouled out to Lyman and
Adams flied to Harrison. Fisher drew a
base Hall hit to the right garden for
two bases, Fisher scoring and Hall get
ting to third when Anderson muffed the
ball On Hyatt's wild pitch. Hall scored.
Glover was an easy out; Hyatt to Cook.
Two runs.
Second inning-Army again failed to
Il
make good. No runs.
Navy-Abbott hit safely over third and
Walden singled to left Cochran was safe
on a fielder's choice, Walden being thrown
out at second. Cochran was caught be-
tween first and second, Abbott scoring on
the play 1t was neat piece of team
work by the Middies. Seibert was an
| easy out at first. One run.
Fourth inning-Army. Whitesides foul
| fly was missed by Cochran. but the bat
| ter then went out on a fly to Fisher. Har-
rison flied to Osborn. Merrillat drove to
| deep left for a home run. Cook struck
out. One run.
The Middies were retired in easy style.
Sixth inning: Army-Lyman. on line
drive between left and center gardens.
completed the circuit, and the Army boys
went wild with JOY. But the next three
men were easy outs. One run.
Army Gets in Its Work.
Eighth inning: Army-Ulloa led of
with a single to center: Lyman grounded
to Hall and the MILDLY made q bad throw
to second to catch Ulloa, who went to
third. Lyman taking second. Anderson
! CONTINUED on Third PaSAl