The Washington herald., 1913-08-16
kidWell's HurIing
Beats the Red Men
Petworth Club Of the Federal
League Captures Great Ex-
hibi6on from Interior.
FANS FOURTEEN BATTERS
By G. w. SWAN.

One Mr.. Kidwell. who last season as
sisted the Pepco club to win the anna
seur championship of the District and
Virginia, proved to be the right man in
the right place yesterday, when Mana
ger Stewart sent him to the mound
against the fast-going Interior tribe.
Kidwell beat the Redmen. to ?. in as
pretty a game Of baseball as could be
asked for -,
Kidwell pitched one Of the best games
ever seen in the amateur ranks of Nthe
District. or the thirty-four men to face
him, one was hit Four Redmen re-
ceived free transportation to the initial
sack. and three hit safely. Only one
of these blows was clean. Fourteen were
retired via the strike-out route and the
remainder proved easy picking.
Petworth outplayed the Interior lads
in every department Of the game. The
Federal Leaguers connected with Dolly
Gray's delivery for eight bingles.,. and
stole five bases. They also fielded with
out a slip-up. the nearest thing to an.
error being drive at Dean in the eighth
inning by Tansil. The ball took bad
bound and struck Dean In the chest.
The game was devoid of features in
the fielding line. a double play by Rob-
inson and Dampier helping out little.
shalin made a nice catch of Hines long
drive in the seventh, while Woods peg
fast boy stealing. was q nifty piece of
work. Wood only made one good throw
during the game. but it came at the
right time, and pulled kidwen out of
hole. -,
kidwen In Form.
Gray and KidweIl' got a way with the
first inning all light, but both teams
scored in the second. Petworth was the
first To dnnf fha nnr Qan
to right for base with two down. Jesse
promptly pulled the speed boy stuff and
kept on to third when Straight pegged
The ball to center field. Hines scored
him with another weak tap to right, and
stole. .Kidwell ended the frame by TAX
ng three healthy swings.
The Red Men came back in their half
of the frame. Robinson stopped an in
shoot with his neck. and stole second
with ease warthen walked. and both
moved up a peg on Straight's infield
tap. Fisher watched four wide ones go
by and strolled, filling the stations.
Dolly Gray then proved to be hero
by crashing to center field for base
blow. sending Robinson and Warthern
over the block. Dampier whitfield. but
Cullinan slapped a fast one at Baggette,
and Fisher went to third. The ball struck
Jesse and then bounded in the third
base line. hitting Gray, who was running
from second to third. Fisher scored on
this hit, but Umpire Handiboe declared
Gray out for being hit by a batted ball,
and Fishers run did not stand.
With one down in the first half of the
fourth session. Wood walked. Clayton
then came through with the only extra
base drive OF the game, hearty blow to
left center. This showed Wood over the
pan with the tally which knotted the
count
Petworth won the ball game in the
next frame Kidwell was safe on a
bounder to Robinson, but was forced
at second when Miller hit to Fisher.
Miller took second on a wild pitch, and
went to third on Plunkett's infield out.
Dean then shot a liner over the infield.
sending Miller home with the winning
run.
Interior made a big hit in the eighth
when Tansl beat out hit, but Wood
pegged him out stealing. and stopped
what gave promise of being a rally.
Kidwell ned the side in the sixth
inning. and whitfield at least one man in
every inning except the fifth.