The Washington herald., 1913-08-10

BANKERS HANDED
BIG SURPRISE.
Interior Club Of Departmental
League Romps Away from
Capital City Leaguers.
'CANTWELL SHOWS CLASS
Red Mems Left-Hand Finger Holds
Trust Company Safe After the
Fourth Inning.
'cANTWELL SHOWS CLASS
By JOHN A. DUGAN.

BY JOHN -. DSeAS'
Jumping into the game with the con-
fidence of a. big league club. the Interior
nine of the Departmental League. upset
all the dope and predictions of the wise
ones by handing the Capital City League
NETS the American and Security Trust
Company club. the worst beating 1t has
received this season. Eddie Conover and
his Interior Red Men simply out-played.
out-fielded, and out-batted the Bankers
nine at every angle of the game and
securing the long end of the score, 8
to 3
Flannery started the heaving for the
Red Men and had the Bankers at his
mercy in the two innings which ne
worked with his puzziing underhand
delivery. In the second session whiie
pitching TO Davis he injured his arm and
was forced to retire in favor OF Cantweil
The little left-hand finger had the bank
clerks eating out of his hand in all but
one inning. this being the fourth, when
they secured their three runs by bunch
ing three hits and loose fielding on the
part of the land ofiice boys.
Dyer starts Pitching.
Dyer. who started the fiinging for the
Capital City nine, was exceptionally wild
ana was taken out III the MN
after two hits had been secured and he
filed the bags with bases on balls. Lefty
Holden. of Lafayette College fame. Jared
but little better in the free Transports
ton line. giving five Passes TO the initial
sack in the four innings which he
worked.
The Interiors were the first to break
the ice. scoring one run in the fourth
inning Pollock was given a base N
halls and moved to second on Fishe''s
out. Davis TO Riddle. Warthen connected
with one of Dyer's shoots for a clean
single through Macdonald and Pollack
romped home with the initial score of the
Section A series. The Bankers more than
evened things UP in their half of the
fourth. jumping into the lead by showing
three runs over the plate
Morris, the first man up, singled to
right field and Immediately took advan-
tage of Pollack's poor throwing arm.
stealing his way tc the far corner. Can't
well hit Rawlings in the ribs and the
Ianky fielder was given his base. Capt.
Macdonald then came across with 4
timely swat TO right field, Rawlings and
Macdonald moving up on the throw in
TO catch Morris at the plate. Riddle few
out to Tansil and Davis came across with
a driving single past Shalin, scoring
Macdonald and Rawlings.
Interior Comes Back.
The Red Men came back with a fight
ing spirit and jumped on Mr.. Dyer's de-
livery. causing him to retire from tie
contest. Conover, the first man up,
singled and Cullinan was passed. Tarsil
rhen hit TO right center and Capt. Eddie
"a ced across the pan. Both Cullinan and
Tansil moved up on the throw in. Holden
took up the finging, and after striking
Shalin out. proceeded to fill the bass
giving Robinson a free pass. POLE OK
sent a long fly to Rawlings in left and
Cullinan romped home on the sacrihi e.
the other two Red Men on the bags NOV
ing up Fisher then came across witt:
q telling bingle of the contest. driving
the bail across second, scoring Tansil and
Robinson.
The best the Bankers could do in the
following innings of the game was to
secure TWO hits of the little left-hand
hurler of the Red Men. Interior
scored another in the sixth. when Con-
over was given a base on balls, went to
second on a passed ball by Zachary,
moved to third when Cullinan was re-
tired. Macdonald to Riddle.
The Interior captain crossed the pan
for his second run of the contest when
Tansil hit a scorching single to center
field. Interiors dandy captain again
came 10 the help of his outft in the
eight session by securing his fourth
base on halls OF the game, moving up
to second on Zacharys error. when he
again let the ball go through him.
CoHover moved up TO third on an infield
out cullinan was given a life when
Zachary dropped the third strike, and
il was at this period the most featur-
ing and daring play of the game was
pulled Of-COnover's steal of home and
Cullinan moving TO second.
The Bankers threatened in the final
session. Macdonald few out to Tansl
and Shipley, batting for Riddle, was
struck out Davis came across with
his second safe swat and Zachary was
given a hase on balls, but West, sent TO
pinch hit for Holden, ended the hos
tilities by tanning the air.