The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-28
LEFTY" TAGGERT HURLS
CENTRAL TO VICTORY
Taggert lnvincible
And Business Loses
Central High School Twirler Holds the Orange and
Blue Team to Two Hits and o Streeters Win,
to 0-Other Sporting Gossip

Lefty Taggert, that sterling little
portsider who has. been on the mound
for the Central High club for the past
few games. yesterday came into his own
with a team behind him which tried its
best to lose the ball game. Central, or,
rather, Taggert, defeated Business, to O..
in the best played scholastic game of the
year.
Opposed to Taggert was Spike" Kelley,
the speed marvel of Business. Kelley
also pitched a splendid game. and but
for the rain, which fell throughout the
contest, the game would have resulted in
a draw, without either team scoring.
TaEgert allowed but two hits, one a
scratch. while Kelley was touched for
five bingles. only one of these being
clean Oberlin got the only clean hit of
the game, a bingle to left in the sixth
inning which Boerns;ein turned into a
two-bagger when he failed to stop the
ball.
Both Pitchers Fan Side.
Not a Business batter hit a ball to the
Central outield. and not an outfelder
on either team had a chance. with the
exception of Boernstein, who had two. a
ground ball and a high fly. which he
misjudged and turned into double, al
lowing Central to score its only run.
sent eleven SIenographers back TO the
bench via the strike-out route. Spike"
gave four passes and Taggert but one.
Neither pitcher had a wild pitch nor
hit batter, which is remarkable. and
six innings of the game were played
in A driving rain.
Each pitcher famed the side, Tag
CERT pulling this stunt in the sixth
with second and third populated. while
Ill AaI .rfn IN he
sion. when Central scored the run
which won the ball game.
OberIin Makes Good Catch.
Nothing sensational was done in the
fielding line. with the exception of a
catch of a foul fly by Oberlin in the
first inning. Wood sent up a high fly
close to the Central bench. Oberlin
ran down the steps and caught the ball
off the top of the bench. cit was a
pretty catch and warranted the APP
plause which followed.
Ray Wise played a nice game at
second, taking care ct six chances,
while Wilson. at first. and Belcher. at
third, also put up a good game in
the field. Oberlin was the only man
TO connect for TWO bingles.
Business had good chance to score in
the sixth inning. After Wilson had
famed for the second time, Derrick beat
out hit through the box and stole sec
Ond- Wood was safe on Hartshorns err
rcr and stole. Bornet proved easy for
Taggert-fanning three pitched balls,
while Ray Wise did manage to get two
and two on him before whiting.
The run was scored in the sixth with
one down. Oberlin hit to left. the only
clean binEle of the game. and went 10
second when Boernstein failed to get in
the way of the ball owing to the slippery
condition of the field. Taggert met fast
one on the nose. sending 1t high into left
field Boernstein midiudged the ball and
then made a game try for it. getting the
hall in his hands. but later dropping II.
The rain caused the ball to swerve sud
denly to the right, which sent Boernstein
of. Oberlin walked home from second on
this .cIout Kelly then struck out Mac
donald and Hartshorn, ending the inning
and the scoring.
But a handful of spectators witnessed
th,. game a. Umpire Hughes announced
when the Western-Eastern game was
called off that the games were postponed.