The Washington times., 1913-06-25

Despite the fact that he was de-
feated by to in his first game on
the sand lots in two seasons, Buck
Becker. tried out by Griffith. farmed
to Atlanta. and returned to Washing
ton, showed that he has lost none of
the cunning that marked his perform
ance in amateur circles here when he
was first noticed by Manager Griffith.
Ninth is the team that won from
Becker. who pitched for First NJ. P
Something like 5000 followers of the
'small-town" game were present to
see the Pride-of-the-Navy-Yar In his
1913 amateur debut, and none went
away feeling that the one hour and
forty-ive minutes had been wasted.
Early In the contest the battle be-
gan to center around the pitchers, and
had not Becker gotten away to q
, poor start the game would have been
even more interesting. The big fellow
was wobbly in the first two frames,
during which he let three tai
lies cross the plate. After this period,
however, ne was lnfallfple, Bells
questionable home run being the only
weak spot in the REMAINDER OF the
game.
Il was in the fifth round that
Pitcher Bell connected with the ball,
sending it into deep lett, wnere a
Juvenlie spectator, tninklng the ball
had been hit foul, picked 1t up, there
by interfering with its return into
play. Meanume, bell was nusIrns
around the path, and finally drew up
at home plate No ground rules COW
ering sucn a technicaliry naving been
agreed. upon by the managers, umpire
Jaescnke mao no reason Tor oisal-
n o. ne nfarr
In the nintn, rirst NJ. p. threatened 10
tie tine score. Bel had been allowing
the bases TO be nlled, but wnen one or
the necessary two runs to tie the score
had been made, Bell ughtened up, and
no more scores were made OF him.
spectators and followers of both
teams were almost unanimous in the be-
lief that First ID. Z. put UP a much
higher class OF ball than Ninth; The
latter team was outhit and outrieldeo.
and only by rushing in at every falter-
ing movement or FIRST NJ. T., did Ninth
GET away with the game.
Ninth Street has strengthened its hold
on first place In the East Washington
Sunday School League by several points.
Had First NJ. p. taken yesterday 6
game, Ninth would still have been on
Top by margin OF sixteen points 1t is
not improbable, that the barrier that
now stands between those two teams
will not be broken down should Becker
be able TO keep his oid-time form In the
box.
Talk ID rife today Of Manager Butt,
of the First NJ. p. team. demanding the
RESIGNATION OF Umpire Jaeschke as an
alternative to his Withdrawing from the
East washington League. Butz is said
To charge Jaeschke with partIaliIy and
incon1petency. and declares that II the
arbtter il not removed from the EaSs
Washington circuit, he Will retire from
thaf League together with his team.
Exactly how seriously this threat will
be taken by the board OF arbitration
Il matter or much discussion. II
seems certain. however. President
Young and his associates are not going
to throw out an umpire on the sole
complaining OF Butz or any other one
team manager. Such procedure would
tend to disrupt the whole amateur or
gapization, and coon the managers
Wo;.id begin TO think they were running
amateur baseball. Indeed, TO grant the
request of Manager Butz would be a
disastrous move Tor amateur baseball.
With the exception Of the play in ques-
ton the urnpirfng OF Mr. Jaeschke was
pe,onu -eproach, yesterday. In other
games, his decisions have met only with
ordinary protest, and there Is not an
un p.re in the world who is able to
please both teams in his decisions.
Lords fielding and hitting featured
Federals' to victory over Comptrol-
Ter of Currency in the Treasury League.
Brown. In the box for War. allowed
but four hits, and struck out eleven
men when he defeated Naval Medico by
6 to 2.
Murdock pitched almost airtigtht ball
when he defeated Y. NJ. II. A. for G. p.
o., by 10 to g. He was hit but FIVE
times, while G. P. o. made fifteen hits,
thus the big score.
Fairmont's TO ! win from Petworth
was a pitchers battle between Seltz and
Thompson. Each allowed three safe
ties
Whitney Avenue had no trouble tax
ing the game by is to ] from Calvary
IN the Northwest League. Fourteen
bingles were made OF Toney.
Heavy hitting featured Mohawk's Ii
10 IL victory over Avondale. Durfty,
Taylor, Raba, and Scofield led with the
stick.
In q ten-inning struggle, War won out
by 70 4, Commerce and Labor being
the defeated<team. Rowler's- single 10