Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-20
BY n. c. BYRD.

Catholic University opened it's northern
trip yesterday with a victory over Villa
| Nova by g to 4. The Brooklanders took
| advantage of errors on the part of their
opponents and made the best of their OPP
portunt:es. which gave them the game,
| though they made only four hits. Villa
Nova got the lead by scoring two runs
in each of the first two innings, but it
| was in the fourth that the Catholic Uni
| verslty aggregation forged to the FROM
| by getting five men across the plate.
Sheehan and Trayers pitched good ball
Trayers showing to better advantage as
the game progressed The reports have
1t that Sheehan was really entitled to a
shut-out, but that poor work behind him
in fielding was responsible for the runs.
Anyway, the Catholic University players
got only four hits. not enough offensive
strength to score six times
Inc catholic University team is sched-
uled to play Fordham, Columbia. Harvard
and Holy Cross before it returns,
oscar Schwemem, secretary of the
North American Skat League, extends an
invitation to the skat players of Wash
lngton to attend the seventeenth congress
l.
and Is.
The Printers failed to show good form
again in the Central League yesterday,
and were defeated by the Sherwood nine,
3 to ! The work of the winning club was
above the average. as it outheided and
outhit the losers. The best work done by
any of the Printers was that of Stringer
at third He had one putout and four
assists. Weaver, pitching for the Print
q rc a 10 faor to
safeties out of as many attempts Ten
bases on balls off Weaver contributed
largely to the run-getting of the winners,
the Printers hurler not being able to To-
cate the plate at any time consistently.
Heck did good work at short and at bat
for the winners, while IIilleary pitched a
very creditable game
The Emeralds dropped a contest to
Cherry dale in the Marquette League yes
terday by to g. Verinstein pitching for
Cherrydale, had a remarkable game to
his credit He struck out sixteen men,
and when a man does that. he must have
something on the ball. Verinstein, be-
made one hit. Mcdonnell did some credit
able hurting for the losers. Parrot. Gala
and Cristie did the best work for their
teams, excepting the pitching.
The Bureau Of Plant Industry lost to
the Bureau of Animal Industry in the
1nterbureau League of the Agricultural
Department yesterday by 4 to 1. Nc
Quinn at third and Jackson at short for
the losers and Breslin. pitcher. and Platt.
third, for the winners, did the best work.
The Bureau of Plant Industry was unable
to get a single hit off the delivery of
Breslin, whose work was exceptional.
streak in the Northwest Sunday School
League, getting the long end of the
score in its contest with the ONO Club
nine ) to 3. Better hitting and fielding
decided the contest.
Dyer, playing second for Brightwood,
had good day. He hit well and accepted
five chances without an error 1t was a
coincidence that Herr. playing second for
the losers. also did the best playing for
his team. He accepted the same number
of chances as did his rival of the win
ners. while neither had an error Herr
also made one hit out of two trips to
the plate
1t was appropriate that Ninth should
win from Fifth in the East Washington
Sunday School League by to 5. Ninth
got the long end of the score by cloutine
the ball hard. 1t got total Of sixteen
safeties, several Of them for extra bases
while it also played a better fielding game
than did it's rival.
Harris, at short for Ninth, was the
star of the contest He hit and f1elded
brilliantly. Out Of four trips to the plate
he got three safeties, two Of them being
two-baggers. He accepted six chances
IN the held and made no misplays. Raba
in center and Taylor at second did the
best playing for the losers
Nops worked in q rather remarkable
game in the Rosedale League yesterday.
Pitching for Holy Name he famed fifteen
men. and yet lost. 1t is not often that
happens. He also got two hits out Of
four attempts. both being home runs.
The Columbus won from Holy Name by
to 6. Hurd of the Columbus got three
hits. leading both teams in batting.
The Steel Plant got another game to its
credit in the Potomac League by defeat
| ing the G. H. I. AGGREGATION by to L.
Cantwell pitched a steady game for Steel
Plant though his team did not get as
many hits as the losers.
1t appears that some Of the strongest
clubs In the city are being concentrated In
\ the Potomac League. There are as rood
in any of the other organizations. with
the possible exception of the Central
There is hardly contest in which both
teams are not fighting tooth and nail
right down to the last period Of play
1t begins to look as though the Central
and Potomac leagues are about the best
balanced organizations in the District
There are few contests In these two in
which both teams have not a chance tc
win at all stages. and the contests tina,
may be counted on the fingers OF one
hand OF course, Ninth, In the East
Washington Sunday School circuit. Is one
Of the strongest combinations in the city
and will be in the fight for the champion.
ship unless something unforeseen hap
pens. but the other clubs do not seem to
be near as strong. Ninth will come near
having a walkaway. as it has had before
at times. The team, in its essentia.
last year when 1t went down to the final
series in the post-season games, aud this