Evening star., 1914-05-16
BY II. c. BYRD.

Only one college base ball game is to he
played here today. that between the
Maryland Agricultural College and Gal
laudet The contest will be at Kendall
Green and will start at 3 O'Clock.
The Farmers have been making a mHh
better showing so far this year than the
Kendall Green lads and ought to win, but
that is not saying they will, as. at best.
college base ball is a very uncertain
thing. The contest may develop into an
easy thing for one or the other OF the
clubs, though the Aggies will be favored
at the start. 1t is well recognized, though.
that Gallaudet always plays about twice
as we'll against NJ. A. c. as in any of its
other games, and today may be one OF its
best times
Georgetown and Catholic University are
to lay off, neither having contest sched-
uled at home or abroad.
Western High was defeated again yes
terday by Technical. The Manual Train
ers seem to be a sort OF Nemesis or the
West End aggregation. Nhether OF not
If is a question Of a championship. it ap-
pears that Tech nearly always has The
margin on the Red and White, and with
in the last three years two champion
ships have been dropped outright In maj
contests with the nine representing II.
Showers pitched good enough ball to get
away with the long end OF the score.
II was about the first game that the
Tech southpaw has shown his real stuli-
lack Adams also pitched good ball Tor
Western. His work was probably little
hetter than that of Showers. as he struck
ont eleven men and generally did some
clever pitching.
Peck led both teams in hitting. the
Wastern first baseman getting three
safatfes Ochsenreiter played the most
brilliant ball for Tech. He fie!ded in
splendid style and got two hlts. ne
also stole two bases.
"Ruck, Howard. who used to play
third base for Western, is coaching the
Tech team in the ,narss absence dnrior of ths h,s
flrst few weeks of the season.
There was some 'oose as well as air.
tight playing IN 1ae orit aa'eu of sanes
though. were again well contested The
most one-sided affair took place in the
Departmental League, when Asrlgnl, Gu
Emeralds and Keniiworth went through
a well played game. the latter winning
by 1 to . Keller and st. Agnes both
scored lot of runs in the East wash
winning. 10 to S. The Stations nine won
from Shops in the Railroad Y. NJ. c. a.
circuit by s to g. The Northwest Sun
day School circuit staged another very
close affair. Brightwood figuring on the
long end of a tNo-to-one score against
Whitney Avenue.
4 t,e was PLAYED in the Treasury cir
cult. Navy and Federa1s each getting )
runs. Trinity had little trouble defeat
ing St Martins in the Marquette League
by ! to . Eastern won from FairlaWn
in the Potomac, 5 to .. and the High
landers got away with their game with
the Columbias in the Rosedale organiZa-
ton by the bare margin of to q.
Union Station won from the Shops be-
cause it managed to chase five runs
across in the fifth inning. Neither team
scored in the last period. The playing of
THOMPSON for Union Station, and Heck.
at short for Shops. featured the contest.
The former led his team in hitting and
fielding. while the latter did some excel
lent worl. in the field.
The pitching for the Federals was good
enough for them to win from the Navy
in the Treasury circuit. but loose playing
in the field caused the latter to get tie.