Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-19
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score in its game with the Printers in
the Central League, holding to first place
by 8 to 6. The Agricultural nine defeated
the Commissioners in the Departmental
League by IS to 9. Ninth scored the
same number of runs against United
Brethren. but the United Brethren got
only seven. Car Department lost to
Union Station in the Railroad Y. M. c. A.
League by margin of one run, 6 to Z.
Treasury had the easiest kind Of a time
winning from Interstate in the Treasury
circuit by Is to I. The Catholics got
away with the Episcopals in the Brook
land Church League by 3 to /, in one of
the best played games Of the yean Ten
leytown scored 10 runs against 8 for
Cherrydale In the Marquette organiza-
ton. while the two contests in the
Potomac League ended in victories for
Eastern and G. H. l., the former defeat
ing Fairlawn by to 4 and the latter
handing Congress Heights 10 to l trim
ming.
The Union Station team took the lead
In the Railroad League yesterday by
reason of its victory over Car Depart
ment. Station took the lead right at the
start, though the Carmen made a game
effort to pull the contest out of the fire
in the last period. When the last inning
started, Station had Car Department
beaten by to 2, but the Carmen got in
and chased four runs across in their
half. making the score 6 to Z. They were
unable to get the one tally. though.
which would have enabled them to tie
Nho <~,
win.
The hitting of kiehl for the Car De-
partment. and the general play Of
thompson for the winners were the
features.
The Eastern club made good its hold
on first place in the Potomac League
by winning from the Fairlawn club The.
Eastern bunch got the Jump on its on
ponent and scored five runs in the first
two periods. The work of the winning
nine was such after that that it did not
have to extend itself. Fairlawn played
however. and had it done as well at
first as in the latter part of the contest
a different tale might have been told.
FafraH did the best playing for the
losers. His work at shortstop was ex-
ceptional. He was charged with seven
chances and he made good on them all.
Ihere was little feature to the play of
the Eastern club. the whole nine putting
up very creditable exhibition. Taylor.
for the losers. got a home run and a
two-bagger out Of three trips to the
plate. while Spaulding and Marceron, for
the winners, were each credited with.
three base hits.
terday against Interstate, and its work
was vastly superior to that of the losers
Interstate got it's lone tally in the sixth
period. Bell and Downey, who did the
pitching for the Treasury outfit. had no
trouble holding down the opposition, only
two hits being registered against them
Strait led the Treasury team at bat, get
ting three safeties out of four times up.
One of the best games of the year in
the Brookland Church League took place
yesterday, when the Catholics won from
the Episcopals by ) to l. The work of
both teams was excellent, their fielding
being much above the average while the
pitching was also very creditable. Five
hits were allowed by each hurler though
Albaugh deserves the greatest amount of
credit for his teams victory because he
| was able to deliver the goods whenever
danger threatened.
| Tenleytown hit the ball hard in its game
against Cherrydale, having no trouble
| piling up runs enough to win. A total Of
sixteen safeties was registered by 1t.
| three members of the team getting three
| each. Howard at first base and Beach
| in left field had perfect averages at bat.
each connecting three times for hits out
Of that many trips to the plate. Stearns
also batted we'll Roger of Cherrydale
featured the play of his nine with three
hits out of as many attempts.
Tenleytown scored four runs in the sec
ond inning, and held the lead thereafter,
| with the exception of one inning, when it
was tie.
| The game between Agriculture and
Commissioners was rather peculiar in
| that both teams scored the majority Of
| their runs in the first inning. Agricul-
| ture got FIVE and Commissioners seven in
| that period. Both mines hit well. though
| Agriculture excelled. Every man in the
| Aggies' lineup connected for at least
| one safety. Fraser led with three out of
| four attempts
Ben Brill. playing third base for G. H.
| l. against the Congress Heights aggre-
| cation, got four hits out of four trips to
the plate and featured the contest with
his brilliant batting. Three of the drives
| were singles. but the other was a wallop
| for the circuit.
The Kenilworth team made good in Its
game against the Printers, thereby re-
| tanning its lead in the Central League.
| The work of the winners was more con-
sistent than that of their opponents,
| though they also seemed favored by the
| breaks to a considerable extent. The
| Printers got to Tomlin in the third in
ming getting five runs in that period.
| but Nops was then sent In. and, although
| he allowed score. only two hits We're
! registered against him in the remainder
| of the contest.
! Weaver did some exceptional hitting
| for the Printers. getting two two-bag-
gers and a single out of three times up.
| Ninth banged the ball all over the lot
| in the East Washington Sunday School
| League game with United Brethren.
| tota! of twenty hits being registered.
! Every man in the lineup hit safely, and