Evening star., 1914-08-13
CHENEY AND Jones
PITCH GOOD GAMES
Former Blanks Union Station,
for Ninth and Latter Prac-
ticaIIy Wins for TenIeytown.
'EMERALDs DO POOR WORK
IN THEIR FIRST CONTEST
Central League Champions Play Far
Below Usual Form-Other
Gossip.
BY h. c. BYRD.

The pitching of Cheney and Jones
featured the games played yeste rday
in the series for the amateur base ball
championship of the District. The
former worked for the Ninth Street
Christians in Section B against the
Union Station nine. while the latter
performed during the closing innings
Of the contest Tenleytown won from
the Emeralds in class A.
The game between Ninth and Union
Station went the full distance, and
the entire time. Cheney came very
near getting no-hit record to his
credit, as it was not until the ninth
inning that the ball was driven into
safe territory by a Station player.
Young was the man to connect after
he and all his teammates had failed
for eight periods Cheney won his game
by to 0, struck out eight and was
effective almost to perfection.
To Jones is due the greatest of credit
for having won the contest from the
Emeralds for Tenleytown. Vernstein,
who has been making a splendid rec
ord this season on the mound for Ten
leytown and Fairlawn. started for the
Marquette Leaguers. but showed an alb
sclute lack of control In the fourth in
ming. The Emeralds piled up five runs,
mainly because Vernstein could not get
the ball over the plate. Jones took his
not only had control of his delivery.
but he kept the opposing batters from
doing anything in the way of effective
batting. While Jones was performing
well on the mound. his teammates came
from behind and scored six runs in two
innings, which gave them the long end
of the score by a margin of two runs,
s to 6.
AS was expected, Treasury defeated
Holy Name in the class c game. Treas
ury. however, did not have an easy time
getting away with the contest, as Holy
Name fought every inch Of the way and
was never out of the running. The score
was to ]. Treasury got lead in the
second inning, when two men crossed the
plate. which would have been sufficient
to win. 1t added another tally in the
sixth however Holy Name made its one
run in the third.
OLone and Bell pitched good ball for
the two teams. Their work was consis-
tent. too, but errors figured largely in the
result. Holy Name made five misplays
and they had much to do with the runs
scored against O'Lone. Had Holy Name
played an errorless game behind him 1t
Is more than likely that the outfieIder
would have come near to pitching a win
ming game.
The exhibition given yesterday by the
Emeralds was not such as would cause
anybody to figure that they were cham
p1onship team. Their work on the defen-
s1ve was very poor. and their offense
was not what 1t might have been. their
hitting being exceptionally off color. In
the very last inning. with the score stand
ing to 9 against his team. one of the
Emerald players stole second and on. the
next ball pitched made an attempt to
steal third. There were two down at the
time, which does not speak very well for
that players Judgment, because it is GER
tain that no man directing the play of a
1,,, c,r
to such an exhibition of how not to win
Vernstein, who started on the mound
for Tenleytown, perhaps gave the
poorest exhibition he has this season.
His work was far below his usual
standard. He seemed unable to get
the ball over the plate at any time,
walking man after man in the fourth
lot to the advantage of Tenleytown
had he been benched sooner than he
was.
Ninth has gotten good start in the
series in its section and there is not
the least doubt that it will win the
title In that class. Neither the Bright
wood nor Union Station team is
beat 1t out in the race for the title
and the chances are Ninth will not
lose single game. In the contest
which started Tuesday between Ninth
and Brightwood Ninth showed abso-
lutte superiority, and it's 6-to-0 victory
over Union Station yesterday indicates
that that club is not strong enough to
offer very effective resistance.
The showing of the EmeraIds yesterday
was a distinct disappointment to their |
followers. The nine played poor ball. and |
after it scored the five runs in the fourth |
inning acted as though it did not have to |
DO anything else. with the already men |
toned result. |
There is no doubt that the Emeralds |
played below their usual form. Their |
work was not near the standard they have
shown in their contests with the other |
Central League organizations, and their |
play OF yesterday can hardly be taken /
as criterion of what they will accom-
plish in future games.
TenleytoWn looks to be a more formid-
able combination than has been supposed.
The team seems to hit fairly well, and
There are two outfield positions that might
De a lot stronger, but in the other places
he suburbanites do rot appear to be
much, if any. outclassed by the majority
If amateur clubs With good pitching,
which it probably will have. Tenleytown
S going to make a whole lot more trouble
or Eastern and Emeralds in section A
han has been expected.
Roberts and Armstrong were the only
nen to connect for more than one hit in
he game between Holy Name and Treas
Try. Each got two singles. Roberts play
ID left field for Holy Name and Armstrong
leld down the shortstop's position for
Treasury. Armstrong also performed bril-
iantly in the field.
Tommy Harris has been fielding about
Is well as at any time in his career for
Ninth this season. and he bids fair to
AIRY his good work through the post
eason games. Yesterday he did some
lice playing against Union Station, and
he day before he handled two chances In
he one inling against Brightwood
Hager's batting played a very promi-
lent part in the defeat of the Emeralds.
The Tenleytown catcher drove the ball
,ver the fence twice for home runs, an