Evening star., 1915-06-11
BY II. c. BYRD.

The fielding in many of the games IN
the amateur leagues yesterday was peio"
the ordinary. The players MADE an eN-
ceptional number Of errors in seVera col-
tests, while in none of the conflicts was
the defensive work as clean-cut as misit
have been.
The most mscues in any one game
were made in the Government League by
the Marines and Commerce. The former
failed ten times to make plays and the
latter did not accept twelve opportunities
offered them. A total Of twenty-five
errors in one ball game is most unusual
1t was a coincidence that the two third
basemen We're the ones to fall down IN
their work more than the others. Cleary
of Commerce and Minis of Marines each
making three misplays.
St Dominic's and st. Joseph's in the
Holy Name organization had Twelve
errors between them, the former making
five and the latter seven. Advent ana
| Fifth in the East Washington Sunday
School circuit failed to accept seventeen
opportunities for plays, the former max
ing nine of the mistakes. Nine errors
were made in the Northwest Sunday
School circuit and nine in the Terminal
Railroad Y NJ. c. A. In the lnterbureau
League of the War Department seven
errors We're charged against the players
/ and twelve We're registered against the
Union Printers and Agriculture in the
Departmental.
The only teams which really fielded well
was the Government Hospital in the Po-
tomac and Oxon Hill in the Congress
| it's contest without single misplay and
| the Government Hospital nine made only
| one
The game between the Marines and
| Commerce went twelve innings. Had it
not been for the many errors it is hard
| to tell just what would have been the
result The pitchers of both teams We're
hit hard at times, while at others they
| appeared to work brilliantly. The score
was a tie at the finish. y to II Both
| clubs scored frequently, seeming to have
| little or trouble in getting men across
| the plate
Two men in the game had perfect bat
ting averages for the day. Prince of
| Commerce connected for three hits out OF
three attempts and Burns of the Marines
did the same. Bishoff, besides pitching
very creditably for Commerce during the
entire contest lined the ball far over the
heads Of the outflelders for home run
The game in the Holy Name League
also was a tie, st: Joseph's and ST Dorni-
MICS going eleven innings to 10 9 count
1t was perhaps the best game PLAYED in
the Holy Name circuit this season and
the exhibition was in many respects the
most interesting.
F. Gerard, shortstop for ST Dominc's
and Torillo, left field for St Joseph's. did
some good batting. The former made a
home run. single and a two-bag gger out
| of four attempts while the latter got two
two base drives and single in three trips
to the pan.
Oxon Hill won from Steel Plant in the
Congress Heights League by a score of
9 to T. Only six innings were played
the game being called after that on
account of darkness. Despite it's loss
, of the contest, Steel Plant out-hit its
opponent. Superior fielding gave Oxon
Hill the victory.
The contest in the East Washington
Sunday School League resulted in a
victory for Advent over Fifth by to 6
Purdy. Low and Blundon, the last three
men in the batting order of the Advent
club, got three hits each Advent won
because IT obtained big lead in the
hrst two innings, obtaining an adyan-
tage which the opposing club did not
overcome; seven runs were scored in
those two periods, five being gotten in
the first and two in the second
Blundon proved a good rescue pitcher,
taking the mound after Fifth had
scored four runs in the seventh He
oio not allow hit in the last two pc
RODS and struck out three men
Emmanuel again proved strong in the
Northwest Sunday School League. de-
feating the Brightwood team BY 10 to
J. Emmanuel simply worked up to its
former standard, it having been show
ing clear superiority over the other
clubs IN the majority of its conflicts
Thompson, for Emmanuel, and Linn, for
Brfghtwood. pitched creditable ball.
Gist fielded brilliantly for the Bright
wood team at shortstop, while Bauer,
VINO played third for Emmanuel, led the
players of both clubs at bat with three
hits out of four attempts.
The Engineers were able to make
only two hits off Richmond and Mitch
ell in the War Department circuit and,
as the Ordnance got a total of sixteen,
an easy victory was scored by ID to 4.