Evening star., 1915-05-19
THREE-CORNERED TIE EXISTS
IN HIGH SCHOOL BASE BALL
Business. Central and Tech on Even Terms
for First Place as Result Of Tech Victory
Yesterday-Amateur League Results.

third base for the losers while Rob-
erts, at second for the winners. was the
star fielder of the day. Colville also
made two hits out of five trips to the
plate.
The War nine took an easy victory
from the Agriculture team in the De
partmental League. War scored five
times in the first period. which proved
much too big handicap for the losers
to overcome.
sigourney had two hits out Of two
attempts and played a nice game in
center field for War. Dunn, who did
the pitching for War. was the only
other member of the club to get more
than one safety. Despite its victory.
War played a much looser fielding
game than Agriculture. making six er-
rors.
Rasmussen, the Gallaudet College
star. pitched great ball for St Agnes
League. He shut out the Reformation
nine by to 0. Rasmussen allowed
Reformation only three hits. and sell
dom was he in danger OF being scored
on Cake, who was on the mound for
Reformation. did just about as well as
Rasmussen. as only two safeties were
made off his delivery. The majority of
the runs scored by St. Agnes were due
TO the errors made by the losers.
The game in the Interbureau League
of the Department Of Agriculture re-
suited in victory for the Bureau of
Plant Industry over the Bureau of AMI
NAL Industry by 10 to 8. Both teams
scored frequently. runs being made in
almost every inning OF the contest
Steadman, who played short for the
losing nine, led both teams in hitting
he got three safeties out of five at
tempts.
In the Northwest Sunday School
League the Whitney Avenue team de-
| feated the Central Presbyterians by
Q to 8 Hall OF the winners was the star
! of the game. He pitched brilliantly, al
/ lowing only three hits and striking out
| eleven Besides pitching well Hall led
| his team with three drives into safe
/ territory Two of Halls hits went for
| two bases.
the Rosedale circuit by to 3. defeat
ing the Crescents. Stanton held the
| Crescents TO five hits, and did not ex-
perience a great deal of trouble IN
maintaining the lead gotten by his
/ club when four runs were scored in the
| opening period.
Transportation was an easy victor
over Purchasing Department in the
f, Southern Railway League. Only five In
nings were played. and in the second
the winners scored more runs than
their opponents did during the entire
contest.
Commerce and Navy scored very fire.
quently in their game I'm the Government
League. the former finally winning out
by IL to IL. Although Commerce won
the Navy did the best batting. The
Sailors connected for fourteen safeties
against nine made by the victors.
| Stewart. who held down the position
, in center for Commerce, had a mighty
good day on the offensive He con-
nected for three hits out of four trips
to the plate and got on the other time
as result Of an error. He scored four
runs. Miller and Marx did the best
stickwork for the losers. each getting
three safeties. Commerce made four err
rors against two for Navy.
oxon Hill had no trouble defeating the
Hamilton Athletic Club in the Congress
| Heights League. The winning nine
played better all-round ball. Wechler
pitching for the Oxon Hills. held the
Hamilton club to two hits. Oxon Hill
took the lead at the start and was never
headed thereafter.