Evening star., 1915-06-30
BY a. c. BYRD.

D ~ D 1O.
Interiors defeat at the hands of
Treasury. in the Departmental League,
yesterday, gives Agriculture a good
margin in the race for honors in the
second half of the schedule The lead
was held by Agriculture prior to the
contest, it having won five games and
lost none, while Interior had won
four times and been defeated once.
Now Agriculture heads the list with
five victories and no losses. while In
terror has won four games and drop
ped two. If Agriculture continues to
play the kind of ball it has put up in
the contests 1T has taken part in dur
ing the second series, the chances for it
to meet Interior in final set of games
to determine the league title seem very
good.
Ryan's pitching was the stumbling
block encountered by Interior yester-
day. Only three times were the In
terror players able to get the ball into
safe territory. and in eight of the nine
innings it failed to score. Treasury
did the better all-round work, too,
though Interior got both its runs be-
fore Treasury man crossed the plate
The count was to q
st. Vincent was a winner in the Holy
st. Joseph's nine by to 6. st. Vincent
got the lead in the first inning, and held
1t thereafter without trouble, though st.
Joseph's made splendid effort in the
closing periods to even things up.
St. Vincent proved the harder hitting
team, which played an important part in
obtaining the early lead. Thomas proved
the star OF the winning nine. fielding a
splendid game and getting three hits out
Of four attempts. Smoot, lead-off man
bat that did Thomas. Lynch for the
losers and Howder for the winners pitched
good ball. Neither twirler was hit SO
very much, and the former struck out ten
and the latter twelve.
Traffic won a one-sided game from Law
in the Southern Railway League, the
score being Is to s. The count was s
periods. and then Traffic cut loose and
got four and six men across the plate,
respectively. Robinson played a fine
game at short for Law. having nine
chances accepted and two hits out Of
three trials at the plate. One of Robin
sons drives went for two bases.
Land Office team won from Indian
Office in the Home Club organization
without much difficulty. Consistent
scoring all through the contest gave
the winner the long end of 13-to-7
count. There was not much difference
in the play of the two clubs. though
one or two errors at critical times
counted against the Indians
Crescents were on the short end of
the score in another game in the Rose
dale circuit, being defeated by the
very creditable game for the Crescents,
but he did not get as good support as
might have been given him. The
score was l to until the end of the
sixth inning. and in the first half Of
that the Crescents got. two runs, put
ting them one to the good. The Rose
dales came right back, though, in the
last half of that period and counted
five runs. which decided the contest.
kirkland. at second base for the Rose
daies. played a star game; eleven
chances were accepted by him, seven
being assists. Kirkland, besides play
ing splendid ball in the field, laid his
bat against the sphere hard enough to
I drive 1t far beyond the reach OF the
outhelders, the hit going for homer.
The game in the Potomac League re-
suited in an s-to-7 victory for st.
Teresa's over Congress Heights. Cant
well pitched fine ball for st. Teresa's.
and really should not have been scored
against as often as he was. Thirteen
OF the Congress Heights players went
down on strikes before Cantwelis de-
livery. w. Brewer was the only mem
Der of the losing nine who could con-
| meet with Cantwelrs offerings. and he
got three OF his teams hits.
Baggett. at second for Whitney Ave-
wood, did some splendid fielding In the
game in the Northwest Sunday School
circuit Baggett accepted seven chances,
| leading his team easily In this respect.
while Gist took care OF eight plays.
Avenue won the game by to 8. both
clubs putting up very good exhibi.
| tion. Brown and Chism worked we'll
| on the mound, though the latter man
aged to keep his hits more scattered.
The Marines went on another ram
page in the government organization,
swamping Library by 10 to .. The
capped their run-getting by sending
nine men over the plate in the sew
enth inning. They came about as
near to making good the old base ball
expression hit the ball all over the lot"
twenty-five safeties to their credit, not q
member of the club failing to get the
ball into safe territory. Minis, Perry and
led in the s easss eaeh asvnf
Of the wallops made by the Marines went
for extra bases. Hall did about the best
work for the Library team. having six
| accepted chances, three hits and stolen
base as result OF his play.
"zeke" Blundon pitched Advent to an
other victory in the East warrington Sun
day School circuit. winning his game by
II toS. Blundon was not hit to any great
extent. and he struck out eleven men;
Jimmy Donnelly, who held down third
base for Advent, provided the features
Of the game, fielding and batting better
than no nfhar Ala ver In the four ttines