The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-07
EASTERN IS PICKED.
TOLAND SCHOOLBOY
TITLE FROM RIVALS
Capitol Hill Lads, With Tomlin
Going Well, Jumps Into Lead
in Race.
By BRYAN MORSE.

With Technical and Business pracuc-
ally eliminated from the title race. East
ern Is today out In front with a clean
lead of a game over Western and Gen.
trail, thanks to Eddie Tomlin's great
pitching and clever work with the bat.
More than anything else this season did
Tomlin's effort stand out conspicuously
in yesterdays Capitalization battle.
which went to the Fasteners by 8 to ].
The game. played at American League
Park, was a brilliant win for Tomlin.
winning a 3 to 2 contest. Business was
handing Tech the surprise of its life by
winning a to 2 contest. Business was
held somewhat cheaply by the Manual
Trainers, and before Tech had gotten
far enough ahead to breath deeply Bust
ness came through on Techs slip-ups
and won out
! The Eastern win gives the Capitol Hill
team a clean lead for the title. 1t Is
.problematical whether either Central or
Western can come through at this late
stage OF the game. In order to make
the title secure Eastern must defeat
Business and Western. This would eff
fectively stop Western, as the George
town boys must win two games. one
with Central and the other with East
ern. before the season is over.
Should Central defeat Western and
Tech. in its remaining games, while
Eastern was dropping two battles the
O-streeters could win the title. Should
Western defeat Eastern and Central.
and Eastern lose to Business. the
Georgetown boys would win. The loss
of a single game by Eastern and wins
In two starts by Central or Western
would tie Up the series.
On Friday Business and Eastern are
due for game at American League
Park. At meeting of the faculty adj
visers held yesterday arrangements
were made to have the Central-Western
game of Friday played at the park
Saturday afternoon The ia last ida date Of
Central battling for honors in the first
of a double bill. Eastern and Western
will meet In the second part of the
program. Both games are slated to be
held at the park, and the contests will
wind up the series.
White and Cook, OF Central made two
hits off Tomlin in yesterdays game at
the park. Central made one run off
these safeties. In the ninth, Cook and
Bailey got hits, and in stretching from
first to third Lanahan nipped Cook at
third for the last out CT the game. This
was the extent of hitting against Tom
lin, Easterr's crack, who stood the
Central batters on their heads for ten
strikeouts.
IL any single player did more to win
a battle than Tomlin. he Is yet to he
discovered. Tomlin drove In two OF
He was invincihlc with men on bases.
allowing but little liberty save I'm the
first inning: Flaherty backed Tomlin
up in grand style.
1t looked like a 2 to Tech win II
the seventh inning at Georgetown
FROM In n the esfh B. s Wse
ond. and scored when a bad hop wen
through Eiseman's legs off Johnson
hat. Brumbaugh heaved wild to cen
Pfeiffer after sliding on the wet grass
made a mess of the throw in cente
field, Johnson galloping across will
what proved to be the winning run
Tech has lost two battles in tn
series on wild throws. The Contra
game was heaved away and yester
days battle was similarly disposed OF
Western has lost two games on out
field errors.
in the track meet which Is part o
the Marshall Hall excursion. TIL
Tech Alumni Association has offere
a silver cup and when the meet wa
count of rain II was decided to stag
the affair today at the school track.
Several OF the high school baseball
players are hooking up with the anna
tours about town. The youngsters ar
capable OF holding their own wit
many OF the best players In towr
the Rosedale League and many o
them will md permanent berth's afte
the school series is through.