Evening star., 1916-06-11
GETS GOOD MARGIN
IN SCHOOL SERIES
Eastern Takes Almost Com
manding Lead by Defeat
ing Business, 3 to 2.
CENTRAL TEAM is VICTOR
OVER THE WESTERN NINE
Captures Contest, 8 to 2, and Breaks
Tie for Hold on Sec.
ond Place.
BY n. C. BYRD.

LdSlCill d1lu SSIll1d dl were VIII
ners of the two games played at
American League Park yesterday
in the high school base ball series.
The former defeated Business by
3 to 2 and the latter won from
Western by the same score. The
results of the contests give East
ern almost commanding lead in
the race for the championship,
Central second, with an outside
chance to capture the honors.
The first game began in a way
that caused it to seem Business
might win, notwithstanding that
it did not present its strongest
lineup. The Stenographers
scored twice in the opening in
ming, but after that they were
unable to accomplish anything
much in the way of an offensive
against the fine pitching of Tom
lin and the splendid fielding sup
port accorded him. Eastern tied
the score in the second and made
the run which broke the tie and
gave it the game in the eighth.
Western Also Scores First.
In the second contest the losing team
also scored first. Western getting a run
across in the first period. Central,
however, went that one better, when
two of its men crossed the plate in
the fourth. Central counted again in
the sixth. and the Red and White got
it's second run in the eighth
The teams in both games did some
remarkable work. the two contests
standing out among the best scholastic
performances of the season. The pitch
ing and fielding were very good, and
while there were instances of rather
mediocre base running. the members
Of the two clubs have nothing of
which to feel ashamed in contests
which, by the nature of their impor-
erratic in their play from sheer ner-
vousness.
Tomlin, Notwithstanding that he had
a bad first inning. proved himself the
master of the Business team. When
ever there was danger Tomlin could
always tighten up and prevent runs.
and seldom was there anything that
savored Of that, as not more than four
men faced him in any of the last eight
periods. Wassaman was hit rather
hard, but the score shows that he
pulled through we'll. though once or
twice poor base running, by Eastern
helped him out a great deal.
Gottlieb of Central had quite a battle
with Peine of Western, too. The Gen.
tral-Western game had not gone three
innings before it was apparent that
another close fight was to be staged,
il the unforeseen did not happen. With
the exception of one inning, neither
pitcher was hit hard with men on the
bases, and the fielding behind both at
times lacked little of being sensational
Peine was hit harder than Gottlieb.
but the men behind him put up q
superb defense.
Wise Begins With Hit.
Buck Wise opened the first inning
for Business by hitting the first ball
Tomlin threw over the plate for
slashing single to left. He stole sec
ond on the next pitch. Tomlin then
began to cut loose. and he struck out
Johnson T Wise hit an easy grounder
to Tomlin. but the pitcher threw to
third in an attempt to catch Buck
Wise, making for that bag. The play
failed and both runners were safe.
Tomlin again started some fast-break-
ing curves over the plate and struck
out Gerardi. Flaherty dropped the
third strike, though, and instead OF
throwing to first shot the ball to third.
Gerard trotted down to first base. and
the bags were loaded. Payne got four
balls. and the first run OF the game
hit a hard grounder, which Tomlin
struck with his gloved hand and
caused to carom off into the hands OF
Boteler. who threw Wassaman out at
first r Wise crossed the plate on the
play Keech was walked, but Tomlin
threw out Gerard at the plate on an
easy ground ball by Jones.
Eastern Scores in Second.
Eastern evened up the score in the
second inning, counting two runs on
errors by johnson and Keech and con-
secutive hits by Boteler and Litchfield.
In the eighth, when Eastern got the
run which broke the tie, poor base
running prevented 1t counting several
times. Tomlin led of with a safe drive
over second and Flaherty followed with
a smashing single to left. Tomlin going
to third. Tomlin started home on a
short throw to second to catch Fla
herty stealing. and a return by Keech
to the plate had Tomlin standing up.
Lanahan was safe then on an error
by Keech, Flaherty moving to third.
Lanahan stole and on the next ball
pitched Thomas hit to Wassaman. who
waved toward first but turned and threw
home Flaherty was caught SO far OF
the plate that he turned and started
back to third, but was caught easily
on q throw from johnson to T. Wise.
Hardy proved the right man in the
right place. though, and delivered the
single which scored Lanahan from SEQ
ond Boteler was an easy out, pitcher
to first.
Belchers two errors were responsible
for the run made by Western in the
opening inning of the second game.
lContinued On Second Pa4e.l