Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-26

has some kind of examination To-Day
The faculty of the college passed a
rule two years ago forbidding the play
ing of games away from home after
the beginning of examinations.
The staff team won the game from
the Adjutant Generals Office in the
War Department Interbureau League
by % to q. Staff scored seven times
in the second period and nine times
in the first The losing team got only
three hits. while the winning com BIZ
nation counted safeties about as it
pleased. There was little in the way
Of features. it being foregone con-
clusion at the end of the opening pc
riod that Staff would be an easy victor.
Mines scored four times in the first
, inning against Survey in the Home
Club League and increased the margin
throughout the contest. Mines won by
9 to 3. considerably outhitting and
outfelding the losing club The work
of Geibel behind the bat and at bat for
Mines was exceptional. while Gerard,
Saffelle and Smith did good work for
the losers.
General Office won from Auditors by
s to in the Terminal Railroad Y NJ.
G. a. League. All the runs were scored
IN two innings, General Office counting
six in the opening period and Audit orS
getting both theirs in the third. In
the i've innings Munich allowed three
hits and struck out Ave men, Lavarine
of the winners being hit much more
freely. However, Munich was wild and
couple of errors at critical moments
caused his defeat
The Bureau team lost to the High
lands in the Potomac League by to 8
in a pitchers battle between Powell of
the losers and Hamel of the winners.
Jones started on the mound for High
lands. but pitched only one inning
Hamel. who took his place, did very
credita BILE work Bureau made only
two hits and Hamel struck on. nine in
the six innings. The contest. while it
went only six innings. was one of the
best of the wear in the Potomac cir
curt Bureau made game effort to
o"ercoin" the three runs got by the
Highlands in the first inning, but Just
failed to reach the mark
The state, War and Navy team was
an easy victor over the Commissioners
in the Government League, winning by
II to ,. There was not man in the
lineup of the winning club who failed
to get hit, and the Commissioners
were outbatted more than three to one
Shalin led both clubs, getting three hits
out of four attempts. Rinehart played
splendid ball at short for the Commits
sioners.
The Printers captured another game
being the third consecutive victory
Bennett and Bergman did the pitching
and the combined efforts of the Sigma
players AGAINST their delivery resulted
in but one safe hit
The playing of Benny Wood al second
base and his hitting have been features
of the last three contests for the Print
ers. Wood has been driving in lot of
the runs made by his team. and has
been fielding very well. Yesterday he
clouted out two-bagger and a single
out of three attempts.
The two games in the high school
series scheduled for last Tuesday but
which We're twice postponed because
of bad weather conditions, are to be
played today. Tech meets Western in
one and General plays Business in the
other. Both contests should be inter-
es1inG. not only to followers of the sew
ctal teams, but to the public in gen
eral.