The Washington herald., 1916-09-18
YIGILANTS BEATEN
in final CONTEST
Naval Academy Junction Nine Land
District and Maryland Title IN
Last Game by 10 to 4.

Those electric rsilroaders from Naval
ACADEMY Junction are today undispstted
champions Of the District and Maryiand
as yesterday, at Union League Park. be-
tore one OF the largest crowds that has
witnessed an independent game this sea
son. they romped in winners IN the final
game OF the series agaist the Vigilants
v to 4
Rooney Vernstein. who was handed q
good lacing one week ago by the Big
laos, came back yesterday and stood
the local champions on their heads -Four
scattered hits were all this strengthened
Nlglant nine could gather OF his dsliv-
cry until the eighth inning. when he LET
up on this fast and record-bresJing pace
rooney found himself in dirficuIt posi-
tlons IN the second, fourth and sixth In
nings' but he always managed to tighten
up and showed enough reserve power to
get over these difficult spots.
The Nigilants were greatly strengthen
ed for this final test, with a few MINOR
leagIC players. while the railrosderS
presented a new lineup. with a quartet
Of youngsters who have been paStiminF
in the bushes the past few monthS
Sammy Cuttings, who did the hurlinE for
the locals, got away 70 a bad start, but
after the opening inning he held the
visitors safe, until both his team and he
staged a nightmare" in the eiEhth
which tucked the old ball game away for
keeps Although Vernstein was a trine
wild the locals could do nothing with his
delivery in the pinches and he sent thir-
teen back to the bench by the strike-out
route.
In the first inning the raiIroaders Jump
ed on Cuttings for three hits and three
runs. Long led OF with a double and
moved TO third. Harris sacrificed and
IN gfn nuNn 10 1.Ff
Rawlings. from the Martinsburgh club.
then Poled one TO center field. which Nc
Carthy lost in the grass and both run
ners scored.
Two more were added by the raIlroaders
In the fifth, when Long again led of with
a safe blow. He was sacrificed to sec
0nd by Harris and scored when Dove
doubled. Rawlings single 70 right held
scored Dove.
The nightmare" was staged in the
eighth, when Hager arrived safe on a
hard-hit ball to l. Howard ZanneU then
hit. sending Hager 10 third. After Walker
and Nernstein had popped out, Long came
through with this third swat OF the DAY,
scoring Hager and sending ZanneIl to the
far corner. Harris hit to Blair. who
iuEgled the ball, and Zannell and Long
crossed the plate. Dove hit scoring
Harris from second and took the midway
cushion himself on the attempt 70 catch
the frst-named At the plate Rawlings
! hit TO Zachary. who booted the ball. Har-
ris going to third on the play and wns7
Fitzgerald threw wild on trying TO catch
him mapping. he crossed the pate with
the final tally
The Nigilants scored one in the third
when EuniCk gave Mccarthy life by
throwing into the stand. Howard was
( issued a pass and McCarthy taIlied when
/ Blair HIT over Doves head
/ In the eighth hits by Anderson and
! Fitzgerald started what looked 10 be a
real rally. but the visitors were TOO far
ahead. Mccarthy hit to Harris, who
booted the ball. and Anderson scored.
Howard pOed one Harris Way and when
, Blair hit to center field Mccarthy crossed
the counter. Score.