Evening star., 1916-07-18
BY II. C. BYRD.

Almost a record number of hits and
runs were made in the game in the
Potomac League yesterday. The total
of safe drives obtained by the two mines
was thirty-two, and twenty y-seven play
ers crossed the plate. Steel Plant won
the contest by II to 10. and it also led
in the hitting with eighteen to fourteen
bingles. The combat was called at the
end OF the first half of the seventh in
ming.
Steel Plant got two runs IN the hrst
inning, and in the second, third ana
fourth made five each. The Highland
nine scored consistently, but it could
not muster strength to count as fire.
quently as the victors.
As might be known. there was some
heavy hitting by both clubs. Zachary
was the most consistent in connecting
with the ball. driving out four safetles
out of FIVE times at the plate. me
Steel Plant second baseman got
triple and three singles. Mccarthy.
who played centerfield. and Hender-
son. pitcher. for the same club. mao e
three singles each. Raedy, who led on
the batting order for the Highlands.
was the best man with the stick on
that club, three safe drives resulting &
from his efforts at the plate.
Besides doing a lot of hitting and
scoring. both teams played rather rag
ged bail. ten errors being chalked up
against the players. Howard, at third
for Steel Plant, and Cornish, at first for
the Highlands, were the CHIEF onend-
ers. each failing to make plays on
rather easy chances on two occasions
Keller obtained another victory out
of its meeting with Reformation in the
East Washington Sunday School cir
cult, taking the long end of 4-to-1
score. Reformation got man across
the plate first, counting a run In the
second inning, but three Keller players
went over in the very next period.
Keller held that lead and added an
other run to it in the sixth.
Noone and Wood of Reformation and
Rohrman of Keller were the best hit
ters, each connecting for two singles.
Mortimer, shortstop of the winners.
was the star fielder. handling eight
chances and not being charged with
any misplay. Several others did some
very clever defensive work also.
The Printers went down before the
Phi Mu Sigma team in the Rosedale
League. the fraternity men being the
winners By to 2. The play of both
were made by each. The first three
men in the lineup of the Printers,
Stringer, Feldman and Gathgens, got
six of the seven hits made by their
about the best ball for the winners.
Treasury's decisive victory over the
Machinists Sunday in an exhibition
game SHOULD not be taken as a com
parison of the capabilities of the two
clubs. Treasury had practically its
whole nine in the field. while the Ma
chnists We're represented by a small
part OF their regular outfit Several
of the best men the Potomac League
club has were not present and two
pitchers held down positions in the
outfe1d- With the Machinists stars on
the field Treasury would not have won
the contest by any such margin as il
did. even If 1T could have won at all.
The work Of the newly organized W. b
and A nine is UP TO the average OF the best
IN the amateur leagues. The team plays
its games at Naval Academy Junction
but IL is composed mainly of boys who
have made their regulations on the Local
sandlots- Both its pitchers have beer
rated for two years as the top-notchers
OF the Washington amateur leagues, Kelly
and Nernstein being the pair And both
these boys still are hurting well. Nernst cir
probably having more stuff on the bal
than any other slab artist in the city
DYER. Frazier and two or three Other
members Of local leagues are playing with
the railroad organization.
Nothing has been done as yet towarG