Evening star., 1916-05-02
CATHOLIC u. AND GEORGETOWN
LOSE FIRST GAMES IN NORTH
Brooklanders Beaten by Villanova and Hill
toppers by Boston College-Prominent
Men at Government League Opening.

I of the Marine Corps; Col. Charles A.
Doyen. Lieut.. Col. Rufus H. Lane, Col.
Charles H. Lauchheimer, Col. John A.
Lejeune, Capt. Williams, Surgeon ia
cob Stepp and Surgeon Charles H. T.
Lowndes
The contest was, remarkable in that
the score was 13 to 10, and all the
runs were scored in the first two in
nings. The Commissioners got twelve
men across the plate in the opening
period and one in the second: the Ma
rtnes scored twice in the first and
eight times in the second Rhinehardt,
at second base for the Commissioners,
and Hjortsberg, at short for the Ma
rines, did about the best fielding for
their respective clubs. The batting was
very light. the Marines connecting for
only three safetfes, and Commissioners
for five. Errors were frequent. being
responsible for many of the runs.
Holy Name proved too strong for ST.
Margarets in the opening game of the
Catholic Church League, winning by )
to >. The victors got all their runs
in the first and second innings. scoring
three times in the opening period and
twice in the second
Three players made more than one
hit, Breen of St. Margaret's getting
two and Mccarthy and Fitzgerald the
same number for Holy Name. Sweeney
pitched cleverly for Holy Name and
Roache fielded brilliantly at short for
the same club Roache handled seven
chances, six of which were assists.
The Staff teeam took the measure of
Quartermaster Department in the
War 1nterbureau circuit. Staff made a
total of eleven hits, while the losers
got only four. Johnson pitched too well
for the Quartermasters to win, allow
ing only four safeties. Cahoon was the
only members of the losers to hit John
son consistently.
Despite the fact that States Relations
outhit the Chemistry team more than
double in the Agricultural Interbureau
League, the latter won by margin of
one run. The score was 10 to 9. Miles
and Brummond held the Chemistry
batters to four safeties, but there We're
a lot of errors behind them and wild
ness by the aforementioned hurler
paved the way for many of the runs.
The second game played in the Po-
tomac League was in the nature
of an opening combat, the contest
having been played on the Congress
Heights grounds. Congress Heights
won by to 0, showing considera BILE
superiority over Drillery. Blanton, on
the mound for Congress Heights, was
the star of the contest, allowing only
three hits and striking out eight. The
work of Taylor back of the bat for
Congress Heights also was very good,
as was the batting of the same player.
The Rosedales and Columbias played
to tie, 13 to 13, in the Rosedale cir
cult. Both teams hit the ball hard,
the Columbias making eighteen safe
ties and the Rosedales ten. Wildness
on the part of the pitchers and errors
figured largely in the scoring.
The Auditors administered a severe
beating to the Union Station nine in the
Terminal "Y' League, taking the long
end of an Is to score. The winners
connected for twenty hits, against four
for the losers. There was not much to
the contest, other than a continuous
procession around the bases by the win
ming club.
A canoe regatta is to be held on the
Potomac July Is, according to pres
ent plans. The events will take place
on the upper course. Five clubs, also
Moore's and Dempsey's lighthouses,
have announced their intention to take
part The Sycamore, Potomac, Inter-
club, Analostan and Washington clubs
will be the regular organizations of
that character to make entries. The
events are to be held under the juris-
dietion of the Associated Canoeists' Re-
gatta Association. James w. Burch of
W. c. c. is chairman.