Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-05-19
AND MARYLAND GAZETTE.
MD. FRIDAY. MAY 1e. 1916
ST. JOHNS TEAM
WHITEWASHED BY NAVY.
Hard Hitting and St. Johns Errors Win
for the Middies---Kennedy Pitches
Fine Game for the Midshipmen.

Flne Oame Tor the mldShlpmen.
Navy defeated the st. Johns College
| team yesterday in their annual game,
by hard hitting and the splendid pitch
ing of Kennedy, TO 0.
With the exception of the third in
ming, Lowe pitched a good game for
| st. Johns. He is a youngster and is
| suffering from a sore shoulder. and
had TO be relieved in the eighth inning
unable To throw another ball over the
plate. The Cadets put up hald fight
| but were unable TO land on Kennedy
safely. st. Johns backstop was weak.
! allowing the AIid,iies &c steal bases at
| will
Kennedy pitched superior ball al
| lowing but four hits and giving only
! two free passes. Ii is a pleasure to
watch Connolly work behind the bat
| Navy shows much improvement since
| the beginning of the season, particular
| ly in the outfield. The game by
! innings:
First Inning.
| ST. John's-Jarman, the first man up.
sent 4 pretty single over second ;Heise
sacrificed him to second, but Polk
struck out and Freeney was easy out
| at first. Navy-Fisher walked on
=, Calhoun's drive to shortstop, but was
four straight balls, went to second on
out trying 20 reach third on the play
Rodgers flied out.
Second lnning.
StJohn's-Stromeyer struck out Ell
zey was an easy out, Kennedy to Rod
| gers: Burgess sent n fly to Fisher.
| Navy-Von Heimberg drove a hot one
| to Heise and beat out the throw; Con
molly attempted to bunt but it was a
! pop up in front of the plate which
| Burgess gathered in, doubling Won
| Heimberg at first; Moran walked Nc
Fall ended the inning with fly to Polk
Third Inning.
St John's-Lowman famed as did
Lowe who followed him; Jarman Sc
cured ap ass. but Heise spoiled the
chance of score by striking out
| Navy--Kennedy was hit by pitcher
| Hamilton beat out his bunt. placinr
| Kennedy on second; Kennedy went to
! third when Lowe threw wild to sec
( ond trying to catch him off the bag,an2
! scored on Fishers hit; Hamilton scor-
| ed on a poor throw to the plate, Fisher
| going to third on the play; Fisher was
| out at the plate when Calhoun's drive
| was thrown in; Calhoun was safe on
/ first, stole second went to third on
! Rodgers out, Heise tc Freeney, and
scored on Won Heinberg's three-bag-
ger; Won Heimberg scored on Connol-
! ly's pretty hit through short Connolly
| stole second and Moran was passed.
but was forced out at second on Nc
Falls drive to Heise.
Fourth Inning.
ST. John's-Polk flied out to Won
Heimberg; Freeney struck out and
| Stromeyer dittoed. Navy-Kennedy
| drove the ball into Lowman's waiting
hands; Hamilton secured a pass to
| first and stole second, went TO third on
Fishers out, Jarman to Freeney Cal
houn was out. Lowe to Freeney.
Fifth Inning.
| St John's-Elzey was out, Fisher to
| Rodgers; Burgess famed and Lownan
took the same road as ElZey. Navy
Rodgers was out by Freeney, unassist-
ed; Won Heimberg fiied out; Connolly
was passed and stole second, and was
caught at the plate when he tried 10
! score on second on Moran's hit to short
left field.
Sixth Inning.
St John's-Lowe made pretty hit
/
when Jarman famed, Heise flied out
| to McFall and Polk was out Fisher to
| Rodgers Navy-McFall was out try
| ing TO stretch his base hit into a two
bagger; Kennedy was safe on Heise's
error; Hamilton flied out to short Ken
nedy stole second; Fisher went out
Freeney, unassisted
Seventh Inning.
! st. John's-Freeney flied out to Ham
| ilton; Stronger struck cut for the
| third time Elzey flied out TO McFall
who made a fine catch after a hard
run. Navy--Calhoun got first on Love- S
boot. stole second and third and scorol
on Rodgers sacrifice fly; Won Helm
berg famed; Connolly was passed.bu
was caugth trying to steal second for
the third time when heslid past the bag
Eighth Inning.
st. John's-Burges was out. Calhoun
to Rodgers: Lowman went out, Conol-
ly to Rodgers; Lowe singled over sec
ond, but was forcei out at second OH
Jarman's drive to Calhoun Navy
Moran was out, Heise to Freeney and
McFall followed the same route: Ken.
nedy drove a single over short: Wilson
took loves place in the box for St
Johns; Hamilton was out. Wilson to
Freeney.
Ninth Inning.
St John n's-Heise secured a base on
balls: Fisher made splendid catch ol
Polk's foul fly back of third base; Con
molly gathered in Freeney's high foul:
Tucker. batting in place of Stromever
made hit. putting Heise on second
but Hartsock, batting for Elzey. ended
st. Johns hopes by going out. Hamil.
ton 10 Rodgers.
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