Evening star., 1916-08-23
BY H. C. BYRD.

Mike Moran of the Rosedales stands
out as the most brilliant individual
performer of the post-season series.
Moran's playing in all departments has
been way above the ordinary. His field
ing has been accurate, his throws as
good as anybody could have made them
and his hitting has prevented defeat
for his team on more than one occa-
sion. In one game Moran cleaned up
the bases with a homer. and with two
other hits in that contest drove in six
of the seven runs scored by the Rose
dales. Yesterday he prevented de-
feat at the hands Of Holy Name by
lacing one of Bischoff's fast ones for
the circuit with a couple on.
Moran is purely a product of the
Rosedale Fairgrounds. Years ago
Moran started playing ball out there
and has gradually developed until ne
Is now without a peer in the local
ranks. His first base ball for club
in one of the amateur leagues was
played with Waverly in the old indie
pendence League, when that clrcult
held its contests at North Capitoi ana
w streets. where now block OF houses
stands. Later Moran played with the
same club in the Capital City League:
This season he started as member OF
the Steel Plant and Rosedale teams.
If there is better infielder than
Moran playing on the local lots he has
yet to be found. And besides being a
good infielder. Moran has a splendid
disposition and is mighty well liked
personally by all those who follow the
ANA ateur end of the sport. His absence
from the Rcsedale club would cripple it
almost beyond reparation.
The game yesterday between Holy
Name and Rosedale resulted in tie, the
score being to 4. The. Catholic Church
leaguers got one run in the second and
three in the fourth, while Rosedale had
the fourth as it's big inning. The north
east clubmen counted all their runs in
that period.
vernstein came very near winning his
own game yesterday in the seventh in
ning,'a remarkable catch by Tacks Nc
Carthy preventing. With one down
Vernstein drove a long liner to left
center. The wallop looked as if 1t
were going to be an easy homer, but
Mccarthy started after it, and, while
running with his back to the ball leap
ed into the air and grabbed it with his
gloved hand. There was great ele-
ment of luck in the catch, but the play
originated in a splendid effort by Nc
Carthy and he deserves lots of credit
for it. He undoubtedly saved his team
from defeat inasmuch as nothing could
have prevented Vernstein making the
circuit of the bases had the ball gone
by the outfield.
Mike Moran, after cleaning up the
sacks in the fourth with a homer,
opened the sixth with a two-bagger,
but not one of his teammates could get
the hit necessary to bring him home.
Hurd tried to sacrifice him to third, in
order to draw the infield in, but went
after bad balls and struck out. The
next two men were easy for Bischoff.
Tacks Mccarthy, after making his
brilliant catch, opened the last inning
with a single between short and third.
1t looked then as if Holy Name might
come through with a victory, but in
attempting to sacrifice. Jimmie Green
popped a little fly to Vernstein, who
doubled Mccarthy at first. Fitzgerald
ended that inning with grounder to
Frazier.
Albaugh, who started the game for
the Rosedales, was driven from the box
in the fourth and his place was taken
by Vernstein. The latter held his op-
ponents safe after that. Bischoff
pitched good ball throughout for the