Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-21
BY n. C. BYRD.

Eastern is victor in the base ball series
Brilliant pitching by Eddie Tomlin In
the final contest with Western yester-
day gives the Light Blue and White an
undsputed right to the title The result
of the game was l to 0, fitting end to
a well played series
Western put much weakened team
against the Eastern nine. three of its
best players being unable to take part
Whelchel and Peck were out of the city
and Stevens is member of the Mary
land National Guard Stevens was the
regular shortstop. Whelchel an excellent
catcher. and Peck was good on the slab
or in the infield or outfeld Western
would have been a great deal stronger
with these three men in the contest. OF
course, Eastern did not seem to be ex-
tending itself very much. and proba bly,
would have played better ball. particu-
larly on the offensive, had Western pre-
scented it's regular lineup.
Peine gave Tomiin quite a slab battle.
The little Western hurler kept the East
ern batters guessing during a great part
to connect with his offerings to any de-
cisiye extent. Peine had a side-arm
curve ball. which broke we'll and was
very effective.
Tomlin did not seem to exert himself a
great deal, except on one occasion when
he was in danger. In the fourth inning
Western got men on second and third
with one down. Tomlin then started to
pitch and struck out the next batter and
caused the third man to roll a slow
grounder down to second base, on which
he was thrown out at first by BoteIer
Blake. Easterns center fielder. saved a
run being scored by Western In the sew
enth, when he made a perfect throw to
the plate and got Borden, who was trying
to score from second on short single to
the outfield
Tomlin and Flaherty, besides doing
good battery work. led the players of both
mines at bat. Tomlin got two-bagger
and single out of four times at the
plate and F'laherty made two singles for
batting average Of 500 for the after
noon.
the title. with Central the runner-up. a
game and half behind 1t is recalled
IN connection with this that Eastern
would have won the championship had
the series been concluded after each team
mad played one game against each of the
others. the length of the schedule last
year. And this year the same team which
would nave won had the schedule been
sport was the victor in the one of double
the length or previous seasons The rea-
son given for doubling the number of con-
tests PLAYED was that the best team might
not win in a short series
1t is not often that a pitcher and
catcher form the nucleus OF the oren
sive as well as the defensive strength
OF team, and yet that condition ex-
isted TINS year in Eastern's case. Tom
I'm and Flaherty were the best batters
In the lineup of that team. the former
hitting third and the latter fourth.
III Tomiin and Flaherty do not be-
come afitcted with that disease so
prevalent among star scholastic ath-
letes. enlarged Uranium, and thus cease
to learn because they think they know
all there is to know. they will become
brilliant performers on some college
nine. Both boys have natural ability
| sufficient to make good almost any
where. with another year of expert
ence in their present class. Both are
steady workers and neither shows
signs of dismay when in tight places.
many college mines which have gone
Through their seasons with no better
pitching than Tomlin has served up
for Eastern. Both boys are certain
selections for all-high honors.
The Machinists had the easiest kind
of time winning their first game Of
| the week in the Potomac League. de-
| feating the Highland team by IS to 0.
The winners got five runs in the fourth
inning and four in the second. and after
that there was very little interest in
| the contest. Brewer of Machinists and
Fischer Of Highlands were the star
batters. each man making three hits.
Mitchell and Kuhnert Of Machinists
held the Highlands to four safeties.
Farrell being the only member Of the
losers to hit except Fischer.
The Commissioners beat the State.
War and Navy team in the Government
League by IL to 6. Zanelli and Bower
ha ffod we'll for the uyipparS while