The Washington herald., 1918-09-28
NAVY LEAGUERS
BEAT WAR RISK
Operations Come Up from
Behind and Nose Out
Opponents.
AMATEUR SERIES.
INTERSECTION SERIES.

Operations evened up the count in
the intersectional series yesterday at
Union League Park when It defeat
ed War Risk after being held score
less for four innings while War Risk
| were piling up four tallies with the
final result finding the Navy Bureau
Leaguers on the long end OF 5-to-4
! score.
/ The seventh inning was, started
War Risk had scored two runs and
| there was one out at the time when IL
was called ty the umpire on ac>
| count of darkness. This set the con-
test back TO the previous inning
! which gave the victory to Opera
| tions.
Capt Lynn, OF the War Risk team,
! said last night that he would be
out with a club to play the deciding
game of the series on Sunday after
noon with the Operations outfit
| Walter Beall. who was Manager 8
| Nelson's selection for the hurling du-
| ties. held Operations scoreless and
without n hit until the fifth. Wal
| ter was liberal with passes. but only
| one registered at the plate. Beall
weathered the bombardment of the
| fifth and came back for more in
| the sixth. but had to give way 10
! Shaffer in this last session.
Pfiel, who started for Operations.
did not last out the route, and had
to be relieved by Won Hurbelis, who
stopped the scoring of the opponents.
Emil was touched up for seven hits
| while on the mound and yieldcd four
runs.
| U-,r DI.fr .ta-..1 n,zus. a. .Hz
| opener. Sweeney looked over sour
wide ones, Gill advanced aim TO sec
ond with a single through Degnap,
| both runners moved up a sack on q
wild pitch, and Keyava hit to Pfiel,
who threw out the catcher. and
Sweeney was doubled up at the plate
when he tried to score. Doughton
singled to left scoring Gill with run
number one.
Sweeney popped out to short 20
| open the third. Gill hit to right, took
second on Keyava's hit over sccord
! base, and Dougton scored Gill with
run number two with his single to
left. Dougton kept oil to second on
the throw in. ShaTer tapped one in
front Of Pfiel, and the catcher was
| out at the plata Bob going around 10
third on the play. Shafrar and Dough-
ton worked ths double steal and Bob
! scored tally three. In the next IN
| ming on Hame"s triple to left and
Keyava's second hi; one tally cl.ssei
| the plate.
Operations opened up a lombard
ment on Beall in the fifth. Hornsber-
ger blazed open this session with
single to left. Won Hurbelis singled to
right putting "Horny" on second
Degnan's pass moved up both run
ners. Purdy flew cut to Shaffer. Wal
ker singled to left and Hornsberger
scored the first run for Operations.
Haser hit one too high for Tyser to
hold. but he knocked it down and
| pegged out.Von at the plate. Morris
MT u single to left thai scored Deg
nan with the second. tally OF the in
ming.
| In the last session for Operations
on four hits, three runs counted at the
plate. Watt famed on three balls.
owens singled to right, stole second
and scored on Hornsberger's second
hit in the same direction. Won Hur-
bells singled over second and Horny,
! registered at the plate. Degnan
| popped out to Tyser. but Purdy sim
gled to center, and Won crossed with
the third run. Walker was the third
out when he lifted to Doughton. The
| score: