Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-05-31
OVER $4,000 SOULS
SAW SERVICE GAME

Call The Doctor, Army. be
cause you're down and out"
sang the regiment of 1900 mid
shipmen continually as they did
the "scrpentinc dance about the
diamond OF Wordcn Field Satur-
day afternoon, for the Middies
had delivered the knockout
punch to the West Point Cadets
in their annual baseball battle.
The final count was II TO /.
The Army lads gave n miscr-
able exhibition of fielding. 9 mis-
uses. in addition to three passed
balls, and a wild hcave by Nc
Grath being credited against
them. Nor could they solve the
delivery Of Gaines, the Navy's
left hand hurler. with any degree
OF success, as he allowed only
1--WE scattered hits.
More than $4,000 persons wit
messed the contest, record
throng for an athletic event here.
This was due in a large measure
to the presene of more than a
score OF vessels OF the Atlantic
feet in Chesapeake Bay, off An
polls.
Featuring the game was the heavy
willow bombardment by Clark. Navy's
third sacker, who also performed
trilliantly as a halfback on the foot
aall team last fall. lie carved his
1iche in the academy's hall OF ath-
'e,ic fame, by twice hitting for the
,ircuit, with two men on bases in
ach instance. One was a fast liner
,etween centre and right gardens in
he opening frame. and the other in
he seventh, was a long drive to deep
left field. Secretary OF the Navy
AfaNItios DtNitAd VI W a. APAfNNif anu
many others of official Washington,
Witnessed the game. in addition to a
large contingent of Army officers who
came over from Washington and
nearby Army stations.
Gaines Also the "COOds"
Sharing the honors with Clark was
Memo" Gaines. a lanky southpaw OF
the first water. The big fellow got
sweet revenge for what the Army did
TO him a year ago on the Plains. He
went through the season undefeated,
his crowning effort, OF course, being
that of Saturday. hais
(. Memo" had splendid control He
walked two tatters, Honnen in the
second, but Immediately caught him
asleep at the switch. and Perwein, in
The fifth. He also hit HOnnen on
The hand in the ninth frame. The
first three innings the cadets got
nothing like a safety. Then Beasley
made a single in the fourth, with two
down. Billo added one in the sixth.
perwein in the seventh. Wilhide in
the eighth and Beasley, his second
in the ninth. Gaines also had seven
strikes out, catching Erickson twice.
McGrath Stuck To job
"Hen" McGrath had the starch
aiken out OF him in the first session
when Clark made his loop-the-loop.
lie stuck nobly to his task but errors
kept him continually in hot water
He allowed four safetes and was not
derricked until Clark smote his sec
ond Babe Ruth in the seventh.
Clark Was Real Hero
The outstanding hero of the battle
was Howard Clark, the big all
| around athlete. This stocky-built
young man, from Yonkers, n. Y,
soon TO graduate. pulled couple OF
Babe Ruths. In the very first inning,
with Pine and Hartmann on base, he
| cracked the old hOrsehide whiZzing
by Wilhide and it travelled so fast
/ that neither Perwein nor Lystad could
! get within striking distance until the
balls progress had been stopped in
right field by the crowd. 1t was a
1 terrific blow and put the Middies three
runs to the good.
In the seventh session. with two on
bases again. he drove the ball into
the crowd in deep lewt. Once more
he circled the bases like lightning
for such a big chap and three more
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