Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-09
SPORTS
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The Cardinal Athletic Club base
| ball team iourneyed to Clarendon, Va,
Yesterday and showed the native sons
and daughters of that thriving town
! how to play baseball by trimming the
Clarendon nine by the following score:
Cardinals, 10; Clarendons, 8 (but the
latter score should have been A instead
of s, but bad decisions caused the
I,un-up score)
Jimmy Alexander pitched great bali
for the Cardinals for eight innings,
striking out five and allowing the
Clarendon sluggers only nine hits.
"speedking" Jones pitched the ninth
inning and tanned the county lads like
Mary did her lamb many years ago.
Teddy Schafer the inv;ncible
catcher, had the rival players on the
lockout at all times, and the tagging
Of a runner at the plate with a great
throw from center field by Pattie was
one of the many features of the game.
Every player Oh the Cardinals played
sensational baseball and 50 brilliant
were the many feats performed DUR
mo the game that it is impossible to
give individual praise, nevertheless,
The following named star players have
the honor of winning the first link CT
the championship series for Northern
Virginia: Doug" Merchant, first base;
Beau Hodges, second base; Nc
Cann, third base; Tctrcault, short
stop; George Aljensworth and Ncd-
feldt, right field; Patt:c, late Babe
Ruth star of the New York State
League, center field; Frank Owens
and Sammy Sampson,left field; Joe
Owens. coach on bases, and William
Entwisle, umpire on the bases and
field for the Cardinals.
The Ciarendons used three pitchers
but they all looked alike to the Car
iinal "ball-busters," Won Heroulus
was knocked out Of the box in the
fourth inning; Hudson, the Navy
team. was bumped in the eighth IN
ming; Stewart finished the game. The
Cardinals made sixteen hits off the
trio. Tillett, Bolen, Beard and Won
Herbulus, were the heavy hitters for
the Carerdons, whiie Millcr,s:a s:atcz' }.!,'':,. !,
was the best lad to perform
Next Sunday, August -, the
Clarendons play a return game IN
Alexandria, and a battle roya! is prom
ised the fans when these teams meet.
in their second clash fer the North
ern Virginia baseball championship.
The Cardinals now have meetings
every Friday evening at their head
quarters 1922 King Street.
The Cardinals have now won twenty
one straight games and have not been
defeated during the 1920 season.
Yesterday the Dreadnoughts de-
feated the Linworth Athletic Club IN
a game that was featured by the locals
heavy hitting.
To Singleton must go the credit for
the victory. his work on the mound
giving him the strikeout record for
the local club this year. sending IS
men back to the bench by this method.
Most pitchers would stop at a pitching
record but not Singleton. with two
men or in the second inning he drove
the bali over the fence in deep left
field for a home run.
Dreifus and Purdy also got into the
!:melight. Dreifus getting a homer.
triple and single out of five trips TO
the plate and Purdy getting triple
and two singles out Of five times up,
his fielding being splendid also in the
fourth inning ne went back of third
70 get hard hit ground ball with his
bare hand saving at least one tally.
Dreifus' work at first was as usual
spectacular, although he came near
getting Singleton into trouble when
he raced over in front of beavers
TO get grounder. leaving his bag
which should not have registered.
Wall, bchind the bat for the locals,
caught the brainiest game of ball that
has been seen this year; runners stuck
close TO the cushion after he picked
one man off second on snap throw
to beavers. There was not one stolen
base registered in the game. h:s peg
ging 70 the bags being perfect.
]. Mccoy the Linworth left fielder
played remarkable game fer the
losers, his one hand catch robb!ng
beavers of triple ard running
catch of a line drive were splendid.
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