Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-05-19
Defeat M. E., South Team
By Score Of
Is to 2
MAYOR HURLS list BALL.
Game Marked by Many Errors and
Lots of Batting-Line up of Teams
Given

i "!Are all the Baptist in Alexandra;
j base bah players, or do all Of the bal
i players in Alexandria belong to TIT
/ Baptist Church," This and man!
other similar questions were being
asked at Baggett's field yesterday at
ternoon where the First Baptist Sun
! day Base Ball Team was defeating the
| VI. E. South Team by score Of l;
to 2.
| This score is not to oe taken as i
seems, however, as neither team
played what you would call air tight
ibase ball. But it may be we'll to ex-
plain that all Of this happened at tbs
4 opening of the Alexandra Sunday
School Base Ball League yesterday
afternoon which was most auspicious-
lily started by his honor Mayor Dun
can who hurled the first ball to Pitch.
er Padgett-and the season was on
Umpires Hurshman and Mason
took up their posts on sails and bases
| respectively and the "play ball" was
commanded. The Methodists took the
field and Padgett promptly filled the
bases and then proceeded to finish
the inning without letting in run.
The Baptists then took the field and
no runs resulted.
= Ehe Methodists again blanked but
the Baptists were not so accommodate
|ing and counted three runs to enliycn
things. This was the beginning # .
regular oall game with plenty of err
rors and lots of batting to keep every
body in a good humor. The Baptis:
had clearly the best of it but their
opponents never seemed to know +;
and fought along as gamely as if they
were winning without doubt.
The Methodist line up was only
altered the least DIT, and that was to
let Davis take Jameson's place at see
ond base. The Baptists on the other
hand seemed to have players to let.
Trenary, an old star started to pitch
the. game for them and was never in
trouble. He voluntarily gave way to
"Monk" Hayden, another stellar per-
former of earlier days, who finished
| the game. :
The. Methodist line up was Brown,
3rd b.; Featherstone, End b.; Dunn
| CT; Wade lib; Beeton, End. .; Jane
son-Davis, IS; Dodd, IF; Stickley, c;
Padgett. p. Baptists, Jackson, ss; Top
ping Sullivan, End b.; .Lane-Devers
3rd. b; Long. / lb; Merton, c; Fones,
cf; Clark-Kendrick, IF; A. Clark. If;
Trenary- Hayden, p.
A splendid crowd witnessed the
| opening game and among the specta-
tors was DR.. E. B. jackson and wife
DR.. E. V. REGISTER and wife. The pas.
tors of both the churches represente d
ay the opposing teams are base bal!
fans and were clearly interested ir
the game, throughout. Mayor Duncan
stayed until the last man was out lana
the fact that the score was bit one
sided did not seem to lessen the in
Eterest of the crowd.
| The second game of the series viii
be played at the same grounds. to
morrow afternoon. at $50 and the op
posing teams will be Trinity NJ. E
and the Second Baptist:
Some remarks were heard at th'
grounds during the game yesterda.
afternoon Regarding the fact that nj
Eadmission had been charged and nj
that passed. 1t was explained that tn
boys interested in the league were ID
! vised oy the. Honorary President o
1.-THE league, Mayor Duncan, to have ;
tag day and clean up all of. me ex
penses of the league at once and the
lnot bother the spectators, who woul'
| be largely composed of Sunday Schoo
tattendants who would appreciate tn
/ opportunity of seeing some sport wit
! out having to '.dig up" each time
+ Consequently a tag day will be hel
lbyi the league Satarday;and the youn
Irad;es of the four Sunday school
Represented by the'tearns will: Sc
4 Tags for the 3euefit Of the entire eS
Ye9se of-tne season: It is believed ths
generous ois response wih greet tie 81
ffort of the boys to igive.a q Seasons ba
With out any great expense fallin