The New York herald., 1922-06-25
WASHINGTON HIGH
wins AT CHICAGO
New York Schoolboy Baseball
Champions Beat Austin High
in Eleventh Inning.

Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
CHICAGO, June 24.-The George WASH
ington High School team of New York
defeated the crack Austin High School
team, champions Of Chicago. this after
noon before record breaking attend
ance here at Cubs Park. in an inter-
city baseball trophy contest by score
of to 2, in eleven innings.
| That the game went into extra innings
was due to the gameness OF the Goth
amites. who refused to be licked. Trail
| ing into the ninth inning on the zero
| end of to o score, they came from
behind with a rush that would have
| done credit to a major league 10. Be-
fore the smoke had cleared av.J they
had evened up the score. Black, the
Austin Iron man. who had held the
Fasteners to three hits in eight In
nings, went up in the air. In the elev-
enth the winning tally was pushed
across. giving New York one jump
| ahead in the titular series.
Ten thousand rooters were on hand to
! cheer the contenders. 1t was score
less pitching battle in the early rounds,
the New Workers getting theft first hit
in the fourth inning-.a bunt by Mast
off Black, who started out like whirl-
wind.
Chicago's hold on the intercity honors
began to slip as soon as George WASH
ington's half Of the ninth inning began.
Coach Me. er. with the strategy OF
McGraw, sent Began up to bat for
Gallo, the lanky right fielder for New
York Began came through with a sin
gle to lett field, vindicating Meyers's
Judgment The break of the game came
when a pinch hitter. Began. got on
base. Immediately the New York dug
out changed from gloom to JOY.
The DebncIe.
Coach Meyer made Another switch.
He called Began In and Wattenberg.
youngster more fleet of foot was sent
to run for him. Watson was out, Black
to Russell. but Wattenberg perched on
second after the out. Tomisawa. New
York's clever Irish-Japanese captain.
grounded out. Price to Russell, but the
speedy . Wattenberg dashed to third
safely. With two gone Black began to
lose control. He walked Baker and
that youngster proceeded Immediately
to pilfer second. Masor then beat out
a grounder when Smiths high throw
pulled Russell off first. The game
should have ended right then with Aus
tin victor, 2 to o. but Wattenberg scored
third.
Black. the highly touted Chicago
twirler, went completely up in the air
and passed McCann on four balls that
missed the plate by margin of two
feet. This filled the bases. Austin's
players stalled for time, but Black re-
fused to come to earth and issued free
transportation to Schwartz. forcing in
Baker with the tielng run. McConville
1 and Aa1 AhA H. -.
there was nothing doing until the elev-
enth, although Russell. for Austin, got
to. second with none out on Masis boot
of his single through Baker
Then came the Garrison finish and
the big victory for New York. Baker
opened the eleventh with a sizzling
double to center. II was mighty clout.
Masor followed with one OF those infield
hits that reminded you of "wee Willie"
Keller.
Fine Judgment shown.
McCann flied to short and both run
ners held their bases. Splendid tudg-
ment was shown by the boys in holding
the sacks. Schwartz was safe on an
error by Smith and the bases were
loaded.
II was UP TO McConyille to win his
own game and he sent a grounder to
Price on which Baker raced home with
the winning run. Prices hurried throw
to the plate was low and got away from
Weimer. but Baker already had crossed
the plate and the game was over when
the ball arrived
A bit of good luck helped Austin to
its first run and bad luck kept the
Chicagoans from another in the fifth.
Russell singled off Bakers glove with
~ fnft
sell was held at second. l.. Olson's
foul. near the stands. fell safe when
Baker tripped over the Austin bat boy
and another foul down the right field
line dropped safe when Gallo stopped
for fear of crashing into the fence.
Olson then singled to left and the
bases were filled. Weimer forced Rus
sell at the plate. McConyille to Schwartz.
hut, the catchers throw for an attempted
double play at first hit Weimer on the
shoulder and rolled into right FIELD
Price scored but l.. Olson was caught
at the plate when he stumbled and fell
within a few feet OF home and an easy
run I'm sight.
Austin's flnal tally came in the eight
when IT, Olson met one OF McConvile's
slow balls for home run over the right
field wall.
Iron Man" Black allowed one less hit
than McConville,-seven off him. eight
III the New Yorker-sbut he allowel
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