The Washington times., 1930-05-19
RAY DAVIDSON
. .OUTP|TCHES
!. BOB LYONS
BY GARRETT WATERS.

Its been said time after time
that pitching wins the majority
of ball games.
Alright pitching won for the
Takoma Tigers against the Colon
ials yesterday in the Montgomery
county series where Ray David
son left-handed his way to a vic
tory over Bob Lyons, equally as
left-handed, 4 to 2, on the Silver
Spring diamond. Davidson, up
against one of the citys supposed
best in Lyons, hurled heart and
soul in turning in one of the
most gratifying victories to him
in his sandlot career. To make
sure that he beat Lyons, Ray
struck out. IL and allowed six
hits, two of which were punched
in the fifth when the ColonialS
scored their two runs of the game.
The Tigers collaborated by
Jumping on Lyons early for three
markers in the second inning
which were enough as the final
score turned out. Lyons, how
ever, was no easy mark, for after
the fourth he set the Tigers down
in one-two-three order and had
he received any support at bat
from his mates. might have won.
The victory for the Tigers
made it two straight for
them in the league and kept
them in pace with the Chevy
Chase Grays, who also won
! their second successive start.
The GaryS defeated the Beth
esda Firemen, IA to 4.
There was no other game in
the Montgomery League, Rock
Vile handing the Kensington Fire
men a 17-to-0 dose on the Rock
vile diamond,
The st. Joseph's, winners of
the Capital City League unlim-
tied championship last year, be-
gan where they left off by de-
feating the Skinker Eagles, 12.
to 4.
The Aztecs took an interesting
encounter from the Army Med
icos, 3 to 2, while the Columbia
Heights defeated the Burroughs
nine, 6 to 3. and the Mohawks
nosed out the Foxalls, to 7,
in the other games of this section.
A home run off the bat of
Ernie Hiser broke up the ball
game and won for the Hyattsville
nine over Berwyn, 3 to 2, in the
feature of the Prince Georges
county section. The Dixie Pigs
routed BerWyn, 13 to /, and the
Bowie tossers had little trouble
with the Brentwood Hawks, IL
to 3. in the other encounters.
A four-run rally was all in vain
as the Ballston nine tried but
didn't win over the Bauserman
Motor Tossers, 8 to T. The game
was in the Virginia county series
and the loss by the BallStons
knocked them out of first place.
The Bauersmans are held as
using an ineligible player, Ludy
LaYne, and the Ballstons have
filed protest. Another Virginia
game resulted in a win for the
jefferson Fireme mover Cherry
dale, to 4.
Walter Johnson, manager
of the Nationals, threw out
the first ball in a Capital
City Junior division game as
jr.'S team, trOunced Kensing,
ton, to 1. Both Walter,
ST., and Walter, jr., sat on the
bench. Arlington won over
Acme Printing, 6 to 2. in the
other junior game.
The seniors had big day
when the C. A. O'Briens and
the Curtin All-Stars Werereturned
victorious over the Metropolitans
and Pierce. 10 to and to 2,
respectively. A 5to-5 tie was also
played in this section between
the Anacostia and NeighbCrhood
House Senators.
Some steady pitching by San
ford Ross enabled the Saks nine
to defeat Ross Council, IA to 2.
Another good pitching perform
ance by Bennie Womersley proved
a big factor in the Phoenix toss
er's victory over Del Ray. The
G@ore was 4 to 3.
The Washington Red Sox hit
snag in the Naval Hospital nine.
losing 8 to 4. Nymark, Hamil and
Wheeler were knocked to all corn
ers of the lot by the Sailors, who
collected Is hits, while MunSon
hurled easily. -.
The D. G. S. nine received good
pitching from Bernie Jackson to
defeat the Colonials, of Alexan-
dria, 10 to 4, while the ISherwoods
travelled to Seabrook and handed
the team of that place a similar
trounCing.
The Palisades and Comets were
others to win in independent
ranks The former took the meas
ure of Colesville, 10 to 2, and the
latter the Walthers. II to /.
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