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tory for us. But the uncertainty of baseball was shown when, in the seventh inning, an unfortunate decision of the umpire resulted in six runs for E. H. S. Score: R. H. E. VV. 11. C ·. 0 0 2 I 3 0 0--6 8 3 E. H. S ·.· I 0 0 0 0 I 6-8 3 2 Batteries-Miller and Stauffer; Landis, Holt and Hoxton. April 12 we played the team from VVestminster. After a featureless game they were shut out, as they could not hit Lankford. Score: R. H. E. VV. 11. C 0 5 0 0 I 0 4 X-II II 2 Westminster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-- 0 3 6 Batteries-Lankford and Stauffer; Babylon and Shriver. Again, on April IS, we were defeated in the last inning. This time we lost to the Walbrook Athletic Club of Baltimore. Our opponents were able to bunch two hits in this inning and scored three runs. Inability to hit when men were on bases was the cause of our defeat. Score: R. H. E. VV. M. C 3 0 0 0 0 1-4 10 .4 VV. A. C 2 0 0 0 0 3-5 4 I Batteries-Lankford, Baker and Stauffer; Bevan and Wilson. Our first League game was played with St. John's College, April 18, and in this game there was no lack of excitement. St. J ohri's started the run-getting in the first inning, but in the fourth our boys by timely batting passed them and were never headed. The features of this game were the battery work of Baker and Stauffer and the batting of Straughn and Henry. Score: R. H. E. VV. M. C 0 0 0 5 2 0 I' I x-9 II 3 St. J. C..... . . . . . . . .. . . .. 2 0 0 I 3 0 0 I 0--7 7 8 Batteries-Baker and Stauffer; Staub and Wisner. The Saturday following the above game, we won an easy victory over the Carroll County League team from Hampstead. The College team played a per- fect game, hitting hard, running well and pitching faultlessly. Score: 186