BASEBALL

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11662, 29 October 1923, Page 3

BASEBALL

SATURDAY'S HATCHES,

Saturday’s games at Association Park rets ul led as follows:

St. Patrick's College A (21 runs) beat Wellington Central (13). Day i>oys ii (10 runs) beat St. Patrick’s College h (6). Wellington South a bye. St. Patrick’s College A team signally defeated Wellington Central, which contains some of ihe bet?l ba*eballeis playing at present in thus city. The winners deserved their victory, being much smarter in the held than .tlmir opponents, and hit more vigorously and frequently than Central. Their pitcher, (Jooper, wad less erratic than either Beauchamp or Mclilinn, both of whom were a tritlo off colour. Puller and CJreigs both hit homo runs. Holder (captain), besides hitting 3 runs, was Mnniv. at third base, as ab*o was Wilson on second.

The principal rungetter-s were (Holder (4), Cooper (4), tfreigs (3). Barry (3), Halpm (3). Kuiier (3;. For tho losers Pitt (first base) was perhaps tho best of the fieldsmen. P-owrio caught well, whilst Hogan was at all times keen. The principal runs were scored as follows; Beauchamp (3), Powiio, Cohen, and Hogan (2 each). Pitt strangely enough failed to score a run. The fielding oa the side was, on tho whole, poor, and was not anything like what the team is capable of. ST. PATRICK’S BEATEN DAY BOY'S B (16) DEFEATED ST. PATRICK’S COLLEGE B <6). This game was more evenly contested than the scores would indicate. Much of the success of the winners depended on Sales as pitcher and Nolan as catcher. The iirstnamed is on© of the finest pitchers produced «o far by the College. W. (-'cCarthy c(aptain) is a keen find baseman, pourke shone at third. The fielding of the side was particularly clean and a treat to watch, few chances being given that were not accepted Every player on the side scored, the prim.ipal ones being: Nolan, Krebs (3;.W. McCarthy, Costello, Bourke (2). JJohotty, captain of tho losers, pitched well, besides scoring 2 runs of his side’s toial. Willis abo was tried, and did fairly wel. Kelly was n sntV guardian of first ba«e, the fielding of the rest of tlie team being poor. McShcrry, Willis, P. McCarthy, and Fouh.y scored 1 run apiece.