Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-20
ON LAND AND w ATER
Naval Cadets Played in Hard Luck satur-
day.
Their Base Ball Nine Beaten By
Georgetown and Their Eight
by the POtOmncs.

Saturday was distinctively Washington
day at Annapolis. The naval cadets were
out for their share of athletic honors, but
there was a slip somewhere, for the honors
did not materialize On land and water
they sought success. but failed to find it on
either. At base ball they lost to the
Georgetown College nine, and later in the
afternoon the Potomacs did them to turn
in a mile and half race on the Severn.
The morning trains from this city car
ried to Annapolis number of Washington
ians who went down to see the fun. lot
of Georgetown and Potomac men accom-
panied their respective teams, and a group
Of Analostan men also were on hand.
Pretty girls were there by the score, and
the middies gave them a royal welcome
The beautiful grounds of the Naval Acad-
envy never looked more attractive, and
trees and lawns were alike in perfect con-
dition. The uniforms of officers and cadets
lent just the needed feature to the land
scape to make 1t complete. The old town
had put on gala dress. and every one was
out to see the sports. The only thing lack
ing was a little more luck for the middies
for, of course, they had the sympathies of
the crowd with them, and it was a griev-
Gus disappointment to them and to their
friends when they had to taste unlocked
for defeat.
1t was generally admitted in advance
that the base ball team had no show
against the veteran Georgetown men, for
they were out of their Glass; and all that
the embryo admirals hoped for was that
they might be able to keep the score down
to reasonable figure, and make as good a
showing as possible. In this their hopes
went astray, for when the smoke of battle
had cleared away it was found that the
student players had piled up a total of
thfrty-two runs, while the best the sailor
boys could do was to get one lone over the
plate in nine innings.
An Uneven Game.
The game was played on the big stretch
of greensward down near the gymnasium
and the sea-wall 1t made an ideal base
ball field, and ropes stretched around kept
the crowds back and gave the players
plenty of room. There was one novel fea-
ture in the game, the appearance of the
umpire in the uniform of a naval officer
The umpire was Lieut.. Hubbard, and his
decisions went without a question. To his
credit, be it said, there were few chances
to question his judgment had one been in
clined to do so, for his decisions were fair
and unbiased. If anything, he gave the
visitors the best of it. The game was
naturally long and tedious one, for in
the first inning it was seen that the only
question was not which team would win,
but by what score. Henderson, the pitcher
for the cadets. may make a splendid naval
officer some day, but as a pitcher the
Georgetown men found him very easy, and
pounded his delivery at will. The game
was by no means devoid of interesting fea-
lures, for number of very clever plays
We're made. The young man who played
shortstop for the middies proved himself
to be a star player, Notwithstanding the
fact that his playing was not free from
errors. Tho score of the game in detail
was as follows: