The morning times., 1896-04-23
RABBII's FOOT TO THANK
Georgetown Was Beaten Until It
Got the Charm.
WAS WON In THE EIGHTH
1t Was Ragged Ball With the Rich
mond Team Until the Blue and
Gray's Fair Fan Presented the
Luck-Both Clubs Played Rather
Poor Ball.
Georgetown, 10; Richmond Col

Georgetown, 10; Richmond Col
lege, I3.
No oise of the many admirers of the
Georgetown College team expected at
the fourth inning in yesterdays game with
the Richmond College team that the home
nine would win.
Al that stage of the game the score was
10 TO in favor of the visitors.
But Georgetown won by score OF 10
10 3 and by no means deserved the victory.
for the very ragged bali played by several
of It's members up to the sixth inning was
dlsheartening TO the careful ones OF the
team and disappointing to its admirers.
1ncteam lsundoubtedlyc capable ofpla ying
excellent bail, as IL has many times demon
sirated, and it must be discouraging tn
Capt. Harley and several others who have
worked hard 10 get the team in the goou
shape 1t is in ana for their own sake and
Tor lilS the men should at all times DO their
level best.
Lambert pitched q good game, but he
should be quicker in his play and not allo w
81 many bases 10 be stoen Oh Ills QellN cry.
These Criticisms are not made in any
spirit of censure, but are made TO correct
What seems to be only temporary faults.
VISITORS oUTCLASSED.
The visitors were undoubtedly out
classed AT all points when the home team
really got together. They are willing and
earnest but they were In deep water.
EtiSon, the visitors pitcher, had good
control OF the bail, but he had po or support
except "a HtcrraiS. AT the end or the
place at third, but the newcomer proved
40 stumbling block TO Georgetown hitters
and Elison returned TO the points.
The locals scored five runs up 10 the
fifth ana the vlsltorS had ten, then George
town got in four more in the next three
innings and SO did The Virginians and then
came the eighth and the slaughter.
A fair admlrer OF the team hauded Capt.
tl.I xisn
gray and from that moment the spell was
broken and the visitors lost to view, and
nom lhaL out Georgetown played The class
or ball she is capable of and which Will
win on Saturday from "Pennsy."
In this inning Georgetown put on her
batting clothes and long hits were the
rute.
Maloney led off with terrific hit to left
and inat fielder spoiled home run by
putting his fingers on the ball, but il
slipped away aud the runner completed
the circuit.
NANCY followed with a three-bagger
over center aud scored on Fleming scratch
topitcher, and the error ofthelatterFlem-
ing reached second. Mccarthy followed will
hit and on error OF short reached second.
Then big Mahoney found one TO his liking
and sent ii over the roadway and ere 1t
was found aud returned he and Fleming
and Mccarthy scored. Then the spirits
OF the depressed revived and once more
the ''rooters' rooted.
PRESENTED WITH A BASE.
Tracy hit one past second and McLaugh-
lin was presented with his base, and on
Wills muff OF Reardon's fly all moved
up a peg. Mcintyre was the first out,
from pitcher TO first, Maioney was safe
on a FEEDERS choice, who threw McLaugh
lin out at home plate. Harley came up
Tor his second turn in the inning and was
given four balls.
FlesuIhg's hign fly was muffed by John
son in deep left, and Harley, Reardon and
Maloney scored. Mccarthy was third ma II
TO be gwen his base on balls but MahOney
ended the agony by going out on fly To
third. Georgetown was BANKED In It's
half of the ninth, but the visitors scored
once more. Rea reached first on Reardon's s
error, advanced on EliSon's hit and scored
on Wits beauty TO right field.
De Camps high, wiue fly was splendidly
taken in by Harley after a long run, ana
the next two We're easy outs.
Mahoney. at first base, played his usual
strunI, careful game, ana Fleming, Nc
Carthy and Harley put up clever game.
When the battery OF Georgetown gotdown
to earnest WORK 1t played good ball. Tracey
pitched several innings i'll good shape.
Reardon and Harley led at the bat, the
former with two three baggers, and Harley
one.
ON the field foul lines were planted the
beautiful blue ana gray silk flags, Presented
- tine team by Mrs. Barnum. 1t was
graceful act on the part of the fair friend
OF the team and Is much appreciated by il.
Following is the score: