The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-04
LIVELY COLLEGE GAME.
Georgetown Defeats Cornell 10 q Pretty
Contest at Athletic Park...Each
Had q Star Twirler.

Scrantonians yesterday had an OPP
portunity Of seeing a real collegiate
game Of base ball, but despite the fact
that the opposing teams, Georgetown
and Cornell, are among the most nota-
bic, and that the weather man was sim
ply delightful, only about 700 persons
were in attendance.
These 700, however. made up In in
terest and enthusiasm for the poverty
of numbers. Three -fourths Of the au-
dience was composed Of close adherents
of the two universities, and they let
no occasion pass to show that they were
still in touch with alma mater. They
all wore colors. the crimson and white
of Cornell. or the blue and gray of
Georgetown. and throughout the game
there was an incessant alteration
Of "Hoia Hoia Saxa Hoia Hoia
Georgetown-Hoia," or the war whoop
Of the Ithacans, "Cornell-Cornell-I-
yell-I-yell-Cornell." A goodly portion
Of the attendants came to the game in
carriages. which, with their decorations
and decorated occupants. added addi-
tional college flavor to the secene.
There were also many out Of town peo-
pie present, Pittston, Wilkes Barre
and Carbondale each sending delega-
tions of alumni or friends Of the UNDER
graduates.
SOME OLD-TIMERS.
Among the spectators were Rev.
John ]. Healey, Of Pleasant Mount, and
NJ. P. McCann, Of this city, who COM
prised the Georgetown battery in the
latter part of the sos; DR.. Robert F.
Carmody. Of Towanda. who was one
of Georgetown's pitchers last year, and
Attorney John ]. Murphy, Of this city,
who held down third bag for the blue
and gray last year.
The Georgetown adherents had
a great number Of opportunities for
yelling. as the southerners had the best
Of 1t by a slight margin all through the
game, winning finally by score Of
8 to s. 1t was close and exciting to the
very finish. and although 1t was a live
ly. well-played game. It lacked in de-
gree the snap and dash that are char
acteristic of college games. The men
were as lively though as could be eX-
pected under the circumstances. Both
have been on long journeys and are Just
winding up their annual tours. George
towns team did not arrive In the city
until 3 o'clock, and in consequence Of
this and a break down to their bus on
the way to the grounds 1t was after 4
o'clock when they reached the grounds.
Only a few minutes were given to
warming up and at Ais Umpire Beatty
Williams, of Princeton. called the
game, Cornell going to the bat.
TWO STAR PITCHERS.
Much of the interest In the game
centered in the two pitchers, Mahoney
and Young, both Of whom have won
big regulations on the college diamond.
Mahoney stands. six feet, four inches,
weighs 2l0 pounds and is an all round
athlete, being one Of the four members
Of the Georgetown relay team which
has as its leading man Wefers, the
worlds champion sprinter. Mahoney
Is heady pitcher and has terrific
speed, but owing to the fact that his
| catcher this year is not heavy enough
to stand a constant cannonading, he
has to rely In great measure upon
his wide curves and change of pace
Young, the Cornell twirler, is as small
| as Mahoney is big. but he has a great
| left wing and good head. After pitching
| against the University of Pennsyl-
vania the day before, making eleven
strike-outs, he had no hesitancy in
going into the box again yesterday and
remarkable to state the longer he
| pitched the stronger he seemed to get.
He led his team in batting, fielding fault
lessly and Is the boldest and best thief
seen on the Scranton diamond in many
day. one of his feats being the theft
Of second. third and home on hard
chances.