The times., 1897-05-13
GEORGETOWN WINS EASILY
Catholic University Gives Ragged
Support to Pitcher McTighe.
ONLY THREE HITS OFF WALSH
Daw sons Playing Restores Con-
fidence and Helps Materially to
Steady the Blue and Gray-Ten
Bases Were Stolen Over u Soggy
Diamond.

Georgetown Varsity team scored an easy
victory over Tom Browns pIoteges from
the Catholic University, yesterday after
noon, on Georgetown field. by score of
IL to 3 1t Was too one-sided to be
almost featureless, the only redeemng
point ia its favor being the splendid work
of the Georgetown team, which. after the
first inning, in which they punched three
errors, played an almost faultless game.
In this inning, the visitors scored the only
runs they made, aud but for the errors OF
Fleming and Walsh and passed ball, they
would have been treated TO "a coat uf
whitewash.
Murphy, the new catcher of the Catholic
team, formerly OF Mount St Mary's College,
was on hand To play, but objection being
made by Georgetown, because he had not
been a student sufficient length Of
time, he having only just entered the
varsity. he was not allowed TO play, and
Field officiated as backstop This OBJ
lection 10 Murphy put damper on the
teams work, and to some extent aided in
its defeat.
McTighe was in fine form, but he had
such ragged support that after the fourth
inning he seemed to put little heart into
his work. His team certainl did not play
the game as it was taught the play yers by
Tom Brown, their excellent coach, in the
the spring Walsh never had better con-
troll of the ball, and in addition had
gilt-edged support.
Capt Mccarthy again took his old place
In left garden. He and Manager Collins
were well pleased with the team work, anI
believe now the blue and gray viii give
University OF Virginia hot argument in
Saturdays game to be played here
The threatening weather seemed to
keep away the crowd, which otherwise
would have been very large on account OF
the great rivalry existing between the
teams. The grounds, on account OF
the recent rains, We're not in the
best OF condition, but, notwithstanding the
softness of the diamond, Georgetown had
little trouble in stealing ten bases On Catcher
Field.
la the absence OF a regular umpire, Mr.
Dillon, the great 'rooter', and fast quar-
ter-miler. officiated, aud, while he was not
very well up on some of this seasons rules,
he gave general satisfaction. He tried to
be fair and impartial in his decisions.
The visitors went first to bat, aud Igoe
opened the game with a pretty hit over
short. and reached third on passed
ball Collins was given pass, and he and
Igoe scored when Cashinan's i1field hit
was oyerthrown at first by Fleming. Nc
Tighe's groander was prettily stopped by
Walsh, who. however, spoilt his play by
poor throw TO Dawson, and on the error
eastman scored the third and last run
for his side.
In Georgetown's half of the first K ell
lev, the first up. waited and walked, and
stole, and caine home on Fleming's drive
To deep left. Mccarthy was easily disposed
Of at first, Reardon famed the darnpncss
three times and sat down, and Lamb went
ont from eastman to Twohy-
Georgetown drew blanks in the second
and third and won the game in the fourth.
Mccarthy drew base on balls, but was
forced at second on Reardon's hit to
short, aud the runner went to third cor
ner ON Lambs drive To right, and
scored on Twohy's error on Daw sons hit
off first. McIntire followed with bunt
In front OF the plate and advanced on
Maloney's hit toward third, which scored
Lamb and Dawson, and McIntire and
Maloney both scored on Walsh's out from
McTighe to Twohy- Kelley ended the
agony by striking out.
One more was added in the fifth Flem-
ing famed; Mccarthy set good example
by rollins a bard one over second base, and
reached third on Reardons short fly TO
center and Lamb grounder past first, and
scored on Dawson's out from Hannah 10
Twohy. McIntiFe walked, but was left
standing when Maloney flied out to Igoe-
Sixth and seventh We're barren of runs,
ard the eighth was fruitful, and five more
tallies were piled up. McIntire was hit by
McTighe and stole: Maloney was safe on his
hit to second: Walsh and Kelley both failed
TO connect with the elusive curves of the
smiling McTighe, but Fleming got in his
second hit for two bags, on which McIntire
and Maloney crossed the plate Mccarthy
walked and stole, and Reardon's two-bag-
ger scored Fleming and Mccarthy, and the
runner almost Immediately after reached
home on 81 wild pitch. Lamb struck out
and the game was over for Georgetown
The visitors added another cipher to their
already long string, and then they and the
executive committee and those who came
after them and with them took up their
blasted hopes and glided away in the early
twill ght
The score: