The times., 1899-06-01
GREETED WITH CHEERS.
The Reception Accorded the George
town University Ball Team.

The victorious Georgetown University
baseball team, which has won an unpar-
alleled series of games with the leading
universities and colleges of the country
only losing two out of twenty-five inter-
collegiate contests, were given a grand re-
ception when they arrived last night at S
O'Clock from New York over the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad.
The unpropitiousness of the elements did
not dampen the enthusiasm of the col
legians, and when the players emerged
from the cars they were greeted with
cheers that echoed and re-echoed through
the vaulted roof OF the depot.
A drag. which was gaily decorated with
college colors, awaited them. and when
the paraphernalia of the national game
was slowed away and the players seated
the triumphal march was Immediately be-
gun
The parade was very unique and gro
tesque, and Its itinerary much resembled
the celebrations OF similar nature that
frequently occur at New Haven, Princeton,
and Cambridge. Allen Ryan, John Kirby,
and Joseph c. Drum We're marshals and
were followed by the Mount Pleasant
Drum Corps, which preceded the drag
The rough riders" a mounted body of
undergraduates, commanded by G. Apple
garth, came next, and in the rear were
II,
law and medical departments, and the
preparatory classes.
pyrotechnic display was given at the
campus of the college, when the process
sion arrived, and, after vociferously cheer
ing each player and the faculty the stu
dents retired
Georgetown's season, which closes Sat
urday at Georgetown field, with a game
with the New York Athletic Club, has been
one of the most successful ever played by
a college team. So far twenty-four games
have been played, of these nineteen were
won, four lost, and one a tie with the
Washingtons.
Included in this number are all of the
big college teams and several strong teams
representing smaller Institutions of learn
ing. Thrice was Yale defeated, one of the
victories being gained on the home grounds
Of "Old Eli" Twice was the crimson of
Harvard trailed in the dust. Three times
the Tigers" of Princeton, roared in dis
gust over the triumphs of Georgetown.
The same number of defeats were ad-
ministered TO Virginia and Lehigh CAL
laudet, Maryland, "Pennsy," and Agricul-
tural ali found to their sorrow here and at
their home grounds that we have college
team of which any section would indeed
be proud.
The trip from which the champions have
just returned was inaugurated at Phila-
delphia with game with the University
of Pennsylvania on May II and marked
Georgetown's first defeat in fourteen
games. On May 20 the Creseents of Brook
lyn were defeated. on the 22d Yale went
down before the conquerors, and each day
following a game was played and included
Harvard. Wesleyan. Brown, Princeton,
and Holy Cross, which latter team admin
istered the second defeat, followed by two
more on Decoration Day at the hands of
the Orange Athletic Club, and this double
defeat came about mainly because the men
were almost exhausted from their daily
hard work and excitement incident to the
series of big games. White and Bache
kept manfully at their work, and to them
is due much of the teams remarkable
showing. Unfortunately Kenna was
knocked out by batted ball a fortnight
ago. or he would have shared more of the
praise the whole team is receiving.
Coach Phil King is the idol of the team
and all the student body for to his clever
coaching is due the splendid manner in
which the nine developed team work, and
credit is due in large measure to Captain
Mccarthy for keeping his players up to
their winning gait