Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-14
CIRCLES
Georgetown's Crushing Defeat by
Princeton Saturday.
TEE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY TEAM
Philadelphia Ministers Too Much
for Baltimore.
COMMENT ON BASE BALL

The Georgetown varsity base ball team
played and lost the third and deciding game
with Princeton on the latter's grounds, at
Princeton, Saturday. Princetons victory
was decisive, the score being II to 4. Both
teams were eager for victory, as on the
outcome of the game depended chiefly the
right of either to the collegiate champion
ship for this season Princeton was espe-
cially eager for the victory to wipe out the
record of three defeats of last year, one of
them a whtewash on her own grounds.
The largest crowd of the season gathered
to witness the game. Three thousand per-
sons from Princeton pb5 se and many any, from ON
bleachers and grandstand when the game
began In the assemblage were ex-Presi-
dent and Mrs Cleveland many of Prince
tons faculty, and Rev. John D. Whitney.
S. j., president of Georgetown University.
GEORGETOWN went first to the bat, and for
two inning 1t looked as though her VIC
tory would be easy. Moran, the first man
up, had his left temple grazed by a danger
Gus inshoot from Hllebrand and walked to
first Downs struck easy one to Hutch
nson who threw wild to first. putting
Downs safe at first and landing Moran on
third. Downs Immediately stole second
and on the attempt to catch him Kafer
threw out into center field scoring Moran,
and giving Downs third. whence he scored
on Watkins wild attempt to catch Moran
at the plate. O'Hara, the third man up.
was given four bad ones and went to second
on Pearson'S error and to third on WalShS
easy out at first. Devlin struck out Gran
ston walked and stole second. With two on
bases Hillebrand pulled himself together
and struck Smith out. Princeton went out
one. two, three. Georgetown got one more
in the second on Meier's refusal to accept
an easy chance from Blewett, Burbank 8
sacrifice. and singles by Downs and Hara.
With two on bases Hillebrand again pulled
himself together and struck Walsh out, re-
firing the side
Princeton began her run-getting in the
second. Meiers single and steal. Smith s
tumble of Hillebrand's grounder, landing
Meier on third and Hillebrand on first, and
Burke's tielders choice. forcing Hillebrand
at second. put two on the bases with one
out. Hutchings knocked a bounder at
Smith. who again fumbled and threw too
late to Devlin. Devlin returned the ball to
catch Meier, but threw wild. and Meier
soampered home. Burke going to third,
Hutchngs to second Burke scored a mo-
ment later on Hutchinson's single George
town then settled down. and Watkins and
Steinwender were easy outs. Score, George
town, 3; Princeton, 2
Georgetown again got two men on bases
in the third, but HiiIebrand for the third
time retired the last man on strikes. The
game was divided in Princeton's half of the
third inning. kafer. the first man up, sim
gled, and went to second when Blewett hit
Pearson. Both men moved up n base on
Meters out !Iillebrand singled. scoring
k&1ef ana sending pearson to third, and
went to second on the throw in. Burke
singled. scoring Pearson and putting Hille-
brand on third. HutchingS then scored
Hillebrand and Burke with a a three bag
ger. and Tailed himself Morans tumble
of Watkins low drive to short After more
loose work by Georgetown's infield. Wat
kins trotted in with the sixth run of he
inning. when Downs played tag with Stein
vendors hot drive to second. Walsh re-
tired the side on pretty catch of Kafer s
long drive into left field
In both the fourth and fifth innings
Georgetown succeeded in placing two men
on the bases, but the necessary run-pro-
ducing hit was not forthcoming tiecrge-
towns last score was made in the sixth
inning on Walsh's home run.
In the last three innings the local boys
could do nothing with Hillebrand, Blewett
being the only man to reach first on a sin
gle in the seventh inning White relieved
Blewett in the fourth inning against Prince
ton. and for three innings shut them off
without a hit or run. In the seventh
Meters single, Devlin's error. wild pitch,
and Hutchings' single gave Princeton a
run. Prtnceton's total was raised to
twelve In the eighth on kafer's two-bagger,
the hitting of Pearson by White. and
Meier's home run. driving in Kafer and
Pearson.