Evening star., 1900-04-18
The Georgetown Cracks Increase
Their stringPf Victories.
TOURNEY ON THE RQsSLYN LINKS
Marlborough Minister'S Win Another
Match.
CURRENT SPORTING NEWS

| The wearers Of the blue and gray out
played the Yale team at every point yes
| terday on the Georgetown campus, winning
| by the close score of to 5. The wearers
| of the dark blue started the game with a
| rush, and at the end Of the third inning the
score stood to 2 in their favor. But at
| that point Yale had shot its bolt and never
came again, the six remaining innings be-
ing goose eggs for them. The Georgetowns
were rather taken aback by the squirt of
the visitors, but their nerve and ginger
never deserted them for minute, and in
| the end victory was theirs. But one mis-
play marked the work of Georgetown ON
| the field, while at the bat ten beautiful and
| timely drives, one homer by Moran, were
placed in their record. Yale also batted
| hard, getting two home runs, but the visit
crs hits amounted to but eight and be-
sides. they slipped up twice in their fielding
chances.
Twirler White began serving the ball for
Georgetown, but he lasted only an inning
and half, when Blewitt was called into
| the box from right field and Burbank sent
| into the outer garden. The sons of Eli took
a liking to both White and Blewitt at the
| beginning, but the latter quickly pulled
himself together and, owing to the fine
support accorded him. was enabled to shut
out his opponents for the last six innings.
Robertson twirled good, consistent ball
throughout for Yale, but was unlucky The
local batters were unable to bunch their
hits in any one inning, but stolen base
followed by a lucky drive repeatedly re-
suited in a run. This seemed to be the
program right down the line. The George
towns would get a man first through
an error, a base on balls a base hit the
| runner would steal second, and then came
the opportune hit. The Yales' program
was different. They punched two home
| runs and several singles in the second and
,-I MT, owl, oil @1,o,~
| then quit like selling plate horse.
With the score standing to against
them in the third the Georgetowns kept
pegging away and never let down. In the
fifth another tally went to their credit, and
/ in the seventh still another was rung UP,
| making the score 5 to in favor of Yale.
| With one to tie and two to win the wear
| ers of the blue and gray went to the bat
| in the eighth inning. Cranston was the
| first man up and he lined a nice one into
| center and quickly stole second, reaching
! third on Blewitt's out at first. Devin then
came to the front with an opportune drive,
| scoring Cranston, and followed it with q
| clever steal of second. Burbank then Sc
| lected a proper one and drove it into center
for a single. and Devlin scored the win
| ming run, the remaining batters dying at
| first. AS Yale failed to score in its ninth
! turn at the bat, the game ended with the
score to in Georgetowns favor.
| Georgetowns favor.
Shouts Of Joy and exultation rang out
| from the throng in the grand stand and
| along the ropes. all the players being lauded
| to the skies for their nervy exhibition of
| ball playing.
| other Games.
| At Charlottesville Va.-Princeton, 8; Uni
versity of Virginia, 8.
| At Richmond, Va.-Lehigh, Is; Richmond
| College. 8.
At Ashland, va.-Yale Law School :;
Randolph Macon, 8.
| Base Ball Notes.
The home run drives of Moran. Quinby
! and Brown were in the whippoorwill class
Bobby Cranston made good yesterday
at all points, his timely single in the sew
eHth tieing the score.
Many of the Yale and Georgetown stu
dents occupied boxes at the Lafayette last
night, and Hitchcock's reference to the
game was received with loud applause.
The Harvard contingent was on hand
again yesterday, but this time they were
with the blue and gray, and made no bones
about gleefully yelling over Old ELS down.
fall.
The next game at Georgetown comes off
Saturday. and the strongly tipped Har-
ward team will line up against the locals.
Harvard Is certainly 10 per cent weaker
than Princeton, and Georgetown should as
suredly win II 1t puts forward its best ef-
forts Dead ball will not win.
1t has been known for some time that a
prominent member of another local team
has been tipping off the visiting colleges
as to the little weaknesses in Georgetown's
players. Princeton's victory last Saturday
is believed to have resulted from one of
these tips" but tips didn't go Monday
or Tuesday.
Arthur Irwin, who managed Washington
last season, will have charge of the Syra-
cuse eastern League) team the coming
summer, having sold out his Toronto inter-
eStS to E, G. Barrow,
Delehanty and Lajoie still continue their
strike and were fined for not taking part
In Mondays game with the Quakers. Un-
less they go to Boston with the Philles
this evening the fine will be doubled.
Rumors were flying thick in Philadelphia
last night, McGraw being tipped off for
third base and Jennings for first. If this
is brought about Deiehanty will go to
Brooklyn and Lajoie to st. Louis. Both
Dell and Larry demand $1,000 for the
season, while the club will give only s24OO.
The cause of Amos Rusic's hurried jour-
ney to Indianapolis last Sunday was owing
to domestic trouble. Mrs. Rusie decided
to go home to look after some property
interests and Amos decided to follow. He
says he has no quarrel with the New York
club management
Bert Myers. the well-known Washington
player, has been signed to play third base
for the Philadelphia club. Bert was with |
the Springfields last season and is credited |
with doing good work |
The following are the scores of the sec |
ond week of the Interscholastic League:
April 7-Tenley, 8; Carbery, O..
April 9-Van Buren,. 9; Madison, 0.
April 10-Wallach. y; Greenleaf. Z.
Exhibition games: April 9-Van Buren, |
Z; Greenleaf Z. tns |
The Madison team. being unable to be- |
come sufficiently STRONG, T'has withdrawn, |
the Brent School taking their place. All |
Madison games played will bs played over |
by the Brents
The league standing follows:
Won. Lost. Won. Lost. |
Wallach. O Tenley ......
Carbery. IRrik{ ... O q
Greenleaf.. ZFan,X XIuren. -, 0
GOLF FsIrs.
Washington Col aGlhb's Eastern
Tournament for sJfed341s and Cups.
The fine weather II Sterday drew |
large number of peKspnsE to the Rosslyn |
links ha L. IT,