The times., 1901-05-01
LOST THROUGH A FORFEIT
Maryland's Kicking Gives Vic
tory to Georgetown.

The Game Awarded to the Blue and
- Grey by the Umpire - Local Col
fegians Given the Hardest Argu-
meut of the season Score to 7.
Georgetown was put on It's mettle yes
terday afternoon BY the baseball repre-
sentatives of the University of Maryland.
In the eighth inning of the game played
on Georgetown Field, with the score a
tie to 7. Umpire Belts declared the
game forfeited to Georgetown because
when ordered to leave the field for kick
ing. Burns, the Maryland pitcher, refused
to do so. What might have been an in
teresting game was marred throughout
by the behavior of the Maryland play
ers, who sorely tried the patience of
the spectators. Many close decisions
made by Umpire Belts, who has the repu-
tatiOu of being a frst-class umpire,
brought forth protests not always couch
ed in the politest terms.
At the opening of the game il looked
as II there was nothing to it but George
town. Maryland drew blanks in each of
the first three innings. not being able to
find Mckay for a single hit I'm that time.
In their half of the first inning the
.Georgetowns sent two runners across the
plate. Drill failed to reach first, but
Connors made the circuit of the bases by
driving the ball down the deep ravine in
deep centre. Moran got a hit, made dar-
ing thefts of second and third and scored
on Walshs long fly out to Saylor.
O'Hara made the third out on fly to
shortstop. After that the Marylanders
took a brace and sent the Georgetownites
to the bench in one-two-three order in
.K.s
In the fourth an error in handling
third strike served to II. Whitehurst per-
mitted him to gain first and was the
opening of & bit of run getting for Mary
land. Smith drove out a single and was
advanced to second by Burns, who went
out at first. Fisher walked to first aud
then Sheely contributed much-needed
single, which scored II. Whitehurst and
smith. He was caught mapping and put
out at first and Saylor went out at first.
The score was tied for the first time.
The Georgetowns put themselves an
other point to the good in the fourth.
on an error by Sheely. who stepped off
the bag and permitted Walsh to gain the
base safely. OHara drove a long one to
centre. 1t looked safe, but Richardson
gathered it in after a long run. The base
runners each advanced a bag after the
catch was made. Cox few to centre and
Golden came home on the rnrow in.
Walsh was caught between third and
home.
Maryland tied the score in the fifth
O'Mara led off with a hit and gained sec
Ond when Richardson reached first on an
error. NJ, Whitehurst hit a hot grounder
to Moran at the second bag Moran cut
off Richardson and doubled the out by
sending the ball to Connors, who retired
Whitehurst. Fl. WhtehuTst lined out a
two-bagger, which scored o O'Mara, and
Moran handled Smiths grounder, retiring
the side by putting him out at first. In
the sixth Georgetown scored again Walsh
a n a
O. O'Hara's hit to right. Maryland was
awarded a blank in the oRe-tWO-three or
der in that inning. double play by
O Hara, Moran, and Corners sent two of
the base runners to the bench.
Once more the score was tied in the
seventh and that time through the agency
of SaylOrs home run. He drove hot
liner clear over the edge of the ravine
and crossed the plate long before the ball
was found. Drill got d oase on balls in
the Georgetown half of the seventh over
running third base on Conuors' hit "A mo-
ment later He was touched with the ball
before he could scramble back to the bag.
Moran gained first on an error by Sheely
Golden hit a long one to right garden
where ii was caught by Saylor. Before
he got it to the plate. however. both Con-
nOrs and Moran scored Walsh flew out
to short.
The visitors did lively stick work in the
eighth and three men crossed the plate,
making their score a total of seven and
putting them one run to the good. Two
IHuIIS OF NlSn mes on the part OF CDA were
in part responsible for the scores. They
both scored on long fly out to right by
Fisher. Sheely made another out and
SaylOr and Richardson both punched out
hits. the former scoring.
It was in the eighth the trouble began.
Georgetown went to bat and OHara gain
ed first on a clean hit. Cox was retired
at that base. DoWling hit a savage liner
close along the first base line. Umpire
Belts declared it fair and then while
O. Hara sprinted across the plate the visi-
tors went into paroXysms of rage. They
threw their caps and gloves on the ground
and said uukiud things about the umpire
Burns. the pitcher. was especially vocif-
erous and Belts told him to leave the
lield. He refused and after waiting a mo-
ment to see if Burns would not change
his mind. Belts declared the game for
fsited to Georgetown by a score Of TO O.
The score,