The times., 1901-04-10
PLAY TEN INNINGS TOATIE
Georgetown and Yale Score Only
One Run Apiece.
The Game Called on Account OF
Durkness-The Contest n stubborn
Battle Betvecn Pitchers-:iiue and
Grey Team Rallies in the Ninth.


Dnrkness-The Contest "A stubborn
Battle Between PitcherS-:Iue and
Grey Team Rallies in the Ninth.
Ten innings of fast. hard-fought play.
the score a tie. / to /. the game called at
the end OF the tenth inning on account
/ OF darkness. is the story in a nutshell
| OF the GeOrget0wn-Yal game. on George
town Field yesterday afternoon. No bet
ter college game las ever been witnessed
/ IN Washington than that OF yesterday.
| The contest was a battle between pitch
/ ers. Yale, aided by a hit and the only
errors made by the Blue and Grey dur
ing the game. scored in the fifth IL
looked like Yales game until the ninth,
when Georgetown tied the score amid
thunderous cheering. Another inning in
| which the batters were retired In one
| two-three order followed. II was then de-
cided to call the game on account Of
darkness.
Probably no feature Of the game was
so noticeable as the playing Of Sharpe.
the big Yale first baseman. He finished
the game with total Of seventeen put
outs to his credit Apperious. for George
town. made splendid running catch of a
long drive TO centre in the ninth. time
for Yale
The Ellis were the first to bat. Oglesby
flew out and Guernsey failed to reach
first. Cook got started on a base on balls
but was retired at second later. George
town was unable to land on the leather
with telling effect and were retired in
the first without even a suspicion of
run. Easy grounders from the bats OF
Drill and COnnoTs proved their downfall
and Walsh retired the side by striking
out after Moran had reached the second
sack.
Waddell for Yale made a neat single
in the second, but failed to steal second
a pop-up sent ORourke to the bench and
the Georgetown team came in, when
Robertson was thrown out at first Just
to set matters even Apperious made hit
in GeorgetOwn's half of the second. But
it was after O'Hara and DevIin had been
put out and ADperious met a ike fate
at second. which seemed to be a severe
stumbling block to ambitious purloiners
of bases.
The primitive one-two-three order which
has lately become fashionable in games
to which Georgetown is a party was doled
out to the Yalesians in the third. and TO
Georgetown in its half
flew out to right and left respectively,
and Waddeil walked 70 the bench after
three vain attempts to connect with
Mackay's twisters. ConnOrs' hit availed
nothing when he was cut off in an at
tempt to steal second. Moran hit a short
one, which was feIded by Hirsh. who
put him out. Walsh walked TO first, but
o Hara retired the side.
The fifth was the lucky inning for
Yale. ORourke opened up by getting
base on balls, and was advanced TO sec
ond when Hirsh knocked a grounder To
o Hara, who fumbled it. He attempted
to steal third, but was put out by DOwI-
ing on quick throw from Drill Hirsh
was successful in his attempt 10 make
away with the second cushion. Robert
son MT what appeared to be safe one
over the heads of the lufielders. Moran
was hot after it. however. and pulled it
in after lively sprint. BarnwelI made
a neat single into short centre and
Hirsh took advantage Of the chance TO
gain the plate. He arrived there about
the time the ball did. Drill muned the
throw and HirSh scored the only run the
Ellis made during the game Drill re-
covered the ball in time to throw out
Barnwell at third. thereby retiring the
side In Georgetowns half of the fifth
sisted
Georgetown's half of this inning opened
auspic1ously with Mackay's hit. Drill ad-
second
on another single COnnOrs produced a
hull Ia matters by flying out to centre and
then Moran filed the bases ~ another
hit. Walsh went 10 the plate and drove.
q bounding grounder to Cook. The latter
shot II 10 the plate, where Hirsh put out
Mackay. who attempted 10 come home
Itlrsh then threw the ball TO Sharpe in
time TO cut OF Walsh at first Two eaSy
grouHders were sent TO first before the
Datters at the opening of the seventh
Iiirsh practically put himself out and re-
tlred the slde when he was struck by his
own batted ball.
Nothing doing" was the remark Of re-
Sret that went up from the lips OF George
town rooters at the end of their, half Of
the seventh, in which the Blue and Grey
failed TO score. Robertson made the
third and last hit of the day for Yale in
the eighth inning. BarnweH the next
batter up, hit an easy one to Moran and
Robertson was cut off at second Then
OSlesby stepped to the plate and hit
high fly. which came down in Devlin's
nands- Barnwel had ventured too far Off
the pate and was cut of from behind by
Deyiin, who thus gained the credit of a
double play unassisted.
More of the One-twO-three order for
Georgetown in their half OF the eighth
and like fate for the Ellis in the first
of the ninth brought matters TO a crisis
II was then or never for the Blue and
Grey. Moran proved a good waiter and
gained base on balls as a starter. Walsh
gained the initial bag on a light grounder.
which was felded TO second. where Mo-
ran was put out. Cook evidently became
a bit ratified and presented O'Hara with
a base on balls. Walsh had already stOl-
en- second and he made another theft
this time of the third cushion Devlin
came TO bat and hit a hot grounder to
Waddell, who sent the ball to the plate
just moment too late to catch Walsh
DeVlin tried to reach second. but was
thrown out by Hirsh ApperiOus ended
matters by flying out That ended the
game as far as scoring was concerned.
Three batters for Georgetown and as
many for Yale went out as fast as they
could hit easy grounders. punch out high
flies, or strike out. The game was called
on account of darkness.
The score.
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