Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30
ANOTHER FOR GEORGETOwy.
Lafayette Defeated, Il to 3, in a
Seyen-InninS Game

On present form the GEORGETOWN base
hall team should have a walkover for the
college championship this season. The blue
and gray team has already met profess
SIGNALS, and yesterday fairly strong COL
lege team confronted the local boys and
beth were disposed # in a manner that
speaks volumes for the teams future sue
cess. Georsetown's pitchers are In first
class shape end are unusually clever while
the other supporting Players are simply on
edge
Yesterday afternoon on the Georgetown
field Lafayette met the blue and gray 40
gregation for the lcSt time this season
and found the local BOYS almost inyincibJe
the score Icing II 20 3 in favor of the To-
Gals. But five hits We're chalked UP to
inc visitors credit, while their fielding was
SIMPLY miserable, nine misplays being
charged against them. Georgetown on the
other hand, batted hard and timely. and
helded well until the contest was won and
slowed away, when several bad throws
cropped out to MARI the days good record
BleWett and Mackey did the twirling for
the blue and gray, the first working for
four innings and the latter three john
son, who pitched for Lafayette, did fairly
Wen under the circumstances, the fielding
back of him being something weird
mis- afternoon the Gallaudet bows will
face Georgetown on the Iatters field, and
an interesting game is promised.
Washington Ball Club Elects Officers,
Yesterday afternoon the first formal meet
Ing of the stockholders of the Washington
base ball club was held in the offices of the
Lambert Brothers, attorneys for the club
bylaws were adopted and officers elected
as follows: President, Fred. Postal of De-
trolt' vice president, James III. Manning;
secretary and treasurer, Beaumont Need
ham. The following directors were elected.
j. l. IIa To- IT
Manning Fred. Postal and Beaumont Need
ham.
Mr.. Manning reported everything in CON-
nection with the club in first-cIass shane
the work at the grounds progressing ener-
getlcally and almost all the players needed
1or the season under contract. One or more
nrst-class players may be obtained before
the season is well under Wav either
through trades or purchase
"A Visit TO the new park yesterday showed
that the big hole in left field is being randi
~ brought up to the field level, while the
top-dreSsing and sod will prohahlv he Iaid
down next week The rtght-fiel bleach
ers and main stand are rapidly ASSUMING
shape, the uprights for the latter being set
In place yesterday morning. 1t is expected
that the big left-feld bleachers win he
started next Monday.
Base Ball Notes.
All the Washington players are reported
to be in good condition as the result of
gymnasium practice.
Catcher Bill Clarke of the Washincto ns
has whipped the Princeton team into ex
cellent condition, and this aggregation Is
the one Georgetown will have to heat to
win championship honors.
Left Fielder James Slagle had not signed
a contract up to noon today, and the little
fellow is still entitled to the doubt that he
will desert Manager Manning
Third Baseman Bill Coughlin will make
many friends with the Washington fans
the coming season. He was scared to
death when In this city with the Wagner
off, and Billy goes after everything in his
territory with great confidence
Link Lowe may be tried at third On
the Bostons and Demontreville be played
at second base.
Guess some of those contract Jumpers
aren't letting their left hands know what
their right hands are doing
Manager Davis admits that he las lost
hope of getting Mercer and Carrick. Haw-
ley has not been heard from.
Regarding the reports sent out in the
last few days from New York that Pitcher
Mathewson had signed with Freedman's
club, Manager Mack said last night: eff
Mathewson has signed with New York he
has been guilty Of signing two contracts.
l signed Mathewson nearly two months
ago, and only last Monday he called upon
me for 500 more advance money, which l
gave him."
"Outhelder McCreary has gone back on
me-" said Manager Connie Mack last night
in Philadelphia. After accepting my
terms and after had offered to make his
contract entirely agreeable to him he wired
me this afternoon from Pittsburg that he
had signed with Brooklyn. 1 gave him
chance to name his own salary and dictate
the terms Of his own contract to play on
Philadelphia's American League club"
Manager Davis of the New York club
returned from the west yesterday and
brought with him the signed contract of
Pitcher Roger DenZer Of last vears
Chicago American League team Denzer
pitched for the Chicago Nationals some
years ago and went back to the American
League. Last year he ranked fourth
among the American League pitchers He
won twenty-one games and lost eight.
winning percentage of .7A.
Connie Mack Is as yet undecided as to
the name that will be given his new Phila-