The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-10
PLAY TEN INNINGS TO ATIB
Georgetown and Yale Score Only
One Run Apiece.
The Game Called on Account of
Dnrincss-The Contest "a stubborn
Battle Between Pitchcrs-3iue and
Grey Team Rallies In the Ninth.

Dnrkncss-The Contest a stubborn
Battle Between FREDERICKSBURG and
Grey Team Rallies I'm the Ninth.
Ten innings of fast. hard-fOught play.
the score g tie, To l. the game called at
| the end of the tenth inning on account
/ OF darkness. is the story In a nutshell
OF the Georgetown-Yale game, on George
town Fivi,i, 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 Ii
looked like fale's 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. 1t 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, a time
wnen single might have meant victory
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 a
run. Easy grounders from the bats of
Drill and Connors 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
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 Apperiors made a hit
in Georgetown's half of the second. But
it was after O'Hara and Devlin had been
put out and Apperious met I, like 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 party was doled
out to the Yalesians in the third. and to
Georgetown in its half
In the fourth inning Cook and Sharpe
flew out to right and left respectively
and WaddcIl walked to the bench after
three vain attempts to connect with
Mackay's twisters. Connors hit awaited
nothing when he was cut off in an at
tempt to steal second. Moran hit a short
one, which was felded by Hirsh, who
put him out. Walsh walked to first, but
OHara retired the side.
The fifth was the lucky inning for
Naln n \
base on balls, and was advanced to Sec
ond wnen Htrsh knocked grounder to
o Hara, who fumbled it.-He attempted
to steal third. but was put out by Dowl-
ing on quick throw from Drill. Hirsh
was successful in his attempt to make
away with the second cushion. Robert
son hit what appeared to be u safe one
over the heads of the lnfielders. Moran
in after lively sprint. BarnwelI made
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 Drin muffed the
throw and Hirsh scored the only run the
Ellis made during the game. Drill re-
covered the ball in time to throw out
B3rnwell at third, thereby retiring the
side In Georgetowns half of the fifth
the side was retired by Sharpe, unas-
sisted
Georgetown's half of this inning opened
auspiciously with Mackay-s hit. Drill adj
vanced the pOnderous pitcher to second
on another single. Connors produced a
lull in matters by dying out to centre and
then Moran fIed the bases ny another
hit. Walsh went to the plate and drove
a bounding grounder to CGGk. The latter
shot 1t 10 the plate, where Hirsh put out
Mackdy. who attempted to come home
ltirsh then threw the ball to Sharpe In
time to cut of Walsh at first Two easy
grounders We're sent to first before the
battsrs at the opening of the seventh
liirsh practically put himself out and re-
tired the side when he was struck by his
own batted ball
Nothing doing" was the remark of re-
greet 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. Barnwell the next
batter up, hit an easy one to Moran. and
Robertson was cut off at second. Then
high fly. which came down in DevIln's
hands Barnwen had ventured too far off
the plate. and was cut of from behind by
Deylin who thus gained the credit of a
double play iindsSIsted.
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
1t was then or never for the Blue and
Grey. Moran proved a good waiter and
gained a base on balls as a starter. Walsh
gained the initial bag on light grounder.
which was helded to second. where Mo-
ran was put out Cock 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 teo late to catch Walsh
Devlin tried to reach second but was
thrown out bv Hirsh Apperio,is 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 fast as they
could hit easy grounders. punch out high
flies, or strike out. The game was called
on account of darkness.
The score:
Yale. ABB. r. H Pc A. E