The Washington times., 1902-04-07
GEORGETOWN TEAMS
BNV[ABLB RECORD
College Championship Well
Within Its Grasp.
Defeated Princeton and Pennsylvania and
Broke Even With the
Yale Bunch.


team has probably never been equaled by
an aggregation of balltossers represent
ing any institution of learning in this
country. During the present season eight
games hxe been played, seven OF which
were victories.
The games have, as a rule. been won by
good big margin, which shows the quail
the Blue and Gray.
The season opened with Lafayette on
March % and resulted in walkover for
the local boys. The score at the end was
Is to |. and had not the Georgetown boys
let down trifie shutout would have
doubtless been the result.
Lehigh proved to be the next victim,
the boys from Bethlehem receiving the
first dose of whitewash administered by
the nine across the creek. The score was
Q to 0.
First Defeat by Yale.
With March 81 came the famous Yale
rine. and for the first time this year
Georgetown was up against the real thing.
After hard fought game Eli won out by
the score of 8 to 2.
This game was a most remarkable one
in many ways owing to the large number
of sensational. plays. The Yale batters
were very fortunate in placing their hits,
while with the locals it was just the op-
positc.
The New Haven lads had evidently heard
of the hard hitters down on the Poto-
mae and placed its outfield accordingly.
Twisted Tigers Tail.
Two days later, smarting under the de-
feat administered by Yale. Capt. Moran
and his colleagues gave Princeton her
first surprise by walIoping the Tigers
soundly.
The game was the ferccst of the season
and was not considered won until the last
Tiger had been retired. Georgetown had
both outbatted and outfielded the team
from Jersey, and deserved the victory.
The following Monday. in order to show
Princeton that they were out for the col
lege championship. the locals gave them
another walloping to the tune of 10 TO 6.
ana sent them on their Southern trip.
where they found things more to their
liking.
After thus disposing of Princeton
Georgetown won a great victory over
ale. which team had been South for sey-
eral days practicing and was in the hest
possible condition. 1t was a pitchers
battle from the first ball thrown until the
last. the Georgetown twirler having the
better OF it. No two college twirIers ever
received better fielding support 1t was
game replete with brilliant playing.
scientific batting. and base running.
Check Given Pennsy.
PENNSYLVANIA had been winning from
everyone and reached Washington full of
confidence. but after the first inning if
was clearly seen that in their present
form the Quakers were not in the running.
Saturday Gallaudet received its first
BAD defeat of the season. at the hands of
the team from the opposite side of the
city.
Manager Kanaly and Captain Moran de-
serve great credit for the manner in |
which the Blue and Gray balItossers |
have been licked into shape They were |
extremely fortunate in securing a com |
petent coach early in the season, and this |
undoubtedly played an important part in |
The triGmphal march of the local aggre- |
CATION.
Although the season is but half over
he Georgetown team has more than an /
even chance OF landing the collegiate
There is still long hard
rip ahead of them. however, and the
'oys across the creek are preparing for
by hard and unremitting practice