The Washington times., 1902-03-28
Georgetown Ball Team the
Victims.
0UTCLASSED BY VISITORS
Old Eli Has Comparatively Little Diff
Guilty in Accounting for the Local Ag-
gregation-Blue and Gray Also Play in
Hard Luck-Cox a Wonder.

By one of the cleverest exhibitions of
fielding ever seen on the Georgetown
Field the cohorts of Old Eli yesterday
dragged the hitherto triumphant Blue and
Gray through the dust of defeat. 1t was
glorious game; one that stirred the
dormant blood of the enthusiastic rooter
and enabled him to vent mis- pent-up feel
ings in the vocal clamor, without which
no collegiate contest is complete.
1t was noble fight that the George
town aggregation put up. 1t was also a
tale of extremely hard luck. The local
boys were seemingly unable to land the
sphere, either in the in or out field, where
there was not an obnoxious son Of Old
Eli not only willing but exceedingly
capable Of gathering in the leather.
The fielding stunts performed by the de-
tenders of the Yale Blue caused the open
admiration Of even the most prejudiced
Georgetown constituent.
Fielding Big Factor.
The work of Barnwell captain of the
Yale aggregation. who officiated in the
centre garden, and Cote, the guardian of
the left plot. was exceptionally fine. These
two men did more toward rendering the
strenuous attempts of Georgetown to
land the leather into safe portions of
the field Intellectual than the other seven
men combined. Several times line drives
were sent whirling over the heads of sec
ond and shortstop into what seemed I'm
questionably safe territory. There would
be flash. as a swiftly moving body sped
toward the point of intersection, and be-
fore the leather could reach the earth, it
would be gathered into an outstretched
Yale nit
In this manner TIE hopes of George
town were dashed time and time again
in the seventh inning Fay secured a
smashing single into deep centre, BOWL
ing followed, ard connected with the
sphere for two lacks, sending Fay to the
third cushion. At. This juncture Moran
came to bat. and waiting for one that just
suited his fancy. landed on the leather
and sent it spinning toward the long
coveted gully in deep right. AS the sphere
sped on its journey through the air, the
Georgetown rooters. thinking that 1t was
impossible fer any Yale man to come
within reaching distance. rose to their
feet in a body and gave an exultant
cheer
The jubilation, however, was premature.
Barnwell, who was many yards to the
left of the place where Moran's hit would
land, started at lightning speed to ar
rive at that juncture before the ball. II
seemed as though that never, even in the
paimy days of Bernie Wefers. has any
man been able to cover the same distance
in the time that the Yale fielder occu-
pied in getting under the ball. AS the
sphere curved onward he was standing
ready and waiting. The bali fell into his
outstretched nit, his eager fingers closed
tightly around the horsehide cover, he
stumbled, but regained his footing, and
Georgetown reluctantly admitted that the
day was lost
ExceIled in Pitching.
With the exception of the first inning,
when several costly errors were made,
Georgetown played an all-round good
game in the field. While the support at
forded Fay and Cox was no. of the same
high standard as that behind the Yale
twirler, neither could complain of the
manner In which the men handled them
selves. There were many exhibitions of
heady work and several seemingly certain
additions to the score OF the visitors were
blocked by brilliant plays.
Bowling, on the initial sack. was In
especially good form He accepted all of
the nine chances that came his way the
error appearing opposite his name being
due TO a wild throw to the home plate
in an attempt to cut off a run in the
first inning.
Georgetown easily exoelled in the pitch
ing department The work of Cox was
unusually brilliant and stamps him as
the coming premier slab artist of the local
aggregation. He relieved Fay at the be-
ginning OF the third inning, and upon his
advent the New Haveners ceased to fat
ten their batting averages with impunity.
During the seven innings that he was upon
the slab, Yale secured but six hits. he
allowed but two men to walk, while seven
of the visitors fell victims to his collec
ton of curves. He is a hard worker and
every ounce of energy and every device
that his brain can conceive are directed
toward the confusion of his opponents.
There was n queer circumstance in con-
nection with the work of Caravan, who was
formerly a student in the preparatory de-
partment of Georgetown University, that