The Washington times., 1902-04-02

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portant little sphere however, Dormau
/ threw himself headlong at the plate. AMI
/ his body, encOuntering the underpinning OF
/ the Yale backstop. brought the latter to
earth in an gnomnious heap. The bal
| few wildly into The air. Dormans hand
| slapped hard on the all-importaut rubber
and the local aggregation was one run to
| the good
Yale's Dangerous Rally.
There was still another half inning to be
played, and those hard hitting men from
the North cannot be safely counted down
and out until the last man has been re-
tired in the last inning. Those sons Of
old Eli are noted for the propensity OF
never knowing when they are beaten. Tie
trophy hall at New Haven is lined with
| credentials of their weIlknown power to
snatch victory from seeming defeat.
Never was there a better illustration
of this recuperative ability than was
given yesterday afternoon. Cox had held
the Yale sticksmen practically at his
mercy for eight innings. but the first man
to bat in that memorable ninth slapned
the leather full on the centre at the con-
clusion of n mighty swing.
Away sped the horsehide high in the
air and with the force of a projectile from
modern rifle. Higher and farther flew
the little sphere. seemingly gathering
fresh momentum with every foot of its
flight. High above the head of the centre
fielder it sped on its journey toward the
college building.
When the leather finally descended to
earth ard bounced and rolled along the
ground with almost equal speed, O'Hara
and Golden were in headiong pursuit, al
though many yards to the rear.
Winslow, whose mighty arms were the
force that drove the sphere upon its
journey, was rapidly cireling the bases.
Along the side lines. crowding eagerly
forward. the supporters of Yale hardly
dared breathe until Winslow had passed
the middle cushion. Ii was then the
cheering started, but the wild burst of
applause was as the cries of children. to
the mighty volume of sound that burst
forth from Yale thrOats as the champion
of old Eli crossed the third cushion and
swept toward the home plate with the
speed of the wind.
Almost Another Tie.
While the Yale backstop had been max
ing his triumphant circuit of the sacks
the strenuous efforts made by O'Hara to
capture the tantalizing sphere of horse
hide were crowned with success. AS
o'Hara picked up the ball and threw to
Golden, who many yards nearer the
plate. AS Winslow passed the halfway
mark, between second and third, Golden
turned, and with a continuous motion
snapped the ball to Moran, who was
standing Just beyond the middle cushion.
When Winslow passed over the third
sack the ball was in Morans hands. AS
Moran turned to throw to the plate he
realized that an underthrow or an over
throw would tie the score and might pos
sibly cost Georgetown the victory in the
end. He therefore refused TO take
chances and instead of making desper-
ate throw to the plate. he cut loose ana
sent the ball to Cox, with beautiful
line drive Cox did his share at the re-
ceiving end. and gloriously arose to the
occasion. He did not hesitate an instant.
but swung on his heel and let Drill have
the horsehide. propelled by all the force
in his lusty left wing.
The sturdy little catcher received the
ball about two feet from the ground, and
without faltering from the forceful i'm
pact, nailed Winslow 10 the ground. bare
three inches from the fatal plate The |
next TWO men were retired in order. and !
had won the most brilliant /,
victory in it's career as one of the world |
powers in college baseballdom
Sensational Game.
The game throughout was replete with |
situations, and there was new |
er a lack Of excitement and interest. Not |
the cold biting wind that |
swept in forceful gusts across the cam |
pus; that chilled the players and rendered |
it exceedingly uncomfortable for the spec
bos tn
tional degree.
The fielding OF the Yale aggregation was
Of the same high order that characterized |
heir previous visit. 1t seemed we'll nigh |
impossible for the Georgetown batsmen
to place the ball in an uncovered portion
Of either the inner or outer territory.
IL is true that the local boys welded |
he ash to better advantage than on
asst Thursday, but still. the fielding OF the
'isitors vas accurate to a remarkable
extent.
The only serious error during the game
was contributed in the ninth inning by
De Saulies. His bungling work in han
ling Apperious' grounder undoubtedly
lost Yale the game. as it would have been
possible, had he accepted his chance
cleanly, to have made at least a double
ani perhaps triple play.
For some time it has been noised
around that Cox is the coming pitcher If
Georgetown University. That may have
been true week ago. but it can now be
stated, without fear OF contradiction. that
he has arrived. His work yesterday
against the only team that has defeated
Georgetown marks him as Of the
leading slab artists in the collegiate
world. He has remarkable control of the
ball. and twice yesterday In the most
ierve raciing positions in which pitch
II can be placed used his head as well as
his speedy wing in delivering the ball.
The Score.
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