The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-02
Georgetown Team Turns
the Tables on Yale.
MOST EXCITING CONTEST YET
Victory Not Decided Until the Last Man
Was Put Out in the Ninth Inning.
Brave Attempt Of Yale Man to Tie the
Score Then.


club. by defeating the representatives Of
Yale yesterday afternOon. have placed
themselves in most envfable position
for the final honors in the collegiate base
bah championship race. They have dis
posed OF Princeton and secured a draw
with Yale. the two most formidable an
tagonists in the amateur baseball world
The Blue and Grey will have another
meeting with the New Havenites on the
latter's own grounds. when the tie wiz
be played on.
The game yesterday was one Of the
most brilliant in the history OF college
baseball II is not often that professional
teams play a ? TO 1 game. and Il is ex-
tremely seldom that amateur scores are
kept down so low. The game YESTERDAY.
however. was a magnificent contest in
every respect except the weather. and TIE
rooters did not mind that after the game
was in full swing.
Yale obtained the first tally in the
fourth inning. and It was not until two
innings later that the local boys secured
the run that tied the score Fer two in
nings more the excitement was continued
at heart-breaking pitch, and not a run
crossed the plate. In the ninth. however.
Drill gained the initial sack on an error
and then trouble began in earnest.
DoTman hunted along the first base line
reaching the first corner in safety. Ap-
perious whacked the leather at De saulles
with such force that the Yale second
baseman failed to make good. and every-
BODY progressed one more sack in conse-
quence OF this error.
Brilliant Work by Yale.
The bases we're fun. the score was tied.
and there was no one out. In this p-e-
dieament the New Havenites rose man
iuIlT 10 the occasion. and came very near
70 retiring Georgetown without a run. Il
was up TO O'Hara 10 win the game
little single would have done il. but n
was not TO be accomplished in that man
ner-
The Georgetown batter swung viciouslv
al the bail. but Il caromed lightly OF r.
wagon tongue and dropped almost al Gar
vans feet He quickly accumulated the
horsehlde and easily cut Drill on at fbe
plate BY line throw &C Winslow. The
LaIIer' Win lightning rapidity, slammed
me ball 70 ChIttenden. and the sons OF
Oid Fla had successfully engineered an
exceptionally clever double play.
while the Yale contingent vas thus
covering themselves with a glory and
swelling visibly under the storm OF ap-
plauSe that greeted their achievement a
small unottrusive. and exceedingly limo
cent appearing lad was quietly accom-
pilsaing the complete undoing OF the
chesty New Haveners. During the time
that Yale was engaged in its brilliant lit
lie stunt OF retiring two Georgetown men
az one time Dorman. who had been sent
% the mldcle cushion o. DeSsulles' error.
vas apparently forgotten
Dorman Wins the Game.
He left the second base the instant
'Hara's hat formed a connection with
he horsehide- Rapidly covering the dis
lance between that sack and the third
corner. which he reached in time TO see
Drin retired at the plate. he continued on
lis way without the slightest pause. He
Eas within about ten feet OF the plate
$ hen Yale awcke 10 its danger. Chitten-
zen, who still retained the hOrsehide ia
us possession, made a magnificent throw
@ Winslow.
True as a die the leather sped on its
way toward WILSON'S mitt- Just as the
lager b2ckstcD's hands closed en- -ne i'm
,Ortsnt little spEe-e however Dormar
hreE- himself headIJug at the plate. and
rs body encounteriIg The UnderpinninE
4 the Yale backstop brought the latter
Z earth AT that instant Dorman's hand
tapped hard on the all-important rubber
md the local aggregation was one run TO
he good
Yale's Dangerous Rally.
There was stiH ano her half inning 10
70 played. and those hard-hitting men
rom the North cannot be safely counted
lown and out until tie last man has
.een retired in the last inning. Those
ons Of Old Ell are noted for the proper
ity Of never knowing when they are
leaten- The trophy hall al New Haven
s lined with credentials OF their we'll
.nown power TO snatch victory from
eeming defeat
,Seyer was there better illustration OF
his recuperatiye ability than was gwen
yesterday afternoon. Cox had held the
ale sticksmeE practically at his mercy
or eight innings. Iut the first man 70
at in that memorable ninth slapped the
Gather fUll on the centre at the concIu-
son Of q mighty swing
WinslOw the Yale man who did L. went
he circuit Of the bases 81 a tremendous
lip. but in trying 10 stretch MS remark
Die hit into home run vas thrown our
a. the nome plate bt me narroWest pos
ible margin. The next men were re-
iTed quickly.
The score by innings, R-H-E-
Georgetown 80 0O0O1OOl-2 81
ale .......-.-...0 o o @ o 0 O. s
First base by erTCrs-Georgetown 4;
,ale l. Left on Georgetown, s:
Tale 6. First base On balls-Oh Garvan.
Z Struck Out-By Cox. ,; by Garvan. 3.
-hree-base hits-MOran, DeSaulles. Wins
ow Three-base hits-DOrman, Guern-
ey. Sacrifice hit-Ward- Stolen bases
I0rgan. DeSaulles. Cote. Double play
sarvan to WINSTON TO Chittendeu Eit
~ pitcher-By Cox. l. Wild pitch-Cox.
'mpire-Mr. Belts. Time Of game
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