The Washington times., 1902-04-10
COLUMBIAN DEFEATS
HOBART COLLEGE
Close and Exciting Game on
Georgetown Campus.
Visitors Were Both Outbatted and Out
helded-Game Won in the
Fifth, q to 3.

The seven-inning game between Hobart
College and Columbian University, on
Georgetown field, yesterday afternoon
was anybody's victory until the last half
of the fifth. when Pitcher Foley. of the
up-in-York- State aggregation. issued
three free passes to the first sack. Mr.
Foley. after this display of magnanimity.
retired to second base and smiled dia-
boIicalIy, while Columbian touched up
Schuman. his successor, for two hits and
won the game.
The game was anything but dry, and.
although not replete with sensational
plays. was an exhibition of fast, steady
and consistent baseball
Neither team scored in the first Ho-
bart started the run-getting in the first
half Of the second after two men were
out. Sloan hit to right field for one base
and then pilfered the ante-penultimate
bag while Sheldon's attention was else
where. Foley damned the slippery horse
hide into left park. and Sloan started to
sprint for home. sliding onto the cushion
ahead of the ball amidst a mixture Of
glory mire. clay and damp sawdust Reu-
ter got a walk to the initial cushion, but
Platt, the next man to bat. put a wet
blanket on Hobart's hopes for further run
getting in this inning by forcing Reuter-
out on second with a soggy little scratch
TO Runkle. Columbian failed to connect
with anything tangible in her half of the
second
Visitors Forged Ahead.
In the opening session of the third
sheldons gift of base to Schuman and
hits by Colliton and Eichberger. gave Ho-
bart another score. In her half of the
third Columbian found the ball TO some
purpose for the first time
Service whanged hot liner into the
paws OF Leech, and II stuck there. SheI-
don dropped pretty single just beyond
the ken OF Colliton and stole second
while Runkle fiddled his bat and waited
for d good one. IL never came and Run
lIe walked TO first. White smashed out
a corking two-bagger into right field. and
Sheldon cantered gayly home while Rum
kle paused space on third.
Adams broke lie wagon tongue in an
intellectual effort 10 get the bah out OF
the diamond. bat was retired al first
With Two men out. Huck dropped a
ihirteen-inch shell just aport of the uo-
bart right fielder ard Runkle scored
iiinie hit little one for cent and fail
e. 10 beat IL TO first
Hobarts third and last score came In
local boys at this stage Of the game
tLelGon going into the right garden ana
Nine to the first sack. sloan connected
NTH Adams best and the sphere describ-
81 parabola, coming to rest some ioz,n II
garas beyond the reach Of Sheldon.
Won in the Fifth Inning.
Foley hit TO right also, while Sloan
irrblcd on to third. The best that Messrs
Hcutcr and Plat could do were a pair OF
melancholy pop tips, which Adams gather
81 ien1crly TO his soiled and palpltating
breast. schuman poked the ball into the
misty drizzle far above the head Of |
Sheldon. and Sloan lOafed ia with Il score |
clifton retired his side with a scratch
a. The last half OF he hi'h. through the |
generosity Of the Hobart fOuthpaw who |
All Inc slab honors and a succession Of /
Vpll placed hits. the local bunch of bali |
iassara gained the lead The fight was not
~ pf Hobart yet b. any means. however.
m IN he first half Of tie sixth. With tWo