The Washington times., 1903-03-26
COLLEGE BASEBALL
SEASON OPENS WELL
Georgetown Defeats Mary
land AgriCulturists.

Fifteen hundred or more leather
lunEed students of Georgetown College
and the Maryland Agricultural College
witnessed the opening baseball game of
the season on the Blue end Gray campus
yesterday afternoon and saw George
towns loyeI sons drub the farmers to
the tune OF 10 to 2. Heretofore George
town had shut the Marylanders out at
almost every game but this year the
a griculturists are entirely too strong for
the boys from across the creek 20 cal
chime.
Although the score does not indicate
it. the contest bore close resemblance
to a pitchers battle. and had Brown, OF
the Maryland aggregation. received the
proper support from his fellow-tillers Of
the soil the score would doubtless have
been closer. Instead OF giving their
pitcher the gilt-edged support they
-omised him, the ruralists from Col
lcge Park made all the errors they could
think Of and some that were never made
before but taken as a whole the game
proved far more interesting and exciting
than the spectators believed It would
be. Manager Thompson and Miller kind
" threw open the big gates 10 the Uni
versity. so that all that would might
enter. and no one was denied.
All Of the twirleTs were given
chance to show what they could do in
actual warfare, and the result was
highly gratifying. Brill tried his luck
first and made q splendid showing lie
pitched two innings, during which he
allowed but six men TO take the stick
in hand Three Of these were struck
out and the others knocked pop flies.
Joe Seitz was the next 20 take his stand
sixty feet from the batting slab. Joe
is the only southpaw twirler in the
corps. and his shoots and benders were
most elusive He had ell sorts OF speed
/ and crooked ones from the outset, and
did not allow anyone 10 reach first
base Byrnes, OF the Medical School.
then essayed TO lob EN- up and pitched
the fourth and fifth inning. He had
lots OF sPeed and kept his benders out
Of reach OF the overanxious cadets.
Fay went IN in the seventh inning.
He struck out the first two men up,
and the third went out from second
10 first In the eighth session up 10
which time the Marylanders had not
disturbed the dust on the home plate,
/ Wood. OF the visiting team got a hit.
and scored the first run for his IAN
After getting 10 first he promptly
stole second, and went 10 third on Nc
Gettigau's error. Smith drove hot one
at Fay and the latter threw the ball
wild to first. and both Wood and PyIes
romped home and the NJ a c. rooters
went fairly wild. This was the only
scoring done.
Titus was given a trial and showed
that he was second 10 none on the stan
Big Bill Thompson was sent in 10 do
the laborious box work for the last in
ming He struck the first two men out.
and the last one went out from the
catcher to first Thompson's speed was
the best thing about his work. although
he fields his position like a veteran.
Bowling was hit on the knee with p
slow ball in the first inuEg. and went 10
second on Dorman's sacrifice. MORGAN
went cut from pitcher 10 first. and
Captain Apperius hit the ball wav
down IN right field. and besides sending
Bowling home. he went to second him
SELF. This was the first hit Of the seq
son. and the first two-baggar as we'll.
McGettigan. in the second inning. after
getting d base on balls. stole second
a1d romped home on DriIl's two-baggar-
In the third Apperius went 10 first on
/ an error and 70 third on Simon.s hft
/ Little Willie Keane. or last years pre-
/ paratory school team came uD and
waXed hot one over the bank and made
I three bases on fl besides taIlyinR Ap-
perius and Simon. Keane stopDad AZ
( third. and on a wild throw home he
scored
Apperius got a safety and stole secord
/ IN the NTH inning He romped home
on Simon's his Basset al third for tn,
cadets. gave Georgetown four runs I'm
| the sixth by his errors. Hub Hart. who
played left field in the latter part Of
the game, got a safe hit and moored
Morgan 20 the slab. and McGettfgau
Byrnes. and Drake all scored on err
rors. The cadets took brace ana dfe
not permit any scoring after the sixth.
Next week Georgetown VIII play the
/ following colleges; Lafayette. Monday.
( Brown, Wednesday, and Syracuse. Satur-
day This is tho first appearance I'm
I this city Of the Brown and Syracuse
teams and warm games are expected.