The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-12
Princeton Loses to Blue and
Gray Team by Score of
8 to 5-Fay Relieves Seitz
in Box for Local ColIegians
Capt, Sam Apperious Leads
at Bat With Two Home
Runs-Darkness Ends the
Game at End of Sixth,
Oh. PRINCETON. poor PRINCETON!

Oh. Princeton, poor Princeton!
Wen lay poor Princeton in her grave,
No more we VIII hear Princeton kick
about her beer,
For well lay poor Princeton II b4r
grave
Georgetowu's glee club and five hun
dred or more other students sang the
above lines like mournfuI funeral -dirsa
during the latter part o. the game with
The Tigers yesterday. when the George
town ball players dru5bed the Oraaee
and Black team 70 the tune OF 8 to ?.
Like ali other preceding George owl
Princeton baseball games seen on the
local campus. yesterdays contest was d
struggle 10 the last.
Engaged IN Pleasant Pastime.
Bucking the Tiger has long been one
of the feats which the wearers Of the
blue and gray have reveled in ana they
were completely at home yesterday dur
ing the SIX innings the game lasted.
Princeton went down before superior
foe. but the defeat was not one of which
her loyal sons need feel ashamed.
To Capt Samuel Apperious and his
tTusJy stick is due mucn credit toward
defeating the Tigers.
Appe-ious' Heavy Batting.
In the second inning Apperfous came
up and placed the first ball over the
embankment and the hit was coed for
four bags That was the first scoring
done by either team. Hart followed
with safety and scored later on an
error Again, in the third, with BOWL
ing and Morgan on the bases. George
towns captain placed the bail over the
hill again and romped home amid the
cheers OF the entire assemblage-
Besides his work with the stick, Ap-
perious also played . good game behind
the bat, and not a stolen base was OBJ
tanned By the Tigers Bowling. who
made q bad error n the second inning,
and gave two runs TO Che Tigers, Re
deemed himself in the sixth by making
one OF the most sensational one-haud
catches ever seen on the Georgetown
campus Morgan's work at third was
also OF the gilt-edge order. ByTHes
played a good game in Iegt garden and
accepted ali Of his four chances with
out the slightest semblance CT an error
Hub Hart played well IA right field and
used his bat 10 good effect Out of three
times up he obtained two timely hits
and scored two OF Georgetown's runs
Dornan and McCettigan. in the infeld,
had little to do bat they botn took care
Of their few chances
Georgetown completely outgeneraIed,
ouraelded, and outbatted the sturdy
sons OF Old Nassau. The heavy hitting
Of Georgetown. coupled with errors on
the part O. two Tigers, gave George
town enough runs TO win cut
AmeH. at short, did remarkably fast
fielding for Princeton, but had black
marx chaIked Up against him on q diff
cult chance HIS error. however, was
not responsible for any Of the local col
Iegians' runs
The game savored Of pitchers battle
Joe seItz. Georgetowu's soutapaw twirl-
CT. started IN 20 90 rhe box work. but
could not keep his eye on the plate. and
forced IN Two runs by giving bases on
balls Ia the second inning he invaded
santos Dumont's territory. and after the
Tigers had made four Impressions On
the counting block and with Two men