The Washington times., 1905-04-23
Sons of Nassau Stop
Blue and Gray's March
Georgetown Got But One Hit Off Byram
.ssa Fifteen Batters Fanned-Drennan
Pitched Good Came

There is sorrow on the Heights.
AS the slowly descending sun fingered
in the far distant west and its last rays
pierced the azure skies they looked
down upon a scene of desolation at
Georgetown Field yesterday.
The hitherto invincible Georgetown
team. which had conquered the men of
cid Eli, routed the Quakers from Penn
sylvania, and had eleven straight vic
tories to its credit, went down before
the SONS OF old Nassau by score OF
4 to l.
Byram's Pitching.
A cool. collected, elongated twirler in
the center of the diamond for Princeton
was the cause of Georgetown's Water
loo Try as they would the reputed
sluggers who wore the Blue and Gray
could do nothing with Byram. and al
the end of the nine innings but one dent
had been made in mis- delivery.
OF the twenty-seyen men who were re-
tired by Princeton no less than fifteen
faded away before the seductive curves
from the young Princetonian For four
full innings not Georgetown man was
able to pop r. ball out of the infield
and finally when White did rap out a
single in the fifth Byram steadied him
self and again resumed his task of fan
ming the eager Washingtonians.
brennan Also Good.
While Byram must receive his full
need of praise, there was another
STRIPPING occupying the center position
Of the Blue and Gray, of the same
builG and also a southpaW. The Orange
and Black hit brennan just five times
during the game. One of these was
homer, which took an odd bound and
went over the bank when 1t should have
been good for single, had the ground
been smooth.
The support given brennan was not
what might be expected from the men
behind him, judging from the work
Dhick the Blue and Gray did in the
earlier games While but three mis-
plays are charged against the local col
legians. there were numerous other er-
rors of judgment and omissions that
cannot be charged up in the error
column.
Why Not Bunt?
Why Georgetown, with her number
of speedy runners. did not take to bunt-
ing, was one OF the questions that both
cred many in the stand during the
whole contest 1t is proyerbial among
college men that when they cannot
bat pitcher the safest policy is tc
dump the ball in front of the plate and
take chances on beatino the throw. for
its disconcerts not only the opposing
pitcher but the whole infieId
The crowd was the largest of the sea
sen, and was thoroughly representative
While the of he Il
Gray outnumbered the followers of the
Tigers, Princeton was not without
friends. In the north stand the few
Georgetown undergraduates who re-
NAMED at the university for the Easter
holidays cheered and cheered in their
efforts TO stimulate their favorites TO
better work, but it was all Of no avail
Little Good Fielding.
For a game SO hard fought the con.
test was rather devoid of fielding fea-
lures. Byram was the star, but Cooney,
the football player for next fall, sup
ported him faultIessIy, and the whole
Princeton outfit played with a spirit
and dash that must have been most en-
couraging TO its lean twirier.
In the field, Georgetown's work was
fairly good and had The men across
Rock creek been able to connect at the
bat the outcome would have been in
question.
Princeton opened the game by going
out in order, ard in Georgetowns hall
Byram famed all three batters-
In the second round the Tigers scored
brennan passed Mclean and Cooney
sacrificed. sending the Princeton third
baseman 10 second Baird's smash
through McGettigan sent Mclean in
a1,.,t frt
a bag. but was thrown out at third by
brennan on DoyIes nit TO pitcher. Watt
was easy, brennan to Larkfn.
In the thir.l Ryram who was pitching