Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-07
RATCHET MEN WON |
George Washington Beats
the Gallaudet Team.

The buff and blue of Gallaudet College
blue of George Washington University yes
terday afternoon upon University Field by
a score of 10 to 1. 1t was a narrow escape
for the boys from Kendall Green, and if
George Washington University had not be-
come overconfdent in the eighth inning and
allowed Meunier to lift the ball to left field
for two bases, with one man on the bases
who scored, Gallaudet would have been
whitewashed. The summary of the contest
shows that George Washington University
made eighteen hits, while five are marked
to Gallaudet's credit. Seely and Cooper hit
the ball best for Gallaudet, the former get
ting a three-bagger, which, If he had been
a better Splinter, could easily have been
heightened into home run. George Wash
ington University had on batting clothes,
and at the end of the second inning had
batted out nine runs. Dillon, the first
pitcher, retired from the slab in favor of
Meunier Bruce Bielaski was hammering
the ball all over the lot, together with Brad
ley and Asquith and Stevenson, Price and
Thomas, who each secured from two to
three hits, while Weber and Burkett got one
each.
Gallaudet went to the bat first Cooper
went out from short to first, Meunier from
third to first and Hunter flied out to Brad
ley, and the side was out. For George Wash
ington University Asquith hit to short.
Bradley hit to center for two bases and Ais
quith scored Stevenson went out from
third to first. Bielaski smashed the ball to
left field and Elder muffed it. Weber
famed. Mcmahon planted the ball in deep
right field and Bradley and Bielask crossed
the plate. Price retired the side by striking
out. Score: Gallaudet 0; George Wash
ington University, 3.
Second Inning.
Second inning-Seely hit to Burkett and
was retired at first .Letch flied out to left
field. Hartman hit to Asquith and the
third baseman threw wild to first and when
the ball had been recovered the runner was
on third Elder, the next batter up, walked,
but Hinch could do no better than fly out
to short Burkett for George Washington
University hit to left field and the ball was
muffed. Thomas hit TO short and Burkett
went to third, Thomas stealing second a
moment later. Asquith walked. Bradley
hit to second and both Thomas and Burkett
scored. Stevenson sent a liner to short
and Asquith scored. Bielaski, the next AN
at the bat, sent terrific line drive to deep
center, which netted a home run, and George
Washington University had made three
more runs Weber hit to pitcher and was
thrown out at first. Mcmahon was thrown
out after he had sent liner to second base.
Price walked. Burkett got to first in safety,
after Hunter had muffed his liner to short.
Thomas famed and the side was out Score:
Gallaudet, q; George Washington Univer-
sity, o.
Third inntng-Dillon struck out. Cooper
hit TO short. Meunier flied out to Asquith.
Hunter hit to short and Bielaski threw
Cooper out at second, retiring the side. AS
quith flew out to left field. Bradley went
out from second to first. Stevenson man.
aged to get to first after Cooper had failed
to hold his liner. Bielaski hit to center
for two bases and Stevenson crossed the
plate. Weber singled to right field and
Bielaski scored. Mcmahon made the third
out from second to first. Score: Gallaudet,
0; George Washington University, IL.
In the fourth and fifth innings neither
side scored
In the sixth, after Gallaudet had gone
out without scoring, Mcmahon, for George
Washington University, was given his base.
Price got to first after Hunter had failed
to hold his liner to short Mcmahon at
tempted TO steal third and was thrown out