The Washington times., 1905-04-02
Blue and Gray Made
CreditabIe Showing
Defeated Strong ViIIanova Team Yesterday
Afternoon---Markedl improvement in Play
ing of Georgetown Men.

BY putting UP much better article of
ball than the team was generally be-
lieved to be capable of Georgetown yes
terday vanquished the strong Villanova
aggregation at Georgetown Field, by
IL to 10.
From the time that the first ball was
pitched in the opening round to the last
man down IN the ninth inning, the re-
suit was in doubt, and the afternoon s
sport seemed TO perfectly satisfy the
large crowd which attended 10 get a
line on the probable strength OF the
nine which Graduate Coach Apperious
has developed to uphold the Blue and
Gray this spring.
Because of the rather mediocre exhi-
bition given by the Georgetown players
in their initial game against Maryland
Agricultural College. together with the
fact that Villanova has made splendid
record ir her games thus far. there was
considerable concern over the probable
outcome of the contest.
Georgetown Improved.
But Georgetown showed a marked i'm
provement yesterday, and, considering
the absence of Captain Morgan. who is
at his home in Iowa, the Blue and Gray
performed very creditably.
The players have their teamwork down
much smoother than in the two pre-
hminary games and with Il couple OF
more weeks of practice will be in good
condition to meet the large university
teams ofsthe East.
The yilIanova team was composed
largely of ,natured players, -corralled
from the towns Of Pennsylvania, and,
taken on the whole. the visitors present.
ed a most formidable outfit Catterson,
who was in the box, had an ascension
in the fourth inning, during which time
Georgetown piled UP seven runs, which
put the home team in the lead.
White Did Better.
White was on the rubber for George
town and thoroughly redeemed himself
for his bad inning N the first game
with the Maryland farmers. With the ex'
ception of the second session he never
allowed the visitors TO hit to any alarm
ing extent, and at the bat divided hon
ors with Smith. both getting three hits
Crane, for Villanova. started proceed
fngs by drawing base on balls, but the
next three men went out IN order Wher
II came Georgetown's turn Larkin
the first man up, was hit by pitched
ball and McGettigan beat out a shor
infield hit which advanced Larkin Il
ti.ird. Hanretty was out from third II
first, McGettigan moving up a peg dur
lrg the play Hart sent long fly t.
Crane but Burns sent in two runs across
The plate by a neat single to left. kean'
vas out on an infield hit.
Visitors Piled Up Runs.
In their half = the second the Villa
nova men scored five times. Curry threw
low in fielding Nichols hit and tn
runner was safe. One Of White
twisters caught McGuigan on tn
shoulder. and Nichols moved up
base MugreW hunted and before Whit
could freeze to the ball there were thre
men safe. with no one out. Patterso
drove a clean single to center, scorin
two men and leaving another one o.
third Moore followed with anothe
bingle to right, scoring Mugrew. Whit
booted Cranes bunt and Catterson go
into the run column. Sullivan tore OF
single to center, but Crane was i
such haste that he overlooked the vul
upon Umpire O'Hara called him out
Murray struck out. and Driscoll sen
one straight into Larkin's glove, endin
the inning, after the Pennsylvania
had tailed five times.
Curry led off for Georgetown with
two-base hit along the left foul line
and Smith followed with a single in tn
same direction. With two men on tn
bases White drove long double int
left center, which gave Curry and Smit
chance to cross the plate, but Whit
was nailed 1t third in attempting t
stretch his hit into triple Lark
ard McGettigan were easy outs.
Varsity Took Brace.
In the third both teams were out
order In the fourth two bases on bal
and single gave Villanova one, bl
in the second half of this period th
Blue and Gray went in and did not sto
until bats had gone around and thel
were seven more to the credit of IL
university team. Scor@@assG georgetown, /
Viilanova, s
This ended Georgetown's scoring. bl
in the first of the fifth McGuigan
single followed Immediately by MI
CREWS pretty home run over the rigl
field bank brought Villanova's total I
eight.
Both teams then went out in ord,
until the ninth, when the visitors thre
a scare into the Georgetown follower
by scoring two more. but with two me
out and the bases full White was equ:
to the occasion. and the best Murra