Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-29
PUNCHING HITS
WON FOR THE LOCALS
George Washington University
Easily Defeated Western
Maryland University.

By punching Its heavy hits the George
Washington University base ball team won
its third game of the season yesterday aft
ernoon, when the Western Maryland Uni
versty was given the ''x3'' to the tune OF
10 to 5.
The local boys are showing wonderful I'M
provement in their batting In every con-
test. The last few games have all had long
hits recorded for them. In the game yes
terday the home team secured ten hits,
four of which were good for two sacks.
while the other six for the most part were
hard drives. The fielding IS also getting
better. Orison. who was on the third sack.
has not had much practice. this being his
first time out and the two errors chalked
against him can be excused. Price also
fell down twice in his playing, but 1t WAS
due to over-anxiety. The visitors hit the
ball hard at times but could not bunch
their hits. In the fielding line they were
away off
Bradley, Campbell and Stevenson did the
best work with the willow FOR George Wash
ington, as each secured two hits, one OF
which was two-bagger. For the Western
Maryland team, Cooling, the crack foot ball
player, who was at the receiving end OF the
battery, connected for three hits out OF
four times up. Two Of his hits We're two
baggers, one going over the fence, and aa
the right field is short but two bases are
d
and Hanks each got two hits.
Locals Scored Four.
Western Maryland went first to the bat
and were sent down in one, two, three or
der. The locals came in and pulled on
three hits and landed four scores. Price,
the first man up, was safe on an error by
Baldwin and went to second on Bradley's
sacrifice. He then scored on Ramers error
In xtF1ur 70 tah ~ 49, WI
was hit Senior looked them over and put
good one to deep center for two bases,
scoring Weber. Campbell duplicated Be-
nior's hit and Dick scored. Stevenson
flied out to Short. Ortson singled to center
and went to third on an error by Cooling,
while Campbell scored. Titus famed and
the side was retired.
The visitors got their first run in the sec
ond. Cooling hit the first BAH pitched ana
drove 1t over the fence. Adkins famed
Reaney famed. and Cooling went to third
on Orison's error of Ba1dwins hit Steven
son, in trying to catch Cooling, threw wild,
and the latter scored. Baldwin was caught
trying to steal.
Two more hits were recorded for the To-
calls in the second, which netted another
run. Carr was out, Hanks to Ramer Price
singled to right. stole second and went to
third on a passed ball. Bradley doubled to
right and Price scored. Weber famed.
Senior hit high one to Higgins and was
out.
In the third the Maryland boys got their
second run. Kramer singled to left, stole
second and went to third on a passed BALL
Hanks was safe on Prices error and
Kramer scored. Hanks then stole second
and went TO third On an error by Orison
Short filed out to Orison. Leonard famed.
and Higgins was out. Price to Weber
There was nothing doing but hit for the
locals In their turn up.
Cooling, the first man UP for the visitors
In the fourth, got his second two-baeger
when drnvQ To Lac
was out, Price to Weber. Reamey hit to
Carr, who threw to Stevenson, and the lat
ter to Orison, and Cooling was downed
when he tried to get home on the hit
Baldwin was safe on Cars error Ramer
singled to right and Reamey scored Hanks
was given his base ON balls and Short re-
tired the side when he filed out to Price
Three More for the Locals.
Three more runners got home for George
Washington In their turn up. Price was
safe on Ramer's error. Bradley likewise
got to first on an error by Kramer when he
attempted to sacrifice. Weber hit to Hanks,
who threw wild, and he was safe, while
Price trotted home. Senior fouled out to
Cooling. Campbell famed. Stevenson sim
gied to left and Bradley and Weber scored.
Orison was out. Short to Raner
In the seventh the visitors connected for
two hits. which resulted In one run. Hanks
singled through short. Short was out on
ny to Orison. Leonard sacrificed Hanks to
second. Higgins singled and stole second
Cooling was safe on an error by Price and
Hanks scored. Adkins was out, Orison to
Weber.
The last score for the visitors came in the
eighth. Reamey was out, Carr to Weber
Baldwin singled through third Reamer
was out, Campbell to Weber. Hanks then
connected with two-bagger and Baldwin
scored Hanks was caught on an attempted
steal Stevenson to Orieon
The locals two moro runners harna In,
the eighth Bradley was passed on four
bad ones and was thrown out, Cooling to
Higgins. on an attempt to steal Weber
fouied out to Cooling. Senior was given his
base on balls and sto1e second. CampbeIf
singled through short and Senior scored.
Stevenson was safe on Rigging error and