Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-15
COULDN'T HIT
AND MADE ERRORS
Cause of the Defeat of George
Washington University by
Columbia.

The George Washington University team
lost the base ball game yesterday after
noon at University Field to Columbia Uni
versfty OF New York through errors and tn
ability to hit the BALI Aside from the mis-
plays which were recorded against the
home team, the local students played a
snappy game BY fast work three double
plays were pulled or.
George Washington had Hutchinson on
the rubber and he twirled fair game. al
though at times he was a little Wild. The
visitors used two pitchers. Krueger was
In for the first five innings and had been
doing good work. but then the local boys
got busy with their bats and there Is no
telling what would have been the result
had not the Columbia captain pulled him
out and substituted Oman. who did not
allow hit in the three innings he per-
formed. The Columbia team connected for
seven hits, Armstrong and Collins each GET
ting two. George Washington made FIVE
hits. OF which Weber got two. one being
two-bagser to deep left field.
Boards catch of Schmids's line drive.
when he j,.mped into the air and pulled 1t
down and then threw to Campbell at Sec
ond, coml letting double play. was the fea-
ture of the game. OF the visitors lyon in
left, and Young. behind the bat. played
well.
Columbia went first to the bat. Arm
strong connected for slashing single to
left and went to third when Beard let Col
Inns hit get through him. Young came to
the rescue with single to center and Arm
strong scored.
The visitors did not score again until the
fifth. when, with two bases on balls a sim
gle and several errors they got three run
ners across the plate. Trusdel, the first
man up, was passed on four bad ones. and
a few minutes fater stole second Lyon
also walked Hayes hit to Morrissey, who
fumbled and ahhen threw wild to first and
Trusdel scored. Beard. on recovering the
ball. threw wild to Morrssey, trying to
catch Lyon, and the latter scored. Arm
strong hit to Stevenson, but was caught at
Hfst. and Hays scored on the play. Collins
singled to center, stole second. but was
caught when Young hit to Price and the
latter threw to Bradley and completed a
double play.
George Washington secured two hits and
two runs in its turn in the fifth. Beard was
safe on an error by Campbell and stole sec
ond. Hutchinson few out to Schmidt
Price singled through Millenberger and
Beard scored. Price stole second. Bradley
was passed on four bad ones; Weber sin
gied to center and Price scored. The
Columbia captain then substituted OMAN
for Kruger and he sent the next out on a
strike out and an assist by him to Millen-
berger.
The last score for the visitors was made
In the seventh. Trusdel was safe on Nor
riseys error and stole second Lyon flew
out to Beard. rrusdel was forced on Hays
hit to hutchinson. Armstrong singled to
right and Hays scored on Collins single to
center. Young retired the side on being
thrown out Bradley to Beard
The local boys got a run in the last In
ming. Dick Senior was hit. and a few
minutes later scored when Armstrong let
Campbells drive get through him. then
threw wild to Hays to catch Senior The
others were out on infed chances The
game was then called as the Columbia
team had to catch a train for home The