Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-22
EASILY BEATEN
BY Columbus
George Washington Boys Could
Not Hit Delivery of Beckett
and Symnaoski.

The George Washington University base
ball team again got the short end of the
score when the Columbia Athletic Club
team Of this city defeated it yesterday aft
ernoon at Van Ness Park by 10 to 3.
The Athletic Club boys had everything
their own way Thomas, who was on the
rubber for the university team for five
innings, was hit hard from the beginning
He did not have thing UP his sleeve, and
in the time he performed twelve hits were
made off him. Carr relieved him and twirled
for two innings. as the game was called at
the end of the seventh account of dark
ness. Carr Jared d little BETTER as but two
hits were made against him. For the Co
lunbias w. Beckett worked in the box for
four innings, and In that time the George
Washington boys-eould get but one hit, a
single by Weber. Symnaoski went in in the
fifth and the college team took better TO
his curves, as they connected for two hlts
in the fifth and two in the seventh innings
The feature of the game was the fine bat
ting of Taylor, Mullen and Wilkinson, the
first. hitting for percentage OF 100. Mullen
and Wilkinson each drove out a three bac-
ger. For George Washington five hits were
recorded each being singles Gates caught
a good game for the winners. Bradley
played the first bag position well.
Columbus Hit and Score.
The Columbias went first to the bat and
before they were retiredha made two runs.
Taylor the first man, was passed and went
to second on Smiths error Of Babson's
grounder and a few minutes later stole
third and Babson pilfered the second cush-
ion Mullen then hit long fly to Titus
and Taylor scored. Wilkinson singled to
center and Babson seored.' The others were
easy outs, after Torney had singled. The
hit-and-score performance was repeated in
the second, Gates was safe on Prices error
Dao1 -affs - ont IN
Bradley. Taylor picked out good one
and clouted it to deep left for two bases.
scoring Gates. He was forced a few min
utes later on Babsons, hit to Price. Mullen
then came to the rescue with hard drive
to center field fence for three bases and
Babson scored Wilkinson flied out to Price.
A base on balls, three hits and one error
gave them four more runs in the thlro-
Hoyle drew a pass, and was sacrificed to
second by Torney. Beckett famed. Gates
was safe on Smiths error, stole second
and scored with Hoyle on Beckett's single
to center. Taylor singled and scored with
Beckett on Babson's double to center. Null
len was out, Campbell to Bradley. In their
half the George Washington boys got their
first score. Price was given his base and
Immediately stole second. Bradley was
out. Beckett to Fl. Beckett: Weber singleu
and Price scored. The next two went out
by the same route, Mullen to Beckett.
Columbus Keep It Up.
the fifth for Columbia. Gates. the first
man up, was an easy out. Price to Bradley;
Symnaoski took two bases on an error by
Smith; Taylor was hit; Babson singled to
left and Sy lnaoski scored; Mullen singled
through third; Wilkinson came up with
a neat triple and cleared the bases. Hoyler
was hit and stole second; the next two
famed. The second score for the losers
came in their half. Price singled. Bradley
flied out to center, Weber was safe on
Mullen's error. Hutchinson hit to Syman-
oski and Price was forced at third Camp
bell singled through second and Weber
scored. Stevenson was hit and Smith
famed.
In the sixth Columbia had Gates up first.
He was out Price to Bradley; Symnaoski
flied out to Hutchinson; Taylor singled and
stole second; Babson drew a pass; Mullen
then connected for single to center and
Taylor scored; Babson and Mullen were
advanced a. base each a wild pitch by
Carr; Wilkinson hit high one to Hutch
inson and he dropped it, Babson and Null
len scored on the error. Hoyle was out to
Hutchinson. This ended the scoring for
Columbia In the seventh, which was the
last the home team pulled off two hits
which resulted in another run. Bradley
went to first on pass: Walsh hit to Sy-
mnaoski and Bradley was forced at second:
Campbell was safe on ,Corneys error; Stew
enson hit to left and Campbell was caught
off the bag. Wilkinson to Babson.
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