The Washington times., 1906-04-29
GEORGETOWN BEATS
NORTH CAROLINA
Smiths Homer in Eighth
Turned Tide.
MOSTLY PITCHERS BATTLE
Mayock 0utlasted Cunningham and
Allowed Only Three Hits-Two
Good First Basemen.
MOSTLY PITCHERS BATTLE

Georgetown defeated the University
OF North Carolina baseball team yester-
day on Georgetown Field by to L
The game was much closer than the
score indicates and up to the eighth in
ming. with tha score only to I, in
Georgetown's favor and the Georgetown
batters unable to connect with the Car
olina mans curves to any extent the
outcome wa very doubtful. But IN the
eighth. SmitL hit a terrific line drive to
the entrance gate for a home run.
Double Followed Homer.
Mahoney followed with a splendid
two-bagger. which he stretched into
three bases on the centerfelder's FUN
BILE. and scored on Simon's sacrifice.
That settled the game and Carolina went
out in order in their last inning.
1t was a pitchers battle most of the
time between Mayock. the ex-Holy Cross
twirler. and Cunningham. the sturdy
mountaineer from North Carolina. May
ock had IT on his opponent with nine
strike-outs and but three hits and one
base on balls chalked up against him.
while Cunningham got six strike-outs
and allowed five hits and three passes.
TaTheels Scored Early.
Carolina scored their only run in the
first inning after two men had struck
out. James. the third baseman for the
Tarheels got a base on balls and stole
second. Cunningham followed with a
drive just inside of first base. 1t looked
an easy, out for Mahoney, the big
Georgetown first baseman. but 1t bound
ed clean over his shoulder and James
had scored before Monahan could re-
turn the ball from the right garden. II
was the rankest kind Of a scratch hit
Georgetown. however. had chance to
tie the score in its half OF the same
inning. Simon reached first on the caro-
lima shortstop's error and stole bott
second and third. Then. when two were
out and Duggan had worked the pitcher
for A base on balls, he tried to stea
home. and was caught between the
bases for the third out.
Pass Proved Costly.
Georgetown scored its first tally ir
the fourth Mahoney got a base on balls
and scored on AIudd's clean hit to lef
field. MOnahan followed with a nea'
single, but Mudd was IN a daze. and
was tagged getting bsc:: to the SECOND
goal. making the third out. Again IL
the sixth. simon reached first on Harris
error. AIudd then nit grapevine twis
10 Harris, who again fumbled the ball
and Simon. who. in the meantime. hat
stolen second. scored. Mudd was left CT
base. on Monahan's fly to the catcher
The story Of the last two innings hai
been already told.
Calder was credited with a two-bas
hit in the eighth inning. The ball wen
low over third base. and it looked fou
10 most Of those present. Duggan tool
his time fielding the ball. thinking tina
il was a foul. Calder easily reachet
second. and the umpire allowed #. Tn
Tarheel got no farther, for Mayock nail
ed the next man for the third out ol
an easy grounder.
Two Good First Basemen.
The work of Mahoney and Stein. 4
covering the initial bag. was excellent
Stein pulled them down when they look
ed as If they were heading for the righ
field bleachsrs, and Mahoney got fiv
Undssisted put-outs. beside playing a
errorless game Outside Of the work O
the pitchers, Smiths home run was tn
feature, but his work, as well as that o
the Carolina second baseman, Montgom
cry. and Scheller, the Georgetown short
stOn. deserves mention.
The Score.