The Washington times., 1907-03-24
IthacanS Have Little Trouble
Putting KibOsh on Hatch
cities by Is to 4.
Billy Carr, for Locals, Shows
Better Form Thanin
Last Game.
Doyle and OrriSOn Star for
Losers, While DeShOn Is
Best for Visitors.

George Washington was defeated by
the strong outfit from Cornell University
at Van Ness Park yesterday by 13 to 1.
The evening was an ideal one for base
ball II was sufficiently warm to allow
the pitchers "a good workout without
fear Of hurting their arms. large
crowd gathered TO witness the first con-
test ever pulled OFF between the local
institution and the Ithacans.
Though the game was the first played
by Cornell on the Southern trip and II
has hitherto pracuced almost altogether
indoors the play was of "a very high or
der considering the earliness Of the sea-
son, and they give promise Of making
the other contenders in the big six nus
tie for intercollegiate hOnors.
DeshOn in Great Form.
Deshon pitched the greater part of the
game for the Ithacans ana was in eX-
ceIIent form. He is very short for a
uitcher. is heavily built and has ter
rife speed with a very quick breaking
and deceptive curve. He proved a
D,IzzIe to most of the Hatchetites.
DOYLE and Hester being the only ones
10 do any damage TO his delivery. Love
joy was on the firing line for the
IthaCaus during the last two innings
and was touched up for q pretty two
bagger by Senior, which did not how
ever. figure in the scoring.
For the GEORGE Washington team Billy
Carr the lanky artist, did slab duty,
and uitched a much better game than
the score shows The miserable neldins
behind him at times when the team
evinced nervousness was responsible ior
the majority of the runs
The feature was a beautiful catch by
Senior of a hard drive into left center in
the sixth inning The popular fielder
fell after capturing the sphere. but
swung on and received the glad hand
for his effort. Watson, the hrst-sacker
for the Ithacans. also made difficult
catch of a foul near the right field
fence
Interesting Despite Score.
Taking the game all in all, it was far
from being a finished exhibition, but
was full of good and bad plays mixed
with some hard hitting. and proved in
teresting for the spectators Although
the Hatchetites made nearly a baker 3
dozen OF errors. they showed at times
flash of real baseball and give promise
OF developing under competent coach
into a strong aggregation of ball tossers
before the season wakes much older.
Cornell opened the first inning in good
shape, when three hits and couple
of errors netted them three tallies. The
Hatchetites came back with one, and
should have had two, but for an unfor-
tunate mix-up in the signals, which sent
Doyle. who had singled. down on the
drst-base line, to be caught by yards
on Hastings excellent shot Orrison
reached first stole second, and scored
on Testers twO-bagger.
Cornell Opens Gap.
In the second Cornell annexed two
more, but the Hatchetites went them
one better, forcing three taIIies over the
pan on Doyle's timely single and an
error by DeshOn. In the third, Cornell
opened up a big gap when the Hatchet-
ties had temporary ascension, which,
mixed with TWO timely hits. Melted four
runs IT, the next session the total was
boosted 10 twelve and reached its eli
max OF thirteen in the sixth. The Buff
and Blue batters were unable to connect
with the opposing pitchers with any
regularity after the second and failed
TO score again.
After the sixth inning Umpire Coli
flower called the game, on account Of
darkness.
The score: