The Washington herald., 1907-04-13

Dartmouth defeated Georgetown yester-
day TO g The contest started in "a
young rainstorm, which, though it dld
not harm the players, was responsible
for only handful Of the faithful being
on hand
Tom Cantweu was on the rubber for
the West Enders. but the tan lad wos
of color. his work being very erratic At
times he would show flashes of the form
that won for him the reputation Of being
Georgetown's star siabman, and at other
times just simply could not locate the
plate He famed seven batters and is
sued five bases on balls, but he always
shook himself together when he got into
hole, on three different occasions fan
ming a batter for the third out wheu
Dartmouth had men on the bags.
The defeat of the Blue and Gray cannot
be asCribcd altogether to Cantweli, for las
only contribution toward "A run was
base on balls. This was bad enough in
itself but if Byrnes and Scheller had not
fallen down at this particular juncture
of the fray there might be a different
story to tell
Courtney distinguished himself in left
held gathering in four hard chances in
clever style
Opposed 10 CantweH in the box was
Beckett. Beckett had q little bit of
everything, including a puzziing change
of pace, which had the West EndeIs
buhaloed when hits meant runs. His
control was perfect, not man reaching
the trst corner in violation of the anti
pass rule. He was touched up for some
..f- H.-F nlarE
right on its job. and the bingles did not
prove as costly as they might under diff
ferent circumstances.
Bryues was the bright particular star
with the bat, getting "a single the first
Time up and putting the bah over the
bank into the Tavine for a home run on
his second trip TO the plate.
Ihe Dartmouth team showed evidences
OF good coaching the inheld working like
a machine. Richardson, at short, looked
particularly good. some of his stops and
throws being of the gilt-edge order
Dartmouth lost mo time in getting into
the game, but just started out in the first
inning and made enough runs to win It
was well for them that they did for they
were unable 10 tally a single runner after
the initial round.
Four in the First.
Schildmiler. first up, hit 10 ScheIler al
short, who allowed the BAH to slip away
from him after he had picked it mp and
prepared to make the throw Cantwen
passed Merritt. and Byrnes dropped a
throw from McDeyitt's grounder. filing
the bases Skillen flied 20 Courtney and
Grahenstcin famed, but Byrues permitted
Richardson's hot one 10 get through him /
and Schildmiller and Merritt tailed. Rich /
ardson going 10 second and McDeyItt 1
pulling up at third. Then McLane laced /
out "a two~ba gger that scored AIcDevitt /
and Richardson. Norton popped 10 Smith, 1
ending the inning and DartmOuth's seOr-
ing for the game
Georgetown got two back I'm its half OF (
THE first. DeVliH led of with "a single /
WAS sacrificed To- second by Scheller, and 1
went to third on Beckett's error of Smith S /
biH, the only misoiay made by the Green I
team in the courst of the game Smith /.
reached second on AcI.aue's passed uall +.
and both pevlin and smith crossed the I
pan when Byrnes tore ois q mighty single /
over first The big first bs eman pifered /
second, but was left when Courtney fell I
prey 10 Becletts shoots
Dartmouth got men on the. bags in I
every inning save the third ans fourth /
but Captweiis sharp fielding prevented /
any scoring. Smith singled in the thlrd !
after two Were down, but Simon ySgs I
easy Tor Beckett and SchudmiIler /
ByrRes brought GeorsetOWn's score uTe
60 three in the fourth when he hit TO deep
right the ball bounding over the bank
Merritt recovered il and Felayed Il home
before Byrnes got there. but the smash /
went for four sacks as the ball was out
uf the sight of the umpire.
F,s- a
Byrncs' long fly put men on second and /
third in the sixth. bat fast fielding on
the part of the Dartmouth boys prevented /
"a score. Georgetown was retired i'm order /
in the last three sessions.