The Washington herald., 1907-04-28
BLUE AND GRAY TIED
Georgetown and FOrdham
Play Fourteen Innings.
BATTLE BETWEEN PITCHERS
Mahoney and Cantweu Engage tn
Long DFnWB-OuT Contest which
Ends Without Deeision-simOn's
Three-base hit in the Fourth Puts
Georgetown in the Running.

For fourteen innings Fordham AMI
Georgetown battled at Georgetown Field
yesterday without either being able 10
get a decision. and finally, when il be-
came too dark 20 continue. Umpire Belts =
called the contest OF with the score I
TO ?
It was a pitchers battle from the be-
ginning Both had equally good support,
and both pitched a high-class article OF
ball. CantWen was easier TO find. but
harder 10 hit safely than Mahoney
Mahoney famed ten men 10 CantwelTs
four. but was touched up fer two more
safeties than his opponent, and issued the
only free pass of tse game. The only bit
that counted for more than one sack
simens triple-was made of his delivery.
Simon was the shining light at the bat,
having two clean singles 10 his credit be-
sides his triple. hard drive TO the right
bank He also put up an errorless
game in the field. accepting his three
chances without slip Capt Smith also
covered himself with glory. gobbling up
his ten opportunities, many Of them Of
the most difficult variety, without
break.
To schener belongs the distinction Of
making the prettiest catch Of the day. a
bare-handed stop Of Hartman's swift
grounder, which ke snapped over 70 Dew
lin for his share Of a double play.
Courtney Gets First Hit.
Courtney made the first hit Of the day
in the first inning a neat drive over the
4
This was the only man Georgetown was
able to get on first until the fourth ses-
sion, when Courtney again reached the
| bag on a Texas Lacquer behind first
Smith made the second out by an easy
/ fly to the left garden. but Simon did his
full duty by bringing Courtney in with
| bis triple TO the right bank. He got 10
/ farther than third, however. as Mahoney
/ seemed toEbe afraid Of Byrnes walking
( him on four wide ones, and AIudd was
/ out. pitcher 10 first
| Fordham made her first tally in the
same inning. A. Schiess was an easy out,
/ but Mahoney hit safely over second, went
around to third on Egan's bingle, and
/ came home when Mudd, on an attempt 70
/ catch him OF the bag. hit him, sending
/ the ball out OF reach. EEan went 10 sec
ond on Smith. attempt 10 catch Mahoney
at the plate and died there, as Cory and
/ Mcdonald were easy outs, third and sec
ond 10 first.
FOrdkam Gets Another.
/ Fordham added another TO her score
/ in the sixth. A. Schiess skyed 10 short,
/ Mahoney persuaded the umpire that hs
/ had been hit on the side Of the head By
a pitched ball. stole second, went TO
/ third on Egan's long fly. and loped home
on C0fy's single over second. Cofy stole
/ second, but was left there as Mcdonald
made the third OUT on an easy grounder
| to Cantwell.
With the score TO 1 against them. the
Blue and Gray lads came back at their
! opponents in their half OF the inning ana
tied things up again Devlin beat out
Coffy's throw 10 first. and went to second
on SimOn's Texas Lacquer behind first.
/ coming home when Mccarthy dropped
/ Byrnes' fly. Simon went 10 third on the
same play, and Byrnes went to second on
/ the throw, but both were left there when
/ Mudd grounded out 10 shortstop.
Man on Third.
/ Both teams went down in order in the
next two innings. but in the ninth.
Georgetown made a strong bid for a win
ming run. Simon hit safely and went 10
third on Mahoney's wild toss TO catch
/ Byrnes at hrst. He remained there until
Mudd hit a grOunder to shortstop. Here
the Blue and Gray tried TO work the
! squeeze play. but Cory was on. and when
he saw what Simon was going to attempt
/ he completely ignored Mudd, who was
Iprancing along toward first. and caught
Simon between home and third. Byrnes
got 10 third and Nddd 10 second on the
! play, but Mahoney showed his nerve by
striking out Maloney and holding Scheller
down TO an easy grounder TO the third
1 baseman.
/ In the thirteenth and fourteenth innings
/ Georgetown got men on bases, but was
unable to register the winning tally be-
! cause Of Mahoney's superb pitching.
| Fordham got man as far as second in
the thirteenth, but Cantwell dashed the
visitors hopes 10 the ground by tanning
one man and sending the third man down
or a non ffv RI second