The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-03
Crack Local Collegian Holds
New Haven Team to
Three Singy Hits.
Coach O'Hara's Men Show
Great Improvement in
Fielding and Batting.
Yale Ties Score in Seventh,
But West EnderS Again
Forge Ahead.

In a battle royal between pitchers. in
which Tommy Cantwell had all the ad-
VANTAGE. Georgetown set its followers
wild with delight at Georgetown field
yesterday by defeating Yale, TO J.
The game was in direct contrast TO
the smuggling matches and error tests
in which the West End team has par
tcipated during the past few DAYS. and
the big crowd of rooters which were in
attendance showed their appreciation By
lusty cheering at every opportunity.
Throughout the entire nine innings the
final outcome OF the game was in doubt.
and Georgetown finally Won because It
played better ball
The home team played one Of the
strongest games seen this season on a
local diamond. The fielding, with one
exception. was par excellence. With the
awful drubbing received ct the hands
of the Princeton team last Saturday sim
fresh in his mind, CantweH opened the
game with a determination 10 do or
die. The first three balls he pitched
were wild bur he Immediately took
fresh grip on himself. and the next
three were as perfect as they were
elusive. The Yale men have been hit
ting the ball hard ever since the begin
ming OF their Southern trip. but in Can't
Well they found a Tartar. Three little
hits We're the best they could do. and
during the first five innings but fifteen
Ellis went 10 the bat
Meyer, the elongated slabman. allowed
out eight hits, and, for the most mart
Kept them Wen scattered In the sec
ond inning, however, he was found by
Courtney who lined one out over short
Tor single. stole second. went TO third
on Tad Jones wild throw to head hirl
on at that sack, and came home a mo-
hent later when Aial0ney boosted one
over second.
During the five innings following both
sides were retired in order Yale land
ing her frst man on base in the sixth
Out without result Ia tie seventh. came
the fatal error by Scheller, which re-
suited IN the tying up of the score and
The spectators began to figure on extra
innings.
The Yale balloon OF hope was PROMPT
and finally punctured in Georgetown 5
h2lI, however, by sam Simon who
singled and completed his circuit of the
bases as a result of a series of fumbIes,
and Wild throws by Camp who. in ms
tilorls 20 catch the runner, finally
slammed The bah over third into inc
DleacherS
Although the local team PLAYED a
game almost above criticism one in
with the hefty arm of Tad Jones un-
dOubtedly robbed the Blue and Gray of
another tally. In the fourth inniug.
Simon the first man up. pasted outs a
single oEly TO foolishy attempt a steal
on the first fail pitched 90 Byrnes Kin
ney was waiting TO tag him with q
perfect throw BY Jones Byrnes got
another single, made the same attempt
to steal, and was caught quite as easily.
Here was the unusual occurrence OF two
men having been IN, two hits having
been made, and vet two out, without a
man on base. Then Courtney stepped
TO the plate. waited for four wide ones.
and walked. only TO so out by the SAME
route.
The game was almost entirely devoid
of PLAYS of a sensational order, the near
est approach being that made by Meyer
in the seventh. when he pulled down a
screamer from COurtuey's bat that had
all che earmarlzs Of a double. Clifford
in center field also received a Well-earned
round of applause. wnen, after a long.
hard run, he scOOped up a fly barely q
foot from the ground.
Georgetown was robbed of any chance
to distinguish itself i'm the field
by CautweI who struck ont nine men
and forced the rest to biz out little
grOunders and POP flies that were well
taken care of by the infeld. The score: