The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-05
Georgetown, After a
Splendid Rally, Saves
the Day in Last
Session.
Mess Double Ties Up
Score and Error Lets
in Winning
Run.
Georgetown 4; Cornell, 3.

I
! Georgetown. defeated Cornell. yestel-
day afternoon on Georgetown Field by
10 3
/ The contest was one Of the most ex-
/ citing ever played on the local col
/ legiate field and viii 20 down in
/ Georgetown athletic annals as one OF
\ the greatest victories ever won BY
any OF fits teams The indoulitable
: spirit that has pulled many contests
out Of the fire for Georgetown teams
predominated in the closing minutes OF
yesterdays heartrending struggle
| There seemed to be but very little
chance Of a Cornell defeat after the
/ Ithacsns has amassed two runs in the
| eighth on two doubles and a single
To Mess the Georgetown third sacker.
goes large part OF the credit for the
victory
The midget inheIder was the hero o.
the hour among the Georgetown sup
porters last night
Diminutive Hero.
With one down and Devine on first
/ base. the latter running for Cautwell,
| who had hit safely. Mess came up 70
/ bat in the crucial last half Of the
tuinth inning, drove a slashinE liner far
I EhET A4Ac AELL AELlEL leEG AOE Two
/ bases, sending Deyine home with the
+ run that tied the score Then when
on the relay in frOuz the OutheId.
Matchneer. the Cornell third baseman.
/ heaved the ball high over Williams
head. Mess scored IN a close play
| from second with a great slide al the
home plate Cornell had been beaten
and the Georgetown r0oters. H>1i-oUs
/ with joy. rushed onto the field. lifted
Mess 10 their shoulders and carried him
I triumphantly all the way across the
campus 10 the dressing rooms.
The victory for Georgetown carries
/ considerable prestige. for CorEeH Won
the Eastern championship last year
and on Its present form will be strong
! contestants for the honor again this
! season Georgetown's showing has
given its followers sufficient basis on
which 10 lay their claims that the team
this year Is one Of the greatest that
has ever represented the school Cant
well twirIed one Of the best games OF
his career yesterday in all except the
eighth inning and demonstrated that
ne can be counted upon 20 make trouble
for Yale. Harvard, and Princeton in
the annual games this spring
Mcdonald on First.
Cy Mcdonald al first base. saved the
infelders from several errors by his
ability around the first corner, espe-
ciaEy IN scooping the ball OF the
ground on low throws Mess work at
the far corner Of the diamond is I'm
proving with time and IN the last three
games he has shown exceptional ability
with the bat. his achievement yester-
day Gaping the climax
Cornell lived up 10 expectations in al
departments Of the game Their infisld
worked together well and their out
field did the same. with the exception
! Of Judson who made a disastrous error
in the nth. which gave Georgetown the
/ lead Gable pitched q strong game con-
sidering he Is new TO varsity baseball
/ this season His work vas net quite
UP TO Cantwell's however. as no showed
signs OF -Unsteadiness several times
when such action on his part meant
runs for the other side.
How Runs Were Made.
Cornell scored first in the initial inn
/ ing. Judson making a complete circuit
/ of the bases by sending the ball over
the right field bank for a home run
Georgetown came back strong in sle
second and evened things I'D Howard
Smith got a pass and scored on DUhy's
three-bagger TO deep centerfleId- Duff
/
| CantwelTs sacrifice, and Courtneys hit
/ 10 left field which Judson juegled long
enough 10 allow the Georgetown back.
stop to reach home, making II George
town. 8. Cornell. J.
Things went along smoothly until Cor
nell's half Of the eighth The George
| town hopes dropped 50 per cent when
Judson lined out a single, 2 dVance5 -
second on Smiths wide throw. and
scored on Mstchneer's tTvo-hagger
Cornell Takes Lead.
Ebeling put his alma mater in the lead
With a long double TO tight field which
scored Matchneer- The GeorgetoRn
men came in for Their last rap at the
ball, full or determination. Duff struck
out, CantSEell singled. and Harry De-
zine took his place on the first sack
1t vas up 70 little Mess 70 give victory
to Georgetown. After waiting patiently
he got one. to hts liking and swung OF
the sphere with all his 80 pounds. The
ball sailed far out into left field. over
Judson's head
Devine came tearing home with the
tying run and Mess's scoring Is but
matter Of history now. The second
game which was scheduled between the
two teams has been Cancelled at Cor
nelrs request. so yesterdays struggle
ends all baseball relations between the
two teams for this year