The Washington herald., 1908-04-26
HARVARD AND GEORGETOWN
GO ELEVEN INNINGS TOA TIE
Darkness Ends Hard Fought Battle in Which Luck
Plays a Prominent Part.

For eleven innings Georgetown and
Harvard battled for supremacy on
Georgetown Field yesterday. and when
Umpire Belts called the game on ac-
count OF darkness the score stood 2 TO 2.
The contest was pretty one to look az
and kept the generous allowance OF spec
tators on edge till the finish. Neither
team seemed to have any decided ad-
vantage in the field or at the bat. and
luck figured largely in the scoring.
The day was most propltious, the show
er which preceded the contest serving
only to lay the dust and i'm no wise in
terfering with the speed OF the diamond.
Banks of clouds threatened For a while,
but these soon cleared away and the sun
added the warmth OF it's rays to the
players comfort.
Keeps Hits Scattered.
Tommy Cantwell was the selection for
Georgetown and IL seems as though It
was Tommy's day. for the elongated
twirler performed In most approved style
keeping the visitors hits well scattered
except in the fifth and tenth innings
when two were crowded in. The score
should have been . TO l. as HarVard's first
tally was a gift pure and simple. and one
for which Cantwell can in no wise be held
responsible. The second run was earned.
Both teams slipped up in the neld, two
of the miscues affecting the score
Duffy, who caught Cantwell, was not in
his best form, and IL partly due TO
his poor throw to second in the nth,
which Simon allowed to slide through his
legs, that the Crimson obtained its first
score. In addition, four OF the visitors
took liberties with his wing. and were
justified.
smith Back i'm the Game.
Howard Smith was back in the game
at short. and seemed TO strengthen the
squad merely by his presence in the
lineup He set good example by going
after everything i'm sight, and although
he is credited with an error. ii was on
hard chance. and did not figure in the
scoring. Macdonald put up his usual
sterling exhibition at first, accepting a
total of twenty put-Outs. Mess. at third.
made a couple OF difficult stops, as well
a single and a triple.
Tom Mayock showed no symptoms OF
relaxing his work at second, and was
the medium OF one OF the prettiest
double plays seen on the Heights this
year when he scooped up Harvey's
grounder. tagged the baserunner, and
nailed the batsman at the plate. Simon
showed up with two hits, as did Can't
well. one OF the latter's being for three
bases.
Hartford was sent in 20 do the heavy
work for Harvard, and got along swim
mngly none of the locals hits coming
in packages, except in the eighth. when
two safe drives netted a run. Hartford
gave way to Hicks in the eleventh round.
and his teammate finished strong
Currier, the Crimson catcher. was one
Of the features OF the game two OF his
catches OF foul hys being spectacular in
the extreme, and requiring no little nerve.
His whip was in great shape yesterday.
too, and nothing but failure attended
the efforts OF the Blue and Gray sprint
ers to purloin a base on his showing in
the contest yesterday Currier looks to be
one of the best backstops in college cir
cles in the East.
Crimson Wen Drilled.
The Harvard infeid worked smoothly,
and gave the impression OF being we'll
drilled, while the Outield handled all
It's chances in good style.
The initial inning was uneyentfuI, save