The Washington herald., 1908-04-17
NOSE OUT COLUMBIA
Georgetown Wins Exciting
Game in the Eighth.
MONTGOMERY PITCHES WELL
Blue and Gray TVirIer Makes Good
Impression in His First Contest.
Lee Fans Twelve Local Batsmen,
but Loses Through Poor support,
Courtney Plays star Game.

Georgetown nosed out the Columbia
University baseball team In a hair
raising finish at Georgetown Field yes
terday by TO 8.
Lee, the star twirler of the visiting
team, held the local batsmen in hne
shape until the eighth inning, when he
got his bumps and Georgetown won the
game,
Both teams played rather Taggedly in
the field at times. and neither side did
any tall batting, but Columbia made its
errors at the right time-fOr Georgetown
and that tells the story
Joe Montgomery got his first chance in
the box, and he gave an excellent ac-
count Of himself, keeping the New York
ers' hits we'll scattered. He got in sew
eral holes bat two fast double plays and
some sensational fielding by Courtney
came to his aid and pulled him out.
Courtney in LimeIight.
Joe Courtney, in left field. was the one
best bet of the day. The little fellow
has been pulling OF all sorts Of remark
able stunts for the West Enders since
the season opened, and hardly a game is
played that he does not figure in some
sensationaI.role,
His chief stunt yesterday consisted in
fielding a hard-hit bail in the ninth in
ming when the visitors made a determined
stand TO win the game, and by a long
and accurate throw cut OF a runner at
the plate with what would have been
the tying run. In addition, Courtney
made difficult catch Of a liner OFF
Youngs bat with two men on base in
the fifth inning. and led his team at the
bat with a single and a double the only
extra-base hit of the game.
The visitors did not show to advantage
in the field, and Georgetown played a
sloppy game in that respect, also. Lee,
who was opposed to Georgetown on the
rubber, got a total OF twelve strike
outs and kept the locals guessing at all
stages OF the game, but lack of support
by teammates at critical junctures lost
the same for him.
Columbia got the first run of the game
in the second, when Mayock messed
Shafer's grounder the latter was sacri-
feed to second, and scored on Lees hit
past Mayock.
Score on Squeeze Play.
No more tallying was done then until
the sixth inning, when Courtney led off
with a double to right. went TO third on
Lees error, and scored on the squeeze
play. Simon poking safely past third
In the seventh Columbia got two more
on a base on balls and two singles.
In the eighth. Mess got a pass. and
Courtney made his second hit. Mac
Donald went out. second 10 first Schlafv
took one in the ribs, filling the bases.
Lees error on Mayock's smash scored
Mess. and Simon came across with a sin
gle to right which tailed Courtney and
Schiafiy, Simon going to second on the
throw-in, and Mayock pulling up at third.
Duffy. who was sent in in Eckenrode's
place, whacked screecher to Schmidt,
which he booted. Mayock and Simon
counting. These five runs ended the seor-
ing. for Duffy was caught going to second
and Rice famed.
In the ninth Montgomery hit the first
man TO face him, but he was forced at
second on zimber's fieider's choice. Lee
was safe on Rice's error. and Timber
scored when Mess threw Schrnidt's
grounder into the right field bleachers.
Miltenberger whitfield, but Young caught
one on the nose and sent it TO left. seor
ing Lee. and it looked as though Schmidt