The Washington herald., 1908-03-22
GEORGETOWN VICTOR
Defeats Maryland Aggies in
First Baseball Game.
CONTEST PROVES RATHER SLOW
Mediocre Playing Il Interspersed
with Flashes of Spectacular Work,
fE which ICY" Macdonald Figured.
Diamond and Byrd Have Pitching
Duel, with HORors to Former.

Georgetown opened the baseball season
by winning handily from the Maryland
Agricultural College nine at Georgetown
Field yesterday. before good-sized first
day crowd. 2 10 0.
The contest. although trlfle slow, was
n fair exhibition OF the national game
when il is considered that il was the
first OF the season. Each team showed
flashes Of good form and also some
mediocre playing. although the latter can
be attributed to the fact that the players
have not worked all the kinks out as yet.
Little batting was INDUCED in, three
singles being the limit for the Aggies.
while GeorgetOwn's quartet OF hits went
for eight bases.
In the field the Blue and Gray outshone
their rivals. Notwithstanding the fact that
they are credited with one more bungle.
For the Farmers. Byrd. who osficiated In
the box. carried of the honors. he hand
ling mis- six chances I'm great shape, and
for Georgetown, "Cy' Macdonald was
the bright particular star, his spearing
Of two line drives at critical stages be-
ing the most spectacular bits of work
pulled or in the contest.
Pallen, at second. gobbled up FIVE
chances without a miscue. and. although
his manner seems awkward. he caught
them from all sides and looks as though
he were capable OF holding the sack
down.
The Georgetown outfelders got nothing
10 do. but Eckenrode. who essayed to do
the catching. had busy day of it, and
but for one slip in judgment put up a
fairly creditable game.
In the box IL was nearly a stand-off
with hOnoTs slightly in Diamonds favor.
as his steadiness in pinches attested.
Both twirlers were guilty of allowing
three passes. and Diamond hit three
Farmers in the ribs. but to Offset this.
famed nine as against Byrd's five.
Smiths Triple wasted.
Georgetown started things in the second
inning when Howard Smith, who followed
Macdonald ripped or a cordng three
bagger which went TO the edge or the
ravIne in right field. Courtney was easy,
but Paren worked Byrd for a pass and
stole second. and Eckenrode was also
rendered a complimentary nlling the
bases Excitement Short-lived, how
ever, as Diamonds best was a weak blow
10 Reeder, who tagged Eckenrode at
second.
In the third Mess walked. was sacTi-
fced 20 second by Schlahy, stole third
and scored on Simons out to center
which goes for sacrifice hit under the
revised rules.
EckenrOde and Diamond singled i'm sue
cession in the fifth. but they were wasted
IN the sixth. Macdonald caught one or
the nose and whaled Il TO deep center
for three sacks. continuing on home,
which he reached in safety as White.
who relayed the throw from farrell,
fumbled. Georgetown was set down in
order in the two remaining rounds.
Diamond held the Aggies hitless until
the sixth. when White placed single
over second. In the last round Evans
and FARRELL singled in succession and
moved UP on Eckenrode's poor and III
advised throw 10 catch Evans mapping al
second. Nothing resulted as Mayer and
Byrd succumbed to Diamonds curves
Ed Handiboe. the local umpire who has
obtained a berth in the Ohio League foT
this season. Oficiated.