The Washington herald., 1909-04-07
GET ANOTHER SCALP
Georgetown Defeats Wash
ingtOn College Nine.
RESERVE BATTERY IS USED
Mike ThomRsOn's Band of Under
graduates work the Hilltop Col
Ieginns To the Limit in Thier Ini-
tiaI Try-Out Against IA Real College
Tenm-MayOek Hits for Homer.

Mike" Thompson's band OF baseball
braves from the Washington College
(Chestertown. Md made lis debut In fast
company at the Georgetown field yester-
day afternoon, and did remarkably well.
holding the Hilltop CoIiegians TO a score
Of 5 10 g.
The team was for the greater part com
posed Of the same boys who made Gal
laudet and other local elevens bite the
dust on the gridirOn last fall They
seem 10 have lost little OF the nerve and
speed that characterized their play on
the gridlron. and made the fast local
team work all the time 70 win.
Youngsters in Game.
Several new men were given a chance
10 show their ability in a Georgetown
uniform. ''wabby' O'Connor. the former
prep star, was given his first try-out on
the slab and Jared Well During his stay
in the box he allowed but four hits and
caused six opposing batsmen 10 fan the
air. He was a tribe wild, dealing out a
free pass and a couple Of swsts that viii
leave impressions on the RIBS OF visitors.
but little hard work should correct
this fault
Big Boy Feenan started on the re-
ceiving end Of the battery. and for the
first three sessions worked with the
Snack OF a veteran. However. In the
fourth, he blew up. and presented the
opposing team with a couple OF TALES as
the result Of TWO passed balls. His fell
low-students got wise" and not many
minutes elapsed before he retired In
favor Of Bill" Sitterding. Weimhert.
Well-built youngster. was given a chance
TO show his worth in the sixth session.
He worked well. and finished the inning
without trouble from the opposing bats
men Sitterding, who made such an au-
spieious debut az the third sack in the
Cornell game. did the receiving stunt a
Ia Duffy.
DuGRn n Find.
Dugan. formerly OF the Technical High
nine, went the full route IN the outfeld
and his team mates were favorably i'm
pressed with HIS showing He accepted
one chance. a long hy from the bat OF
outfelder Jump. and had TO go some 70
gather IL in He proved the candy
kid" with the willow. batting out q double
and a single out Of three times al the
bat. Hunt. another youngster, played
creditably in short field during the sixth
session. He made a great stop OF a hot
grounder. but was little slow in whiting
IL over 10 the initial sack
OF the visiting team Turner, an out
fielder. looked the goods. accepting
chance in the field and hitting al a Loo
clip. He proved a veritable whirlwind on
the bases. purlcining three. including the
keystone sack
Both teams scored in the first session
Martin. the nrst man Up for the visitors.
famed. PrUitt received a free trip 10
first and scored on NoOnan's slaslang
drive TO deep center. For the locals,
Schlahy got his base on drive that got
through Second Baseman Kelley and
crossed the pan On Dugan'S double 10
right The Hnltoppers scored two more
in the second on successive singles by
Sitterding and Callahan and another
error by Second Baseman Kelley. May
Ock caught swift one on the nose in the
following inning. which got by the center
fielder and rolled down the bank on the
opposite side OF the running track
Visitors Rally.
Things looked bad for the HUtoppers
in the fourth. Turner and Knots sin
gled and the former scored when Feenan
muhed Jumps third strike. a repeti-
ton OF this rare but costly stunt with
the following batter netted another run
for the visitors. The coach at the third
sack allowed another runner 10 overrun
TIE base, and Catcher Feenan snagged
him for the first out The next two bat
tiers were retired on easy infeld taps.
60 a.