The Washington herald., 1909-04-13
His Home RPns Help Tigers
to Win from Georgetown.
PITCHES LAST TWO INNINGS
Local Boy Hits for the Circuit I'm
the Final Session with IA SInshing
Drive to the Extreme south End
of the Ground and Breaks a Tie.
Deyine Pitches Well.


town Saturday In yesterdays game at
the college field. In fact. the local boy
was about the whole works for Prince
ton. With Pitman on first base IN the
second inning. Cunningham hit one OF
Devine's twisters over the right field
bank and made the circuit easily. Again
IN the fourth. with men on second and
third, he cracked a pretty single 70 cen
ter that scored both men. In the ninth
inning. and the score a tie. once again
he met the ball squarely. and this time
he put il out In the vicinity OF the
ticket Office in left field. and sprinted
around the sacks with what proved to be
the winning tally.
Cunningham wanted 10 20 in the box
for Princeton to start the game, but itI
was decided TO send in Drewes, a south
paw. Drewes pitched a good game, and
had curve bah that broke nicely, but
along about the sixth Il looked as II hel
would not last. and Lafevre was sent in
70 finish the game. However, IN the
seventh Georgetown got 10 the big right
handler for a couple OF talIies. and Prince
ton called upon Cunningham. who had
been in right field up 10 that time
Georgetown got a run on him IN the
eighth. but he put them on the bench
in succession in the ninth. thereby win
ming perhaps the most spectacular game
Of the season 20 date.
OeVine on slab for GeOrgeOwn.
Cantwel sent Deyine TO the slab to
make II two straight from the champions.
and Devine pitched good enough bah 10
win the average game. However. the
seven hits Princeton secured were timely
and proved enough to win. Devine's sup
port was not Of the hest. Sitterding and
Macdonald both made costly errors be-
hind him in the innings Princeton punched
their hits.
Murphy continued his great work and
was GeOrgetOwD's Individual star. Be
sides handling five chances nicely in the
outfeld. he got three hits. one Of them
drive over the bank in right for a
home run. Schlahy. Mayock. and Duffy
ali got TWO each. and the only other hit
was a single by Simon.
Despite the opening al the American
League Park. good sized crowd was
present, and the Princeton rooters We're
very much IN evidence. al roofing hard
for reversal of Saturdays result
Cunny Hits for Circuit.
The Orange and Black started The scor-
ing in The second after two were down.
Pitman got single over third that Sit
tering stopped, bet threw wildly 10 first,
and the runner took second. Cunning
ham then made the first OF his home
runs. giving Princeton TWO scores in this
session. In the fourth they annexed two
more. Devine walked sides with one
out. Warwick hit safely 10 center. ad-
vanclng sides. Piman hit a slow roller
to Macdonald that the first sacker FUN
bled. and couldn't recover in time 10
get tie runner. Sides tried 70 score on
the error. but was nipped az the plate.
Macdonald % Dudy.
With Princeton four runs IN the lead.
Georgetown began 20 get busy. and made
a Stin uphill fight for the game In
the nth, Sitterding was safe on Dflon's
error and got around 70 third on infeld
outs by Callahan and Devine Murphy
waited for one he liked. and then drove
II 10 center. scoring Sitterding Muir
ply reached third on a wild pitch, but
was left WREN S-hlafiy flew out 10 right
InOLgh lot scoring I'm the sixth. /.
looked as though Drewes was weaken
ing, and L.afevre was sent in 10 start
the seventh. Sitterding again got on first
10 start the inning by letting four bad
ones pass. and Billy then stole second:
the only stolen base in the series of
Dawson Callahan was safe on Reeds
error on his bounder and Sitterding
scored from second on the play De-
vine foUled and Dawson pulled of a
pretty catch close 20 the grand stand. and
then nailed Callahan, who tried 10 steal
second on the play. by a perfect throw
20 Dillon. Murphy then got his home
run TO right and the inning closed with
the Hilltoppers stiH one run 10 the had.
Cunningham Relieves Lafevre.
Lafevre hadn't looked any too good
in the eighth and Cunningham was sent
IN 10 try 10 check the locals. 9dayock
connected for a drive 10 right and got
two bases on IL. when IL took a bad
bound over Connor's mead. Cy flied out
20 right and Conner held Mayock on
third by a beautiful throw 20 the plate
II was Up 20 Duffy to tie II up and the
catcher was there with the hit that was
needed. a hard smash TO center.
Sitterding and Callahan both rolled out
70 Dillon and Duffy was left.
Homer Breaks the Tie.
Devine got the first two Princeton bat
tiers In the first half Of the ninth. and It
looked like Georgetown or an extra in
ming game when Cunningham met
another one on the nose for a terrific
drive along the left field fof,l line Simon