The Washington herald., 1909-04-18

It seems almost impossible for George
town 70 win from the same team twice.
Yesterday afternoon. with the locals 4
big favoTiie. Pennsylvania beat the Hnl-
top Colfegians, coming out on the better
end Of a game void OF sensation, but
interesting Score, 1 10 ?
The defeat can be attributed 70 an in
ability 10 hit 81 opportune times. coz
pied with a few seemingly poor decisions
on the part Of Umpire Belts. The George
town players garuered seven hlts OF OF
Pitchers Watts and Collier, but we're
unable 70 make them count Several
chances 10 turn the trick went OF in
smoke. each time when a bingie would
have resulted IL a tally.
Montgomery TwIrIs Wei.
Joe Montgomery served them over for
the Hilltoppers. and up 20 the eighth
session but three hits were credited
against him Two OF these were ground
ers through the inheld. and the third a
long drive TO deep center. which rolled
down the bank. Incidentally this brings
90 light a recent suggestion IN The Wash
fngtOn Herald The sooner a new ground
rule IS adopted. the better for al con
cerned- The long hit IN yesterdays game
would have never been good for more
than a rwo-bagger on other grounds
Montgomery pitched a highly credit
able game, and with luck equally divided.
probably would have gotten by with a
victory.
Watts, a s0uthpaW, started on the
mound Tor the Quakers. and during the
four innings that he oficiated was hit
rather hard He was touched up for
four bingies- IN the hfth Coach Thomas
made a wise move when he yanked out
tle left-hander and substituted Collier.
who proved a stumbling block 20 the
Washington team IN Saturdays game.
The y0Un-ster has the making O. sn eX-
Cellent tWirler- he had the opposing
b1tsmen az lis mercy Tor the remainder
OF 1he game Tom 1IayOcE. the sturdy
guardian ~ the second sack. was the
Only one OF the local couegians able 70
solve Golfers assortment Of tWisters.
connecting for TWO OF the three bingles
credited 20 bis team.
Macdonald ResainS Eye.
The followers Of the washington team
found some consolation in the fact that
"Cy- Macdonald has evidently regained
his batting eye. In the past few games
the big fellow has fallen OF in his stick
work, but yesterday he was there. send
ing TWO slashins drives 20 the oUtfeld
When Macdonald purioined the second
sack = the fourth session many specta-
tors were taken aback- Few rootsrs over
on the hill are wise 10 the fact that the
sJOcky first baseuan is one OF the fastest
bGse-runners on the team
Eckenrode, 2 yoCnzster. started on the
receiving end for the Georgetown. and
during the three innings that he on
ciated acquitted himself vel. but can
hardly III the shoes OF rEe veteran Duffy
who relieved him In the fourth DUFF
caugrt a great game. and his work sub
stantated the claims of his many sd-
mirers that he IS the preEnis- backstop
OF the colleges
Visitors SrU-e-
The visitors started. scoring in the open
ing session. Thayer Jed or with a hit
that was too hot for Callahan. was ad-
vanCed 10 second on Aldendefer's sac7i-
fee. and went 10 third on Merrick's
grounder % Montgomery. Wood was
passed smith was safe when 0Iayock
-ALLA Ills L-ll4 cL-1AlCL- -AnlCE 14cO
took advantage OF the miseue and crossed
the plate for the first tally.
Both teams scored one in the fourth.
Smit&'s s.ashing drive 20 deep center
turned the trick for the Cuakers. while
Macdonald's hit and clever base running
gave Georgetown their tally.
The visitors scored again in the fifth
smith connected for a slashing bingle 10
right stamped for two sacks, and crossed
the pan when Callahan let Corkran's
gr0Under get by him. In the eighth,
Woods double. followed by Smiths in
field out. resulted IN the final run for the
Quakers.
Georgetown made a stab in the direc-
ton Of one OF the sinth-inning rallies so
frequent on the varsity field this season.
but a lone tally was the result OF the
combined efforts OF Substitute Batters
Dugan and Cantweu, and OuthsIder Mur-
ply.