The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-21
Washington College Shut
out iii Short Contest.
FLANNERY PITCHES WELL
After First Inning Visitors Arc I'm
able TO Connect with His Curves
and ShOots-Hunt Divides Field
ing HOnOrs with .Ay-Chester-
town Tribe Appear Young.
By n. I. WORLEY.

sudden deluge. not unlike the Johns
town food. broke up the game between
Mike" Thompson's Washington College
troupe and Georgetown's mighty base
ball artists yesterday at the end Of the
fifth chapter, at which time the Blue
and Gray were leading. 3 TO 0.
Flannery was pitching for the Hilltop
pers, and before his varied assortment
Of slants and curves the Chestertown
aggregation was helpless. Georgetown
tall slab artist struck out six of the en-
envy and let them down with Two hits.
me Of these being a scratch, which Hunt
would have caught under ordinary
conditions. After the opening inning, It
was all of, as far as hitting on the part
Of the visitors was concerned, and the
HIltoppers would have piled up a healthy
bunch Of runs had the RAIN not inter-
fered.
A Youthful Lot.
Washington College cannot be said %
class up with Georgetown. although the
Blue and Gray team at present is the
weakest aggregation that has ever rep
resented the Hilltop school, but this
should not be construed as any re0cc-
ton on the proteses Of the genial
Mike" His charges are a youthful lot
aud need seasoning.
Capt Murphy and Gibson were not in
the lineup, spring examinations at the
medical school keeping these boys away.
consequently there was a shift or two en-
the Georgetown batting order Hunt
went 70 left, Connolly 90 center, and
Menerce. who has been on the injured
list for long time. was in right. Cay
nor took care Of second base in good
style. and cracked out a two-bagger and
scored a run in the fftn session. Meme
Zee made himself felt the first time up
by hitting safely over second.
Fielding Is Good.
While the contest was q short one,
there was some good fielding The only
error Of the day was made by Morry
O'Connor, who muned one OF Si;terdlng 8
throws 10 first Hunt made the star
catch of the game 10 the third inning.
when he nabbed Noonan's swat TO his
territory after a hard run and leap ~
the air. When Slterding hit O hard
roller TO kelly at second IN the second
chapter the long missing player turned
up on the Job and caught the ball, al
though he fell down in doing so and
barely nipped Sittsrding as he tore down
TO first. Kelly caught Menefee's short
fly back OF first In the third and saved
what looked Ike a clean hit
Feenan had one passed ball due. !n
all probability. 10 the wet weather. and
did not allow a single stolen base On
the other hand. Georgetown stole four
sacks of the visiting uackstOp
The only chance the Chcstertowu lads
had 10 score came in the very FIRST ses-
sion. when they filed the bases. with
only one out. Wallace hit a short fly TO
Hunt, which the Georgetown outgardener
could not reach, and was safe. Capt
Jump struck out NOOuan hit Clearly
to left and advanced TO second on a
passed ball. Porter walked loading the
sacks Flannery braced up and famed
Knots. and Brown hit 10 Sltterding and
was retired at the first station. In
throwing TO first on this play Sitterdlng
took n big chance. He could easily
have touched third base and retired the
man coming from second. but thought
lessly tossed the pellet over 10 Feenan.
Had he thrown the wet ball wild. the
visitors would have scored at least two
runs and possibly three.