The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-03
VIRGINIA is BEATEN
Balzer Pitches an Alright
Game for HilltOppers.
LOSERS ERRORS ARE COSTLY
Blue and Gray Scores Two Runs as
Result Of Hitch's Miscue in First
Inning and I'm Third Chases Two
More Across Rubber When FItchett
Drops a Throw by Hitch.

The stalwart sons Of old Virginia par
took OF the bitter cup OF defeat and
drained II 10 the dregs yesterday after
noon. when the Blue and Gray defeated
the Orange and Blue, TO >. in the sec
Ond game OF their annual series.
4 large and enthusiastic crowd gathered
70 see these old arch rivals fight ii out
on the sward. a gentle sprlnkling OF the
fair sex In the grand stand touching OF
the rows of men folk who are always in
attendance. The weather was magnih-
cent for baseball and the players looked
in fine fettle for the fray.
Virginia opened up the battle IN the
very first inning IN a manner that 70
those who were pulling for Georgetown,
was most discouraging. Before the
crowd had hardly settled back IN the
seats to watch the proceedings. one OF
the Charlottesville runners had been fer
RED across the pan. Hume hit one Of
the first balls pitched for a two-bagger
10 center. Capt. Murphy. after long
run. barely touching the leather as il
went over IFS head Carter tried 10 sac
rihce. but his attempt was foiled by
Balzer. Fitchett then poled one 10 cen
ter. and Hume counted on the swat In
trying 20 steal. Fitchett was nabbed at
second. but for few moments II looked
Ike the Virginia lads were going 10
chase smoke 10 the clubhouse.
Two scores for HiIItoppcrs.
Georgetown scored in the first round
also, two runs being made on an error
handle From then on the Blue and
Gray led all the way, and whenever Viz
ginia threatened 10 send runners home.
Balzer would tighten up and strike out
the batter.
Virginia was weak IN the field. the
two errors made by the losers costing
them the game Had Hitch held Fitch
ett's throw 20 second on Gibson's smash
in the FIRST. the HiTtoppers would have
been banished with no runs in this
chapter. In the third. when the home
squad clinched the battle by scoring two
more tallies. II was Browns wildness
that gave the Georgetown players
chance 10 occupy the cushions and
Fitchetts error that bailed up a double
play. Cogans hunt and MOrry O'Con-
nor's poke 20 second followed. and two
runs resulted. on this hit % O'Connor's
Virginia kicked strenUously al a decision
OF the umpire Three men were on
bases and no one was out. OConnor
hit a fast grounded to Hitch and the
visiting contingent claimed that the ball
hit Cogan as he cantered past. Two
scores came over the chopping block
while the Orange and Blue players were
muddled up over this matter. and I'M
pire Belts had 20 threaten 20 forfeit the
contest before Pickford's athletes would
again take the field. Belts said that the
ball touched the fielder before hitting
the runner and that the bah was not
dead. Only an inning before this Belts
had 70 warn the Virginia boys that any
more kicking would result in Punishment
from the game. Pitcher Brown proved
a very hard man TO please. as he fused
and fumed over every other ball he
threw.
Georgetown Is Outbatted,
The score shows that the losers slightly
outbatted their rivals, Virginia getting
eight bingles 10 Georgetown's seven.
Most OF the hits garnered by The South
erners were clean cut, while some or the
Hiutoppers' drives were infeld rollers
that we're either TOO fast o~ TOO cIovy tr