The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14
WIN IN THE TENTH
Georgetown Defeats Eastern
College, 3 to 2.
WHITE ALLOWS BUT TWO HITS
Visiting TwIrIer Holds Blue Snd
Gray HItters for Nine Innings, n
Close Decision Tieing Up the
Score in the Ninth - Murphy's
Double Wins in the Tenth.


Georgetown won a hard and bitterly
fought ten-inning struggle from Eastern
College on the Hilltop yesterday after
noon. to . For nine long innings the
Hilltoppers tried unsuccessfully TO locate
the elusive twisters OF young White. who
did the ninging for the visitors. but after
Murphy had tied up the game in the
ninth by a daring steal to the home plate,
the Blue and Gray boys landed the game
on Waldron's single and Murphy's double
in the tenth chapter.
The contest was in n sense a pitchers
battle White. on the one hand, almost
unhittable bus wild as a March hare. and
"Wab" OConnor. on the other, effective
IN pinches. wild at times, but always
pegging away In cheerful fashion. That
Eastern lost the game is not the fault
OF its liminutlve slab artist. as the battle
should have terminated at the end Of the
ninth inning but for two close decisions
by Umpire Handiboe that came to the
home squad O'Connor was hit hard In
the eighth. ninth. and tenth sessions. two
hits being garnered by the opposition in
each Of these rounds. but bright fielding
saved ''Wab" az this stage Of the game.
Both clubs played exceptionally we'll
only two errors being made during the
two hours Of play. and the sensational
work OF both mines more than Overcame
these two miscues. For the home team.
Murphy. for his work on the sacks and
his timely two-base clout. must be given
the most praise The Georgetown CEN
ter fielder stole three bases, played
grand game in center. and worked hard
all through the contest. SitterdinE had
a good day at shortstop and handled
both Of his chances in snappy style.
Hunt went all the way TO the edge OF
the bank i'm right and pulled down Il
hard-hit ball off Curry's bat in the fifth.
Sparrow, at third base for the losers.
was the bright particular star OF the
Manassas aggregation, grabbing every
thing that came his way and getting
some hard-hit drives that were labeled
hits when they left the bat. His one
error permitted Georgetown's first tally
10 cross over the rubber but that was
unfortunate. and his work afterward pre-
vented several scores. He scOoped Hunts
roller out OF the dirt IN the fifth. and
retired the side nd made two plays ip
the next inning that were corkers. KILLER
did some good base running In the third,
when ne went from first to third on
sacrifice fly by Russell.
With one out in the second inning.
White was passed and was advanced by
Johnson's single 70 center. Waldron had
a passed ball. which took White TO third,
and he scored on n sacrifice fly TO left
by II. G. White In the third. KILLER was
hit by a pitched ball, was sacrificed to
second, advanced TO third on a passed
ball. and scored on an out by Curry,
short TO first.
The Hilltoppers made one in the third
session. Hunt walked, stole second, and
when Murphy's bounder to third was
thrown wild to first by Sparrow. scored
Facing defeat in the last inning George
town was desperate. Murphy was hit by
a pitched ball. was sacrificed TO second
by Sitterding. and stole third. With two
strikes on the batter and two out the
Georgetown captain then stole home.
Both Of the decisions, at third and home
were close. and Eastern kicked and
threatened to leave the field, but resumed
play after wrangling awhile.
O'Connor batted for Feenan in the
tenth and was retired en- a fly TO right
Waldron singled and advanced to second
on a Wild pitch, scoring on Murphy's
double TO right