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plate and handled his eight chances with
out mishap. In the eighth. when the
opposition looked particularly aggressive.
he ran over the benches to the right OF
third base and pulled down Erwin's foul
and put a stop TO the rally Some Of the
bunts and hard grounders scooped in by
sit" evoked applause from the large au-
dience.
Everybody Plays Well.
But while Sitterding shone forth like
star on a clear night he was not alone
in the field. and Hunt managed TO get in
a couple Of good plays, along with Gaynor.
and Murphy. Gaynor did not have a put
out or an assist but he covered himself
with glory by jumping high In the air
and spearing a wild heave from Feenan
in the sixth. when Bunny" attempted
10 complete a double play. The fact that
Menefee made the only miscue goes 20
show how well the boys played. Battle,
the husky center fielder for the Sailors.
handled his two chances in fine style He
leaped for Morry O'Connors' clout in the
/ second and robbed him Of a slashing drive
that would have gone for a home run
undoubtedly
The Blue and Gray had numerous
chances 10 send runners home with
timely bingIe and fell down on several
occasions, especially in the fifth and
sixth rounds. but nevertheless managed
/ 20 squeeze I'm a wallop where it counted
once in a while Murphy's long poke 10
right center in the seventh should have
been a home run. The ball was hit be-
tween the two ielders and had both Of
them scampering in its wake like scared
deer. but the Georgetown captain refused
10 try for a homer and pulled up az
third Feenan and GaynOr both regis
tered a double. the last named scoring
afterward Gaynor made two Of the
teams runs, and was another lively
youngster on the bases Hunt. Murphy.
and Sitterding located the pellet for two
clean hits apiece and drove in the scores
that made victory possible.
O'ConnOr In Form.
O'Connor did great work on the slab.
making seven of the Navy lads Whit at
the atmosphere and holding them TO four
Z
scratch order. In the opening stanza.
with a runner on third, Gillian hit 20
short and Cogan made a bluff throw 70
third 10 drive the man on third back 20
that sack. and when he finally tossed the
horsehide over 20 first the man was safe
The other scratch was the result OF a bunt
which eluded the pitcher Thus. it viii
clearly be seen that "Wab" had his high
sign working and the home squad guess
ing In speaking of O'Connor's great
work. the catching Of Feenan must be
kept in mind. Bunny" had a passed
ball. which didn't materialize into a run.
but only one man was successful In pur-
Joining a base
Meade made a fine play in the third
inning, when he made a back-hand stab
at Cogan's hot liner and held on 10 the
leather. In this inning he retired Muir
ply, Menefee, and Cogan with assists 10
first The losers pulled off a double play
in the second. After "Morry" O'Conr-
nor had been pinched out of a home run
by a catch by Battle, Feenan walked.
c. OConnor hit TO right, and Feenan
was caught of first.
Shifts i'm Lineup.
Several shifts were made i'm the lineup
of the HiHtoppers, Connolly being
benched and Menefee playing right field
! for seven innings. Gould was put In
the game for his hitting. but failed TO
oonngct the four times he came TO bat.
Hunt was shifted from right to left. and
/ GaynOr took care OF second in the alb
sence of Gibson. The changes worked