The Washington herald., 1910-04-24
HilltOppers Show Reversal Of
Form, Playing Real Ball.
BALZER IS AT HIS BEST
Crimson Finds Blue and Gray
Twirler n Puzzle Until Last Part
BOX-Hunt and Gibson Pull on
Sensational Plays in Game.
By \. y. MORLEY.

BEFORE one OF the largest CroW0S OF
the year, and for the most part. in a
driving rain. Georgetown defeated Har-
ward at Georgetown Field yesterday.
10 . thereby adding another victory to
the long string Of games the Hilltoppe-5
have won from the Crimson IN the last
ten years
In many ways the contest was q queer
one, being started in a shower and played
right through the storm. the sun coming
out after the sixth session and making
the wind-up all the more brilliant for
its shining rays. The HMtOppers took
the lead AT the start and made three runs
of Harvard S star box artist, Hicks, be-
fore he was retired in favor Of Ernst, -
side-wheeler with wide curves. Hicks
evidently had not fully rested Up from
his hard game against Virginia, issuing
three passes and being bumped twice in
the initial round. Ernst went through the
rest OF the game without receiving mUcl
damage. and IL he had started the bat
tie we might have to tell a different tale.
BaIzer in Good Form.
Smoke" Balzer was in TIE best OF
form and received excellent support from
his hackers Hunt and Gibson were e.
peciaIy jealous in the field and at the
bat. and with Capt Murphy, these two
practically won the battle for the Blue
and Gray. However, the whole George
town team put UP an article of ball tlat
was far above par, and that made The
Crimson boys hustle all through TO keep
within striking distance.
The seventh inning, just after the rain
had stopped was the big one, for several
reasons. Harvard had just scored TWO
runs on Babson's single and a home run
over the right field bank by Kelly. and
the visitors were doing their best 20 SET
Youn, around the sacks and make the
best OF the rally. Balze-. 100, showed
that he was getting weak and was lob
bling the ball over the plate. Ernst l--
over GibSUn-s head and the ball looked
like a peach Of a hir Gibson started
after the leather as soon as he heard the
crack OF the bat and bah and. with a
mighty leap into the air. pulled The
sphere down with his ElOVed hand IL
was play that drew rounds OF applause
from both sides of the grand stand.
The racket had hardly subsided when
on the nose 10 right Hunt saw that there
was a possible chance 10 set the leather
on the fly and quickly made up his mind
20 go after the fast falling bah with that
idea in mind Just as the bah was about
20 touch terra Grma Hunt leaned for
ward while ON the dead run. and caught
il not more than three inches from the
grass This. on top Of Gibson's play,
brought down the house
Hits Prove Timely.
II Hunt and Gibson p-lyed sensational
bail in the field, their work az the bat
was fully as good. I'm the first inning,
with three on bases, il was Gi6sOn's
slashiug rap over the second sack that
brought GeorEetowr's first two scores
across the pan and Hunt pooled one in the
first and sixth sessions and besides coax
al a pass out OF his FIVE journeys TO the
plate.
Balzer had his speed working overtime,
and while he only famed two OF the on
position he held Harvard TO one lone
binele. and that was wasted, until the
seventh. when Kelly sent the ball sailing
over the bank.
Too much credit cannot he bestowed
upon Coach Phil King. who. although
only coaching the team for a week. has
instiIled a lighting spirit and hustlinE
feeling into the Blue and Gray that has
proved 90 Dee the winning combination.
To look at Georgetown uwoN weeks ago
and watch the team play yesterday Wtuld
make one think that there We're two
different mines representing The hilltop
school
Harvard showed plainly the lack Of
practice, but it can be uuthfu,ly said.
without fear Of contradiction, that the
Georgetown boys fairly and squarely out
played their opponents. The rain made
it impossible to correctly judge tho merits
of either team. but as old Jupiter Pluvius
aided neither side. the score about shows
the relative strength Of the two teams
as they played
Visitors Are Gritty.
The Crimson players exhibited a true
bulldog spirit in fighting until the last
man was out, and their rallies in the sew
enth and eighth rounds that put them
within hailinS distance of the game were
a surprise TO everybody Apparently.
beaten in the sixth, with Georgetown six
scores ahead. on muddy field. and
soaked To the skin, the sons Of old Har-
ward never wavered. never quit FOR a
minute and when the curtain was rung
down they had just begun to scrap. and
left the field painting and with eyes fash
ins whipped, but in ban game that VIII
be remembered by an VINO saw it as a
real top notcher from start TO finish.
COEan, while having one miscue against
him, did fine work ct short. and his stop
and throw Of Potter'S Wallop in the sixth
was good for sore eyes 10 see. Foenan
caught a nice game behind Balzer and
OConnOr nabbinG foul fy in the fourth
while it was raining hard and the wind
was blowing straight across the Hcld, and
throwing well 20 second. The best play
by Feenan came in the eighth. when with
the score 90 (. and with one out
and a man on third and second. he threw
to second, and by a perfect throw caught
BabsOn trying 10 steal Babson and the
rest Of the Harvard aggregation had it
all figured out that Feenan would not