The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-21
Georgetown Easily Defeats
Gallaudet, II to 4.
S0GGY FIELD MARS SPORT
''Wab" O'COnnOr Fans Eight and Is
Fairly SteRdy at All TimeS-BIrcI,
OF GHilaudet, Blows Up in the Fifth
After IL Begins to Rain-Sitter-
ding Does WcH al Bat.
By y. Il. WORLEY.

For four innings Gallaudet looked liked
a possible winner in its annual game
with Georgetown AT Georgetown Field
yesterday. but after it started 10 rain
in the fifth session Birck lost control
and was pounded for two singles and
a double, and the HIItoppers sent five
men across the rubber Final score
Georgetown II, GalIaudet g.
The weather was decidedly poor for
baseball a cold raw wind blowing across
the field all during the eight rounds OF
play and IL is surprising that more
errors were not registered against the
players. Owing 70 the fact that the in
field was sea n mud. both sides took
TO bunting the sphere. and until the lat
ter part Of the battle. when Georgetown
took 10 smuggling the. ball, there were
few long drives made.
SitterdinEs timely swat over the in
field in the 9th that sent two men
scurring over the pan and put the Hill
toppers In the lead with two scores. was
the most worthy bingle Of the day.
coming at a time when il was soreIv
needed. and having much 10 do with
what followed. Sitterding and Cogan had
their eyes peeled yesterday. each of these
players soaking the leather twice 10 safe
territory.
Morry O'Connor played an excellent
game at first base. and stopped two or
three hard throws that looked Ike they
would go wild His one error was a
dropped throw from across the diamond.
Feenan was behind the bat. and threw
the bases we'll, only two OF the opposi-
ton engineering a steal. off the George
towner. The whole Georgetown nine ex-
hibited much snap and ginger. and
showed a decided improvement over its
form Of last week.
O'Conner did the pitching for the Blue
and Gray. tanning eight Of the Kendall
Green players and being fairly steady
for so bad a day. Brick twirled good
ball for Gallaudet for four rounds. but
as before mentioned, he weakened in the
fifth. and was afterward chased to the
stable. The damage had been done. how
ever, and Battiste. who took his place.
was even more wilder than Brick, fore
ing three runners home
Eleven Georgetowners reached frs;
base by the free pass route. and most
all Of this was due 10 the wet ball The
hits We're about evenly distributed
Georgetown managing to get one more
than the losers.
Blanchard and Hover made two hits
apiece FOR Gallaudet, and the other two
bingles that went 10 the northeasters
were garnered by Battiste and Morris.
GaIIaudet scores First.
Gallaudet scored one run in the second
inning. After Craven had been retired
Morry OConnor dropped a throw to
catch Battiste at first, and Arras sacri-
feed the Indian to second. Wab"
O'Connor then threw wild TO second and
Battiste scored.
The Blue and Gray made five in the
NTH. Cogan ballooned to Hover, Feenan
singled; c. OConnor was retired at first
by Craven, unassisted; Hunt singled TO
left and stole second: Murphy then
walked, filling the bases. SitterdinE $
double brought two runs over the plate
Rockwell thought he saw a chance 70
catch Murphy mapping at third and
threw over the third baseman's head.
Murphy scoring. Dugan hit TO third. and
Hover tossed the ball over first Sitter
ding scoring on the error. Gibson poled
one TO left. and Dugan counted. MOrry
O'Connor popped to Battiste.
In the sixth. Cogan walked. Feenan
sacrificed him up peg. and c. O'6on-
nor brought him over the counting block
with a vicious slash 10 center.
Gallaudet opened the seventh with a
rush Dillon walked, stole second. and
scored on Morris infield hit. The Ken
dali Green tribe gathered two more tai
leys in the eighth Hover hit safely
stole second, and scored on a wild pitch