Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-24
BLUE AND GRAY NOSE
OUT HARVARD BOYS
Exciting Game Ends With
Georgetown One Run
to the Good.

The first real article Of base ball dis
played by the Georgetown team was
shown yesterday when Harvard was
forced to bite the dust to the tune Of 9
to B.
Although six errors are chalked up
against the Blue and Gray boys. several
of them were due to the muddy condi-
ton OF the diamond. The ginger which
Coach King has been injecting into the
hilltoppers during the past week worked
overtime and the boys played a good
game as the result. Harvard was charg-
ed with two errors. The first four in
nings were played during a heavy rain
storm.
The Georgetown team threw somewhat
of a scare into the followers of the local
team when, after having the game we'll
in hand up until the seventh inning.
Balzer having held the Harvard boys to
one hit. blew up. and in that inning and
part of the eighth the visitors connected
Tor two singles and two home runs, all OF
which counted. O'Connor. who sue
ceeded him, was lucky enough to get out
of several tight holes. as he was very
wild.
Hicks Off Form.
Hicks, who pitched such a good game
for Harvard last Thursday against Viz
ginia, was selected to down the George
town team. but he was off form lie
worked on the mound for two and one
third innings, In which time the locals
got two hits and three runs He also
passed three batters. Ernst, a left handler.
who succeeded him. did better work for
a time, but the local boys got to him in
the fifth and sixth innings and scored
enough runs to win the game He famed
seven batters.
OF the five hits credited to Harvard
TWO or them were home runs, one by
Kelly in the seventh and the other by
fotter IN the eighth, both of which were
nara drives over the right-field bank
Hunt and Murphy each got two hits for
Georgetown. Hunt also PLAYED a fine
game In the field. His catch of Cars
low Drive In the seventh with two hands
out saved possible home run, as ne
got the ball about his shoe tops The
star play OF the game was a one-hand
eaten by Gibson Of Ernsts Texas Lacquer
IA the seventh inning. The ball was hit
toward short right field and Gibson ran
back and speared it with his gloved hand
as II was about to drop back of him. He
received rousing applause from both
the Georgetown and Harvard supporters
for the play.
Make Good Start.
Georgetown started from the first IN
nins 10 get the game. After Harvard
hau been blanked In the first half of
the opening inning. Hunt. first up for
Georgetown. singled to right Murphy
walked On an attempted double steal bv
Hunt and Murphy. Hicks threw wild and
both runners were safe. Sitterdine also
drew a free pass. Connolly could do moth
ing with the bases filed, and Tanned
e-oson. however. was there with the
pinch hit, when he singled to center and
hunt and Murphy scored. NJ. OConnor.
was also walked. Cogan hit to Potter
who In an effort to hurry the plav for
a possible double play threw wild to
Carr and the runner was safe. Sitter
olhg scoring on the play. The next two
were easy outs.
Harvard got he. first hit OF the game
In the fifth. With one down, Carr was
passed and stole second. Young hit a
SLOW one toward first, which Feenan
gathered up and threw wild to first and
the runner was safe. O'Connor got the
Dali and when Carr tried to reach third
on the play threw him out to Sitterdinp
Ernst then singled to center, but was
ieIt when Lanigan went out, Balzer to
OCOnnor
Georgetown added two more rms in
the fifth. After Hunt had walked Murnhv
sinsied 10 right Sitterding famed Con-
molly hit slow one toward Ernst and
"oS ooI dl uTSt, Hunt scoring on the
play. Gibson took one in the ribs and
went to first. OConnor singled tn canter
and Murphy scored
Inc last run for Georgetown came i'm
the sixth. Feenan was passed and went
10 second on Balzers sacrifice Hunt
again singled, but was out stealing sec
ond Murphy drove Feenan across the
plate when he planted a safe one i'm
center. "
Crimson's Slow Start.
Harvard got her first runs of the game
in the sixth. Babson, who had been sub
stituted for Minot, the foot ball star, i'm
right field, opened with a clean drive To
center Kelly looked over several and
then picked out a good one for a drive
over the right-field bank and completed
the circuit with Babson in front OF him.
Two more runs came across the pan I'm
the seventh. Mclaughlin connected for
a single to center. He did not remain
long on the initial corner, however. as
Potter hit the first ball pitched, and 1t
followed kellys drive over the bank. w.
OConnor then supplanted Balzer in the
box. Arnson was safe when Feenan
threw his bunt wild. Babson hit to
Cogan, who made q mess of a possible
double play and both runners were safe.
After Kelly had walked OConnor cut
loose with wild pitch and Arnson
scampered home. Things looked bad for
Georgetown for time after this. but the
team frightened up and won out.
The score: