The Washington herald., 1910-05-01
BY y. T WOELEY

took growth on safe territory. enabled
Georgetown 10 put the Chamber Of Com
merce nine ia a plaster paris cast yes
terday and stick a label on-2 TO Z.
Phil" Kings baseball troupe made the
guardians on the Hilltop exert them
selves 10 the utmost 20 land decision.
and II was only after eight rounds OF
nip and tuck, hammer and tongs base
ball that the Blue and Gray COPIED the
needed talley to win.
Pitchers battles have been few and
far between at Georgetown Field this
spring, as all OF the fingers have been
nursing ailments Of one variety or an
other. but yesterdays tom" Flannery
locked promising and was put on the
mound by Capt Murphy 20 shoot the
pellets across. the result being a pleasant
treat 20 every Georgetowner who wit
messed the matinee. Flannery not only
had the goods. but he delivered them in
style and was as steady as the rock oS
Gibraltar all the way, only one Of the
Commerce boys getting a free paper 10
first
FlaEuery allowed the losers two hits
one in the seventh. which scored a run.
and one I'm the eighth. which wasted
away for lack Of c0mpanilnship. For
six innings he held The Chamber Of
Commerce players at his mercy. not al
: lowing a seubIance Of a hit and only
permitting TWO OF his opponents 10 set
on base-one by "a base on balls and the
other on an error by Gibson. Flannerv
did not have so much speed as he had
curves and lie mixed IFS vvisJers up in
a manner % tempt king
Becker Il Wild
Becker was wilde than FIar1e-y AMI
gave FIVE complimentary excursions %
the initial sack TO the HmtoQDers. one
% which resulted En- a run in the second
session Georgetown could not connect
with Becker al WILL B-- managed. by
/ some tight squeezing. 90 coax 0ut FIVE
r1II-Geare5. healthy bin-les. two Of these
| happening along ut the o0rc-tlue time
! AMI sending Blue and Cray runners
dancing over the threshold. CoElus
. slice for two cushions IN the second WAS
tho first run-p-oducer, and IN the eighth
Hunt sent a breezy cI0ut u left that
plotted Murphy home with the winning
run.
The ElItoprers We'd with one another
and with their antagonists IN making
bright plays The frs. s5i-uIant was in
ieCted into the fray il the fifth chapter
when. with two hands disposed OF. our
genial friend when We are in trouble
Lawyer quinn. presented am argument
in the way ot.a sc-eechinE liner % right
Hun, was after 81 han Ike o hawk.
\
! the leather when he saw IL was about
10 land, SO he made one OF those shoe
stri-- catches for which he Is famous.
thereby Quashing on our lawyer friends.
attempt and shutting out the side.
The sixth semester brought other cIad
tidings. After SheckIes had reached first
base on Gibson's mun. Becker attempted
% sacrifice him 20 second. and Sitterdine.
who vas expecting the play, came in from
third base. and. stretching forth his paw,
picked the hOrsehiGe 0ut of the atmos-
phere as neat as the play could he made
Not a biz discouraged and refusing 70
take warning uy this feat Doc Lowe
tried 10 show Becker how che play ought
to be made. and Sittsrdiug repeated his
spectacular catch on loves little hunt.
sterling unexpected kind that make base
ball the king pin game of them all. and
sit was rOundly applauded for his work.
O'COuHOT In LtmeIIght.
In the ninth session .lIorry'' O'Conno~
blew into the Emelieht with bells and
tiusel by smothering phil KINGS blast
i'm his direction. The ball was hit in foul
territory about FIVE feet ~ TIE left Of
first base and "MCrry-- had 90 hustle 10
get his paws on the hurry.ng ball.
TWO double plays cut off scores when
IL looked like runners would surely cross
the pan. In the fifth. after Flaunery had
singled 10 center field and Sitterd.ug had
poled one 20 right Murphy hit 10 Charley
King and Charles tossed the pellet -
Eull and caught sit off the hse
Georgetown made a double in the eighth
chapter. Sheclles beat out an lufeld
blow to short. ana when Becker at
tempted 10 hunt he hit the ball in the
air. and "Wab" O'Connor took The
sphere and pincbed Sheckles at the first
peg.
The losers had much difficulty in lay
iaS the BAN down on their bants. and
invariably sent ny a little pop that was
bounced upon by the HiIltoQpers This
can be remedied by a little more practice.
and the Chamber of Commerce nine will
then be equipped to meet all corners and
beat them. 700.
King Plays Well.
Capt and Coach phil King gave
clever exhibition at second base ana
handled all OF his chances in the grace
ful manner that won him fame AZ Prince
ton some years aso. His work was APP
plauded by every one The throwing of
Smith was another bit OF good work on
the sue of the Commerce aggregation.
While Smith could not prevent George
town from stealing five bases, yet he had
the collesians thoroughly scared. and
caught several trying TO freshen up their
averages peeSins down the base line.
The first tally CT the game came in the
second, and went 10 Georgetown. Con-
nelly walked aGd stole second. smith
making his only poor throw OF the day
when he heaved the leather into cente-.
sending Jake 20 third. Feenan found
BeoGer's shoots puzzle, ana vhiaed.
NJ o'Conncr popped to the catcher.