Evening star., 1911-05-27

They came, they saw, but they failed
to conquer. The first japanese invasion
of Washington was not success. The
little brown men were unable to hit the
ball with any consistency. and We're
beaten, to ., by the Blue and Gray
nine Of Georgetown University. The
invaders, the Keio University. which in
the Flowery kingdom is noted as the
imperial college. although putting up a
good article of ball from every stand
point. were unable to cope with the
Georgetown team. except in one inning,
and the Blue and Gray played better
ball than did their foreign rivals at
almost every stage of the game.
1t was the occdent against the orient
in a contest which essentially belongs
to the former, and 1t was fitting that
ii should win. Judging by the appear
anceS OF the game, 1t would hardly seem
that the one had been playing the sport
for ten years and the other for five
mes ten. There was not a great
difference In the comparison of the teams,
the score just about showing how much
better Georgetown really was than the
Japs.
In the pitchers box White did not show
any more stuff than DID the young gent
who did the hurting for the foreigners
The little fellow, Fukuda by name, who
NdS on the InOunu lOT the Jap nine. pltcH-
ed excellent ball. and several of the hits
allowed the Georgetown team were of
the f1uky kind. He had good curve ball.
good steam and what amounted to almost
perfect control. Not a single base on
balls was given by him during the entire
game.
Furys hitting was the real feature of
the game though. The Blue and Gray
backstop showed real class AT the bat,
getting three hits out OF three times at
hnf hrs t.1, l. I'D
in the two runs which tied the score for
Georgetown. and another being three
base hit.
The Japs looked to be a team about IN
a class with the college mines in this
country. Their inability to hit the ball
would lose them many q game in America
where they would constantly be up
against good pitching. and then on the
other hand they would seldom lose games
by one-sided scores, as they have good
pitching and also good fielding, two fac
tors which will keep the runs down in any
game of ball.
That it Is probable that the Nipponese
did not play their best game Is known
when 1t Is considered that for the last
three months they have been travelling,
and any ball club when II Is on the road
Is seldom able to put up the game of
which II is capable.
One of the things which was noticeable
at the game was the sportSmaniike way
in which the Jap team was received by
the spectators. Plays made by them
which would have hardly received more
than passing notice had 1t been an Ameri-
can team playing. were applauded long
and loud. And at that the visitors pulled
of one or two hair-raising stunts Once
the catcher went back and got foul fly
which looked almost ungettable, and
again the centerfelder went over into
deep left center, dragged down a long
drive from Davis bat and made double
play out Of it.
Another apparent fact in the play OF
the Japs was the way they are learning
to initiate the actions of the American
players while on the field. Probably the
only two words which the pitcher was
able to speak in English were "Hows
that?" and he yelled those at the umpire
two or three times when plays looked
close.
Besides their inability to hit very well.
about the only other weakness OF the Jap
team was the poor throwing arms which
the players have. Only one of the in
fielders. the first baseman. was able to
get the ball around very well. while none
OF the outfielders could shoot II into the
diamond as do the American gardeners.
The score: