Evening star., 1911-05-31

Yesterdays games marked the end OF
the local college base ball season. AS
far as the District institutions are con-
cerned base ball for 1911 is a thing Of
the past.
The game which Georgetown won from
Fordham yesterday closed what was un-
doubtedly one OF the most erratic sea-
sons ever played by the Hilltoppers.
Starting, the first two games We're
played against the American Security
and Trust Company, which nine should
not have been in a class with the Hill
toppers, but as ii was the Blue and
Gray just barely won one game ana
lost the other by q decisive score. The
next games were against Cornell. and the
Georgetown crew wiped up that aggre-
CATION. which has since been practically
conceded as having what is probably the
best college team in the country. After
beating Cornell, tieing Princeton In q
thirteen-inning game and beating faie,
8 to 2, the nine went into slump ana
suffered defeats at the hands OF ciuDs
which have never ranked in class with
it in base ball, the most disastrous set
back sustained being the two defeats re-
ceived at the hands Of Virginia Ine
season was closed with victories over the
Navy, Fordham and Japanese teams. all
Of which We're meritorious accomplish
ments.
Catholic University also went through
about the same kind OF q season. Inc
game yesterday against Gallaudet ended
the season for 1t. and 1t also mas
rather unstable record back Of 1t. De-
feats have been received from teams
which proved consistently easy for It
last year. The work. Of Green. its star
twirler, kept 1t in the running at All
times, though. he winning games Simply
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box when he was very poorly supported
by his teammates. The nine as whole
did not show up very well, IT not Deins
anywhere near up to the standard OF the
club which represented the Brookiano
institution last year.
The game which ended Catholic onl-
versity's season also terminated Gailau-
det's. The Kendall Green crowd started
off we'll, but injuries to star players hurt
the teams chances to such an extent
that it was impossible for 1t to take it's
proper stride -afterward, and It fell into
a slump from which 1t never recovered.
Brick who started out the season as
though he were going to do great work
of a bad knee. Battiste has always
proved a hard-luck twirier for the Bun
and Blue, and this spring was no ex-
ception. The team suffered for lack CT
pitchers. and. although II scored lots or
runs, 1t seldom was able to hold the
opposition to small enough score 10
win.
The Maryland Aggies Will end their
season today when they tackle st. John
College for the second time this year.
The success OF the Farmers season will
depend very much on whether they are
able to take the long end OF the score OF
today's game. The Aggies would un.
doubtedly have had the most successful
season since 1907 had the team not been
put in bad way for catchers. Against
v. NJ. L. 'MunicklIeuysen was spiked. and
the subsequent Developments from it kept
was no other catcher. and the infield had
to be broken up. Capt Shipley going be-
hind the bat.
between Georgetown and Catholic Uni
-versity. The two schools are tied for 1T,
each being much better than the other
two and each having won one of the two
games played. The Brookland crowd has
appeared very anxious to arrange an
other game to decide the supremacy OF
the two teams. but it seems that the two
managers have been unable to agree on
date.
There is no doubt that one of the larg
est crowds that ever witnessed a scho
,1astic base bali game will be present a.
the Tech Western game when those TIVE
schools play of the tie which exists g.
present in the scholastic series
There has not been a school series since
1909. when Business. Tech and Contra
were tied for the championship Of tn,
league. that as much interest has beer
shown in the series. and it is doubtful i
there has been one that has been NOR,
closely fought.
Georgetown won its last game OF tn,
season yesterday by trimming Fordhan
by the score of to 2. and with 1t wen
the championship of the Catholic colleges
of the east.
The Blue and Gray found Kehoe to 1t.
liking and In the second inning cut dowi
Fordham's one-run lead by scoring tw'
tallies. Cogan reached first on a scratch
single. Fury followed with another safety
| and both runners scored on Sitterding.
three-base hit.
The visitors added two more runs I,
their count in the fifth inning. Hunt wa
single. Poor work by Fordham on Sit
terdings wallop allowed both men t
reach home.
| In the last inning Donnelly singled 4
| Scanlon. who fumbied the ball Ion,
enough to allow the Georgetown bate
drove him home on a single to cente
| field.
Fordham scored the opening tally in tn
| second inning through q series Of mis-
plays by the visitors. Scanlon was SAT
at first on Cogans error. went to secon'
| on a passed ball and Tailed on O'Con
| nor's wild pitch.
! McCaffery played q brilliant game a
| short for Fordham and Tury's accurat
throwing to second helped Georgetown t
victory.
lie University team yesterday. The ab
4 sence of a good pitcher was felt hy fht