The Washington herald., 1911-03-29
SWARTHMOREDROPS
GAME TO G. u, 5 TOT
Ryan Holds Northern Col
legians to Lone Bingle.

| Catholic University yesterday defeated
Swartbmores in one of the fastest and
most interesting games ever witnessed
on University Field. to l. The game
was a pitchers battle from start to fin
ish. with Ryan. the university twirler.
having a shade the better of the argu-
munt. Swarthmore came down deter
mined to get revenge for the two defeats
administered to them by the Brookland-
| ers last season. but were forced to
wend their way Southwark disappointed.
| n. Tarblc and Wickham, their star
battery. did the honors for the Quakers
and their work was excellent. The
| Swarthmore slab artist pitched a re-
! markabla game and held the Brookland
collegians down to two hits until the
eighth inning. when they landed on him
for three bingles, which. coupled with an
error by the shortstop. put the game on
| ice.
To Tom Ryan. the Vermont youngster,
| who twirled his first game for Catholic
University yesterday is due much of the
credit for the Brooklanders victory He
| pitched heady game, and, holding the
Quakers down to one hit. demonstrated
| he has all the earmarks OF a first-class
perfect control. He showed this to ad-
vantage when he extricated himself from
| several bad holes by retiring the side on
strike-outs
Mcdonnell. the Catholic University
backstop, was there again with the will
low and easily carried Off the batting
| honors of the game. His two Dagger in
the first inning scored NcEntree who
was running for Devries. In the eighth
inning he poled out a neat single which
| advanced Marsden to second
One unfortunate incident married the
game. Devries. the university second
baseman, was hit by pitched ball in
the first inning and his hand broken. At
first II was not thought that the acct
dent was serious. but it later deveIoped
that the break is a band one and may
keep him out OF the game for the rest
OF the season. II IL does. Catholic Uni
versity will suffer a great loss, as Devries
is fast fielder. heavy hitter, and fast
man on the bases. Last year he cap
tanned the team
Umpire IIandiboc was forced to call
the game in the last half. Of the eighth
inning. with one man down. in order that
S"arlhmore might catch an early train
South
SWdrthmore started the scoring in the
1rst inning. Wickham. the first man up
drew a base on balls, went TO second on
boughton sacrifice hit was advanced
10 third a moment later on g Tarble's
sacrifice hit. and scored on Gies's single
Catholic University evened things I'D in
their half Of the inning. Devries was hit
and his hand broken. McEntee took his
place on the bases and scored when Nc
Donnen hit to deep left for two bases.
In the eighth Swarthmore was retired
without much difficulty In Catholic
CniverSity's half CLANCY the first man
up, struck out. Ryan reached first base
on CooSan's error. went to third on Nc
Entec's hit. and scored on a wild throw.
Marsden. the next man up. singled. scor-
ing McEnter. and Mcdonnell followed
with A single. which left MarSden on
second when the game was called
The work of WiCkham was the feature
or the game for Swarthmorc. not a
stolen base being registered against him
The work of the Quaker infeId was
credible, but the errors they made were
costly.