The Washington herald., 1912-05-14
GEORGETOWN WINS
16INNING GAME
FROM HAWAIIANS
Wild Throw Over First by Third
Bassman L. Tin Decides Close
Contest, 8 to s.
VISITORS VERY FAST ON BASES

In the best college game Of the year
in Washington. Georgetown managed to
win a hard-fOught battle from the Chi
nese students Of Hawaii yesterday after
noon after fifteen rounds Of play. to S.
Weak spots at third base and in the
catcher's position proved the undoing Of
the Orientals, and II was only the ex-
traordinary strength of the rest Of the
team which made the Chinese machine
one which could effectually cope with
/ Sprigman's charges
The visitors exceIled In real strategy on
the bases and proved to be all that they
were cracked up to be as speed artists.
their six stolen bases being earned un-
der the most trying conditions. On the
other hand. OF the eleven cushions pill
fered by the winners more than two
thirds OF them were directly due 10 poor
catching and miserable throwing TO Sec
ond by Kan Yen.
The stickwork was about even. Da-
Wis being the only player of either side
| two-bagger in the seventh, while the
| total bingle record for each team was
eleven hits.
Inability to throw after scooping In
the ball was the main fault of the los
ers. In this respect l. Tin at third
base stood alone as a shining example
Five times he stopped the horsehide as
It bounded down to his territory and
either threw too low or too high to his
comrade at first, and his inal toss cost
his club the game.
Kan Yen's Throwing Weak.
As a backstop Kan Yen apparently
would be all right II he did not have
to make the peg to second. He seemed
TO be able to throw all right to first
and third but in his tosses to the mid
die corner he was wild. AS a result
nearly every Georgetown man to get
on first would scramble down to second
| easily.
Few teams that have visiteI the HILL
top have displayed such ability to slide
perfectly as the Chinese players. They
| hit the ground whenever they had any
possible excuse for so doing. and their
work in this particular was different
from that of any other college team
seen N these parts this year.
None OF the American side plays have
been lost by the Orientals in their adop-
tion of the American game and they
| proved quick to grasp opportunities to
bait the umpire and cleverly pulled for
favorable decisions whenever the play
was close.
In the fifteenth inning. when Davis
and O'Connor let Kan Yen's bunt roll
undisturbed in the hope that II would
settle on foul territory, the Chinese boys
kidded the local collegians numerically
end had the crowd and the Georgetown
players themselves laughing for several
\ minutes.
II Hawaii has done nothing else. 1t has
produced two players who are in every
way masters OF the great American
game. They are the shortstop and sec
Ns,V1A h1G H.. v.fw D.
4 sides getting two OF his teams hits, A
Ayan had FIVE put-outs and two assists
| to his credit, and played his position in
a way to draw applause from the stands.
/ A. Asam, at second, had six put-outs
and seven assists, and connected for
bingle without once faltering in his
| play.
Healthy CIouts Missing.
There was none of the healthy clouting
which lends such a refreshing fragrance
to the game as played by Americans in
the batting work of the losers. Their
work with the wagon tongue was Of the
short. choppy sort, productive Of results,
but far from sensational
Both teams started on like they in
tended making a new run record, George
town scoring two and the Hawaiians
! three runs in the opening session. In
| the second the visitors increased their
| lead by adding another tally and in the
sixth looked like real winners when they
made It five.
! A Blue and Gray rally in the seventh
put the Georgetown contingent on the
map and the score was tied. Davis
started the fireworks with a double
along the third base line and Feinle.
Morry OConnor, and Hollander uncork-
ed singles in succession. At this stage
I -
| Aki and substituted Apau. who. despite
the fact that he had pitched a game
against the University of West Virginia
on Saturday, proved to be Chinese puz-
zle and stopped the Blue and Gray
stick work.
Neither team could get an advantage
/ from then on, although the Cinnamon
threatened to win in the eleventh and
fifteenth innings. but failed 70 produce
the needed bingle.
Bases Full in Eleventh.
In the eleventh with the bases loaded
A. -Ayan ballooned TO Davis, while in the
fifteenth. after one man was retired. the
Orientals changed their tactics and
hunted, both L. Tin and Kan Yen get
ting away with the stunt successfully.
However, plays by Daily and Hollander
snuffed the rally, and in Georgetown's
half they got the run needed to win.
This tally was due TO two errors by
Third Baseman L. Tin. Sitterding poked
one to third, but L. Tin, after making
q fine stop and having plenty Of time
to make the throw, tossed the sphere
low to first. Sitterding stole second.
Then Lynch hit one down the third base
lire, and after L. Tin had gathered 1t
| in, he tossed II high over first, permit
ting Sitterding to cross the rubbed with
| the winning score.