Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-02
BY H. C. BYRD.

BY II. C.. BYRD.
The University of Virginia base ball
team will come here tomorrow for a
two-game series with Georgetown. The
result of the contests will have a decided
bearing on the championship of the South
Atlantic section, besides determining the
supremacy between the Blue and Gray
and Orange and Blue institutions. The
first contest will take place tomorrow,
while the other will be played Saturday.
1t looks very much as though the Hill
toppers are due to lose the series to the
Charlottesville team this year. One game
has already been taken by Virginia, and
the chances are much in favor of its
being able to get one of the two that
are to be played here. Virginia will pitch
Rixey tomorrow. which means that
Georgetown will have to do some mighty
good work to win. RiXey, while not
working at his best in the other game
won, and the supporters of his team be-
lieNe that he will repeat the performance
tomorrow as he is in shape to pitch a
better game of ball 1t has not yet been
determined who Virginia will work Satur-
day. but it is fairly certain that Good
hue will go to The mound, especially IL
IsiXey wins tomorrow
White and Fienle will pitch the two
games for Georgetown, barring mishap
of some kind. These two men have been
very consistent this year, and they will be
depended on to keep the two games on
the Blue and Gray side of the ledger.
Had not White been so wild in the game
at Charlottesville he would undou btedly
have won his game, and there is reason
to believe that he will pitch no less ef-
fectively tomorrow than he did then:
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Georgetown and Virginia is generally
enough to attract large crowds 10 the
games between the two schools, but 1t Is
probable that those who go to see the
two teams play tomorrow will witness an
exhibition of play that would compare
favorably with many of the minor leagu
games. Virginia will have man in the
box who is sought by half dozen big
league clubs, while the men Georgetown
will work are but little inferior to him.
Virginia and Georgetown have two of
about as good college ball clubs as there
are in the south this year, and their meet
ing here should prove exceptionally inter-
estins.
Central High has queer ball team.
That is the only way to express the kind
of ball that is being played by the Blue
and White school. One day it will put
up an exhibition that would do credit to
a college nine. while the next it plays
Central beat the Georgetown Props, to
o. which is an exceptional performance,
cause the Blue and Gray youngsters
have a team this year that is about the
best that has ever represented them ana
would prove strong in many a schoo.
of mucn larger size. Not only did Central
beat the Props, but it did SO with the
best scholastic pitcher in the section
working against 1T. Corbett, who pitched
against Central. attended North Caro-
lin cph a CT hold the ITniVpr-
sity of North Carolina to two hits in a
game in which he worked. That Central
should beat that kind of pitcher by
to o is rather remarkable piece OF
work, and yet, it turned around yesterday
and just barely nosed out 30 per cent
weaker team in game that looked little
better than one between fourteen-year-
old boys
One thing has been demonstrated by
the Central team-that it is a run-get-
ter-and any time that kind of an aggre-
cation sets out to play a scholastic series
it is going to prove a dangerous factor
at all times. In none of the games played
by the 0 streeters have they failed to
tally enough runs to win, all that has pre-
vented them from winning nearly every
game played being better defense.
Eastern got off to a good start yester-
day. and ought to have won the ball
game When any scholastic team gets
seven-run lead, then it is pretty certain
that it will finish ahead, but Central up
set the general run of things, and nosed
out the Capitol Hill crowd in a rather
easy manner.
Central had the better ball team. and
looked TO be a more capable combination,
as was proved in the last few innings.
1t is questionable if any local scholas-
tic pitcher ever worked a better game
than did Mccarthy, who pitched for the
Georgetown Props yesterday against
Western High. The younxster had fast
breaking curve. good speed and a change
of pace that was better than either. AS
he worked yesterday Mccarthy Is too
good for any Of the scholastic batters
in this section of the country.
Central. 4; Georgetown Props, o;
Georgetown Props A. Western. ]; does
not look very well for the Red and White
team as far as its chances against Cen
trail are concerned. Especially it doesn't
SAVIOR very well for Western If Central
gets on one of its streaks and plays the
classy ball it did against the Georgetown
youngsters.
HoffeckeE. who pitched yesterday for
the Maryland Agricultural College against
Mount st. Josephs made record that is
seldom equaled i'll base ball. The game
went twelve innings to tie score, and
yet during all that time the Baltimore
nine was able to connect with Hoffecker's
delivery for but three safe drives AS far
as hits were concerned Hoffecker was alb
solutely safe and should have won his
game easily. Just how effectively he dld
pitch in tightening up with men on the
bases is shown by the fact that he
gave eight bases on balls, almost enough
in itself to lose. Hofecker struck out
thirteen men. Morrisette, who was In the
box for Mount ST. Josephs, was but lit
tie behind the Farmers hurler. as six
times were all that his opponents were
able to connect with his delivery safely.
Two years ago kraentZlin of Western
High broke his ankle in foot ball game.
For two or three days afterward there
were columns in the newspapers devoted
TO the brutality of the game. and deter
mined efforts were made to have 1t elini-
mated from the high schools. The sched-
ule was played out that year, but at
every game there were officials ready to
sion II if anybody had been hurt. Yes
terday an Eastern boy had his lesA bro