The Washington herald., 1912-04-07
|GEORGETOWNHOPES
FOR VICTORY OYER
PRINCETON MONDAY
See No Disgrace in Defeat
by Tigers on Hilltop
Saturday.
|STICKW0RK Is LIGHT
sitt.rding Only Man Who Is clout-
ing Ball at Present-Furys
Arm Worries Him.
lsTIcKwoRK IS LIGHT


Georsetown players and rooters need
not take yesterdays defeat BY Prince
ton too much at heart, as the Tigers. by
their record Of victories this, year and
by their work in Saturdays game, have
demonstrated that they are real ball
team and one which viii make any nine
in the collage ranks go the limit to land
a victory.
During the past week the Hilltop
pers crossed bats with some of the best
college mines in the East and North,
winning four out of the hye games
played. Lafayette. Columbia, Vermont.
and Yale. in succession, lowered their
colors to Georgetown on the Hilltop
battlefield. Princeton alone of all the
teams which were seen here played as
good or better ball than Sprigman's
charges.
But Georgetown meets the Tigers again
on Monday and. while the fight will be
hard and the decision may 20 against
the Blue and Gray. yet it's a safe wager
that the game tomorrow viii be bet
ter and harder fought battle all the way
than that Of yesterday.
PitchIng staR Good One.
The pitching stan on the hill this spring
is the best that has represented the
school in three or four years. Dave
White Feinle. "wabby'' O'Connor, and
Henernan have all been tried and have
proved their worth by their good work.
Heffernsn has surprisingly good control
for a side-wheeler. and, besides. has
plenty OF ''stuff'' and some speed. While
this Is his first year on the hill. he will
probably bear his share OF the work and
land a majority of his games.
''wabby" O'Connor Is playing his third
year at Georgetown. and. aS this will be
his last and be has never been In bet
ter condition, the big fellow Is anxious
TO get into every contest, and Is plumb
full Of pep and ginger. In the games
he has pitched this season against the
Navy. at Annapolis, and against Yale.
"Wabby" has done excellent work and Is
one of the most dependable men on the
staff.
Dave White has speed and control ,ss
he demonstrated yesterday. and in pre-
vious games, while Chris FeinIe can be
ccunted on to pull many a close game
into Georgetown's sack Of victories.
But there Is such little difference in
the work Of the four regular twirIers on
Georgetown's staff that they can better
be described as a whole rather than IN
dividuaIly.
Coach Sprigman refused 10 say who
would be the selection against Princetou
tomorrow, but in all probability Il will
be either Feinle or O'Connor, with the
first named the first guess Heffernan
ray be pitched on the supposition that
the Tigers cannot hit left-handed pitch
ers as well as right-hand Fingers, but on
account OF the Importance OF the game.
II is thought that Feinle will be worked.
Georgetown's greatest weakness against
Princeton yesterday was in the batting
department, there being little hitting
when the bingies were needed. sitterdinE
has been going at a rapid gait and in
all but one of the five games last week
he made two hits. while on his on day he
managed to ring the bell with nice two
bagger, giving him a record Of nine hits
for five games.
Fury Working Under Handicap.
Fury has been suffering lately from
sore arm. and II has affected his
catching and his batting. although he
has done mighty well in the outer garden
whenever he has played He is bound to
he will strengthen the Hilltoppers Efest-
ly. as at the present time they are sore!y
in need Of another good man who can
be relied on to hit IN 4 pinch.
With the possible exception of Hsier-
nan. all Of Georsetown's pitchers are
hitters above the average. O'Connor
aided materially in defeating Yala by
smashing drive which brought in george
towns first run on Thursday while yes !,
terday White managed 10 get one Of
Georgetoun's fve Slngl.S-
But the Catchers are weak hitters. End
the batting of the infield has been weak.
In the fire games last week the intield
made eleven hits, or nearly three hits to
a player. which about makes the aver
age batting work Of the inield q hit
for each player every other game
At a glance Il is easy TO see this Ii
far below the average batting strength
of the team, and in the games to come
the clouting will pick up and George
town will be even stronger than at
present
sitterdins. with his nine hits, leads the
team, with Hollander. Fury, Dalk. and
Davis following with three hits each
Dave White, Mory O'Connor. ana Co.
gan each have made two. while q.
O'Connor has one TO his credit. This
only includes the ive games played last
week.
Defensive work Good.
The defensive work Of the Blue and
Gray team has been all that could be
desired. Few bases have been stolen cff
the catchers, the playing Of the infield
has been good. and the work OF the out
hefdeIs has been sensational to say the
least Without a doubt the present ou.-
field is the best that has represented the
school for a number Of years. When
Fury regainS his batting eye, and CO.
gan picks up as he Is bound to do, the
Hilltoppers will have one OF the best
college outfelds IN the country.
Coach Sprigman has iabored hard with
the present team. and II shows careful
coaching In many ways Last year and
the year before the p.ayers had cousid-
erabie difficulty IN aging down bunts.
but this season this Is nne Of their
strong points. and when hunt is needed
to sacrifice a man around 1t is generally
forthcoming.
Besides the defensive strength OF ths
team has been Increased 20 per cent. and
as soon as the boys begin to hit the
bail. as they surely will soon. then watch
Georsetown.
All Georgetown men would Ike TO win
the series with Virginia. IL this series
comes 10 the Blue and Gray all else