The Washington herald., 1912-04-05
YALE HUMBLED BY
GEORGETOWN NINE
In GRAND BATTLE
0'Connor Get Bad Start, but
After First Inning Is
Old Ellis Master.
FINAL SCORE is 8 TO 2
b, NAT T. MORLEY.

Yale's blue trailed in the dust Of his
toric Georgetown Field yesterday, when
the Hilltoppers trimmed the New Haven
team, 3 to ., in a battle which for all
around thrills has not been equaled on
the Hilltop In several seasons.
'Wabby" O'Connor was called upon TO
play the heros role, and he made good
in a way that cannot be questioned. 1t
was his smashing drive to right in the
sixth inning which sent Davis across
the rubber with the tying score. his run.
which followed a few minutes later,
clinohing the game, and finally II was
his great pitching throughout the nine
hotly contested innings which gave the
Blue and Gray its right to victory.
Getting away to bad start, so that
even his friends doubted his ability 10
go the full route. "Wabby" wobbled but
once. and ever after refused to wobble.
Eight hits went 70 the defenders OF the
Blue, but after the first inning they were
bingles that were not on speaking terms,
and that came at times wnen tney were
practically wasted. For instance, in the
second. with two out. Riddell and Car
hart singled in succession. but O'Connor
put frost on Blossom, and he wilted
heavenward in n right field direction.
Again in the sixth, with two hands gone,
Riddel came across with another safe
poke, but Blossom spoiled II all by strik-
Ing out with the bases loaded. In the
eighth Bennett singled TO left with two
out. but was Oslerlzed at second, while
in the ninth, with RiddelI out or the way.
Carhart cracked one to center. but the
two men to follow him perlshed.
O'Connor steady In Pinches.
II was not so much the frills and
ruffies TO ''Wabby's" work as his steady
business-like method of sitting on his
opponents when they tried TO get chesty,
that made his twirling impressive. As
IL was, six Yale men struck out, and
OConnor steadily refused to issue meal
tickets to the hungry when they cried
for food.
Behind o'Connor everybody stood up
and yelled for a chance to help along
the good work. After the nervousness
incident to YaIe's Introduction into
Washington's polite baseball society in
the first inning. Georgetown's defenders
settled down and could not have played
better ball. O'Connor missed an easy
one on first which he should have
squeezed onto, but the youngster was
overanxious and as It happened, beyond
nearly causing heart failure in the
stands, the error did no damage.
Sitterding was especially frisky in left
field. In fact. we have yet TO chronicle
game in which he has appeared as
lively in a robbers role. Every ball
hit TO his territory looked good for at
least three sacks, but 'BIll'' was wide
awake and after some grand sprinting
managed 10 bag the leather in each IN
stance. !
right garden especially well, one being
very spectacular.
Giles Visit Is short.
Gle started pitching for the New
Haven outfit. but he was yanked on the
mound before he had a chance TO pre-
sent his credentials. His record reads
like the cream of a rarebit fend, two
balks, four bases on balls, and one hit
in two and a half innings. We are
heartily sorry Mr.. Giles didn't stay in
our midst long enough 10 get better ac-
quainted, bIt as II was Hartwell, who |
followed him. was received with en-
thusiasm.
Georgetown had men on bases in beth |
the first and second innings. but failed !
to register. In the third Hollander |
walked, Sitterding polei one TO center |
and both moved up when Fury drew |
a lottery ticket, filling the bases. Here |
Mr.. Giles made his second baIk, forcing |
in Hollander. whereupon Coach Quinby |
made a funny motion with one hard |
and the Yale pitcher faded away to the
Hartwell hardly had time to warm up, |
and taking advantage of this, DAILY |
worked him for a pass, and once more |
the bases were crowded. Mory OCon-
nor proceeded TO pick imaginary holes |
in the air with his bat and after three |
whiffs vanquished. Davis tried hard, but |
the best he could do was a weak tap to |
short, and he was snuffed at first.
The sixth was Georgetown's big in
ming. Mory O'Connor repeated his great /
swatting act and made way for Davis,
who drove one so hard at Hartwell the |
Yale man was lucky to stop the ball
at all. and '1nkey'' landed on first.
After Lynch popped to left, Davis made
a pretty slide and stole second. Then