Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31
BEATS NAVY, I TO 4
Timely Hitting by Blue and
Gray Defeats Navy, 7 to 4.
SAILORS F!ELDED BEST
White Went to O'Connor's Relief
and Probably Saved the
Game.
F!ELDED BEST

In base ball game which was char
acterized by midseason form by both
teams the Navy base ball nine went down
to defeat at the hands of Georgetown
University at Annapolis yesterday after
noon by the score OF to 4. Although
no talhes were made in the first three
sessions by either team the Blue and
Gray team clearly demonstrated it was
better versed in inside base ball. and with
greater ability to hit the ball when runs
were in sight. The Navy, although out
classed, must be given credit for putting
up stubborn fight, never losing hope
until the last man was down in the
ninth.
1t was not until the sixth inning that
Georgetown tied the score, when, with
two down. Hoilander drove the sphere
on line over the center fielder's head
for home run which was easily the fea-
ture of the game. This long drive by the
Blue and Gray Shortstop was the undoing
of Seibert, the Navy pitcher, for after
Capt. COgan of Georgetown succeeded in
reaching first on McGuires error Sit
terdfng drove out a two-base hit on which
Cogan scored from first. Furey received
base on balls. DAILY lined out another
safe hit to right center which scored
Sitterdng. AT this point in the game the
Middies' coach took Seibert of the mound
and sent Vinson in to stop the batting
Morey OConnor and retired the side, but
not before Georgetown had three runs,
which placed the score at 3 to in favor
of the lads from Washington.
In the next round Inky Davis again
started things going for Georgetown with
clean hit to center, and reached second
on beautiful bunt, laid down by Cam
pazzi. who was substituted for Lynch in
right field. The ball was fieIded Clearly
on this play, and played to get Davis 60
ing to second, but, as the speedy George
town third sacker beat the ball to the
base. both he and CampaZzi were safe.
A base on balls to Wabby O'Connor filled
the sacks. and the next man up, Holland
er, made his second nit of the game and
scored both Davis and Campazzi A.
passed ball and another hit by Cogan
brought OConnor and Hollander across
the plate for what proved to be the last
two runs made by the aggregation from
the Capital city. Vinson frightened up at
this point. with but one man on base, and
retired the next three men on infield
outs.
In the Sailors half of the seventh,
through O'Connor's wildness and two err
rors by Jim Fury. the Blue and Gray
backstop. the young officers were able
TO cross the plate with two runs. The
first man up in the seventh for the Sail
ors received pass, and, after retiring
the next, two more free walks were is
sued by Georgetown's mound man. which
filled the bases. Two passed balls by
Fury then resulted in the Navy's two
runs. but then, with one down, when
Byers tried to pull the hit-and-run game.
he was thrown out at first, and, on the
same. play, by beautiful throw Of Chap
mans to the plate, Abbot was put out.
which made the third out and retired the
side. This batting rally might have been
disastrous to Georgetown il it had not
been stopped when 1t was. as Wabby
O'Connor was losing control. and the
Middies would undoubtedly have gotten
to him if the session had not ended when
1t did.
In Georgetown's half of the eighth and
ninth the Blue and Gray men failed to
get on base, as they went out in quick
succession on infield outs The last run
of the game came in the end of the
eighth, when the Cadets got to O'Connor
for two safe hits and base on balls. but.
as Coach Sprngman used very good
judgement and called Wabby from the
box. putting White in his place. Ire cut
short the last batting rally that the Navy
made, as White retired the Sailors in the
ninth all on infield outs. The score: