Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-24
AGG|ES ARE V|CTORS
Beat GaIIaudet in Close Game.
2 to |.
PITCHER Is IN FINE, FORM
Hofecker for N. A. C, Does Excel.
lent Work in the Box.
Brick Weakens.
PITCHER Is IN FINE FORM

The Maryland Agricultural College won
Its first game yesterday. when It defeated
Gallaudet in a hve-inning game, score 2
to 1. The contest was played at College
Park In q sea Of mud and throughout the
entire time 1t rained
Both teams were in good shape and
had the game been played under better
conditions would In all probability have
been good one. as both Hoffecker and
blrck, the opposing twirlers. got away to
an excellent start. The former, however,
seemed to be In the better condition OF the
two and could have gone q full nine in
nings without any Ill effects, while the
Gallaudet slabman weakened In the
fourth inning.
Hoffecker tw1rled a beautiful game for
the Aggtes. allowing but three hits and
RAINING seven during the five innings of
play. He appeared to get better as the
game progressed and in the final inning
struck out three OF Gallaudets batters
Dom. who was catching Hoffecker, pre-
vented shut-out for his team when he
dropped the third strike on Rasmussen
and in throwing him out at first Rock
Well scored, the return being too high.
Hoffecker had plenty Of speed ana best
of all had a good breaking curve which
the Mutes could not solve.
Btrck showed his best stun in the first
three innings and although touched for
two hits during this time managed to hold
the runners on the bases. He weakened
however. in the fourth and was touched
for two more hits.
Gallaudet owes its defeat to the fact
that it did not have a warm pitcher to
replace Brick after Battiste had batted
for him In the fourth. Battiste was
forced to go into the box without a
chance to warm up, and the first two
men to face him reached first on balls
Then, by the time Battiste began to warm
who also had no chance to warm up.
Aggies Win in Last.
The Aggies won the game in the last
inning on two passes and an error by Mil
Ter. who fumbled Ffror's easy grounder,
allowing Shipley to score. This broke UP
the game, as 1t had been agreed upon to
call the game at the end of the fifth on
account of the rain which showed no
signs of letting up The Aggies could
to its total as the Mutes weakened at
this stage Of the game.
Neither team scored in the opening in
nings. three sessions passing before
either could get man across the count
ing station. Maryland Agricultural Col
lege was the first to score. J. Lednum
bringing in the first tally in the fourth.
This player started the inning with a
clean hit to left, and a few seconds later
stole second. Mudd was passed, but was
thrown out at second on Hatton's ground
err to Rockwell, Lednum going to- third
on the play. Knode, batting for Savin,
drew q pass on four wide ones. Dom.
the next batter, brought Lednum home
with a scratch hit to the inf1eld. Hof-
fecker ended the inning by flying out to
Roller.
Gallaudet tied the score in the next in
ming. Battiste batted for Brick. but the
best the Indian could do was to fan. hof-
feckerS Shoots being too much for the
GalIaudet man. Rockwell, the next bat
ter, surprised the small army of rooters
by sending a hot single into left field.
The ball was slow in coming back so
the fleety mute went to second. Rockwell
then stole third in easy fashion. Rass-
masen, the next, batter, struck out on
catcher. dropped the ball, but managed
to get his man at first. This cost run.
as Rockwell had no trouble In scoring,
the return being too slow and too high to
catch the fast Gallaudet man. Roller
ended the inning by tanning.
The Mutes weakened in the Aggies' half
of the fifth, the change Of pitchers hav-
ing q bad effect. Battiste walked r. Led
nun and Shipley. the first two batters up.
and for this was yanked out OF the box.
Moore replacing him. Moore was no bet
ter than the Indian, allowing j. Lednur,
the next batter. to hit a grounder to short,
R. Ledmun being thrown out at third on
the play In trying to locate the plate he
slowed up, and Firor, who batted for
er to Miller who fumbled the ball, allow
n ShjnlQy to score.