Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-21
Georgetown Beats Johns Hop
kins i'm Nine Innings of
OesuItory Play, 7 to 3.
O'CONNOR AND PIEPER
BOTH ARE, ineffective
All of Hopkins Runs Were
Gifts, While Georgetown
Got Six in One Inning.
By II. G. BYRD.

II ever there was a ball game devoid o.
features and special interest IT was the
one played yesterday between Georee-
town and Johns Hopkins, which resulted
in score of { to 3 in favor of the former.
The nine innings dragged themselves
slowly away, and the wearied specta-
tors and players were both glad when
the last man was out.
There was no comparison between the
two teams. and the Georgetown players,
realizing that they could take things
easy, did SO. with the result that the
game was turned into q painful duty,
rather than an enthusiastic college con-
test. The players were afraid to in
ject much noise into the game. for fear
that they would wake the thirty-odd Spec
tators who were peacefully doing away
in the stands.
Had it not been for that first inning.
when three Hopkins men swung wildly
at almost everything pitched, without
fouiing the ball. the game might have
been Interesting. Those three strike
outs. though, killed the game right at the
start. There was never a moment after
that when there was any interest taken
in the play. Certainly not by those
watching the game and seemingly not
by the players themselves
Once OConnor tried to develop a little
excitement by walking three men Ia sue
cession, forcing a run, but to no avail.
Hopkins didn't want the runs. and Hobbs
stood still and let the ball cut the plate
for the third strike. There was some
thing, though, in the fourth for George
town. Seven hits and base on balls
came in quick succession. and SIX runs
were chased across the plate as q result
or the bombardment That fusillade was
enough, though. and the Blue and Gray
men desired to put forth just enough sf-
fort to win and no more.
Both Pitchers Ineffective.
Both O'Connor and Pieper were lucky
to get off as easily as they did. Neither
seemed to have any great amount OF
stuff on the ball, and the former, by
apparently careless work, once or twice
got himself in holes that would have
lost the game had there been a better
team IN front of him. Once three bases
on balls in succession were given the
Hopkins batters, with a man on, and one
eighth inning, and the first two men up
slapped out singles, and the next was
safe on a helder's choice. The Hop
kins batters. though, were unable to
hit.
Notwithstanding the listlessness OF the
play on the part OF both teams, the
fielding for the most part was fairly
Clean. Inc LnaJOr1ty Oh the chances aC.
cepted by both teams were easy ones.
though Williams, In right field for the
Marylanders, and Cogan, for Georgetown.
made creditable catches of long drives.
en- chances to show what they could do
after the game had been made safo BY
Georgetown. Both acquitted themselves
in a creditable manner. Connolly. at
short, accepted his two chances easily,
while Champan, in place Of Mulcahy on
first, got whatever came his way. In the
one time each was at bat neither OF
them managed to connect with the bah
for safety.
Hopkins Runs Gifts.
Hopkins first run came in the second
inning. and was a gift from OConnor.
pure and simple. The first man up had
gone out. pitcher to first. when Williams.
next up, was walked. He stole second
and went to third, and scored when
O'Connor cut loose one that did not come
within ten feet of the plate. 'Wabby''
also made Hopkins present of its
other tally. In the third chapter Smith.
first up. singled between first and second.
Webster tried to sacrifice, but he hit the
ball hard to Mulcahy, who had plenty OF
time to throw out Smith at second, but
his heave was poor. and both men were
safe. Then, to show that he was In
generous mood, the Georgetown tWtrler
walked three men in succession, forcing
In another tally. Again in the eighth
chapter, after two hits and an error had
filled the sacks, OConnor threw an
other one against the grandstand. allow
ing another base runner to scamper home.
Georgetown did not score until lhe
fourth. It took the players that long to
come out Of their lethargy after that first
chapter. when O'Connor had famed three
In q row so easily. When they did get at
1t there was a businesslike manner about
the procedure of the Blue and Gray men.
Fury, first UP, walked. He was followed
by successive hits by Daily. Davis ana
Mulcahy. Then Mullaney whitfield the air.
O'Connor banged out one over second at
a mile-a-minute gait. Houander was out
second to first, and then Cogan. Sitterding
and Fury followed with clean singles.
After things had cleared UP by Daily fly
ing out to left field 1t was figured out
that the Hilltoppers had Tailed six times.
One more. run was scored by George
town in the ninth, when Fury singled and
Daily followed 1t up with a clean two
base hit to right center. The right feldeH'
picked up the ball and then dropped IT.
allowing Daily to get to third.
The score:
G'TOWN. AR. r. H.SB. GH.SO. DB.Po. Il =.