The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-18
VIRGINIA is DOWNED
BY CATHOLIC SQUAD
One-Sided Game Lost by Orange and Blue When Visi-
tors Pounce on Grant and Bang Leather
Justify to All Corners of Lot
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Especial to Tho Times Dispatch.J
charlottesville, Va, March lT.-Tho
college baseball season onsned here to-
day, Catholic University OF Washing
ton. defeating Virginia to 4. in u con
test that was more ono-sided than the
score would indicate.
The visitors showed up in mid season
form, displaying much ginger through
out the contest, in marked contrast to
tho poor work OF the Orange and Blue
squad. The only mlscues were made by
Zachary and each was cxcesable In
the third inning he f,mbled Grants
grounder, and in tho NTH dropped
Green's quick throw 10 second to head
OFF White. Had Zachary held on to
tho ball. double play would probably
have resulted.
Chief Green was on the mound for
the Catholics and showed much Of
the cunning that he exhibited last year
IIo had excellent curves and good con-
troll for so carly In the season After
hlanhinK tho Virglnians for six innings
IN succession, he eased up and in the
last two frames allowed four hits, In
GLIDING doubles by Sticklcy and NeH
and n timely triple by Landes with two
runners on tho sacks. These nctted
three runs.
Catholic University got busy with tho
stick at the very outset and Tailed
In all save three Innings. Grant. Vir-
g.nia's best twirler. was touched up FOR
a total OF nine hits Pipp led in the
assault. getting two triples and nar-
rowly missing a third. which Guy go.
under after lively sprint. but
dropped Koran, in his first three trips
10 the plate. hit the ball on the nose
for corlting singles while Dunneliy and
Mcdonnell each contributed a double.
Koran put up grand game at third.
accepting seven chances without n slip
up Pipp took in everything that came
his way at first his work HStr<cting
much favorable comment.
Mcdonnell put up a fawless game at
backstop. Twice his quick. snappy
throws headed off Il runner at second.
Hayes, at short, won applause in the
eighth By the clever manner in which
he handled Guys drive, which looked
good for double.
The Catholics began crossing the
plate in the very first session. Hayes
singled. piifercd second and scored on
a nelders choice. In the next inning
Koran sent a slashing drive to right
garden and surprised the crowd by
stealing second and third. He count
cd on NefTs tumble OF slow ground
or. Another run was added in tho
fourth. Pipp laced out n three Dagger
and raced home on Horan's timely
bingle. In the sixth, Koran got his
third hit In succession. the ball going
10 centre. Finlay's high throw 10 first
gave Lynch n life. Koran and Lynch
then worked tho double steal and
both tailed on Neffs high throw 10
the plate. which bounded out OF Fin
lays glove. In the ninth. Donnclly
and Mcconnell doubled In succession.
tho latter counting on Pipp's long fly
TO deep centre.
The fielding feature OF the contest
was Sticklcy's jumping catch of Me-
Cures liner Despite the two errors
charged against him, Nen did some
swell pegging from deep short TO first.
He and Stickley led with tho stick for
the Nirginians, each getting Il double
and single. Lande's triple came with
Two runners on the sacks. Score:
Catholic ImfXcrsItr.