Evening star., 1914-04-10
BrookIanders Are Praised for
Splendid Victory in First
Contest Against Princeton.
KNIGHT GETS TWO EVENTS
IN MEET AT THE Y. M. C. A.
Takes First Place in Mile and Half
Mile Runs-Other Ath-
letic Gossip.
BY II. c. BYRD.

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| Catholic University won a notable vic
| tory yesterday when it defeated Princeton
in the first meeting of the two institutions
on the diamond. The Brooklanders out
batted and outtielded their rivals, and
finally emerged from the contest with the
long end of / to . score. It was hard
game for Princeton to lose, time after
time it looked very much as if it would
! get the runs which would make matters
easy for it, but at such moments Croker
! was able to prevent the needed hit.
! Croker, pitching in his second contest
| for Catholic University, was effective.
, though very wild at times. While he gave
| several bases on balls, it was evident
! from the lack of hits by Princeton that
he had a lot on the ball. The Tigers
connected safely with his offerings only
twice, though wildness put men on the
bases many times. Had not Croker been
absolutely alright as far as hits were
| concerned. 1t is likely that Princeton
! would have won. That the victory of
| Catholic University did not come easily
! is all the greater tribute to the work Of
Croker The finish. too. was one worthy
! OF such contest, the Brooklanders get
| ting their one run in the last half of the
ninth.
| The victory was 4 great accomplish
| ment for the Brookianders it being the
| first meeting in which one of their teams
| has ever taken part with the Tigers. A
| win over Princeton is something worth
while for any college, especially when il
| is attained against base ball teams of the
! caliber that have represented that insti-
! tuition in the last two or three years.
| White, who is playing shortstop for
~
| crest players in that position in the col
leges. He has not only been fielding
| well. but has accomplished much with
| his bat. In the last seven times up he
has connected for seven hits. While the
scorers gave him only two safeties yes
| terday. he was deserving of one on his
other trip TO the plate. He got four sue
| cessive hits against Lehigh and three in
/ the Princeton game. His work has com
| manded considerable attention and he is
| being rated a very capab bic player by
| those who really know.
! TIE Georgetown University nine lost to
| the Buffalo Federal League club yester-
| day in a game in which the visitors did
| not show great deal of superiority
| Conditions were not conducive to good
! play and the exhibition was rather me-
diocre as a. whole.
The Naval Academy nine lost for the
| first time this season yesterday. when it
( went to defeat at the hands of Holy
Cross The Navy outhit the Worcester
| aggregation, but could not get the ball
! into safe territory as opportunely. Adams.
| tho Washington boy playing for the Navy,
| had six chances, and accepted them all
| without an error. lie also got hit.
| knight won two first places in the
| closed indoor games held Yesterday at
| the Y. NJ c. A. honors being taken in
| the mile and half mile runs. The fol-
| lowing are the results of the several COM
petitions:
asysrd s17;a dash 5Tt .ns seasWeo 5osnssn;
Won by Shishnanian; second. Leech. Time.
Third bird heat.Won IS ,s,, by PgEsll second
| manian: second, W. johnson; third. s. Leach.
manian; sirf third Wstshen. Zine Time, s.os. ' = ~
44o-yard dssh-Won by Leech; second. Wat
shsn; hen third; uaTTs Ts, T Tine; os7 Z - -,
nanian third. Leech. Time. 2.15 10
Relay raee-F1fth Floor Ewing; Ferguson.
Hampton. School. aioseley). Won by fifth Floor.
Rel; Relay RAJ raceSsecond Floor tAnen. Evans, INA
ter. johnson. Wolfe. Fischer. sterlins). Won by
Second Floor. Time. 1.29 %.
Relay champicnship-second Floor VI. Fifth
Floor Won by Second Floor Time p 20
Eunnins high 1nmp-Mon Won BY W Johnson H. sec,
Putting 12-pound shot ot-won by Rydalch: sec.
ond. Powell; third, johnson. Distance. 80 feet
6 inches.
Central High won another game yes
| terday, defeating the Army and Navy
Prep School. to 5. The Props were
the better hitters, but they made lot
Of errors. Six miscues practically gave
the long end Of the score to the high
school boys.
Lehigh started It's series of games
in the south as though 1t were going
to accomplish wonders. but it has re-
ceived two decisive defeats since that.
Besides the 12-to-0 victory by the Mary
land, Aggies. the Pennsylvanians suf-
ington and Lee blankng them by to 0.
It might be mentioned in this connec-
, ton that Lehieh has catcher who is
equal to almost any OF the college re
| work behind the bat is exceptional, to
say the least. He throws accurately
| and fast, and handles the delivery Of
a youngster. too. barely passing the
| seventeen mark.
Catholic University. is scheduled to
morrow. The Brooklanders may have
another tough game on their hands, too.
as the Pennsylvanians have been putting
UP some f1ne ball in their games so far.
! lnelr Work against the University of
Pennsylvania was exceptionally good
Princeton will appear in its second
game here tomorrow when it goes against
Georgetown. That the Blue and Gray
will find it rather hard shedding is shown
by the kind Of game played at Catholic
University, and the chances are that
| Princeton will work even harder to beat
the Hilltoppers than 1t did in the con-
test with c. U.