The Washington herald., 1914-04-12
FEINLE HUMBLES
PRINCETON; U.
Wins BY 4 TO |
Blue and Gray Leader Pitches
Great Ball, Allowing
Four Hits.
LYNCH CATCHES In FORM
Hilltoppers' Receiver Pegs Well.
Tiger Out6elder Looks
Good.
LYNCH CATCHES In FORM

Playing an errorless game in the
field and clouting the ball at oppor-
tune times, Georgetown defeated
Princeton in a hard-fought con-
test yesterday, t to l.
ChNS. Feinle mounted the hill
for the Blue and Gray and pitched
one of the best games of his ca
reer, striking out seven of his op-
ponents and allowing but four hits,
scattered through as many innings.
Before his wonderful pitching the heavy
batters in the Tiger lineup We're help
less and early in the game it was plain
that Princeton was in for a drubbing
Behind the Georgetown hurler, the Hill
toppers fielded as they have never played
this year, not an error marring their
work
Lynch a star.
Lynch proved a terror to would-be
base-stealers. only one man. Hanks, get
ting away with stolen base during the
nine innings. In this case Lynch made
a perfect throw but the ball bounced out
Of Martins hands when the runner slid
into the sack
terially to swell the Georgetown score
Copelands mighty heave into center field
in the opening inning: when the Tigers
got considerable bad baseball out of their
system. being the most costly. With two
out in the opening round, Fury singled
into left field. Mccarthy followed with
blow into the same territory and on
the throw in from the outield to catch
Fury at third. the toss was high and
Copeland, who was backing up third.
caught the ball Mccarthy was estaI-
fishing new sprinting record going down
to second when the Tiger pitcher caught
a fieeting glimpse of the Georgetown
player hOOfing along the baseline. With
a sudden inspiration he wheeled and
threw ten feet over the second base
mans head. Fury scoring and Mccarthy
landing on third base. from whence he
scored on Days timely poke into left
The error gave Georgetown at least one
run and helped to rattle the visitors.
Several brilliant Plays.
But while four errors were made by the
losers. there was much about their play
which was Cummendabl. The outfield
besides making three Of the four hits
handled six chances without error. one
Of which. Cooks catch of McCarthys
drive in the eighth. was highly sensa-
tiOnal At the crack Of the bat. Cook
turned and ran with the ball for about
ten feet then turned and caught the
leather just AT the proper time.
Reed. P-inCetons third sacker while
striking out three Of the four times he
came to bat. made two or three fine
plays at third. running in and getting
several bUnts and getting them over to
first just little hit ahead of the run
ner. His one error was A hard line drive
of Shugrue's bat in the sixth. which he
should have caught without moving out
of his tracks. but the horsehide rolled
away and before he could recover the
hall. the runner had reached first base
Establish Record for Speed.
\ new record for fast baseball was es-
by the two teams. the time for
the game. one hour and thirty minutes.
being a new mark for games on the hill
this year. From start To finish the con-
test was played with dash and enthusI-
lSm.
Fury. who seems to have reSained his
batting stride. took a lOrC chance in the
nth inning. which cost his team a run,
and possibly two. With Martin on Sec
ond. Tug" hit one all the way to the
stands in center. bringing Martin hons
and landing on second. In passing first.
however. he neglected u touch the bag,
the ground rules gave him two
CONTINUED on FACE THREE.