The Washington herald., 1921-04-03
.FoRDHAM COLLEGE.
.EACAIN DEFEATED,
c. U. WINNING, G,STO7
Catholics Come from Be
hind, Getting Z Runs
In Seventh.
by ROBERT G.. sHAND.

Seven is. lucky number out at
Catholic University. both on the dia-
mond and with the galloping domi-
noes. Figuratively speaking. that
is, and not insinuating that the
boys shoot crap or anything like
that. Bearing out that assertion, he
'Brookland nine came through with
long-delayed punch in their game
with Fordham yesterday. scoring
seven runs in the seventh inning on
seven clean binRles. ad ultimately )
winning by a scoreofe to, Z.
For six innings swatrs ~!"T-
rbailed the locals to death, but in
the next session he received his bap-
tIsm Of blood. and was nicked for
three hits and three RIMS before
DevIin sent him to the showers. Nc
Namara, .who succeeded him. was
found for four hits and four runs.
which practically scwed up the
game.
Marc jackson was hammered haId
when hits meant runs, but IL wa $
miserable suppoFt--by both iniield
and outfield that put the New York
ers in a position 20 score. Late in
the game. however, the Rrookiand-
ers played a mucn improved brand
OBJ ball. both Extensively and defen-
lsively than they have shown in re-
cent games.
Fordhnm Scores First.
Fordham opened the scoring IN thc
| third, when. with one out. Cousineau
drove a liner through short. and
promptly stole second. Waters
famed. but Mclaughlin beat out a
bunt to Driscoll and a bobble Ey
| Curran and a rank nun by OBr'en
coupled with a pair of stolen bases
| gave the New Workers three runs.
Fordham added another in the
fourth. on a pass to Malley. Cash
mans sacrifice. and Falion's wailoI
to left c. L. SIC red one in this
| inniny without registering hit
errors by eastman and Fallpn- ac'
| counting for thh tally.
Y With one gone in the fifth. Hol-
llorman laced one TO center Buck
RIey followed with an infeId hit &c
DriscoiI. and Donovan responded
with another bingle to center. scor'
] ing HoIIorman Buckley tried tc
score on MalIey's hit Ia short, but
| was cut uo" via Nhf ~
ICorwin route.
The Lucky seventh:
| There was no more scoring until
the lucky seventh. McCusker opened
with a two-base blow to the left
| field embankment. Cy Corwin got
a life on MalIey's error. and Nc.
Cusker came all the way around
Jackson forced Corwin, but Mack
drove out his second hit. : pass
| to Default and DriscoIrs crash t.
| right added two more runs. A
this point DeVlin yanked Waters
and Mcnamara, took his place or
the mound. Mcnamara shoot.
were all to the liking of the Brook
Ianders. Dunn pasted a single over
| second and Vail cleaned the sacli
with a three ply whack to center
A moment later Curran scored Val
with pretty sacrifice Hits by
McCusker and Corwin. up for the
second time this inning, followed
but jackson was out on a weak tar
to Mcnamara
Devlin's men added one in tn,
eighth on singles by Donovan anc
Fallon and threatened to tie it up
but fast fielding by Jackson OF
| Cousineau's infield hit put a quietu,
on the rally.
| Stupid base running on the nart
Of Mack lost Catholic a pair n
runs In their half of the eighth
Mack tried To emulate Ty Cobb h,
going from first to third on a bunt
but was an easy out. Mclaughlin
to Fallon. Hills by Driscoll ant
Dunn followed. hit Donovan gath
| cred in Vairs fy.
Mclaughlin was hit I'm the Ford
ham ninth. but jackson came I,
time with a pair of strikeeuts an,
Devlin and hts crew -wended thei,
weary way to the showers. The
| box score: