The Washington herald., 1922-06-04
HILLTOPPERS DOWN
HOLY CROSS, ONLY
RIVAL FOR HONORS
O'Reilly's Proteges Mere
ly Romp Through Col
legiate Opposition.
WIN % TILTS IN ROW
Victory Over Purple Gives
Blue and Gray Clear
Claim to Title.
WIN % TILTS IN ROW
By AL CONNOLLY.

winning from holy Cross yester-
day on the Iatter's diamond George
town University virtually automat-
ically became the Eastern college
baseball champions with a record
Of twenty-five straight victories
and no defeats. The Blue and Gray
10 the only major Institution In the
East whose baseball record Is un-
smirched and there 10 little doubt
but that Coach John O'Reilly's pro-
teges will be almost unanimously
chosen as Eastern champions.
Holy Cross was considered the
Hilltoppers' only rival for title
honors and now that the Purple
has been disposed of Georgetown
has a clear claim to the champion
ship. The Northerners had been
defeated only once up to yesterday
They had lost one game of a three
game series to Yale but as they
won the series In convincing fash
ion the Purple would have romped
into a tie with the Hilltoppers had
they been able to stop the local
collegianS' rush yesterday.
The locals have annexed clean
cut and decisive victories over
Dartmouth. Cornell. Pittsburgh,
Holy Cross. Princeton. Fordham
ttwice), Georgia Tech (twice).
Tufts. West Virginia. Pennsylvania
and Boston College. besides engag-
ing in batting sprees at the ex-
pense of several of the lesser lights
among the colleges of the South and
East
The only setback of the season
received by Capt. Bill Kenyon's
men was the 5-to-3 defeat suf-
fered at the hands of Zeb Milans'
more than held their own against
the professionals in the last hve
innings of the game.
Capt. Kenyon, who has had Of
fers from a host of major league
clubs. has been the mainstay of the
fighting Hilltoppers behind the bat
for three seasons. Ne is a slugger
of the first water, has a lightning
peg that has proved a Waterloo for
opposing baserunners. and is one OF
the leading all-round athletes Of
the East.
Cunningham and DuFour COM
plete the receiving stan and would
star on any nine without a Kenyon
HurIers I'm -star7 Glass.
Art Reynolds and Sam Hyman
have borne the brunt of the mound
duty for several campaigns and
have hung up a record of victories
tor other college twirlers to shoot
at that will stand for some time.
Alchemy, made a rather auspicious
staS in his first big assignment
when he set the Princeton batters
down in one-two-three fashion
upon relieving Hyman, who had
apparently lost control of the
sphere that afternoon.
Mccarthy. another pitcher OF
promise. should show up well next
year.
Clayton Sheedy first sacker. hail
ing from the Old Bay State. ap-
pears to be without an equal at
hitting. fielding and aIl-round play
ing-Sheedy's latest feat was break
ing up the old ball game with a cir
sIit clout at Boston College
Wednesday.
Malley won his spurs by his
steady and consistent playing around
the keystone sack. besides being
one of the most dangerous batters
On the squad.
Murphy Rivals Gagnon.
J. r. Murphy at short. on his rec
ord for the season, could rightfully
be classed with Gagnon of Holy
Cross. considered the best college
inhelder since the days of Frank
Frisch. the Fordham Flash. and with
Jack Flavin OF football fame hold
ing down the hot corner, rounds out
an exceptionally strong quartet
]. E. Murphy. although not a brill
liant player. is always to be de-
pended upon in a pinch. and bats
next to Bill Kenyon. cleanup hitter
extraordinary.
Paul Florence nIayinR his first