Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-07
CoIonia|s Near
League Title,
Terps Beat GU

ball games remaining, appears to
be a shoo-in for its second
straight championship.
The Colonials. who blended
fine pitching and timely hitting
last year to win the conference
title with an 80 mark, are doing
the same thing this year and
with even better results.
A double victory over West
Virginia, Al and Ga. yesterday
at the Ellipse, boosted the Co.
lonials' conference leading rec
ord to 9-l. It was the seventh
and eight straight victories for
CIV and gave it l5-2 overall
mark.
The remaining conference
teams to be met are Richmond.
Thursday: William g. Mary. Sat-
urday, and VPI. May 10. all at
home.
1t was top-grade pitching yes
terday that enabled the Colonials
to take two from the Mountain
GERS. Freshman Jack Arthur, q
southpaw. limited West Virginia
to four hits in winning the first
game. his fifth against no losses.
CIV did all of its scoring in the
first inning, getting four runs
on as many hits and two bases
on balls.
Dare Breaks Record
Sophomore George Bickerton,
late Of Wilson High, scattered
seven hits in the nightcap for
his fifth victory as against two
losses. The Colonials went into
a AL lead after two innings and
were never headed. Second base
man Jack Henzes hit a solo
homer in the sixth for CIV.
Maryland routed Georgetown.
1872. as Junior HOWE Dare set
new Atlantic Coast Conference
record for stolen bases. The
game. however. was a noncon-
ference contest.
Dare. who tied the record Of
81 last Friday. made the new
record Of % in the first inning
and added another in the sew
enth. He also slammed a home
run to lead Of the sixth. Andy
Donald also homered for the
Terps. in the seventh with none
on.
The victory gave Maryland q
7-l2 season record. Georgetown
is 81.
In Mason Dixon Conference
games American U. split with
ITowson Teachers at Towson,
dropping the first game. 20.
and coming back for an la
decision in the second, while
Catholic U. took the measure
of Mount st. Mary's. 7-3.
Jones' Homer Counts
The Eagles, throttled in the
first game on the five-hit pitch
ing Of Max Friesland, Stormed
back in the second contest to
blast eight hits. seven for extra
bases.
Towson was leading. 40, in
the fourth inning Of the second
game when the Eagles Willie
Jones. former Dunbar High
standout. poled a 420-foot homer
with two on to trigger a four
run rally that tied the score.
Mickey Mienke and George
Fitzgerald also hit homers
for AU.
Jim Shrode pitched and
batted the Cardinals to their
third victory in seven starts in
the conference. Shrode has won
all three.
He gave up only three hits
and for 61s innings had a no
hitter until Bill Hessler. former
Carroll High star. singled
Through the box. He struck out
Il3 and walked three. Shrode
got two hits. one a homer with
one on in the fourth.
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and white; oebhardt and Beauehamp.
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(AU home team in makeup camel
t:d same)--
J Towson 3lO 600 o. 2 4
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: Hallahan and costenbader; shrodt
MocPhoiI Undergoes