100 Years Ago: Gallaudet 1, Maryland Agricultural College, 0

WASHINGTON, D.C.--One hundred years ago on May 23, 1908, Gallaudet took on M.A.C. (present-day University of Maryland) and Arthur Dillon picked up a win in a one-hit game. Below are  excerpts from The Buff and Blue and the Deaf-Mute's Journal, dated May and June 1908, respectively.

Captain: William Cooper, '08, Ma. Student Manager: Odie Underhill, '08, N.C.
Roster: Birck, Bell, Dillon, O'Donnell, Morris, Craven, Bell, Sharp, Hower, Harper.
(roster information courtesy of the Gallaudet Almanac)

*if anyone is able to identify the actual pose of anyone in the picture, and/or
provide first names, please contact Oscar Ocuto.

Vol. 16, p. 359-360 of The Buff and Blue, June 1908
"Kendall Green, May 23. Another dose of white-wash at the hands of Gallaudet was given to another team of the Maryland Intercollegiate League. Though Gallaudet is not a member of this organization, she took them all to camp.
    Our almost invincible Arthur Dillon was there again with his drop shoots, making the men swing wildly at nothing but empty air. It was a pretty game. The pitcher was given almost perfect support and allowed only one hit, which came in the ninth. Gallaudet's only run was made by Hower, when he knocked out a Texas Leaguer for two bases and came h ome when Byrd made a wild throw to catch him napping at second. The feature of the game was the fact that not one M.A.C. man reached third base and only one went as far as the second. The score:"

M.A.C.	R	H	O	A	E	Gallaudet	R	H	O	A	E
Walters, 2b	0	1	2	3	0	Morris, cf	0	1	1	1	1
Grason, c	0	0	10	3	1	O'Donnell, 2b	0	0	2	3	0
Timanus, lf	0	0	0	0	0	Hower, 3b	1	1	2	3	0
Hicks, 3b	0	0	0	1	0	Cooper, 1b	0	1	13	0	0
Langdon, c	0	0	2	0	0	Harper, rf	0	0	0	0	0
Byrd, p	0	0	1	1	0	W. Bell, ss	0	1	2	4	0
Reeder, ss	0	0	1	1	0	Sharp, lf	0	0	0	0	0
Hoen, 1b	0	0	9	0	0	A. Bell, c	0	1	7	1	0
Mayer, cf	0	0	0	0	0	Dillon, p	0	0	0	3	0
*Janel	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	0	1	27	10	2	Totals	1	5	27	15	1

                                                        *Janel batted for Mayer in the 9th inning.        

Vol. 37, No. 22, p. 2 of the Deaf-Mute's Journal, May 28, 1908
"Gallaudet practically ended her baseball season on the home grounds Saturday, by defeating the Maryland Agricultural College team by the close score of 1 to 0.  Southpaw Dillon was on the firing line for Gallaudet, and duplicated the trick he played on St. Johns a few weeks back.  Only one hit was made off him throughout the game and that came in the 9th. Not a M.A.C. man could touch third base, and only one reached second. Hower brought in the only run of the game, after making a two bagger and romping home on a wild throw in an attempt to catch him napping. The only error charged up against the team was made by Morris, at centre. He dropped a long fly, but picked it up in time to nab the runner at second. Bell, '11, accepted several difficult chances at short, without the semblance of an error. Cooper played his usual steady game at first, and got one hit. A return game will be played with M.A.C. at College Park, Md., next Wednesday. Saturday next the team closes its season with a game at Baltimore against St. Joseph."

Below are snapshots of the original game ball. The ball was discovered by Gallaudet Athletics staff as part of an ongoing inventory process, and has been verified as the original game ball, given the May 23, 1908 date inscribed on the ball and the above excerpts matching the date and score:

May 23, 1908 is visible above.



The "G-A-L" of "Gallaudet"



The "L-A-U" of "Gallaudet"



The "D-E-T" of "Gallaudet"



A partial "t" of "Gallaudet" and the number "1" depicting the final score.

                               Here, the beginning of M.A.C. can be seen, with the first two letters, "M.A." 

The third letter, "C" and the score, a "0" can be seen.

 

To date, this game ball is one of the oldest artifacts within the Gallaudet Athletics Archive. See the ball in its resting place within the showcase in the Field House lobby above.

       

        Wider angle view of one of two showcase displays   

   

Both showcase displays (reflection may make the image hard to view)