The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-04-19


the team will, with steady practice and hard
work, cut an important figure in the District
championship.
Sprigmau is playing the game of his life for
the G. A. &.
The games at the Georgetown University
arc well patronized.
Bolway, of the c. A. c., can always be de-
pended on for good game.
Kleinschmidt, of the Potomacs, is one of the
cleverest fielders in the District.
The Kendals are getting together a clever
team and will play all comers.
The Y. NJ. c. A. are in the fight, and the
other clubs had better watch out.
John Noah is doing the hustle act for the
Potomacs John is hard worker.
Catlin, of the Y. NJ. c. A., is one of the
most promising pitchers in the League.
If the Duponts had flrst-class catcher they
would make the other Lesge clubs hustle.
Jimmy Green, of the G. A. c., is playing
the same old reliable game at second-base.
IIomiller made his first appearance with the
&. A. G. on Friday. He will be big addition
to the team
Hodges, of the Duponts, is very quick
young player at short-feld, handling hard-hit
balls with the ease of veteran.
DAILY, of the c. A. c., is as fine an amateur
CaUCneT as tneTe is IN LnlS CITY, MS throwing
to base being his strong feature.
W. II. Chapman, who will play with the
Potomac Athletic team, comes from the
Ohio University, where he was the star player
Perry, of the Y. M. c. AIS, gave a pretty
exhibition of batting last week, making three
smashing hits and one sacrifice in four times
at bat, each hit bringing in run.
The Amateurs should be more prompt in
commencing their games. When advertised
for 4:30 they should commence at that hour,
and not half or three-qua1ters of an hour
later.
Catlin, who pitched for the Y. NC. A.
against the Columbia Athletics last Tuesday,
gives promise of doing good work. Barring
wildness he pitched game that would have
done credit to many an old-timer.
The Columbia Athletics as whole do not
support their club by attending their games.
Twenty-Five spectators is the average attend
ance on Analostan Island and the club boasts
membership of thirteen hundred.
The suits of the Y. M. c. A's are said to be
the neatest in the city. AS that remark is
made about each new suit that comes out, it
does not go for much. Still the association
boys are willing to stand by their own. The
color is lighter gray than the Georgetowns,
with black belt and stockings.
of East Washington, Monday evening at the
Arsenal Grounds. Score "a to 0. The features
of the game were the fine pitching of Reb-
stock. of the Waverleys, and the terrific bat
ting of the latter. The Waverleys would like
to hear from the Columbia Athletic Club
The Amateur League should arrange its
games and schedule SO as not to conflict with
those set for the professionals. Hundreds
would like to see the amateur contests, but
when it comes to a choice between amateurs
and professionals they choose the latter everv
time, although the professional games are
sometimes less interesting than the amateur.
The personnel of the Y. NJ C. A. team is
not yet complete, but will be about as fol-
lows: Catchers. johnson and Perry; pitchers,
Catlin, Holbrook Myers, and Johnson; first
base, Burrows; second base, Madigan; third
base, or short-stop, Townsend; out-field,
Moore, Myers, Perry, and several others. The
team needs an additional in-fielder, and, al
though several men have tried for the place,
it has not been permanently filled yet. Town
send will act as field captain, and Lewis, who
has been playing left-field, will stop playing
and devote his time to the management of the
team.
The Potomac Athletics will make their first
appearance on Monday in game for the
Eastern championship. They will play against
the Columbia Athletics on Analostan Island
and will present the following PLAYERS: Reb-
stock and Fisher, pitchers; Bishop, catcher
Bollock, h.. Hamecker, 2b.; Began 3b. Chap
man, S.; Kleinschmidt, If; Noah, CT; Baker,
r.f., with the following substitutes, in case of
accidents Finckel, Mills, Hepburn, Brown,
Norton, and Cilley. The game will attract
quite large crowd, and the old-tim rivalry
between the organizations will be revived
The G. A. c. will present their strongest team
and will attempt to give the Potomacs good
beating. Unfortunately the Potomacs are
lacking in practice, not having been on the
field together this year.
Georgetown College Athletic Notes
Kaufman is playing in excellent style this
year.
There is talk of putting four-oared crew
on the river.
The campus is in better condition than for
several seasons.
During the recent stretch of good weather
the tennis courts have been put into shape,
and the spring tournament promises to be a
great success.
Mr.. Denver has proven an invaluable mana
ger for the Georgetown team. Carlton, al
though green man on drst, is developing
into sure and steady player.
The baseball season has opened auspici-
ously for Georgetown. On Tuesday her
team defeated the Light Infantry by score
of to 2. Shoemaker and Rackey pitched
and caught in their old style and held the In
fantry down to four hits and two runs. The
boys batted Wise for five hits and four runs.
The game was remarkably free from errors,
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