Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-03
LATE SPORTING NEWS
WILL HAVE A STRONG NINE.


WILL HAVE A. STRONG NINE.
Interest in Base Ball Mt the Maryland
Agricultural college.
There is lively interest in base ball
| among the students at the Maryland Agri-
cultural College, just beyond the District
line, and the boys are impatient for April
4 to come when the team will play its first
game on the home grounds with the Uni
versity Of Vermont The weather has been
| all that could be. wished for, and all the
| candidates are showing up well on the
field.
Owing to the formation of a second team,
which is somewhat of an innovation upon
the regular routine OF the season, large
number of cal sdateS presented themselves
| in the hope of making place on the sec
ond team, in case of falling in their efforts
for a place on the college team. So far
the new plan gives every promise Of sue,
| a schedule of their own, and when neither
the college team or the second team are
playing outside games they will meet in
practice games on the home field.
Although no real base ball has been
played and not much outdoor practice
taken, 1t is safe to say that the Maryland
Agricultural College will haves as fully a
last year. One star player will be
greatly missed, Davis, who caught
| last year. All the rest of the veterans are
in line. 1t is expected that Capt. Harris
will leave his old position at short and
play at second, and If a suitable short can
be found there is little doubt as to the
change. Mellison, who figured as a star
at Chambersburg, Pa, Is trying for short
II Harris should stay at short Mell;son is
slightly in the lead for second base. but
will be pushed hard by his rivals. Roberts
is an excellent outfelder and bids fair for
a substitute inhelder. Schenck and Multi
kin, who played In their class teams last
year, are trying hard for positions.
Schenck is good base runner and fielder,
but not up to the standard at the bat.
while Mullikin is good batter and fielder.
but slow at base running. Wooters shows
no sign of old age In dischargirg his du-
ties at third base. which he has held for
three years. Walker is showing marked
He will make all the outfielders fight hard
to hold their positions.
Compton and Howard are two good men.
but are a little slow: They will probably
foot ball, brings a good reputation from
Washington. He appears good man on
first base. He has shown up well.
In both the battery positions the team
should be very strong. All the pitchers and
catchers are in line again, and several new
men on the list may be winners. Harding
will probably catch. as he is by far the
man behind the bat. He caught last year
in his class team, and his work was no
ticed by all. His strength is needed at
third base, and there is no question Of him
being placed there. He is good batter
and a valuable man to have on the team.
Fuller will be found to lead in the points.
Robb. new man, will also do good work.
Other men have been constantly in prac-
tice, but 1t seems as though Fuller will
have 1t all to himself in all the big games.
Fuller, c., '96. and Roberts. 81, will play
in left field and center field, respectively
Roberts played right field last year, but as
for pnhn
at backing up second base, he was put there
for the present. Mullikin will try for right
field, but Walker will make him hustle to
fly the lucky colors. Stricken is a good
man. His batting and base running is
good. He may make a star player. All eff
forts are being made to make this season
a success.
Sporting Notes.
Three favorites. two third choices and a
downfall of the eighteen gentlemen of
odds at the Alexander Island track yester-
day. The racing was particularly interest
ing. the finishes in three events being of
the heads apart order. Meadows showed a
remarkable change, finishing absolutely
last in field of ten. The attendance was
very large, and the talent had the better
of the argument with the bookies The
track was slow. Those securing brackets
We're: Rama, to L; Northford. 5 to l.;
Trinculo. to 10; Tenacious. to 8; Hal
cyon, y to 8. and BronSton, to g
AT the New England indoor champion
ship games at Worcester. Mass, yesterday
M. F. Sweeney, in an attempt to break the
worlds indoor high-jump record of 6 feet
B 3-S inches, which he holds, did feet 8
inches.
The Gray bill. which has passed the New
York assembly, permits racing for stakes
and purses; prohibits bookmaking and reg
istering of bets; does not prevent private
bets; puts all racing under a state COM
mis;ion of three persons. and complies with
the constitutional amendment which pro-
videss against professional gambling.
Rain prevented the Pttsburg- CIV ashing-
ton game at Charleston, s. Q, yesterday
Yesterdays ball games resulted: St. Louis,
Z: Nashville; 5. Baltimore, s; Atlanta.e.
University of North Carolina, 1; Lafayette
College. .. Philadelphia. 10; Norfolk. 1.
Kid Hogan and Charley Bauns Digit
weight. fought ten-round glove CT ntest
| before the Olympic Club Of Cincinnati last
| night. The referca decided it draw.
Brown University and Phillips Andover
Academy opened the base hall season at
| Providence, yesterday. The Brown boys
Eau everything their own way in the game,
| The Harvard faculty did net touch on the
| foot ',all question at their regular meeting
Yesterday afternoon. Ths more ssnguine
| students consider this as Indicating that
| the faculty may take no further action on
the matter. thereby silently asserting to
the ATHLETIC committees position in favor
| u loOl Ddli
VIM. Rarnie, ex-proprietor and ex-man-
| ager OF the Baltimore Base Ball Club has
| Instituted proceedings to obtain half in
| terest i'll the club. to which he claims to be
| entitled.
| The candidates for the Princeton Varsity
| nine are rapidly improving, and are put
lng up an admirable quality of ball for
| his time of year.
The third annual grand American handi-
| cap al live pigeon shooting will begin to-
| morrow at Wizards Park, Patterson, N. j.
The amateurs and professional wing shots
| rom nearly every state in the Union have
| entered, and an interesting contest Is look
| ed for The only entry from New York city
| Is }. -. Arnold, whose position is 4S, and
| who is handicapped % yards.
James J. Corbett, talking of the proposed
changes in the boxing rules, as advocated
by the Olympic Club of New Orleans, de-
clares himself opposed to making four
! minute rounds and two-minute rests.
Capt. Carl Williams of the University
| of Pennsylvania foot ball team will begin
the season of 70 next Monday. Heretofore
| the early spring training has been mostly
for the back field. but it IS the intention
this year to bring out such men in the
practice who will be likely TO go into active
| training in the fall