Evening star., 1897-02-27
GALLAUDET's BASE BALL TEAM.
A Succcssful Season Looked for In
der Mr. MhitlOcke's Mnnnsement.

Successful season Looked for In
der MIR. Whitlocke's Management.
The Gallaudet College nine will begin the
season unusually early this year, and has
therefore a large schedule Of games ar
| ranged, all with teams of well-known col
Ieges. Among them are the Georgetown,
Columbian, Johns Hopkins and Catholic
Universities, Maryland Agricultural Col
lege, Baltimore City, St. John, Mt. st.
Mary's and Western Maryland Colleges.
The first game will be with Johns Hopkins
at Baltimore, March 49,
The prospects are bright both as regards
officers and players. Geo. b. Whitlocke,
W, who has had two seasons experience
IN charge Of the foot ball team, and is
therefore excellently qualified will be the
manager.
Robert L. Erd, '9s the captain. ia from
the Illinois School for the Deaf a Jackson
Vile. For four years he was the regular
pitcher of his school team, being also cap
tain during the last two years. His team
made an excellent record, often defeating
among other strong clubs their neighbors
of Illinois College. He had also the benefit
OF a season at chautauqua, under the
director Of Chicago University. During his
first two years in college he filled third
base, but last season he was put in the
box again, and was most successful and
reliable pitcher. He will probably be the
clubs mainstay In that department again
this year.
The other candidates for that position are
Sinclair. '07, Of Ohio, Bumgardner 98. of
Smielaw pitched on his school team with
good success for several years. and has
played the position on Gallaudet during the
last two years He seems to possess more
skill than endurance, but is yalua ble man
for an emergency.
Bumgardner is a beginner, and shows I'D
fairly well. He will probably be good
substitute. He has had several years ex-
perlence of the game in other positions
Hastings possesses great speed and a
good assortment Of curves. His one draw
back Is his liability to become ratified and
throw wild, falling common to young
pitchers, but under steady coaching and ex-
perience he will certainly overcome that
Altogether, with Erd to do the most of
the twirling, and these three to fall back
upon, the Gallaudets may safely trust In
their pitching staff " "
Lester Rosson of the Kendall school high
class will have charge Of the receiving end
Of the battery. He has played for several
ye ars in the Tennessee schools at that po-
sition and short stop, and promises to fill
up well that aching void left since the days
of Bexley. He Is sure catcher and a
quick and accurate thrower to bases.
His substitute will be Darby, prep. from
position there was at short, but he later
played behind the bat, and in his practice
here shows up very fair. So that position
battery assured. = --- t"-
Carpenter of Michigan, member of the
Kendall school, high class, will play at FIRST
base. He has'hadr several years experience
there on his school team and seems a sure
and active player with the long. reach re-
quired for that position.
Hemsreet. preRs Of Iowa, will have
charge Of the second Sc cushion: He is a vet
than it has been fe - nfttled in years.
corner. In hi sehool he played played te at short short
stop only. Here he has been shifted around
too much to yet Hsed to any of his posi-
tions. In praSticephe picks Up the ground
ers every time and is a quick thrower
stop. is right at home there, having played
that and nothing else for years, both at his
school and here. no better one could be
found. he
he is cnly O. subpitcher. Though neither
has had much experience in the position.
they are both well qualified to fill it, being
good judges of ftes sure catchers and long
throwers.
Walter Rosson. 90. of Tennessee will
take care of center field. He has had the
|. most experience Of any, except possibly the
captain. This is his fifth year on the col
in Or outfield. but is the best man to be
had for his present position. which he held
last season.
.,Left garden Is yet unprovided for, there
being two or three candidates, with little
be filled by either Darby or stubt. preps.
The latter is from Nebraska He has had
several years experience, but mostly at
I first - .--fff, I. F.
The weather has not permitted Of play
I on the field but the battery has been given
| indoor practice for several weeks, and the
team has had batting practice on the cam