The morning times., 1897-02-16
GEORGETOWN In PRACTICE
Captain Kelly, Of Baltimore. Has
the Team in Charge.
He Thinks Well of the Candidates
and Says the Club VIII
BE Strong.

Joe Kelly's smile and the twinkle from
n juxtaposition yesterday afternoon when
The Times man was talking baseball TO
him in the reception-room OF Georgetown
University.
As has been stated, Kelly is a Wash
ngtonian temporarily, having undertaken
the task of teaching the baseball idea of
Georgetown how to shoot. The job viii
NOT prove difficult, as the boys in blue and
gray have natural tendency for swatting
the horsehide and then gobhling it up in
case some other fellow takes notion TO
meet ii with the ash The factis there is
SolAething about the atmosphere surround
ngthe famous old college that generates and
fosters bah players.
Coach Kelly seems to think well of his
charges. He has had them in the cage for
several days, and he gives his word for il
that he finds them willing workers He
has class of thirty and from them he Will
select a regular team.
Kelly is more than pleased with the
weather of the past few days, and said yes
tcrday that if il continued be would pull
IAN NRitiitSltES out OF lte IbLSt olL put
them in play on the college field The
cage is good enough" said Joe, when 1T
Is ice and Stow outside. but an hours
practice in the open air ana under inviting
sunshine is worth weeks work within
walls
Speaking Of lis proteges Joe said he
could form 10 opinion individually al this
early date Il am sure" said he, THAT
as Mccarthy, Reandon, Lamb and Ma
Ioncy, l can build up team that Will
prove hard proposition for Yale, Har-
ward, Princeton, the Universities Of Penn
sylvania and Virginia, and the other crack
college clubs with which Georgetown is
scheduled every spring"
Drifting from the amateur field, Kelly
talked very enJertaninGly OF the coming
seasoniR the National League -Of course
lie said, Il cant see where any one of the
others car beat the Baluimores out for the
pcnnaut- However, it is possible, and l
amliahle TO he warped inmy judgment.
''Uur team is stronger than last year, ow-
lnC TO the return Of McGraw 10 third and
The substitution OF Stencil for Brodie in
center. Understand, ! am not undertaking
Brodie as a player, but Stencil is a better
stiCker, and you have got to hit the ball
hard and often as well as field and run
bases fast TO winin these swift times
Il would say that our club wins because
we play TO win Win is our motto. Every
body plays together; individuality is sub
or1inated to the general result. We are not
looking FOR personal records, but as a mat
ter Of fact in playing winning bail every
mans record climbs. For a substantiatiun
OF tins, note the averages of the Baltimore
team a. 1 whole in batting and fielding
last seasol.'
Kelly is q great admircr Of Joe Cor
hcIt. Another season viii witness that
hoy a star" said he. He has every mark
OF a great pitcher ami as for sand he
has il toy the wagonIoad. Why, ! have
known him to take chances in a tight place
on q curve ball. where even two-thirIs Of
the Oldest and best pitchers in the bust
ness would have been afraid of the at
tempt, ana would have put it straight over
the plate. / look for him TO take rank
with Hoffcr this season"
Kelly also has high opinion Of Jimmy
MCJames. OF the Washington club, whom
he thinks viii become a superb box ar
tisi. He says the heavy hitters Of the
league know they have a hard row TO hoe
when facing the young South Carolnan.
he puzzles all OF US" said Joe.
Kelly adiuittcd the Impeachment that he
was in Cupid'S tolls, and said he would
make a bride Of d beautiful Baltimore girl
after the close Of the league playing sea
Son. He Will remain at George: own, with
tie exception OF occasional visits home,
uuni he champions cuuHtoEcc then >ChcG-
ole OF SUTIn1 DraCticc games