Evening star., 1897-04-05
, their friends-as only

power to encourage their friends-as only
college boys can do
Daniel J. Mccarthy. who will captain the
Georgetown boys this afternoon. is from
Holyoke, Mass. and is about twenty-five
years old He weighs about 100 pounds
a: i is FIVE feet ten inches In height. The
Holy Cross team of Worcester, Mass,
elected Mccarthy captain when he was at
that college, and was very successful while
he VS. in charge. He has played In CEN
ter field on the Varsity team for the past
two years. and will cover that position
again this year. He is probably one of the
st and steadiest fielders in amateur
b SC Ball in this city, is a sure and safe
hitter, generally hits hard, uses good judg-
m Mt In running his base, and knows how
to coach his base runners.
About 1,5OO ladies day" tickets have al
ready been given out by Messrs. Wagner
and Robb and the mail this morning was
heavy as usual with applicants. The
tickets already cut will be good for the
games scheduled for this week.
l. rad been Mar ager SchmelZ's intention
cf beginning practice in the morning today
AID keep 1t up. Notwithstanding the after
noon games, until the regular season OPEN
ell, April -, but the rain of yesterday and
LIST night knocked his plans in the head
The players therefore assembled promptly
on time in the dressing room and again
the rules and plays were discussed.
Saturdays Game With the NOrfO1ks.
Saturdays game between the Washing
ton and Norfolk clubs, the last of the series,
vas played before a fair-sized crowd and
proved quite as interesting as the former
two games. The visitors were due for a
break in their good fielding, but it failed to
naterialize and only three errors We're
registered against them, while their hitting
vas timely and brought in runs. McFar-
land and Weddge did the best hitting for
the Norfolks. the latter getting in bcauti-
full three-bagger. Lush, DeMontreviiie ana
art1 ritybf the wi 10
for the Senators. Lush recording triple,
double and a single while Cartwright
plunked out two doubles. Everybody che err
ed when the big first baseman hit the ball.
Mercer pitched he first five innings for
the local club and did so we'll for three
innings that he eased UP and three runs
came over the rubber in the fourth.
Swain faced the visitors in the sixth.
and before he could retire the side two
more runs We're chalked up to their credit.
Both these pitchers would probably have
had clean records, but a desire to expert
nent was upperniost in their minds and
the experience in this line was valuable.
Gilroy the first pitcher for the Nor
folks, and, unlike his Thursdays expert
cnce, Jared the worst of the lot, five runs
being scored while he was In the box.
Newton followed with his puZzlng left
hand swing and but one run crossed the
plate while he was pitching. Sechrist fol
lowed for one inning and three runs were
made by the locals. The game was then
cdiIcu III lHe eiSuln iilllHS 10 allow tDe
Virginia boys time to catch the Norfolk
boat, the score standing to in favor OF
the Senators.
The series of three games played against
the Senators by the Norfolks plainly DEM
orstrated that the latter club will be one of
the best in the Atlantic League Their
corps of pitchers is very strong; their bat
ting good and fielding fair and with a lit
tie education in the matter of base running
should give an excellent account of them
selves.