The times., 1897-03-27


make a strong bid for the local college base
ball championship, and from the looks Of the
material from which the nine is to be Sc
lccted il appears that they have good
chance OF landing it. OF course, they con
slider Georgetown College their stforInid
able competitor. The game between the
two teams last year was an exceedingly
close one, and, although Georgetown won
by the small margin OF one run, it was
thought that the result might have been
different had not Columbian pitcher, Cum
Dlings, been injured early in the game.
The makeup OF the team is almost the
same as that of last year, and, with the
exception of the oLtfield and second base,
the men will probably fill their old positions
Harry Green, who has played on the
team for three years, will captain the
nine and hold down the first sack, as in
the past. Capt Green is so well-knowu
i'll amateur ball circles or the city that
anything said OF his work is almost super
fiuous- He is a strong, steady batter and
can be relied on for a hit when most
needed. He covers the first bag in ex-
ceIlent style, and lie can handle ground
balls in way which is seldom seen among
first basemen.
Homer Medford viii be the receiving end
OF the battery. He has played on the team
for two years past and his work stamps
him as one OF the best catChers in the city.
He has the necessary weight, long eX-
perience and plenty of nerve to back him.
Cummings. Beard, and Farntam are the
pitchers, and they are IL very speedy tilO.
Cumming gs' slow, deceptive delivery Las
fooled many a wOuld-be slus@cr since he
has twIrled for Columbian. He is also con-
sidered an unusually strong batter for q
pitcher Boards strong point is his speed,
although he is able 10 mix them up, as
every good pitcher should do. Farnhlu is
the only south paw Of the iot, and
although ne is one of the new candidates
his work in practice leads Capt. ireen To
believe that he has find" He has good
speed and an excellent assortment OF
curves All three Of the pitciicrs Will
alternate in the games to be played
There will be a merry race for the second
bag, as there are three candidates Tor the
position, and all Of them above par.
Pete Smith, the old Washin gton Light
Infantry player, was thought to have the
StOckslager. of Perdue University, and
W Leach, Of Dickinson College. two ex
perienced men, with splendid records, have
signified their intention of making u bid
for the bag.
One OF the candidates for second, who
failed to get the place. Will very likely
90 TO the right garden. us all three men
are good outfieldcrs.
Sam Dalzell, the soa of the Pennsylvania
Con ngressman, will surely guard the third
bag He played the same position last
season, and played il 50 well that there
is no question of another candidate this
year He is quick and active in fielding.
throws to first with splendid accurac Y and
also bats fully up to the standard. lie
would lie a good man on any team.
Beall will play his old position at short
stop. for there is not another man in the
university who can equal him there He
fills all the requirements of that difficult
position in splendid style.
Phil Tindall and Carroll Fugitt will. re-
spectively. attend to the left and right
gardens. Both these players were stars IN
the varsity football team, but they are
able to handle the small sphere with Us
much skill as they displayed i'll chasing
the pigskin on the gridiTOn. Pitcher Beard
was also a footballist.
Right field has not been filled as yet. but
there are several men trying for the in
field, who may be showed out to that I1ca-
tion.
The schedule of the team has not been
fully made up as yet, but games Will be
played with Georgetown College, Johns
Hopkins, Catholic University, University
of Virginia University of Maryland. Viii
liam and Mary, Naval Cadets. Randolph,
Macon. Virginia Military Institute. Rich
mond College, Gallaudets and others.