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boy, will play on first base. He is twenty
years old. five feet six inches in height
and weighs l30 pounds His batting is of
that sure, steady safe-hit kind, that al
ways counts for SO much on a team his
position is fielded almost perfectly and
he gets around the bases nicely.
''Nimpo' Jones of Washington will be
on second base, the position he filled on
the District Commissioners team in the
Departmental League last season. He is
considered one OF the best amateur second
basemen in the District. is a good batter,
and is very smooth base stealer. He
weighs 165 pounds is twenty-one years of
age and his height is five feet ten inches.
William Leach who will play third base
filled that position on Dickinson College
team last season. He is a strong all-round
player. hitter of the extra heavy class
and a good base runner. He is twenty-one
years of age and weighs 165 pounds.
E. Stoekslager played shortstop the
Indiana University team last season. and
will be utilized on the infield of Columbian
He IS smooth, easy thrower, bats fairly
we'll and runs bases nicely. His weight
is 14O pounds.
P. Smith played second base on the
Washington Light Infantry team last sea-
son and will be used in the same position
on the varsity team whenever he is needed
c. NJ. Beall, who played shortstop on last
years team, will cover that part of the field
again this aeason. His record last year
was very satisfactory. He also played
quarter back On the foot ball team.
S. Dalzell has played three years on the
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Louis Tracy of Grand Rapids, Mich, who
alternared with Mahoney last year, will
be in the box again this season, when the
occasion requires. He is twenty-one years
old, six feet tall and weighs 1SJ pounds.
His ability as a pitcher is well known and
he combines with that the knack of hit
ting the ball regularly rare thing for
pitcher.
the latest addition to the pitching con-
tingent. He is twenty-three years of age,
six feet one inch in height. and weighs
1874 pounds. In appearance he Is very
much like famous Jack Carter of Yale and
has Jacks peculiar delivery, which proved
puZzling to batsmen. He is not con-
sidered a heavy batter, but taps out a safe
one when he does hit, and is heady base
runner
Harry Dawson. the first baseman. is a
resident of Rockville, Md, and is twenty
two years old. His height is five feet eight
inches and he weighs 100 pounds. This
is his first year the Georgetown team.
but the reputation he made at Rockville
last season is well known. He is an es-
pecially vicious hitter plays first In man
ner that would make Uncle Anson happy
to see. and Is a speedy base runner.
Paul Fleming of Cambridge Mass, is
one OF the last seasons team, and will
guard the second bag again this year. He
is twenty-one years OF age. flve feet seven
inches In height and weighs 165 pounds.
His fielding at second is probably the best
done on the team, and his batting average
| last year was second only to that Of Caot.
Mccarthy. who led the list. His hits are
| usually long and close down to the ground.
and he is good sprinter on bases.
James Reardon of Holyoke Mass, will
| play at shortstop again this season. His
| height is FIVE feet six inches, his age twen-
| ty years and he weighs 1856 pounds He
| has from his heavy and regular hitting
| gained for himself the sobriquet of Home
run Reardon." end his stick work Is al
| ways a feature of Georgetown's games.
| He fields his position well, and Is a good
Il r1Vnn nlaxy ha loot haI tno
| and is considered one OF the standbys OF
| both foot ball and base ball.
| Charles Green of the District, captain OF
| the Reserves, will play substitute short
| stop when occasion requires. He Is a good
player and has been highly complimented
| by Coach Kelly on the way he handles his
| team.
bud" Smith of Bardstown. KY, is an
| other of the new men who will be used or
the team when occasion requires. He 1,
twenty-five years of age. five feet min,
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eleven inches: weight, 10.
F. c. Smiel2u. 90, will he the reserve
pitcher and guardian Of right field. He Was
for two seasons captain of the team, and
he also captained the victorious 96 foot
ball team, which defeated Columbian Uni
versity Thanksgiving. Like Erd. he is a
thickset, finely proportional and muscular
athlete-a ''south-paw." He is frcm GIN
cinnati, Ohio. stands , feet nine inches:
weighs lIo and is twenty-one years Of age.
w. Rosson, 80, better known as tie
star half back of the foot ball team. VIII
look after center field, He has had the
most experience of any athlete In the coll
lege, this being his fifth year on the col
lege team. He is reliable hatsmln and
an accurate judge of high flies and hot
liners" He and his brother. l.. Rosson.
were educated at the Tennessee school at
Knoxville. and always took prominent part
liz the athletics Of that school. Age. TWEEN
ty-one; height, five feet eleven inches;
weight. l1a
Left field will be we'll provided for by b.
Bumgardner. %. OF Missouri. He has
played on the team for two seasons, and
promises to make a better record this
year. As a batsman he ranks well up
among the Others and is quick on his feet.
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foot ball team of Gallaujet successfully Tho
past two years. He is a young man. TWEEN
ty-two years old. and one of the most en-
thusiastic athletes that reside at the coll
lege. He has always taken great interest
in manly sport of all kinds and has been
at the head of most athletic events at the
college.
Robert L. Erd, '9S the captain. is from
the Illinois school at Jacksonville. For
four years he was the Regular pitcher NJ
his school team, being also captain during
the last two years. He t. a man Of fine
physique. a well-tra :ned ANA graceful gN M
mast, having had the benefits of season
at Chautauqua under the Goa hing OF A.
A. Stagg. now Of Chicago University. Dur
ing his ;irst two years in the college he
played third base, but last season Smleidu.
who was then captain, put HIM in the box.
At that position he was successful, and
this year he will be the manstay In that
department. lie comes from Waterloo. III.
his age is twcnty-three: height live feet
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in the school is taking a deep interest in
n akng a strong nine, and all are working
tremendously to that end. Not only are
tie students interested, but number of
the officers of the school and many of the
professors are genuine fans, and will give
their earnest support to the Athletic Asso-
citation.
Capt. Tom Brown of the Washington
League team has been engaged as coach,
and every afternoon during the past two
weeks, when the weather has been favor
able. has had the men on the field getting
in shape for the opening of the season. A
curious thing concerning the makeup of
the nine Is that six of the players have
previously captained college mines at other
II stitutons where they have attended
school. These men are w. T. eastman,
second base: ]. NJ. Hannah, catcher: w. z.
Burns shortslop; Thos. McTighe, pitcher;
C. A. Collins, first base, and James Igoe,
center field. The other players on the team
are nearly all mer who have had one or
more seasons experience on the diamond,
and who are expected to make a good
showing.
Manager John F. Duane has arranged a
schedule Of games which is given below
and 1t will be seen that some of the crack
teams of the big eastern universities are to
be met A game has also been arranged
with the Senators, to be played at National
Park just prior to the opening of the
league season, and an opportunity viii!
then be given TO see Wnat tney can 90.
The team is somewhat handicapped in
the matter of suitable grounds near the
university on which to play, for although a
good and smooth diamond has been laid
out. the outf1eld is rough and slopes down
toward the center too much. Some work
has been done toward leveling this, and it
will be made into nice and smooth a field
as the city affords during the coming sum-
mer, but 1t is not expected that this work
can be accomplished in time for the pres
ent season. By fall, however 1t will have
been completed, and the foot ball team will
use the grounds and next spring there will
be no difficulties in the way, so far as
grounds are concerned.
In the schedule given below there are
tw entytwo games and four open dates.
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which enables him to capture long and diff
fcult flies. Age. twenty: height, five feet
eleven inches; weight, lJo
A Stutsman, go, better known the
college baby" will fill the position at
short, where he is right at home. No bet
ter man could be found for that position.
he having filled it for years, both on his
school team and the college nine. He Is
of the midget stature but a born athlete.
and his grace and skill on the diamond
have won many a fair heart. He usually
leads the batting order, and his batting is
always above the three hundred per cent
mark. He is an accurate thrower to the
bases, and has no trouble in trapping the
most difficult fly balls Age. nineteen;
height, five feet: weight, l3o.
w. Davis. 80. OF Texas will look after the
third corner. He Is a player Of ability.
but has been shifted around too much In
past seasons to get used to the position he
now occupies But his work in the past
few weeks has demonstrated that he will
take good care of anything that comes his
way. He is especially sure on grounders.
and his left wing" is accurate in directing
the sphere to first bag. As batsman too
much cannot be said Of him. He always
demonstrated his ability to connect with
all sorts of curves. Age, nineteen; height,
fve feet seven inches; weight. 13S
J.sH Brockhagen comes from Creston.
Iowa. He plays first and has played that
position for several years. He is better
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has been practicing there daily when the
weather permitted.
Quite list of pitchers has been secured
among them six-foot-four Cummings and
w. L. Farnham, a southpaw twirler. and
several others. Undoubtedly the Colum-
bian varsity nine is better prepared for fast
company than in any season before, and
some surprises may be expected after the
season opens More interest is manifest
among the students this season than for
several years past, and the men who have
been selected to manage the affairs Of the
base ball team are energetic. hustling fel-
lows. who will leave no stone unturned to
make the team what 1t should be.
A. A. F. Sellhausen, who has been elected
manager of the team. Is a native WASH
ingtonian and is twenty-three years old
He attended Johns Hopkins three years
and has played foot ball and base ball on
the varsity teams Of that institution. He
il a student in the law department. AL
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The base ball team at Georgetown Uni
ysrsfty this season has been under the In
structfen of Joe Kelly of the Baltimore
league team. and has made a wonderfully
good showing Seven of the players VINO
were on last seasons team will be on the
'97 nine, and the Eew men are considered
strong PLAYERS and have shown themselves
to be good material The old men are Dan
Mccarthy william Maloney, Pat Fiem-
ing James T. Reardon, Edward Lamb
James Mcintyre and Lewis Tracy, ana
having them makes big difference IN the
chances of the team for success, ana In
this respect they have an advantage over
the other college teams, as nearly all the
Others have only two or three men from
last season on which to build their nine.
OF course. the vacancy In the pitching
corps caused by the absence of Big Mike
Nahoney will be felt and the gap will be
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Two Of these are expected to be filled soon,
enc by Yale and the other by the Carlisle
Indians, and both games will be played in
this city. All games scheduled to be played
here will be played at National League
Park unless the dates should interfere with
the regular league schedule The opening
game will be played on March 81. and the
season will close on June s. The schedule:
March 31-Johns Hopkins University at Washing
ton.
April Rock Hill College at Rock Hill. Nd
April 6-Lafayette College at Washington.
April 7-Norfolk, Virginia, State League at Nor
folk Va.
April 1O-Columban University at Washington
April IA Rock Hill College at Washington.
April 17-Open date.
April 2O-Iehigh University at Washington
April 21-WashingtOn League Club Washington.
April q University Of Virginia at Cbarlottes-
VILE. Va.
April 24-Open date.
April 2S-Washington College of Chestertewn,
Nd, at Washington.
April 3O-Richnond College Of Richmond Va, at
Washington.
May f-Villanoya College at Washington.
May 6-Washirgton College at Chestertown. Md.
May 7-GettysbuiS College at Gettysburg, Pa.
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sure hitter and great base stealer. Like
nearly all the others on the team this sea
son. l,e is from the law department. ana
will graduate in 1895
Cornelius A. Collins of West Brighton.
n. Y, who made himself famous IN col
lege base ball as the third baseman or the
Jaspers of Manhattan College, is twenty
three years of age, weighs 151 pounds ana
stands five feet ten and one-half inches in
height He was captain of the Jaspers
one season. and is one of the best-known
college infielders in the country. A sure
hitter. brilliant fielder and speedy base
runner, he VIII make first baseman tnat
it will be hard to get by. He is in the
class of '!'S of the law department.
John Caulfeld of Trenton. N. j., who will
backstop, is twenty-three years Old. weighs
1874 pounds and is five feet ten inches IN
height He caught for St. Nincents Col
lege nine two seasons, and was captain OF
the team his last year there de Is con-
sidered most valuable man, being num-
ber one backstop, a good hitter and STEADY
base runner. He is student in the de-
partment of philosophy, and will graduate
next year.
William P: Burns of Michigan City, Ind,
pounds and is five feet nine inches in
height He was captain of Notre Dame
University nine in 1896. and played short
field on that team, where he made an eX-
cellent record as fielder. He is a quick,
accurate thrower, and good, safe batter,
while being also fair base runner. lie
will alternate with Kennealy at short. and
can If occasion requires, catch, although
his weight is a little light for the speed
of McTighe.
James j. Igoe of New Castle, Pa. will
play in center field He is twenty-one
years old. weighs $50 pounds, and is five
feet eight inches in height. Igoe played
four years On the Mount St. Mary's team
and was captain last year. He is said to
be a sure and safe batter, and a fast base
runner. BatsHlen who drive flies in 1goe's
field may feel assured they will be caught
He Is law student, and will get his de
gree of bachelor of laws next year
John NJ. Hannah of Boston, Mass, is twen-
ty-one years of age. five feet five and hail
iEches tall, and weighs 161 pounds. Las
season he played second base and captain
ed the Villanova College nine, and led his
team in batting and fielding averages
He is a beautiful thrower and speedy bas'
runner, and will alternate with Caultfelf
| behind the bat. He is a law school mar
and will graduate next year.
| Edward T. Wade of Chicago, H., wht
| will play on first base is twenty-one year:
| of age five feet ten inches tall. and weighs
! 155 pounds. Last season at NillanoVa Col
| lege he held down the initial bag and made
a record as a sure fielder good base run
ner and heavy safe hitter. He has als'
shown some ability as a pitcher. He vii
get his degree next year
| Michael J. Quinn of Springfield, Ohio
| who played in center field last season o!
| the varsity team, will be seen there again
| this year. He is a sure batter, faS
| fielder and good base runner He Is TAX
| ing course in Greek, and finds little tim
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given to rafting, and his cool head always
serves to steady the team in an emergency.
He Is a splendid thrower. a fair batter and
good base runner and understands the art
of coaching his men so as to derive the
best results from the work done.
Harry Medford of Annapolis, Md, will do
the principal work behind the bat. He is
twenty two years old, five feet eight inches
In height and weighs 1876 pounds. He has
played for the past three seasons on the
varsity team and is a strong thrower,
good hitter and excellent base runner: has
also played on the foot ball team and is
always identified with all athletic sports.
A J. Cummings of Chevy Chase: Md, is
only nineteen years of age, but his height is
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May s-Mt. st. Mary's College at Emmittsburg,
Md.
May 12-Georgetown University ,op Georgetown

Md
May 12-Georgetown University ,op Georgetown
field.
May 15-Richmond College at Richmnnd. Va.
May 19-Manhattan College at Washington.
May 22-Villaneva College Mt Nilanorn. Pa
May 6-Georgetewn University at Washington.
May 29-Fordham College at Fordham.
May 3l-Manhattan College at Manhattan.
June 2-0pen date. 81
June 5-Open date
The above is the regular schedule for the
season, but it is probable that many games
will be played other than these. From the
short sketch of the men who will GO the
work as given below fairi idea OF the
weight and ability of the team may be
gained, and will undoubtedly be of interest
to all base ball fans and more especially to
the college men.
John F. Duane, who. has nbeen elected
manager of the team was porh in Brook
lyn, n. Y, twentythree years ago. He
attended Manhattan College for four years
and graduated in 1895, standing we'll up in
his class. He was manager of,ethe Man
haitian foot ball team during the season of
1894 and was SO successful that he was
elected to manage the Jaspers, a crack
base ball team of Manhattan. during the
season of 1880 While he was at the head
of the Jaspers they met and defeated many
of the strongest college mines in the east,
and much of the credit for their success
was due to Duane. During his manage
ment of the affairs Of the Athletic Asso-
citation at Manhattan the high water mark
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Columbian team and one season at Andover
before coming here. He is a good all-round
player and has been assigned to no par
t4cular post Of duty. but will be played at
any place needed. He IL q splendid fielder
and a good hitter.
Carroll T. Fugitt, who captained last sea-
sons foot ball team. will play in the CEN
ter garden. He has been on the team In
previous years and has made q good record
for himself. His age is eighteen: height.
five feet ten inches, and weight, 16O pounds.
His batting, while not heavy. is reliable,
and his base running is Of the fast order
Philip Tindall will guard left field. He is
nineteen years Of age. five feet nine inches
in height and weighs 155 pounds. Has
played on the High School team and was
left half beck on the foot ball eleven the
past season. He II fair batter. a strong
long distance thrower and an easy base
{ runner.
/ G. Kelley. who played short stop on last
|, years Eastern High School team, will
!. cover right field. He is eighteen years
1 old, five feet six inches in height and
/ weighs. 40 pounds. His record on the
Eastern High School was above the aver
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of prosperity was reached. He has hereto
fore shown executive ability of a high Or
der and has a wonderful faculty for pre-
venting friction among the players and m
ducing a steady, willing, all-together team
work which is one secret of his success
The men who will play on this years team
express great confidence in him and each
and every one of them is ready to coop
crate with him in his plans for the sue
cess of the varsity team. He Is stu
dent in the law department of the univer-
sty, a candidate for the degree of bache-
lor of laws, which he will probably attain
this year.
William T. eastman. who will captain the
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CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY.
The Nine Bound to Rank High Amor
College Teams,

The Nine Bound to Rank High Among
College Teams.
The Catholic University's base ball team,
as made up for this. the second season a
nine has ever played under the white and
yellow, is a strong one, and will undoubted
ly make a showing that will place them
high up in the ranks of college teams.
When the short time this institution has
been established, and the therefore neces-
sarily limited number of students in at
tendance from which material for a team
may be drawn, Is considered cne would
scarcely expect to find much interest or
enthusiasm in this direction. but every man
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age both in batting and fielding, while
his base running is very speedy.
W. ID. Owens is new man on the team
and will be utilized in the field when oc-
casfon requires. He lis good with the stick
and is fas; runner and he fields the ball
in quickly. Owens weighs l.o pounds and
is eighteen years old
ID. Halford is another new man and has
played second base on the Southampton l..
l. nine, wnere he made good record His
weight Is l4a pounds, and he is eighteen
years old. He viii be played In the out
field
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hard TO fill. although some very strong
pitchers have developed among the new
men.
An excellent schedule. published here
with, has been arranged. and games are
on with some of the strongest teams in
college base ball The season opened We'd
nesday on the Georgetown field, the OPP
posing team being the Johns HOPKINS Uni
versity nine, who played the Gallaudets
Wedne sday of last week and were defeat
ed by a score of IL TO in seven innings
The game snaDpy exhibition of bail
playing on the part of Georgetown. and re-
suited in a victory for Georgetown by a
score of II to -. Several practice games
have been played with the reserves and
picked mines and the team have
worked well together. The last game
scheduled is on June $, with the
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COLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY.
The Outlook for IA Strong Nine Better
Than Ever Before.

The outlook at Columbian for a strong
base ball team is better this season than it
has ever been before. The Athletic Associa-
ton has been reorganized, and the students
of those departments outside the university
building which have hitherto not been
members have joined in, and much good
material has come to the surface from both
the Medical and Dental Schools. The as
sociation has always been seriously handi-
capped in all its games and sports by the
fact that no suitable grounds could be
secured near the university. This season
grounds for the bali team have been Sc
cured at 17th and f streets, and the nine
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to devote to the game. however, and may
Joseph DAILY of Topeka, Kan, is twenty
five years old weighs 1913. and is an even
six feet in height He is probably the
most magnificently built man on the team
and Is first-class all-round player, being
competent to fill any position the field,
but will be played only in the pitchers
box, unless necessity requires. With Nc
Tighe, Regan and DAILY will rest the bulk
of the box work. DAILY is a student in the
department of economies
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University of Pennsylvania. at Phil
adelThia Captain Dan Mccarthy says
he is going to try his hardest 10 have the
team hold up the average made last year
The Sporting Life. IN figuring up the aver
ageS of eleven college base ball teams.
placed Georgetown In the lead In Nc
Carthy's effort to hold their place he will
have the united support not only of every
PLAYER on the team, but OF the manager and
all the students
Manager Joe Collins has arranged his
schedule n such a manner to have
nineteen out OF the twenty-six played on
the Georgetown field. and those who en-
JOY the game will have opportunities ga
and the National League games are all
taken into consideration. The schedule is
fn-lInn-s-
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L0CALC0LLECE BALL TEAMS
Games Arranged With Outside Clubs for
the Coming Season.
MANAGERS CAPTAINS and TIE PLAYERS CHOSEN

up in the work done when the team gets
on the field.
Joseph F. Collins, '97, is manager of the
team. He is twenty-one years of age. and
comes from Boston, and is also manager Of