Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-06
WITH BALL AND BAT.
The Georgetown University Boys
Preparing for sport.

/ GEORGETOWN, February 5.-(Speciai.)
| The baseball team OF Georgetown uni
yerslty has made engagements for the
! coming season with several mines OF great
strength, and exciting sport is anticipated
in the months TO come. The Richmond
College team Will play here on April 18TH.
The following is the schedule OF games
to be played: March 26th. Johns Hopkins
at Georgetown; March Goth. Gallaudet at
Georgetown; April LIST. Lafayette at
Georgetown; April I'd. Washington league
team at National Park, this city; April
9Th, Lehigh at Georgetown; April eth.
Yale at Georgetown; April 9th. Princeton
at Georgetown; April 18th. Princeton;
April 18th, Dartmouth at Georgetown;
April 18th, Pennsylvania at Georgetown;
April 18th, Richmond College at George
town; April Goth, Harvard at Georgetown;
April 3d. Maryland at Georgetown; April
9th, Washington and Lee at George
town; May 4th, Villanova College at
Georgetown; May 9TH. Pennsylvania at
Philadelphia; May 9th and 10th, Virginia
at Georgetown May flth, Dickinson at
Georgetown; May 14th. Mt st. Mary's at
Emmetsburg; May 18th, Pennsylvania
State at Georgetown; May list. ALI
Scholastics Of Philadelphia at George
town; May oath, Wesleyan at Middle
town, Conn; May 18th, Yale at New Ha-
ven; May 18th, Dartmouth at Hanover;
May 9th, Boston College at Boston,
Mass; May 18th, Holy Cross at Worces-
ter, Mass; May Goth, Orange Athletic Club
(two games) at orange, n. j.; May 3lst
open, and June LIST, Princeton at Prince
ton. AS will be seen by the above list,
most OF the mines to be met are strong
ones and a majority of the games are at
the university.
Mr.. McMahon is at the head of a move
ment to organize an intercollegiate ten
mis- association among the universities or
the South and revive the interest In this
sport, to which comparatively little at
tention Is given in college sports, and he
has written a number Of letters TO the
athletic associations OF the different In
situations In this part OF the country.
There will be an entertainment at the
university on the 18th instant and lite
rary and musical numbers VIII be rem
dered by the students.
Mr.. Rowland has charge Of the arrange
ments for the Merrick debate. which Is
to be held on the 22d, and Mr.. Bates Is
chairman of the Executive Committee
There are a number OF students entered
In the pool and billiard tournament which
commences Monday. The handicaps have
not yet been announced.
The Junior law class held a meeting
Thursday after the regular lecture to
consider the proposition Of forming de-
batting society among the members OF the
junior class, and partial arrangements
were made for the organization Of such
a society.
The Debating Society Of the law school
will hold a meeting this evening, at which
the question, Resolved, That immigra-
ton be further restricted" Will be spoken
upon by the following: Messrs. John a.
Mulvihill and John d. Sullivan, aftirma-
tive, and John A. Boyd and G.. Van
Casteel, negative.
There was lecture last evening at the
university by Mr.. +. d. +. Brady on
Napoleon"
The essays for the Edward Thompson
prize at the law school this term will be
on the subject: 1.-THE Merits and De-
merits of the System OF Trial by Jury
and How the Last May Best Be Rene
died" All papers entered in competition
must be with the secretary by the end
Of the month.