Evening star., 1899-03-10
CRACK MINES COMING
Fine Schedule Arranged by George
town University. d
THE Big OF The EAST WILL Be HERE
Yale, Princeton, Harvard and Penn
syvania.
CURRENT SPORTING NEWS

CURRENT SPORTING NEWS
Preparatory work for the coming base
ball season at Georgetown University has
already begun and shows active pro-
gress. The open weather that prevailed
for some time during the last two weeks
has been taken advantage Of and every
day frcm till 3 o'clock sees the many
candidates for the team busily engaged in
| batting and fielding practice. AS result
the winters stiffness is rapidly disappear
ing and instead strong and litheful ath-
leteS are preparing to contest for suprem-
acy at the various positions.
The schedule for the season is an espe-
cialy fine one. in fact, the best in George
! towns history, and will give ample op-
rortunity to the Blue and Gray boys of
doing battle on the diamond against some
| OF the best college bsse ball teams in the
east
The schedule follows:
March -, Gallaudet, at Georgetown.
March 90, Lehigh. at Georgetown.
March 30, Yale. at Georgetown.
April l. Princeton, at Georgetown.
April 3, Princeton. at Georgetown.
April 4, Yale, at Georgetown.
.,
April H. Maryland Agricultural College, at
Georgetown.
April 10, Pennsylvania, at Georgetown.
April 30 Harvard, at Georgetown.
April -, Virginia, at Georgetown.
April 30 University of Maryland, at
Georgetown.
May . Virginia, at Georgetown
May 3. Johns Hopkins, at Georgetown.
May II, Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia.
May ~, Crescent Athletic Club, at Brook
lyn.
May %, Yale, at, New Haven
May %, Wesleyan. at Middletown.
May "a, Harvard, at Cambridge.
May p, Brown. at Providence
May 26, Boston College, at Boston
May %. Holy Cross, at Worcester.
May 20. Princeton, at Princeton.
May 80 Orange Athletic Club, at Orange.
June 3, New York Athletic Club at
Georgetown.
There are few dates as yet untitled as
negotiations are not yet completed with
several colleges.
Promise of n Fine Team.
To carry out such a schedule hard and
faithful practice must be indulged in. But
with the material that has already shown
itself under the carefal eye of Captain Nc
Carthy, the outlook is very bright. There is
promise of one of the best teams George
town has yet presented.
With the exception Of Maloney, Dowl
and Hafford all the old faces are to be seen
On LEe licIl. hdRHey. whose clever WORK
behind the bat was always cause for ap-
plause, and Hafford, the plucky little third
baseman. may be missed. but Judging from
the character of the work put up by the
new aSpirantS for those important posi-
tons. equal if not better, playing be
expected. -iF
Among the candidates for backstop num-
Der the following: Hindell Cranston, o. Dom
nell, Kendall and McDonough all new men.
Hindcl who comes from Brown, where he
wore the mask and mitt on the 'varsit~
team, is ably recommended sure hit
ter, good thrower and a strong backstop.
CraDston is Washington boy, where he
played on the Central High School team,
and is not without. reputation. His steady
eye, agility and Cfever headWork remind
one Of the redoubtablci Mahoney G'Don-
nell was seen on the field last year a sub
and then gave promise Of future possibiIi-
| ties, especially at the bat. The other two
mon. Kendall and McDonough are excep-
tionally strong, both as catchers and hit
ters.
The Pitching Department..
The pitching department this year will Da
a tower Of Strength to the team Bach, the
old reliable. will again be in the box. where
he has often proved enigma to 50
many batsmen. With him White the
clever left-hander from the Central High
School Kenna the well-known fullback on
GEORGETOWN and star pitcher on Mt. St.
Mary,s team. where his batting was n0ta-
BILE feature. and SomerS and Gill, both pos
sessing strong wings and good control
First base will most probably be covered
by Capt. Mccarthy. who lled that position
last year with success. Every enthusiast
knows the captains style of ball, and dis
plays the utmost confidence in him. His du-
ties of captain are increased by those Of
coach. but cap. is ready. and will not fail.
Flemming last years second baseman, is
again out for that position. with keane and
liirst also cOntesting. Flemming, whose
work in former years has always been up
to the mark. has already begun to show his
old-time form. and most probably will
cover the bag.
At short are Moran, Douglas and McEl-
roy. Moran needs no introduction. His
work in that position last year of the
star order
The aspiring successors of Hafford at
third are O'Hara, T. Smith, Byrne and
Starr. With the exception of Byrne. who
played at right part of last year, they are
all new men. All of them cover lots of
ground, and can measure off the distance
to first in great order. Their work at the
bat. though as yet confined to light prac
uce. gives promise of good results.
All of last years Outtielders are again
after their positions-Casey who played
left: Downs, center and Walsh. right.
These men are rapid fielders and heavy hit
ters. The other men seeking positions in
the field are Reilly, j. Smith, Greene Doyle
and Flennigen.
Never before have so many candidates
appeared on the field, and with such inter
est shown we can expect good practice and
championship team. Unhappily the pres
ent taste of winter has prevented them
from outdoor practice. But the Junior
gymnasium is being used and will be con-
tinued SO until the weather opens.
NEARLY TINE FOR THE SENATOR'S.
Will Soon BE Going to Their Training