The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-06

/ The management OF the Eastern Athletic
Club was ready to put its baseball team in
/ the field last Thursday against the Y. NJ
/ G. A. but the game was postponed TO next
/ Tuesday. this to be followed with another
{ on Thursday next Both games will be
/ played at Association Park Seventeenth
and C Streets, just below the new Art Gall
| Iery
The team which Manager Housed has
gotten together is a stgonE one. all the men
are fast and Eingery players. heavy hitters,
and heady and fast on the bases.
Hughes, Neuab.e, Dunn. aud Boucher
are the only players who were with the
I team last year.
James Hughes. Shorty" as he is IA
miliarly known. is well known 10 ali fol-
! lowers Of amateur baseball. as a fast and
sure outfelder. and a clever haserunueT.
/ He first played with the "Shamrocks' and
! this is his third year with the Easterns.
| Charley Nenabe too. has been with the
! club three years and as a shortstop. hitter.
and thrower has few equals in this sec
ton Charley Dunn Is a great favorite
with the members. He has been with Tia
club since its organization and is a good
all-ar0uud player He plays in the out
.
bag In good shape and puts the same life
| and ginger into the game which made him
a favorite on the Georgetown team seven
years ago.
William McCauley is a new man to the
/ team. Last years he played with the bd-
re8u of Engraving and was captain lie
Is a popular player, being a good fielder
and timely hitter He will hold down
second base.
Eddv Raab will play third. a new posi-
ton to him. but he has shown No well
In practice and promises to add TO his al
ready good reputation as a good all-around
player
Martin bIcAIauaway. who earned quite
reputation on the Army and Navy team,
viii be the receiving end OF the battery.
He is good with the stick and has a strong
throwing arm.
The outdeld vii. be strengthened by
John Slye. a crack high School player. He
knows the game well. and is a good fielder
and fast base runner.
Radcliffe and Ellis are two good players
who can fill any position. They will lie
given a good trying-oR and viii make all
hands work hard to keep them of tie
team. Thompson and Nofitt are promis-
ing players who Will be given a chance TO
show their worth.
The team has a strong pitching staff in
plenty of speed. and is a good hitter, W.
A. karnes is a left-hauder. who has al
ready earned a gA0d reputation as a pitch
er and all around man.
The third pitcher is v Waller. who
made q great reputation on last years
Congress Heights team. He is very popu
lar player, and had the honor OF being he
only pitcher who defeated the Easterns'
last seausOn.
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game with Georgetown by Manager Greeyy
when his team returns from its Northern
trip
COrcoran cadet Corps.
As vet II is impossible to state what
PLAYERS. Will compose the Corcorau Cadet |
Corps baseball team, but as Manager Ed |
wards is not Deliver in tan-end teams, it
is more than probable that he viii get out |
a strong one. He hopes to secure member |
ship in the local League His or |
ganization has a large following. as shown /
in the basketball League series when his |
team drew large crowds. and at the Guards |
meet. where there were over a .0l0 spec /
tators.
The team viii be selected from among !
the following. White and Cranston the /
famous Georgetown battery, Mastin. Wa 1
pie Moriarty McGlue Sherman. Boulay.
Guista, Moran Chick. Eel Cooley. Iglehart. /
Herrakcr Walters and others now being
signed. /
The players have had but little practice /
and are not Yet In shape as was shown 4
las week when they went to Congress /
Heights 10 play with the Easterns.
II the National Guard secures permis-
sion TO play al the Arsenal grounds the
Corcorans viii practice there.
National Guard Athletics.
The gymnasium classes Of the National
Guard Athletic Association will close for
the season some time this month. Prof.
Koran has had very successful season
and over 400 members have come under his
He is to be complimented I
upon the good showing made by his pupils |
IN the recent Guard games
Tho Association has made application to
the Adjutant General. United States Army
for the use OF the baseball grounds at the
Arsenal aud II these cannot be secured /
then the grounds at Roses Wine House
viii be leased
The CorcOrans' basketball relay and tug
of-war TENS viii be photographed shortly
by order Of the company and the pictures
will be- hung on the walls OF the company
quarters.
Potomac Boat Club.
The season at hand promises 10 be one Of
the most active in the history Of the Po-
tomac Boat Club Rowing will be taken
up in earnest next week The success OF
the clubs Junior eight at Philadelphia last
year when it so handilv won from some Of
the best junior Fights in the country has
7purred on the oarsmen to try for better
things this year and row they are out to
win ID the Intermediate class ard if this
IS accomplished they viii try for National
Association senior honors at New York. and
'ap,ain ZapF0He believes he has in hand
b winning crew and all hope IL will keep
lD its records OF last year. The crew last
year r0wed. Young. bow; Gordon 2. Man
gan. 3. Maize 4. Britt 3: Heth. 8, Daily.
J. and Luusf0rd stroke. The latter has
Jeeu for some months i'm Boston. but IL is
probable that he viii return 20 again take
he seat he filled 50 well last season
Judy Grove the clever coXswain and sin
gle seuler TOO. is away. but is expected
pack
10 Juusford does not return in tme.
Captain Zappune has two or three other
good men Ca select stroke from.
"Ii3se" Ross Of the G. a. c.. may be
seen in 2 Potomac uniform this season He
good ali-aroUn.. man. Bsrberich
judy Maize. Hayward and Weisel are
'mong The many promising juniors
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. Ii'Hcg snd guad malt aud hops makes good
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