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

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The management of the Eastern Athletl
Club was ready to put its baseball team il
the field last Thursday against the Y N
c. A. but the game was postponed to mex
Tuesday. this to be followed with anothe
on Thursday next Both games will b
played at Association Park, Seventeenth
and C Streets. just below the new Art Gal
Iery.
The team which Manager Housed hs
gotten together is a ssyong one. all the mel
are fast and gingery players. heavy hitters
and heady and fast on the bases.
Hughes. Venabie. Dunn. and Bouohe
are the only players who were with tn
team last year
James Hughes. shorty" as he is ia
miliarly known. is well known 10 all fol
lowers of amateur baseball. as a fast AM
sure outfelder. and clever baserunneI
He first played With the "Shamrocks'' an,
this is his third year with the Easterns
Charley Venable. too. has been with tn
club three years and as a shortstop. hitter
and thrower. has few equals in this sec
ton. Charley Dunn is q great fdvorit
with the members. He has been with HI
club since its organization and is a gooC
all around player. He plays in the out
field. Joseph Boucher holds down the frs
bag in good shape and puts the same life
and ginger into the game which made hin
a favorite on the Georgetown team sever
years ago.
William McCauley is a new man to the
team Last years he played with the Bu-
reau of Engraving. and was captain. He
is a popular player being good fielder
and "A timely hitter. He Will hold down
second base.
Eddy Raab will play third. a new posi-
ton to him, but he has shown up well
in practice and promises to add to his al
ready good reputation as good all-around
player.
reputation on the Army and Navy team
will be the receiving end of the battery
He is good with the stick and has strong
throwing arm.
The outfeld Will be strengthened by
John Slye. crack High School player. He
knows the game well. and is good fielder
and fast base runner.
Radcliffe and Ellis are two good players
who can fill any position. They will lie
given good tryingoT and will make all
hands work hard to keep them off tie
team. Thompson and Moffitt are promis-
ing players who will be given a chance to
show their worth.
The team has a strong pitching staff in
ice Stanley, who has excellent control and
plenty of speed, and is a good hitter; W
A. Karnes is a left-hander. who has al
ready earned gAod reputation as pitch
er and all around man.
The third pitcher is V. Waller, who
made great reputation on last year 5
Congress Heights team. He is very popu
lar player, and had the honor OF being the
only pitcher who defeated the Easterns'
last seanson.
Manager Housed has bsen promised a
game with Georgetown by Manager Greeyy
when his team returns from its Northern
trip.
Corcoran Cadet Corps.
AS yet 1T is impossible to state what
players. will compose the Corcoran Cadet
Corps baseball team, but as Manager Ed
wards is not Deliver in tailend teams, it
is more than probable that he will 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 / goo spec
tators.
The team will be selected from among
the following: White and Cranston. the
famous Georgetown battery; Mastin, Wa
Pile Moriarty, McGlue. Sherman. Boulay,
Guista. Moran. Chick. ZeIi Cooley. Iglehart.
Herraker, Walters and others now being
signed.
The players have had but little practice
and are not yet in shape as was shown
last week when they went to Congress
Heights to play with the Easterns.
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sion to play at 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
upon the good showing made by his pupils
in the recent Guard games.
The Association has made application to
the Adjutant General. United States Army
for the use of the baseball grounds at the
Arsenal and if these cannot be secured
then the grounds at Roses Wine House
will be leased.
The Corcorsns' basketball relay and tug
ofwar tens will 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 to 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 handily won from some of
the best junior Fights in the country has
spurred on the Oarsmen to try for better
things this year and now they are out to
win in the intermediate class and if this
IS accomplished they will try for National
Association senior honors at New York. and
Captain ZapPone believes he has in hand
l winning crew and all hope it will keep
Ip its records Of last year. The crew last
year rowed; Young bow; Gordon. .: Man
gan. 3; Maize 4: Britt, 8 Heth. 6: DAILY.
J. and Lunsford. stroke The latter has
oeen for some months in Boston, but it is
probable that he will return to again take
he seat he filled so well last season.
Judy Grove the clever coxswain and sin
gle sculler, TOO, is away, but is expected
pack
Il Lunsford does not return in time,
captain ZappOne has two or three other
good men to select stroke from.
Nudge" Ross. of the c. A c.. may be
seen in Potomac uniform this season. He
IS a good all-aropn,. man. Berberich
Judy" Maize Hayward. and Weisel are
among the many promising Juniors
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