The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-17
A GOOD STRING OF GAMES
A Bright Outlook for the College
Baseball Season.
Yale, Princeton. Pennsylvania, Cor
nell. md Others VIII Play With
Georgetown Here-Thc GRIIaudet
Series-The High school Contests

reason that the nine of the Blue and Grey
will be far and away the fastest amateur
organization in the city. The first week or
ten days in April will witness one of the
biggest games which will be seen in
Washington during the collegiate season.
Lafayette is the first team with which
Georgetown is scheduled to play, al
though at least one and perhaps two
practice games will be played before that
date with Jimmie Mannings National
League team. Lafayette will cross bats
with the ball tossers of the Blue and
Grey on the Georgetown diamond on
March % On March 80 the Gallaudet Col
lege team will play at Georgetown. Lee
high comes on April 5, and then every
day until the 10th. with two excep-
tons, is set for a game with either Yale.
Princeton, or Pennsylvania
During the remainder of the season
there will be plenty of games with other
fast college teams Yale. Princeton, and
Pennsylvania will be played later dur
ing the trip which the Georgetown team
Will make North during the latter part of
May. The schedule as now prepared is
as follows: March -, Lafayette, at
Georgetown field; March 30. Gallaudet. at
Georgetown; April 3. Lehigh, at George
town; April 4, Yale. at Georgetown; April
6, Princeton, at Georgetown; April s.
Pennsylvania, at Georgetown: April 3
vania, at Georgetown; April ID. Naval
Academy, at Annapolis; April IL. Cornell.
at Georgetown; April z, University OF
Virginia, at Charlottesville: April 30.
Maryland College, at Georgetown; May ;,
Virginia, at Georgetown; May 4. Virginia,
at National Park; May <. Maryland Ag-
ricultural College, at Georgetown; May
II. University of West virginia. at
Georgetown: May 10. Maryland College,
at Baltimore; May IS, Princeton, at
Princeton; MAY "A, Dickinson College, at
Georgetown; May y. Yale, at New Ha-
ven; May %. Holy Cross. at Worcester;
May % Phillips and Andover. at An
dover; May 30, Brown University. at
Providence: May n. Fordham. at Ford
ham, and June /, Pennsylvania, at Phila-
deiphia.
Other games for which Manager Lynch
is now conducting negotiations VIII prob
ably fill several of the vacant dates. Al
together Georgetown s schedule for this
year is first-class one. The Northern
trip will be rather a shorter one than was
the one taken last year, but in some re-
spects 1t will be a better one. As for the
team itself, there is reason to believe that
it will play good ball as did the crack
aggregation which represented the Blue
and Grey last year.
To BE COACHED BY BRADLEY.
Jerome Bradley, the old Princeton pitch
er who coached the Georgetown team last
year, is back again. and has charge of
the candidates, and his opinion is that the
team will be n good one. Bradley's sue
cess with the GEORGETOWN team last year
was remarkable. large number of the
men who gained positions on the nine had
not been considered anything better than
second-ratsrs before he took hold of
them. He possesses a faculty, however,
of making a good player out of man If
he has the latent ability. Devlin, the first
baSeman of the team, and who was the
captain of the football team last fan, was
one of these. Under Bradley's tutelage he
developed into hrst-ratc player. Tom
Smith, the third baseman of last year.
was apparently a player of only ordinary
ability, but at the end of the season had
made a reputation as one of the best
third-basemen in the intercollegiate base
ball world.
OF the old players. only two will be
missed from the batting order this sea
son. They are Downs, the captain OF the
nine last year. and White, the crack
pitcher. OF course the team viii be weak
ened considerably by the loss. White
was one of the best college pitchers in the
country and was signed early this season
by the Philadelphia National League
team. For the past few weeks he has
been assisting Coach Bradley with the
pitchers at Georgetown. There are enough
of the old men left to form nucleus
around which d mighty strong team may
be built
Walsh. who occupied left field last year
will he the captain of the team during the
coming season. He is probably the most
reliable player on the team. He is fast
outleld. His speed helps him in base
running and his stick work is tirst-class.
PLENTY OF PITCHERS.
The gap left by the dropping out Of White
IS a large one, but il is expected will be
well filled by Blewett. Biewett occupied
the box in number of games last year.
His regular position is in the outfield but
he was an able alternate for White and
is expected to approach the latter's stand
ard under proper coaching He will toe
the rubber in most of the games this year
as he is the most promising of the bunch
who are candidates for the position of
pitcher. ScitZ. who played tackle on the
football team last year is candidate for
the team as pitcher and is showing good
form. He possesses plenty of speed and
fair control Mackay, who was a candi-
date for the team last year is out again
and has good chance Of gaining pO-
sitiOn as one of the pitchers. lie has
speed and control. but is perhaps the
youngest player on the team and lack of
experience tells against him.
Golden is another man who can pitch
good bah if called upon, but played most
of last season in the outfield. Cox is also
showing UP In good form. The inteld pO-
sitions will probably be filled by the men
who held down the points last year. with
one exception DeVlin at first, Moran at
ShOTtstop. and Smith at third are all fast
players and seem to outclaSs all the other
candidates. However. the competition is
Keen enough TO eliminate lnc chances oil
anyone having cinch on the position
for which he is a candidate. o. Hara was
seen on second bag part of last season
and played a good game. His chances
FOR securing that place, now that Cap
tain Downs is out. are pretty good. Sui
Ivan is a promising candidate for an in
field position. In addition to those named
there are large number of other caudi-
daLes. The squad which works out daily
under Bradley consists of thirty. The
only work indLlGed in UP to the present
time has been batting flies and throwing
The pitching squad has been given espe-
cial attention.
GALLAuDETS GOOD SCHEDULE
Gallaudet College is always an import
ant factor in baseball although it does
not meet the teams of the Big Four"
As far as college teams in the South are
concerned, the Mutes are well up among
the tOpuotchers. The reputation of their
baseball mines and football elevens I'm
diction that they will put up a game fight
for victory against any team with which
they come into contact. Their first game
will he played with Jimmie Manning's
American League team. After that there
is a wen arranged schedule Of games
many of which will he played at Kendall
Green. There are still a number of omen
dates. but negotiations for games with
various college clubs pending
W. ). Ruude is the manager of the
tenn. Andfee. who was at the receiving
end Of the battery last year. will in all
probability occupy the same position this
season. lie Will also captain the team.
John Handiboe. a well-knOwn local player
the team soon. A number of candidates
for positions have been taking light prac-
tiCe. Andree, ROsSOn. Guilfuss, and Nee
san are the only old players in school