The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-10
FRANK DRILL TO PLAY
PROFESSIONAL BALL
Georgetown Twirler Receives Sew
eral Offers.

Another member of the Drill family
of the GEORGETOWN baseball tear will
| enter the professional baseball ranks.
Frank Drill the star twirler of this
years Blue and Gray nine, will in all
! likelihood twirl for the Brockton, Mass.
professional team at the conclusion of
the college baseball season, although he
has signed no contract yet and will not
do so until his examinations at the
Georgetown Law School are over. and
the last Georgetown game of the season
OF 1903 is played
However great the temptation might
be, II Drill signed contract tomorrow
to play professional ball he would be
ineligible to pitch apother ball for
Georgetown College. He has George
towns interests at heart first of all, and,
although it would seem that his sole
ambition now is to play professional
ball, he will stay the proceedings I'M
til the termination of the Northern trip
of the college team.
It is said that Manager Doe. of the
Brockton team, preached the subject to
Drs't while the latter was at. Princeton
although not a definite reply. The offer
which was made Drill might be consid-
cred by Manager Doe as a f1attering one,
but it is not thought that Drill consid-
ers it so. It is not believed, however,
that Manager Doe will lose his chance
OF obtaining such a good man as Drill
because of a few dollars. 1t is under
stood that several other managers are
after Drills services, and the highest
bidder will in all probability land the
prize. Manager Doe, II is said. received
a tip on Drills pitching from a news
paper man, who, in turn. received his
tip from Gene DeMontreville, the cap
tain of the Washington team. Gene saw
Drill in action in the Washington
Georgetown games, and was strongly i'm
pressed with the coIlegians work in the
box.
Gene is not the only person who has
noticed Drills performances and made
favorable comment. Almost everyoue
who has seen him in action Is Of the
opinion that ne could make good in the
professional ranks and that his benders
would prove equally as elusive TO the
Drill has speed and curves 10 throw
away, and above all, he possesses q level
head. He is cool, calm, and collected at
all times. no matter whether his side is
five runs ahead or FIVE runs behind
Most of the college batters, as well as
the Washington men, found his curves
extremely difficult to connect with, and
in almost all of the games he has pitch
ed. hits were few. Drill is a good batter
fashion.
Should Manager Doe fail to make tie
monetary consideration such as would
tempt Drill to play with him, il is be-
leved that the other managers who have
lines out for the doughty collegian's
service. will snap him up.
A representative of The Times asked
Drill if it were true that he mad signed
a contract with Brockton and Drill had
the following to say:
NO; l have not yet signed a contract
with Brockton or anybody else, but 1t is
a certainty that l viii play professional
ball this year. l viii not sign any con-
tract until my examinations at school
are over, and the coach of the George
town team disbands the tribe at the
conclusion of the Northern trip
DO you consider the offer made you
by Manager Doe a fiattering one?" he
was asked.
After thinkin a moment Drill replied: !
Well candor compels me TO say
do not, but. however. I think the mat
ter can be satisfactorily adjusted be
fore the contract is signed"
When asked II he had received any
other offers. Drill replied: Yes; sew
eral. But I'd rather not mention the
names OF the teams or the managers.
because l would gain nothing by it."
AT this Juncture, the coach of the
Georgetown team, who seemed much
perturbed because of the presence Of
the representative of the press, and
evidently felt terribly apprehensive
urged the embryo professional twirler
TO walk over to the college and the re-
porter was left to his thoughts