The Washington times., 1905-03-26
ST. JOHNS WILL
HAVE BALL TEAM
Season Opens Next Wednes-.
day With Eastern High.
All ATTRACTIVE SCHEDULE
Many Candidates Have Reported and
Indications Point to Strong
Nine-The Players.

Ihe baseball fever has attacked thA
students of st. Johns College and
large number of the boys NAV be seen
curing the recesses practicing tha
game and getting their arms into shane ),
Inc ambition Of the student BODY in
10 nave good team 70 represent tha
couese, and there has been a score
Oh likely candidates from which tha
management has picked a team. Ti,osa
VINO nave tried for the positions are
Green. dessier, Drury, Ryan, Chaffiot.
f1arl, freeman, Farrell, Ketcham, Ur-
ing, Orme. kufle. Monahan, Rover.
fitzgerald, OConneH, and Glennan.
Inc squad has had a week of hard
practice outdoors, and from the eandi.
dates the following have been chosen
as the most likely ones: Green and Hess
Ter, catchers; ketcham, Kulla, Or:ne
and Urlfng, pitchers; Ryan, first base.
Chaffiot, second base; Hart, shortstoo:
Drury. third base; Freeman. left field.
Farrell, center field; Monahan and Fitz-
gerald, right field.
The election of zap ain brouynt tha
name of Bernard Green tn the front.
with John j. Drury, as sub captain.
Leo A. Roy.r was elected assistant
manager to tfe Rev Brother Anthony.
manager.
Those who have seen the team at
practice have only words - praise and
encouragement for Captain Green and
his squad. The inf1eld is rounding into
shape. rapidly and promises 10 he very
fast The outfeld Is made I'D of men
who are not new in the business.
The management has e.deavored To
q col dr,t<
somewhat successful. though there are
still a number of open dates The fol-
lowing is the schedule up to date;
Wednesday. March Western
High School
Friday, March s1-Eastern High
School.
Wednesday. April 5-Army and
Friday, April 7-GeorgetoNn Junior
Prep.
Tuesday, April 11-Business High
Friday, April 14-Technical High
School
Friday April 2S-Emerson Institute.
Tuesday, May 2-Gallaudet College
Friday, May 5-Georgetown Junior
Friday, May 12-Army and Navy
Prep.
May College
Tuesday, May 23-Eastern High
School
The ST. Johns Prep team has or
ganfzed and would like to hear from
teams between the ages of fourteen
and sixteen. Brother Matthew, man
ager; Francis j. Howard, captain. Ad-
dress St Johns College.
An invitation has been extended to
the students of st. Johns to take part
in the field sports and track events of
the Episcopal High School, Aiexan-
dria. Va These events are to come
off on May 6, and St. Johns will prob
ably be represented in the shot-put,
high jump broad jump, 220-yard, and
one-fourth mile run.
Through the generosity of the MEM
bers of the Alumni Society Of ST.
Johns College. the athletic association
has been materially aided in obtaining
uniforms for the ball team. The uni
forms are of blue gray, with scar
let monogram IS. j. c., on the
pocket. and give the team a fine, ap-
pearance. The following members OF
the Alumni Societyscontributed to the
athletic fund: James F. Shea. DR.
William H DeLacy, Bernard A. Rover
Leo P. Harlow, John J. Farley, Louis
P Shoemaker DR.. Alfred Richards
Arthur J. May, DR.. J. H. p. Benson
Arthur s. Harvey, Andrew Dumaine
Michael O'Brien. j. Stephen Ginsta,
Edward ]. May, NJ. P. Linskey, ]. Har-
rison Johnson.