The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-17
George Washington Has
Brightest Prospects in
Her History.
Eight or Ten Veterans
Return and New Can
didateS Report.

| What promises TO be the greatest
| baseball season George Warrington Uni
| versity has ever experienced begins next
| week, when the Hatchetite nine Is
| booked 70 play three games, two with
| local teams on the 18th and 10Th. and on
Saturday. March 2, the first contest
in which the Buff and Blue institution
! ever participated with Cornell, the great
/ Ithacan university.
| Games with Yale. Syracuse, and other
| strong teams follow, and by tho fls- q
! April the season win be we'll on its way.
/ The candidates for diamond honors
/ have been out al Van Ness Pax for
/ nearly two weeks now. and tie men
/ are beginning 10 round into form. Most
| OF the time has been spent in batting
practice. and though the pitchers Erle
! no. yet been allowed 20 put or INV
! steam. the manner II which the has
men are pounding the ball lnd-catcs 4
| strong batting team.
Hard to Dope It Out.
Though {: Is always hard - ger q,
! Inc Ca the new candidates at sfIcb an
/ early date. there need be Little hesIta-
ton IN predicting great things from
| some Of the embryonic Hatchetitas
prominent among these, ana esoe..,,, D.
from d standpoint OF local lntercs- o,,
Doyle and Bryan, who have shona f,r
| several successive years IN the Depar+-
mental League.
Bryan has played in the left ga-,7.,
TOT nearly all Of the strongest l,csr
amateur teams, and is a remarkabI,-
last outhelder and at the same Tim a
( heaFy Sucker. II IS safe 10 saw thar in
MIN the Hatchetites will have as GOOD
payer as will be seen on any of rbe
college teams booked 10 play here this
year. In Connie Doyle. the Buff an6
Blue University has an excellent nrst
Sacker, who viii also add 10 tbs. bat-
ting strength OF the team. The initial
corner has always been rather a weak
point but provision seems certainly to
nave been made this season.
Second Is Provided For.
Among the other new men. who VII.
prove strong additions to the squad u
Jobscn. former captain and second base
man or Washington and Jefferson Cd
lege. Pennsylvania He is registered as
freshman in the local law school. and
was recently Unearthed through the er-
forts Of one Of the newly appointed
members Of the baseball subcommittee
Although he has not reported vet ne
VIII be out as soon as the weather De
comes little warmer, and may be seen
! In the lineup against Yale.
Other new men are Hester. A tvyirie-
I from University OF North Carolina
Whiting. formerly OF Rockville. also a
pitcher; Warner. Gillespie. Moore. and
Ruiz. all OF who are liable 20 make the
old men hustle for places on the team
large additional number Of new can
didates are expected out as soon as
thinSs warm up a little.
Eight Veterans Back.
or the veterans there are some eight
or ten who are out again for the team
OF last years tWirlers. Carr. Titus. and
Brookes are out at present. while
Thomas is expected TO report in q few
days. This makes a total Of six men
10 constitute the stan In the infeld
Campbell and Orrison are the only rem
lars out at present Both of these men
should make the team without diff
Guilty. Campbell played third last sea-
son. but was badly handicapped by r.
sore arm, which stayed with him all III
year He is now taking good care Of his
whip. and should give n better aCCOunr
Of himself Weber will do the greater
part Of the back stopping and with
such q heady and experienced PLAYER
10 hold up the young pitchers. things
should run smoothly. Altogether there
Is the making OF a fast team, as well
as a heavy batting outfit.
II is likely that the infield will he
lined up as follows in the first game.
Doyle, first base; Ruiz. second base:
base Captain Titus is particularly
pleased with the work Of these mon