Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17
COLLEGE TEAMS
HARD At WORK
First Base Ball Game of the
Season Will Be Played the
Present Week.

| From the outlook all of the local college
| base ball teams will be strong. Nearly all
of the candidates for the teams at George
Washington, Georgetown. Gallaudet, the
| Catholic University and Maryland Agri-
! cultural College have reported and in the
past few warm days have done consider
| able outdoor work.
] At George Washington it is predicted
| that the team representing that university
will be the strongest in its history. AL
though no coach has yet been secured
Capt Titus has been doing good work with
| the men. OF last seasons team eight men
are out for positions this year. The old
| men are Weber Titus. Carr. Thomas, Or
rison, Campbell. Bradley and Senior With
| ought to be formed The pitching depart
! ment. 1t is thought, will be stronger this
season. as several of the men were in their
| first big games last year and did not have
experience. The boxmen are Hester, Titus,
Carr. Thomas and Whiting.
Hester. who Is a new man, Is from the
University of North Carolina where he did
| fine work for that team last season. He Is
| a left-hander and is nearly six feet tall and
| is said to have good control OF the ball.
| something which several Of the pitchers
! have all had consider: bic experience in the
| twirling line. Whiting is also spoken OF
| as conner in the pitching line.
Several candidates are out for the initial
N,
| Doyle. the big first saclsman of the Agri-
culture team, will get the place, as he is
| considered one OF the best men at that
| position in the District and is also a good
sticller. The second sack is vacant. but
| several candidates are working for the
| position and it is expected that good one
will be found to cover the keystone to the
| infield- The short field will be taken care
| of by Orrson. who played that position
| last year. and who did good work for the
Post Office team in the Departmental
League. Campbell, who was at third last
| year, looks the best of the candidates for
| that position. but the others are giving
| him hard run for the position.
At the receiving end of the battery. Web
| er, Bradley and Brown are all good men.
! In the outfeld there are some good field
ers and strong batters. Senior. who is
| from Lehgh University and was with the
| team last year, seems sure of getting a
position in the left garden. Harry Bryan.
| the best outf1eider IN the District. who did
excellent work last season for the Navy
Yard team in the Departmental League. is
| out with The squad and will get the posi-
| ton left vacant by Price in the center
garden. Warner. Gillespie and Carr will
| fig It it out for the ri-lt field position.
Georgetown University.
The boys at the West End institution have
been practicing for several weeks and ex-
| pect to put a stronger team in the field this
season than the one that represented the
| university last year. Coach O'Hara, who
had charge of the squad last season, IS
| again In charge. but will begin the season
| with much more encouraging prospects
| than he had last year. Several of the men
| who are trying for positions this year were
! green to the college games last season and
| had to be taught great many points of the
game. There are eight of the regular men
| out for the team this year. The men who
| did not come back to the college this sea-
Nd han fiaI
| Mahoney. first baseman, and Larry Dren-
nan. pitcher.
Howard Smith. who will hold down the
| third sack position for the Blue and Gray:
and was picked for the All-Southern team.
captained the team last year with such good
results that he was again unanimously re-
elected to the position this year. Tommy
Cantwel who pitched fine ball last season
and who was with the Winchester team in
the summer. will do great deal Of the
heavy box work and great things are ex-
| pected of him. I. Scheler will be at
short field again and Devlin at second. Sgd
ney Mudd and J. Maloney will be the CATCH
| ers. Montgomery and Mayock are the other
| two pitchers of last year who are back. G.
| Simon and ]. Dugan will get their old posi-
| tons in the outfield.
In the matter of new material. there are
many promising men out. Schlafly. fresh
man. who comes from the st. Louis Uni
versity: c. Burns. a Californian; Cohn.
! from the Georgetown Preparatory School
| Quinn. a medical student: O'Boyle. from
Hill School and Fitzgerald and Pfohl are
| all trying for the inf1eld positions. c. Keane
and Boxer. from Pittsburg; Moran, Glenn
ent, Sealey, from Brown, and Carlin are
working for the outf1eld. Miller, George
town Preparatory School boy; Devine. a
freshman from Milwaukee: Wilson and I.
Mayock are the pitching candidates of the
new men.
Gallaudet College.
Manager O. W. Windeihill of Gailaudet
College predicts that his team this season
will be stronger than last year. although
there are but five Of last seasons men out
for the team The men who did not return
to college this year are Russell. Mature,
Metzer I.eetch. Hinch and McCandless, the
last named being one of the best men who
ever represented the "Mutes' on the dia-
mond.
The candidates for the team are Cooper,
captain: Dillon. who did good work last
Horton, Bell. Bryne, Preston and Wower
for the inield; Davis, Sharp, Craven and
Schroedel for the outfieid
The manager has arranged a good sched-
ule The first big game will be played at
Annapolis Nd, against the naval cadets.
Catholic University.
Although 1t is only within the past year
that the students at the Catholic University
broke into athletics they have been doing
fine work. and 1t is expected that their
base ball team will carry off several Of
the games with the older colleges this sea-
SON. Included in the lineup of the team
are some of the best players that have
played in the District. Manager Nicrosi
and Capt Canale issued call for candi-
dates several weeks ago and a good num-
Der responded. The first practice out of
doors was held last week and the boys
showed up promising
The candidates for the team are: Crook,
Moran and Maher, catchers: Merva,
Canae pitchers; Donahue, Burke, Canale
and Ralph. first base; Cummskey. Ken
needy, second base; Ramos. Farraher.
short stop; Roder. Ballard, third base.
and Maher. Mueller, Semmes. Lora, Hill.
Gallagher and KuntZ, Outfielders.
The first game will be played at Van
Ness Park against the George Washington
University.
Maryland Agricultural College.
The warm days of the past week gave
the candidates for-the Maryland Agricul-
tural College team at College Park
chance to get in some real practice, and
the consequence is that there are some
pretty lame wings and backs about the