Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
Blue AND GRAY'S
BASE BALL OUTLOOK
Eleven Veterans Back and
Several Stars Among the
New Ones.

Never before has there been such fine
outlook for championship base ball
team at Georgetown as there is next year
Everything in the line of diamond dust
seems to have been dropped at the hill
top school. and unless calamity of a
wide-sweepng nature butts in there is 60
ing to be something hot doing in the race
for the intercollegiate championship.
As a nucleus to start on they will have
eleven - men. all of whom played on
last years fast nine. Capt. Courtney tops
the list. The ex-Holy Cross player is
brimful of enthusiasm. and you can bet
your last sou why. He. of course, will
hold down left garden, although he may
take a whack at the infield once in
while to let people see the extent of his
ability. Larry Smith. the hard-h.eting
westerncr, VII. he available for center
field. and with the experience which he
gained last spring while subbing for
Simon he should be able to hold his own
in any kind of amateur company. The
likely be filled by one of the new ones,
since there are no more applicants among
the veterans.
Now for the infield. Can you ask for
better one than this: Cy Mcdonald, first
base: MayOck. second base; Dukey Mess,
shortstop. and Brown. third base? The
first of these is well known about Wash
ington as about the best man on the in
itial sack ever sent out from the city. He
started his career on Central High, where
his excellent playing earned for him a
place on the Winchester star nine. Last
year was his first with the Blue and Gray.
but it didn't take long for him to cinch
his place at first and before the season
was half gone he was receiving offers
from a number of big league magnates.
Mayock a Good One.
The next member of the above list is
brother Of Pete Mayock, who was about
as good a slab artist as ever donned
q Georgetown uniform. The younger
member of the clan played second base
for Georgetown for the first time last
spring, but his work. both with the stick
and in the field, made him a valuable as
set. Mess will probably be shifted from
third to short. The latter was his posi-
ton while at Tech, and in view of the
fact that there are couple of good ones
left for the third corner, Dukey is to
be given third trial at shOrtstop. For
looks the best. In case he shouldn't be
as good as his rep" Cogan of last sea-
sons Props will be called upon to do a
few stunts
In the backstop department there are
men galore. Duffy and Echenrode, both
mer being a star. will be back on the
job. Then in addition to these, Capt.
Courtney will have little peach in the
person of Billie Sitterding. a player who
made a name for himself while in the
Prep school.
The pitching staff will be almost the
same as last season. The only face that
will be absent will be Dimond, who has
cast his lot with Princeton. But Can't
well, Devine and Montgomery are about
as formidable trio of human catapults
as will be found in any college in the
country. Although Dimond was good
man, his absence will be benefit rather
than a loss. since four pitchers were al
advantageously.
Must Hustle to Stick.
But some Of the aforementioned may
have to hustle to hang on to their places
since there are still some more among the
candidates who have shown much ability
while in other schools. OF these the best
are Sullivan and McKenna, both of
whom were members of the crack Notre
Dame nine, which invaded the east last
summer and carried away with them
about all the laurels that showed up.
Charlie OConor is likely to keep some of
the pitching trio on the jump. OF course
others will be around when the first prac
tice is held. and it is not at all unlikely
come to light.
Ed. Grillo will again do the coach
ing His success of last year speaks we'll
for a renewal Of the trick before the cur
tain drops next June. In addition to
him there are a few big leaguers In the
law school who will be called upon to
assist in developing the team. Among
these the best known are Jack Flynn,
Price and Newman, all of whom are
drawing lucre from the Golfers OF the
American Association teams.
Have Good Schedule.
The schedule is nearly completed, and
Manager Stuart expects to be able to
announce it before the holidays. The
lege teams of this vicinity, taking in
Maryland Aggies, Baltimore Medics. Gal
laudet and Mount st. Mary's. Then the
big battles will start. Pennsylvania, Har
ward. Cornell. Princeton and Fordham are
all set down to play one or more games
in Washington. Virginia will be seen
here at about the same time as last sea-
son. Other contests Of lesser importance
will be dropped in between the major
ones. A series of these games will be
played with Holy Cross. GeOrgetown's
biggest northern rival.
On the trips the hilltop nine will run
up against Fordhan0 at New York. as
has been done for a number of years
past. A game will be played at Char
at Annapolis against the Navy. Who
will get the other dates away from home
is still being kept under cover
With such a team as Georgetown ex-
poets to have, and with a schedule that
will try them to their utmost, there is
should not put up a fight for the inter-
collepiate CHAMPIONSHIPS that will make