Evening star., 1909-06-09
LOSE MANY MEN.
Dozen Georgetown Athletes Among
This Years Graduates.

The past week, which saw the closing
of Georgetown University for the summer
holidays also saw the passing OF some
Of the best athletes ever seen represent
ing the Blue and Gray in intercollegiate
competition. No less than dozen Of the
men who have for four years been fore
most on the varsity teams received their
degrees and bade farewell to the under
classmen, who are now wondering how
the empty holes in the different teams
will be filled.
Probably one Of the best known of
these is Tommy Cantwell, who. after
gaining the tricks of twfrling on local
sand lots. pitched himself into major
For four years the elongated Tommy
has been a mainstay of the local nine.
and his absence next spring will be keen
ly felt by all the followers OF the Blue
and Gray.
But it will be felt more SO because
two more of the veteran pitching staff
have also had their day. Both Montgom-
cry and Devine have played their last
games for the old college. the former
having received his A. B. with high hon
f1edged lawyer.
Simon and Schafly, two ex-captains or
the diamond stars. received their law
school diplomas Monday night. thus clos
| lES luelT careers. lie lOFulcT mas Uccii
exceedingly loyal to his alma mater. hav-
ing completed a seven-year course there.
For three years he was unsuccessful in
making place on the nine. then trying
for pitcher. In his senior year at college
he shifted to the outfield. imme ediately
made good and has played there ever
since. Eckenrode is another &C. base
ball man who has finished his work and
gone to another field, while Tom Mayock
will no longer be seen welding his trusty
on he will practice dentistry at his home.
The track team loses Boernstine, unless
he decides to take postgraduate course,
while the basket ball quint will be de-
prived of the services of ex-Capt.
Downey.
LIE Plante and Lynch. both of whom
were graduated from the college, were
members of the 1905 Poughkeepsie crew.
while Munhall a classmate, played tackle
on the varsity foot ball team in the falls
of 1907 and 1908.
An all-around athlete was lost in the
person of Edmund Fitzgerald, who was a
base ball and foot ball player. stroke of
the crew and a high jumper on the track
team. FitZ was not only active In compe-
tition, but also in management, and it was
due to his diligence. while he was busi-
ness head of the foot ball department in
1907. that the new east bleachers were
built.
And while naming those who have re-
Gently finished it may also be we'll to men,
ton those of the old guard who completed
their athletic careers some time ago, but
have just finished their postgraduate
courses in the professional schools. Among
these will be seen the names of some OF
the greatest athletes ever seen in intercol-
legiate circles. Tom Neil and Leslie Mar
tel. both noted for their foot ball Prov
ess. finish their terms as internes in the
Georgetown Hospital. while Bunny" Lar
kin, the base ball star. and Murray Rus
sell. the ex-crew captain. have completed
their work al Providence Hospital. Two
of these new NJ. d. will settle in WASH
ington while Larkin and Martel will start
practicing al their homes.
Among the lawyers just going forth are
Tom Scheler and SiG Mudd, both base
ball players. the former having held down
shortstop for three years and the latter
having been one of the best catchers ever
seen at Georgetown. Mudd was also a
crew man, his only appearance having
been at Poughkeepsie in 1905, when
Georgetown came in third.