The Washington herald., 1909-03-10
GALLAUDET BOYS OUT
Baseball Nine Has First Prac-
tice of Season.
ONLY FOUR PLACES TO FILL
Coach Reiter Has Strong Nucleus
Around Which TO Build FOrmid-
able Team-severaI Likely Looking
Newcomers May BE Pressed Into
Service-Changes in Schedule.

The most likely bunch of baseball can
didates ever gotten together at Gallaudet
College had their first workout Of the
season on the varsity field al Kendall
Green yesterday afternoon.
The squad. composed of twelve players.
was put through light practice under
Coach Reiter.
The infelders at their respective posi-
tions took turns fielding bunts and toss
ing the ball around the circuit. The out
helders were handicapped by a field that
somewhat resembled a bathing pool. but
got in some good work chasing flies.
The squad viii be considerably strength
ened bY the end - the week. as thirty
candidates answered the hrst call, issued
some time ago. Many are said 20 be
holding back for fear Of risking their
lives in the briny deep.
Only "a Few Vacancies.
OF last years team. Cooper. A Bell,
Harper. and Sharp have left. leaving
the catching. first base. left and right
field positions 10 be filled The old men
who are again available include Capt
Dillon and Birk. pitchers: ODonneu, sec
ond baseman; Hover. thi-d; Bell. short
stop. and Morris and Craven. outnelders-
OF the new men Arras and ReiteT bid
fair to nil out the catching and first base
voids. while with Schroedel, Byrne, Blan-
chard, Rattiste as candidates for the re-
naming vacant positions Capt. Dillon has
hopes of rounding out a team that VIII
rank second 10 none in the history OF the
college.
OF the newcomers. Arras. a catcher,
who last year played with the Deaf and
Dumb Institute Of Ohio. and Battiste. a
fuH-blooded Indian. who ofiiciated on the
slab for the Mount Airy College nlne
OF Philadelphia, Pa, are. from all ap-
pearances. the most promising. The
former is credited with catching a long
and extremely difficult schedule for his
team last season with comparatively few
slip-ups He is also tOuted as a handy
man with the stick. and should brace up
the team considerably in this department
Battiste also comes 20 this city with a
reputation as a thirty-third degree ball
player. and IL performances IN other
branches OF athletics in which he partici-
pated the early part Of the season go for
anything. ne should make good from the
start He starred as a member OF both
the football and basketball teams and
his speed and nerve caused much COM
ment among those who watched him in
action. As these two characteristics go a
long way in baseball. the youngster
should prove a notable addition % the
team An ability to play most any posi-
ton should make his services all the more
valuable.
Veterans Sure of Jobs.
The veterans who have returned to the
school viii undoubtedly play their old
positions and are a strong nucleus on
which to build the team.
Capt Dillon and Birk, the blond south
paw. who proved the find OF last season
will alternate on the slab Both have
enviabIe records and have shown that
they possess the goods. O'Donneu. who
was out the greater part OF last season
on account Of injuries. but who gave at
excellent account OF himself the season
Of 1907, should I'll in nicely at second
base.
Bell at shotstop, Hover at third base
and Craven and Morris in the outfielC
are the remaining vets who have proven
their worth Bell is considered one OF
! the classiest fielding shortstops ever de-
velOped at the college. and with a slight
improvement in his batting should helT
materially in winning many games The
infeld looks particularly good, but the
outfeld is a very uncertain proposition
everything depending on the ability o.
Battiste and Reiter 10 make good.
Changes in Schedule.
Since the publication Of the schedule n
The Washington Herald some weeks age
several changes have been made. games
having be } Cancelled and a few new
ones addrc
Games have been arranged with
Fredericksburg College at Fredericksburg
April 10; Mount Washington, OF BaltE
more. at Kendall Green. on May Is. and
Mount St Joseph. Of Baltimore. at Kendall
Green. May %. Contests scheduled with
the Maryland Agricultural College. Apri
( "A. and with Richmond College, April &C
have been called of by mutual agreement