Evening star., 1909-01-31

Games pending with Bliss Electrical
School, Gonzaga College. Friends Select
School, Army and Navy Prep. School.
Galaudet College, Georgetown Fresh
men and number of athletic clubs.
With a list Of sixteen games already
arranged and half as many more pend
ing, the Blue and Gray preps are making
preparations to go after the District
interscholastic title with vim that will.
if it keeps up. completely shadow any
thing in the line of enthusiasm ever be-
fore shown among the hilltop colts. Man
ager Cahill Is to be congratulated on the
extensive schedule he has gotten to-
ply to carry out plans already formed
it IS up to Capt. Gaynor to bring around
nine strong enough to hold its own In
almost any kind of company. The sea-
sons results will tell the tale Of just how
good a team the diminutive leader can
urfnG forth, but, by the appea rance of
things at present, there is every reason
TO believe that the youngster will be on
hand with the best crowd Of uase ball
stars in years.
To begin with, there will be five of last
springs champion bunch as a nucleus
OF these Capt. Gaynor and Maurie
O'Connor are outfiedera, while Haizlip
and Jones held down second and third
sacks, respectively. Nawn. the heavy
hitting twirier, completes the quintet of
veterans.
OF the new men Thomas and Langmur.
both from Mount st. Mary's Juniors, and
Loehl of last seasons junior yard team
will be available. Fraunheim and
o Brien, both second year men, who have
made records for themselves in class
games, will fight it out for the initial
bag job. The only other open infield
place, that of shortstop, will be given to
the better of Manager Cahill and Leis-
hear Of the junior yard nine. Conner.
Loichot and Wieses are three more Of the
lower division graduates who look good.
They. along with Palmer. who halls from
Lakewood High School, are candidates
for the outt1eld. Clark and Kerwin, the
latter being the best all-around athlete
in the prep school, are going to try to
oust Jones from third base Connolly of
the Notre Dame preps. Sullivan from
Chicago High and Baillargeon, a west
erner. are also going to take crack at
But where the embryo collegians will
be strongest is in the pitchers box Be-
sides Nawn. who Is the only veteran
twirler there are three new ones attend
ing the prep school who. IL they carry
out their reputation. should be able TO
hold their own at serving them up to the
batter. The first of these is Brennan.
captain Of the basket ball quint. He has
had two years experience on Thayer
Academy. which is one OF the best prep
schools around Boston. and his work at
Georgetown in scrub games last fall
makes it clear that he is worth the
watching. Mclaughlin and Mccarthy
are the other two. The latter Of these is
memo in all except the fact that he has
got the speed. but NJ -I-aushln is able to
wear the M of Norwich Academy a
letter bestowed only on those worthy OF
the honor. Capt. Gaynor's list of can
didates, as above stated. has twenty-forIr
names on it. almost all OF whom have
had wide experience in other fields, so
that there will be plenty of material 10
pick from
AS for the coaching, it is going to be
done by Sam Simon. for three years one
varsity. which team he captained last sea
son. and member of the all-American in
1907 With such a man in charge and so
many good men trying for positions il
certainly looks though Capt. Gaynor
Will be at the head OF a bunch of dia-
mond-dusters fully capable of doing
credit to both themselves and the school
which they represent.
1t Is to be regretted that something
cannot be done toward matching the
preps and Technical for a series Of three
games. The outlook at both institutions
makes it evident that the respective mines
rivalry which has for long time existed
between them would surely lend excite
ment to the battles. Manager Cahill OF
the Hilltoppers is willing to make the
match. but he believes that ii is Tech
nicaIs place TO open negotiations.
Whether the Blacksmiths will do SO or
not remains to be seen.