The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-10
GEORGETOWN TO PLAY
FIRST GAME MARCH 10
The HiLtoppers' Schedule Includes Contests With
Leading College Teams in EaSt-Mnrphy
Slated for Captain of Team
by WILLIAM PEET.

Georgetown viii start the baseball sea-
son here on March 10 against the Mary
Z land Agriculture team. and Will close
about the first week in June. The can
didates are to be called out for practice
! in the gymnasium early in February.
and as soon as the weather permits out
door work viii be ordered.
! Manager Brown is busy films up his
/ schedule. which VIII be published in
full about the last Of this month, and
VIII include games with the majority of
the teams met last year and a few new
ones. There are also several teams on
/ last years schedule which will be drop
|ped this season. most noticeably Yale.
/ The outlook for good team is some
what dubious. although there are a num-
! Der Of new men available who will bear
watching J. Ed Grillo has again been
selected as coach. and he knows the game
from a to z. lie is popular with the
/ West Side COlegians, and II the ma
teriaI is there, he viii surely round out
d representative team.
: The greatest loss 10 the Hintoppers will
be Cy Macdonald, the big first sacker
and heavy hitter. who was elected
captain 10 succeed Tom Cantwell Harry
Murphy who played center field last
year. Is at present the most-talked-of
man for leader although Callahan. Co
gan, Balzer. and Sitterding are eligible.
Big Games for Washington.
The schedule printed above shows that
Harvard Princeton. Pennsylvania. and
Virginia viii play in Washington. Cor
! nell and Yale are at present doubtful. al
though the Ithaca nine will probably find
place on the schedule The Yale game
IS hanging fire because the faculty at the
New Haven institution may call OF the
proposed Easter trip. and nothing can
be decided at this time. II Yale decides
20 come South, the Ellis viii surely play
IN Washington, as relations are very
friendly between the two universities.
The HiltOppers VIII take one Northern
trip, playing Fordham in New York City,
Holy Cross in Worcester. Mass, and the
University Of Vermont in Burlington.
May .. Manager Brown has written 20
Dartmouth and It Is likely that the Green
Mountain boys Will be played before the
team comes home The game with the
University Of Vermont IS the first one
with that institution in a number Of
years.
A number Of short Southern trips will
also be taken. and on May q the Hilltop
pers will play the Middies In Annapolis
IN the final game OF Nays schedule be-
fore the annual contest with West Point,
which this year comes on May IS.
Gallaudet will be dropped this year
Manager Talbert. Of the Kendall Green
nine, said that he had asked for p date.
but was told that the schedule was prac-
ticaliy filed, except several dates pend
ing with other colleges.
When the complete schedule is an
nounced. it is expected that it will show
the usual games here with Fordham.
Manhattan, Washington College, Holy
Cross. Pennsylvania State, Rock Hin, St
Johns, and other college teams. Column
bia will also probably find a place on the
list
Of last years crack team only Murphy,
Balzer. SitterdlnE, Coean, O'Counor, and
Callahan remain. which means that a
catcher and three new pitchers will have
to he developed: also a fret baseman,
second sacker. and two new outfelders.
Duffy, the veteran backstop, says that
he Will not be able TO play on account Of
his studies. while Tom CautWell. the
maiDstay In the box last year, goes TO
Cincinnati again. Cy Macdonald will
play ball IN the Eastern League. and
Scha6y, Sam Simons, and Devine have
graduated
For Dufy's place Gould Menefee. the