Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-20
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
TO BOOM ATHLETICS
Many New Students Out for
the Track and Base
Ball Teams.

Ireat preparations are being made by
the catholic University Athletic Associs-
uoh 10 oring back the athletic shirt
among the students of the Brookland UNI
Versity, which has lain dormant for sew
erai years. From the present outlook IL
VIII rank among the leading colleges and
universities in this part of the country
I'm all branches except foot ball this sea-
son.
AT the opening of the gridiron season
many candidates reported for a place ON
! the eleven, and but for the want of n
regular coach the. team might have gain
ed foothold. 1t was otherwise hinder
cd by injuries to some OF the star play
ers. which forced them out Of the game.
at the same time taking the spirit out
OF those remaining
Just at this time. however. the STU
dents are greatly intel ested IN running
unoer the supervision or Julius " epe
the old Villaaova sprnter. Weber A.
well liked by the student body ami "A
large squad mas turned out to tram 70.
the big neid and track games at tsal..-
more, fran-llIn Field, nas.inston anu
all other prominent events wmcn arr
scheduied TO take place curing the com
ing season.
The track team this year will he the
hrst since 1905, when Lora. Semmes, Hat
held, DAILY and Deveries were the sta !.
performers, but on account or the lrst
three graduating and no new material
TO take their place track work was given
up. with the opening of the universit ;,
this year an abundance of new material
appeared, not only track men, but la e
ball and basket ball players Among the
cinderpathers who have showed no In
excellent form at the present time is
DAILY. who was a fast quarter-m,le man
on the team Of 1908 and also captured
twenty-three points at the interclass meet
Tuesday. Corridor. a freshman. is also
making quite a reputation at the Brook
land university. At the interclass meet
he carried away the honors for the mic
run In minutes and AZ seconds.
In regard to the base ban team for
next season it cannot be said that the
Red and Black team will want for play
ers. as all of the men on last seasons
nine have returned but Stock, who played
hrst base. Last season the Catholic Uni
versity enjoyed the first winning ball
team in the history of tie school, under
the leadership of Jack DAILY, capturing
sixteen and losing five games. The Red
and Black team of 1911 will again be
managed by DAILY, while Tobin las been
elected captain. Already many OF the
men have been out on the campus with
glove and ball. testing their throwing
composites, while Chief" Green and sew
eral new pitchers were out yesterday for
the first time.
The c. y. twirlers will have better
facilities for training this winter than
ever before. The faculty has fixed up
the old building where Prof Langley first
experimental i'm airships. This building
is 100 feet long and 90 feet wide and in
steam heated. In the near future the
house will be fitted up az first class
gymnasium. something which the univer-
sity has long needed. In this building
Green, with the other twirlers. will be
able to get into shape for the coming
season. Among the new material this
year is five pitchers. Karl Hummer. who
made quite a reputation for himself last
year twirling for the Gonzaga College
7 team; William HI. Fury from Ansona,
Conn: Larry" Bond and several others
Bond pitched on the Randolph Macon
Academy team last season, winning most
of his games. Outside of the new pitch
ers the university still has Green.
Clancy, Greer. and at a pinch Hatcher
may be used. Manager DAILY is getting
together one OF the best base ball
schedules for next season in the history
of the college. Among the big games
for 1911 is one with the Navy team at
Annapolis May 3, Columbia University
Fordham two with Swarthmore. Man.
haitian College. Johns Hopkins. George
town and many others, making total
Of more than thirty game in ALL A
cimplete schedule viii be printed I'm these
columns In the near future.