The Washington herald., 1910-12-25
BEST SCHEDULE EYER
Many Ball Games Booked for
Western Maryland Nine.
FIVE.DAY TRIPS A FEATURE
DOOIcy. Last Years ShortstOp and
Captain, Re-eIected-Old Player
Returns-LeviGg, SPit-baII Artist,
VIII Again Perform on Mound.
Nine starts Practice in February.
special TO The Washington Herald.

Special 10 The Washington Herald.
Westminster, Md. Dec 2i-ManaE5r
II. c. r. Smoot. Of the Western Mary
land College baseball team. announces
that his schedule or games for the com
ing season is the best ever arranged for
the institution. and includes between
seventeen and twenty-five games. He
has experienced some difficulty in fixing
dates. and will not be able TO give out
the schedule for several weeks. Fea-
lures OF the schedule will be a five days
trip through Virginia for the week pre-
cedug Faster, and a FIVE days trip
through Pennsylvania from May TO l.
Besides these trips. Western Maryland
will play ST. Johns College, OF Annap-
oils. April .. Maryland Agricultural
College, My %. and Dickerson College,
May 10. Games have also been arranged
with Georgetown University, at Wash
ington. University Of Maryland, Gcttys-
burg: Mount St MaTys, and several
athletic clubs in Washington. Baltimore.
and throughout the state
The team this year viii be led by two
stars. j. NJ pooley, captain. and Earl
H. Collister. coach. Capt. Dooley has
played ShOrtstCp on the team for the
past three years, and has the distinction
OF holding the highest batting average
each year during this period. lie was
captain OF last years team, and on ac-
count Of his ability as d leader and his
brilliant work as "A player. Was reelected
20 the captainCy this year Coach Col
lister is man of well-known aIl-around
athletic ability. He played quarterback
L..
and second base on the baseball team.
Several OF last years box artists re-
turned TO the college this year.
These men are I.evigg, Coe, and Hill.
Levigg is a spitDall artist, and last year
proved a terror 10 ali Corners. Coe Is a
sOuthpaW artist steady and reliable. His
work has been responsible for much Of
the success attained by Western Mary
land in baseball He is expected 10 inn
prove in his work the coming year, and
much dependence is being placed in his
strong left arm. Hill has twirled for the
second team for two years, and is about
ripe TO break into fast company There
are also several new men who are eX-
peCted TO make good in the box The
work Of TTeisler. who has pitched fine
/ ball for HagerstoTn, will be watched
with interest by Coach COllister and Capt.
Dooley. The inield this year will be
exactly as il was last season every man
having returned to the college. y StultZ
at first, Gibbons at second. DOOley. at
short, and Sprague At third, will compose
the inheld. The first three OF these men
have played their positions for the past
three years. Ii has not been definitely
determined who viii do the backstop
work, nor has the Outfeld been selected.
Interest in baseball was never keener
al Western Maryland than it is for the
coming year The team will begin prac-
/ tice in the gymnasium the first week IN
| February, and viii get outside as soon
as possible. The first game viii be played
at Emmitsburg. Md, on April !, with
Mount St Marys College.