Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-03

Ii any one thinks for moment that
Saturdays decisive and demoralizing de-
feat of the Georgetown University ball
club has by any means shaken the con-
idence in the students OF the school he
need only talk the subject over for a
brief interval with one or two of the
teams followers to he disillusioned. De-
spite the loss of the game and the close
ness OF the big Easter week carnival. the
Blue and Gray rooters are not bit dis
couraged, and they are still claiming that
time will bear them out in their claim
that Capt. Sitterding has a sterling az
gregation of ball tossers behind him.
There is no doubt that this expression
OF confidence Is sure TO do much to get
the nine back into form. The teams
slump at this early stage might under or
binary circumstances result in a great
detriment. but il looks today as though IL
will in the end prove valuable. The play
ers have been rudely awakened from a
lethargy which has kept them from spir-
tied practice during the preliminary work
outs, and more pep and interest is sure TO
be evidenced by them from now on.
Besides this reboundng of spirit there
will also be a great increase in material.
Duffy. who has not been out regularly.
Will be on hand every afternoon from
now until Memorial day. and "Inky" Da-
Wis has been prevailed upon to again re-
port. Costello's leg also seems sufficiently
strong to permit his playing which means
that he can be counted on seriously In
the future.
That there will be big upheaval In the
squad is certain. Yesterday before prac-
tice a meeting of the candidates was held
in a classroom at the college, and during
this affair Coach Sprigman unburdened
himself of few utterances which We're
of the greatest value to his charges.
During the workout on the diamond he
also made several tries with different
will probably make many lineup altera-
lions during the present week. Some OF
these will be attempted against Mount
St. Joseph's Wednesday and immediately
manent use will be settled on. This lat
ter team will start against Dartmouth
Friday.
Most people lay the teams present up
which has been trying for places. There
have been so many good men present
that to make picking has been dift8ult
under the weather conditions. spirit or
fairness has demanded that all the can
didates be retained. and on this has fol-
lowed a clash of many forces during
practice hours which has served to make
uniform development next to impossible.
Hence cutting of the squad is one OF
the development which may be looked
for soon.
At the same time. Saturdays battle was
not a real test OF ability. At its best the
game was only for practice. and 1t served
its uses most. in that regard by being
utilized as a trial for different players
Naturally the many displacements helped
to demoralize the playing. but at the
same time they brought out weak points
which can now be corrected before the
big battles come off.
Just at present, too. there are six
regular first string men who are not in
the fittest shape for playing the game.
White, the pitcher. has been suffering
for week from an extremely sore arm.
which Is recovering very slowly. Feenans
shoulder is also in bad shape. and there
is little chance of IL improving until
warm weather appears. Sitterding In
playing second because his throwing arm
is away Off form, this misplaced position
being one of the causes that concurred
in his two errors Saturday. Two others
Of ithe sextet are Costello and Ryan. both
Of whom. though, are fast getting into
fair shape. Connolly is the other man, he
being confined to the infirmary with the
humps.
So. taking everything into considera-
ton and recalling the many obstacles
with which the team has had to contend,
there really seems to be good basis
present for the Georgetown supporters to
retain their hopes for a bright campaign.
Certainly Saturdays poor showing did
not constitute a full criterion to Judge
the team by for the whole season, and
hence II might be well at that to wait q
week longer before giving up the ghost
that today seems SO anxious to be thrown
over.