Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-17
GOSSIP OF LOCAL
AMATEUR ATHLETES

In securing Fred Nielsen to coach the
Georgetown foot ball team next fall
Capt. Daley went a long way toward
assuring the success of his team. That
Nielsen will be able to develop an eleven
that will exceed in strength the one
cal conclusion. Starting the season with
his system already we'll drilled INTO the
players, he will devote the rest of the
time to the development of individuals.
1t is a mighty big help to a coach to
have the candidates for his team we'll
informed in regard to the general work
ings of his plays. Another big factor
that will work in his favor and give
him an advantage over what he had
last fall will be the fact that he knows
the men and just exactly the condt-
ticns he will have to face. This more
ford him an opportunity to whip another
eleven into shape.
Several dual meets are to be arranged
for Western High School during the
coming track season. 1t is planned TO
give track athletics big boost at the
West End institution this year, and TINS
accomplish that purpose.
The first meet will be an indoor ana1r,
with. Cathedral School as its opponent Ii
will probably take place February Is or
%, the week before or the week after
the Hopkins games over in Baltimore.
The others will be held outdoors. An
napols High School, Baltimore City Col
lege and Baltimore Country School will
more than likely be met in the spring.
krafts Of Georgetown looks as though
he may make classy runner. He Is
strong and naturally fast-the prime
requisites for. good cinder- pather. One
thing that may work against him.
though. is that he is rather heavy for
running indoors, and as outdoor work
is not featured at Georgetown he may
be kept off the team on that account.
4 relay four composed Of krafts. Walsh
Costello and Mulligan would be the class
best bunch that has represented the Hill
top school in long time. 1t would not
be at all surprising to see the quartet
made up of these four men. While the
weight of the first two would be some
what against them. they would never
theless be able to negotiate the curves
pretty we'll with the aid of banks.
Cathedral School will find that its
trip through the north in basket ball
will not be the snap it expects. The
prep schools up in that region will fur
nish some fives that will be far above
the average of the scholastic teams OF
this section. 1t will be lucky if it cap
lures single game out Of the list it is
preparing to play.
Mulligan of Georgetown is running
much better than he did last year. He
has added weight since that time and
seems much faster. If he does not prove
30 per cent faster this winter it will look
as though something has gone wrong.
Cathedral School has very good pros
poets in base ball for the coming season.
The two most notable new additions to
the team will be Todd. who did some
excellent work In the box for Western
last spring. and last years captain Of
the Tome Institute nine.
Catholic University is fast coming to
the front in intercollegiate athletics.
For three years it struggled to get a
standing among the local colleges, but
its efforts were unrewarded until last
spring. when 1t annexed base ball
championship. Last fall the foot ball
team was a failure. but next season
the Brooklandites will again be seen
on the gridiron with a better aggrega-
ton. Now they are putting a basket
ball and track team in the field. If
anything was ever accomplished by
dint of persistent effort, and that is
about the only way in which anything
is ever accomplished, then Catholic
University will be in the lead in mat
tiers pertaining to athletics in a few
years.
Lack Of good pitcher is going to
be a big stumbling block to the turn
ing out Of a good base ball team at
Western High. Todd and Hillyer have
both left, and as they We're the only
two who even gave promise or ever
making box artists last year. and as
there has been no new pitching ma
terial come in since. it is hard to see
where a twirler is coming from.
It is probable that no basket ball game
will be. arranged between Eastern and
CURED during the progress of the game
between the two schools last Friday aft
ernoon.
Nothing has been heard of the basket
ball team at Business lately. The
Stenographers started the season with
high hopes, but disaster overlook then
at every turn. and they have been beaten
badly by Eastern and almost every five
they have been up against.
If one or two Of the George Washing.
own meet claimed for them in practice
there will be some gigantic surprises
sprung on the night of February 4.
Battiste. the Gallaudet Indian. is Q
versatile athlete. He is about the best
the Kendall Green lads have in each OF
the three major branches of sport.
Fourteen field goals for Schlosser in
the game against Gallaudet Saturday
night. The Blue and Gray captain mus,
have gone crazy for the while.
According to rtlmor emanating from a
reliable source, this season will mark
Barricello's last as a student at George
town. he having already announced his
intention Of deserving the hilltop school
in favor of the University of Minnesota.
1t is understood that the student body
will make an effort to hold on to the star
athlete. as his loss would be keenly felt
As a member of both track and foot ball
teams ne has proven tower OF strength
and both would suffer should he carry