Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-11
WEAK IN PITCHERS
Georgetown Must Depend on
Two TWirlers This Season.
OTHER POSITIONS STRONG
Sitterding to Be Shifted From the
Infeld to the Out
field.

With the nearing OF the spring months
attention is gradually turning to base ball
at the Hilltop, as Capt. Cogan of the
Georgetown University base ball team
for the coming season announced the LIST
of players who will be candidates for the
Blue and Gray ball tossers outfit this
spring From the present Indications the
national game should be a bigger sue
cess this year at the Hilltop than It has
been in several years as Manager Hag-
gerty has not only arranged very good
and evenly balanced schedule. but the
West End outfit promises to be not only
sented Georgetown in its history, but also
to rank among the first collegiate base
ball aggregations in the country.
1t has been practically decided by
Coach Sprigman that the battery candi-
dates for the Georgetown team will not
have an indoor practice this season. Last
year the Blue and Gray pitchers worked
out in the Ryan gym for month before
the outdoor season started, and as re-
suit they were too far advanced in their
training when they were brought out
side in the cool spring weather, 30
those in charge of the ball tossers on
the heights during last season decided
that the indoor workout did more harm
than it did good
For the catcher's job Jim Furey, Lynch
Mullaney, Bergin and Waldron are the
candidates that Jim Sprigman will have
to pick his backStop from. Furey, Bergin
and Waldron are all veterans on the Blue
and Gray squad, as the former was the
regular catcher on the Hilltop team last
season. while the two latter men were re-
serve receivers. Jim Furey, Lynch and
Mullaney look like the most promising
men from the above list, as the former
was considered one of the best collegiate
catchers in the country last season, while
the two latter starred behinde the bat for
l Enr6hoNn nd cnT.,F Of a
timore, respectively.
On the mound looks to be the
weakest of any Of the positions on
the nine, as the Blue and Gray has but
do effective work, OConnor Feinle and
White. These men will all be out
again this season on the diamond and
from the present outlook IL looks as X
they will have to do the majority of the
slab work. If one of the above mention
ed trio should get a bad start 1t will
materially weaken the Hilltoprers dur
ing Easter week when games are
scheduled for almost every afternoon.
However. when the candidates are called
out on the diamond there may be one or
two other pitchers who will prove them
selves capable of aiding the Blue and
Gray veteran mound men.
For the initial sack "Morey" OConnor,
Chapman and Carrigan, all of whom
have had considerable previous expert
ence in tending first bdse, will be out
when the first ball is given by Capt.
Cogan. and the competition between
these three men promises TO be one Of
the closest try-outs that will be seen on
the heights this spring. O'Connor held
down srst for the Hiiltoppers two years
ago, while Ed Chapman covered the in
itial sack for the F'ordham team last
year. Bill Carrgan, this years captain
Of track. should also have a good look
| in for the job as he kept Fennan
hustling all the time last year. All three
men can handle the bat in good shape,
and as they are all fast Coach SPRING
| mans choice for this position should
turn out a man that is equally effective
at run getting as he is on the defensive.
| For the remaining infield positions
| Capt. Cogan, Davis, Campazzi, Garvey,
| Gibson Quinlan, Gaynor, Conelly and
| Whitmarsh will be the candidates that
| the West End base ball executive will
| have to pick. Capt. Cogan and "Inky''
| Davis look like the strongest men on the
/ above list, at least as far as can be
| judged from former performances, but
/ ii Is certain fact that with the wealth
/ of material that Georgetown has for her
! infeld this season this department Of the
nine should put up wonderful defense
| for a collegiate aggregation, regardless
| of what men are finally picked to fill the
| positions, as the choice of the Blue and
| Gray coach from the above list will, of
| necessity, turn out very fast infield.