Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-17
SHOWING Up FINE
Georgetown Nine Doing Ex-
ceptionalIy Well.
GOT VERY LATE START
But Will Be in Good Shape for Open
ing Game With Mount
St. Mary's.

With the first game that is scheduled
Tor the Georgetown University base ball
team with Mount ST Mary's College of
baltimore less than week off the Blue
and Gray squad will i'll all probability
be worked harder during this week than
at any other time during the entire sea-
son, in order TO get the men in shape
for the beginning OF the coming season.
That there has been great setback in
the work of ali the diamond aggrega-
tons in this vicinity. owing to the bad
weather for the past week, is certain,
and now, with the time for the opening
of the collegiate season but a short ways
off. Coach Sprigman will have to give
his men extra work in order to fit them
for the early season battles. There will
without doubt be long practice games
during this entire week, which may be
extended to extra-inning affairs by the
Hilltop executive if he considers it neees-
sary in order 10 get his men in shape
by next Saturday.
The first practice game of the season
was held ON the heights yesterday aft
ernoori, and with all points considered the
prospects for the West Enders having a
better team than in several years is very
tically all the pitchers on the Blue and
Gray staff were brought into the battle,
each working for couple of innings, and
then going in for the afternoon. The
game went the full nine innings, which is
an unusual thing for the first practice
battle Of the year, but this fact can be
lald to the policy that the Hilltop coach
has deemed necessary, namely, of working
his men to their limit. Coach Sprigman
worked his mound men yesterday after
noon, regardless of the side they were on,
all during the time that they were in
the game not allowing them any half-in-
ming rest while their side was at the bat,
and so had all the candidates batting
against the same pitching This system
was in all probability used by thes Hill
top coach so that when a man got over
heated by his work in the box there would
be no danger Of him contracting cold
while waiting to resume his work on the
mound
Men for Pitching Jobs.
After the workout yesterday afternoon
Coach Sprigman gave the list of men
that would probably make up the Hill
top pitching staff during this season
There are seven twirlers on the list,
three of whom are veterans on the Hill
top team. The following men constitute
the list and worked in yesterdays prac-
tice in the order named: Lamberton,
OConnor, Fienli, White, Hefferman.
Poizet and Cass. Yesterday was the
first time that Chris Fienli reported for
outdoor work, and the veteran of last
season seems to be in fine shape, as his
work in the box was characterized by
that same caliber that made him one of
the best pitchers on the local collegiate
staff last season. From the present out
look the position which was thought to
be one of the weakest OF the Georgetown
nine seems to be we'll fortified. and will
without doubt add considerable strength
TO the Hilltop team if the present indi-
cations prove to be true.
That Jim Furey. half back on the Blue
and Gray foot ball team and varsity
catcher of last season. may be trans
ferred to one of the garden positions this
season seems more than likely. Furey
was put in centerfeld in yesterday after
moons practice game, where he showed
up in fine form, covering a great deal of
ground and making sure of every ball
that came his direction.