Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-17
BY II. C. BYRD.

The Catholic University base ball team
has been going at fast clip for the past
! few weeks There has not been a college
team in the south that has been showing
as good form as have the Brooklanders
during the past month. In pitching,
| batting and fielding the nine has been do
| ing much better work than the great ma
jority OF college aggregations.
| The c. U. nine has been hitting the ball
exceptionally well in it's last few games.
making safeties almost whenever needed
and winning its games by wide margins.
| Villa Nova, Notre Dame and other insti-
| tutions which are generally represented
| by fast mines have been defeated by one
sided scores within the past month. Not
only have two or three men been hitting
| the ball. but every man in the lineup
has been coming across with timely wal
| Tops.
| There are few college aggregations capa-
BILE of playing a better fielding game than
the Brooklanders. Every man on the team
| is able to field his position in good style.
The pitching behind which men have
had to play has been of the highest cal
| iber. No college twirlers in the country
have done more consistent work this sea-
son than have Green and Ryan. Both
have worked we'll in every game. with but
one or two exceptions, as the number OF
contests won by them will attest.
| If there is any team that has claim
on the championship of the SOUTH 1t Is the
one representing Catholic University.
There is little doubt that in series of
three games the chances would favor
its winning from any other college aggre-
cation in the section. Green is good
! enough pitcher to hold in check any col
lege team, while men behind him have
consistently shown their ability to score
runs. The combination is enough to win
the majority of ball games.
1t is rather a disappointment that
Catholic University and Georgetown Will
not play a series this year. The Blue
and Gray and Brooklanders would put up
a quality of ball against each other that
would be we'll worth seeing There would
be more rivalry in such series of con-
tests than in any other games on the
schedules of the two schools. Besides
that factor there would be the attraction
that both would play good ball. George
town has nine that when it goes right
is one Of the hardest to beat, while
Catholic University has not been easily
defeated during the whole season.
The two schools ought to get together,
bury the Ratchet and sign an agreement
to play in all branches of sport. 1t seems
like carrying the thing a little too far
for two colleges which should have only
the best feeling toward each other to be
tugging in opposite directions all the
time.
Central and Business will play the
scheduled game today in the high school
series. The contest will be the beginning
of the fight for the third place In the
standing of the teams.
Central has much the best chance to
finish third. The Blue and White nine
has a victory to its credit over Eastern,
and il 1t wins today, as 1t probably Will,
it will have undisputed possession OF the
place.
trail this afternoon, while Derrick Will
again go on the mound for Business
Both men should perform well. judging
by what they have already done.
It is rather a coincidence that the last
game scheduled in the school series VIII
be one that will determine the team to
hold down last place. Business Is likely
to be defeated by Central this afternoon
and the last contest Is scheduled to take
place between that school and Eastern.
Neither will have won a game until they
meet next week, when on or the other
must break into the successful column.
The Equitable Life Insurance Company
team, which takes the vacant franchise
in the Columbia League. will play this
afternoon to keep from forfeiting. but Is
team will be composed today of pick-ups
around the Office. but after this there will
be some good players in the lineup who
will be able to hold their own with any Of
the clubs in the District.
II is the present intention to put Mr..
Jones in charge of the team. Mr.. Jones
managed two pennant-winning teams for
Petworth and ii is thought that he will
be able to turn out a competent aggrega-
ton.
The Maryland Agricultural College will
meet the Western Maryland outfit tomor-
row at College Park. The Farmers are
banking on retrieving some of their pre-
vious losses of the season. They will
likely pitch Hoffecker. and he should
come near getting away with his game
If right
Western High will play the Georgetown
Props again this afternoon. The Props
won the other contest in which the high
school boys appeared against them by
a score of to /, and the latter are anx-
ious to even up the score.
A great deal more trouble is being ex-
perienced in getting together enough
money to take the American Olympic
team to Stockholm than is generally
thought Those in charge of the matter
who are trying TO raise funds are not
meeting with the success that might be
desired. They have been compelled 10
call on men In each city to solicit dona-
tions for the purpose. Mr.. John T. Meany
mittee to take charge Of the matter here.
The following ia copy of a letter re-