Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01
By II. c. BYRD.

1t is probable that Holden, the former
in the box today for Lafayette, when the
nine representing that school goes UP
against Georgetown. 1t will be the first
opportunity for the local followers of
scholastic base ball to see the youngster
who made such a brilliant record in last
years series pitch against college team.
So far this season Holden has worked
in two games for Lafayette, and has done
exceptionally creditable work in both.
Against the North Carolina Agricultural
and Mechanical College he pitched splen-
did ball. but nine errors behind cost him
the game. In that contest he allowed but
four hits. Friday he pitched one inning
against Washington and Lee University.
and the Lexingtonians got one lone hit
off him, but scored four runs on as many
errors.
1t would not be surprising to see Holden
show exceptionally well against George
town. There is no question about his
having enough stuff to hold his own
against any Of the college mines when
working in his best form
That Catholic University will extend
Itself to the utmost to make a better
showing against the Nationals than did
Georgetown is certain. The Brookland-
eTs are anxious to give evidence that
they nave just as good a team as has
the Blue and Gray school. and will leave
no chance unaccepted whereby they may
accomplish what they desire.
1t has been the intention to pitch
Clancy against the big league club, but
the selection may be switched at the
last moment and Green sent out to dc
the heaving. Green is the best man
Charley Moran has to depend upon, and
it is more than probable that he will
be used.
Western High and Cathedral will
meet this afternoon. 1t will be the
first game of the season for the Red
and White nine, while Cathedral has
played but one game, that against East
ern, in which it was defeated.
Central will go to Alexandria tomor-
row to play the Cardinals of that city.
1t Is more than probable that Dutch
Hessler will be used in the game in
which Catholic University will appear
against the local American League club
today. Hessler is about the best hitter
on the Brooklanders nine, and lone
hits are something that won't be too
plentiful in such a game.
The ball club that Johns Hopkins
Catholic University, according to report
was composed Of nothing but youngsters
and was poor representative of a big
university. The pitching, fielding and
batting Of the Baltimore aggregation were
more like what might be expected of high
school boys than university team.
The Maryland Agricultural College is
the only one of the local schools that
will not play any games during the Eas-
IA will ,nf
sumo their schedule until April II. when
they will go up against the team from
William and Mary College.
A great deal of what Western will do
in the high school series will be known
after 1t meets the Cathedral team toda y
and the Georgetown props tomorrow.
What 1t is going to accomplish against
the other school mines will depend in a
great measure on the ability displayed
by its pitchers, and whether or not they
will be able to hold their own should be
known after they face the teams they are
booked to work against this and tomor-
row afternoon.
If Western is able to develop somebody
to pitch consistently there is no ques-
ton other than that it will be in the
running for the championship of the high
school series. The team, with the eX-
ception of it's pitching staff. will unques-
tionably be better than 1t was last sea-
son.
There will be plenty of good base ball
here for the next ten days. With prac-
tically every big college team in the east
scheduled to appear against Georgetown
or Catholic University, the followers of
the college game will not lack for inter-
est along that line.
The northern college ball teams have
been held back this year in their training
by the absence of anything that looked
like base ball weather. The teams far
Their north than Philadelphia were delay
ed a couple of weeks or more in getting
during the next few days it would not
an article of ball below the standard of
that shown on their previous visits.
One of the reasons for the poor show
ing OF Lafayette at the bat and in the
field is attributed to the fact that 1t has
been unable to accomplish anything out
doors owing to the poor weather condi-
tions.
With only three weeks in which to train
for the University of Pennsylvania relay
games the teams which contemplate going
to the games from this city will not have
any great amount of time in which to
prepare themselves to make the best
showing possible. So far the track
squads have done practically nothing out
doors. and If they are to at their best
when they line UP on the starting mark