The Washington herald., 1912-03-03
BRIGHT
FOR A GOOD NINE
AT CATHOLIC i.
Chief" Greene and Manager Wood
Confident of Turning Out
Winning Ball Club.

Just as soon as tho weather permits
the candidates for the Catholic UniveT-
sity baseball team will be called out and
It is expected that a very large number
will respOnd TO the call. for already for
ty-five men have signiheJ their intention
OF trying for places on the varsity. All
prospects seem TO indicate that the team
this year viii be the best that has ever
represented the Red and Black. Every
member of last season. : team IS hack At
the university and there are many likely
looking men who will make the vet
Grams hustle TO hold down their posi-
tions.
The bulk of the pitching will fall upon
Capt. Greene and RYAN. both veterans
Of last years team. but II is almost Cc~-
tain that one or two other good slab
artists can be developed out of the new
material. Rex Flynn looks to he about
the most promising of the new men who
are after places on the pitching staff.
McGill, who played on L New York high
school team: Burke. who twirle1 for the
Nillanova pTcps: Fury, who did slab
duty for the Ansonia High School. and
many others OF whom not much is
known. are candidates for places on the
pitching staff.
The catching department will be We"
taken care Of Mcdonnell, who did most
OF the catching last year, will again don
the mitt and mask and do duty behind
the bat. Zachary, who caught few
games, but who played most OF the sea-
son in the outfeld, will in all proba-
bility be used in the outfield all the time
this year, as there are several promising
men who can alternate with Mcdonnell
behind the bat. Smith and Cronin are
both good CatChers.
InfcId Is Fast.
The main strength OF the team this
Year will be IN the inneld. There are
many men Eong out for the positions
lTcssleT. Wldmayer. Hayes. AIarsden.
Clancy. Horan. Parker. Kelly, Glrardi
and a number OF others have signified
their intention Of trying for berths in
the infie!d. Hessler, in all probability,
Will hold down first again. He needs no
mention, as his work at the initial sack
is well known to every fan in the Dis
trict. Johnnie Widmayer. who played
third last year. Will undoubtedly be
shifted to second. and there is every
reason to believe thai he will handle him
self capably at the keystone sack. Skeets
Hayes seems TO have The call for short
stop. There are lew ShortstOps in the
District that have anything on Skeets,
and IL will take pretty good man to
neat him out FOR the position. Much is
OF Jim Horan. the former Trim
II" College CAPTAIN. Tie is reputed to be
the best third sacker that ever nlayed
on Trinity, and i2e led the team in bat
ting both years that he played on it. !
p Lrker played first base on the Water
bury, Conn, High School team last sea-
son, and Comes 20 the Braokland insti- |
tuition well recommended.
There is a host Of candidates for the |
outfieId job. At present aftcen men have |
signifled their intention OF trying for posi- |
tons In the gardens. McGeady and Zach |
airy, the two outfield stars of last sea-
sons team. are still at Catholic T'niver- |
sity, and Il is pretty sure that they will !
be seen holding down their jobs again !
This year. Lynch, the former St. Johns !
Prep School star: Timothy. u substitute |
0utflelder on last years team: Blewctt, |
full back on the football team last fall:
HorRn. sub on Holy Cross last year: Lee |
la BOnte, who made a good record on !
the Manchester Polytechnic Institute !
team, and a number of others are all !
put after the scalps OF the veterans.
There Is no doubt that with this ma !
.e-iaI TO pick from the team at Catholic !
this spring should be the best !
hat ever represented the university. and ,
should have little trouble winning the /
majority of its games three weeks off, !
md some pretty stifr practice is needed /
70 whip Inc material in shape for this
The coach has yet to be se-
ected