The Washington herald., 1912-12-30
whitney STARS
AT penn STATE
Former Eastern High School
Athlete Makes Good
|. at College.
CAPTAIN OF BALL TEAM
Beat Princeton and Army Mines Last
Season and Played a Tackle
on Football Eleven.
By c. W. SWAN.

Robert Whitney. better known as Big
Whitney. former Eastern High School
star baseball player, has made quite a
name for himself in athletics at Penn
State. where he has been playing base
ball for the past three seasons.
Bob pitched for the varsity last season,
beating some Of the best college teams in
the country, including Princeton and the
West Point cadets. The past fall he went
out for the football team for the first
time and made a tackle position. playing
the entire season. The Penn State ag-
gregation did not lose a game during the
past campaign. and Whitney played a big
part in its success.
Last summer Bob was elected captain
of the 1913 baseball team, and stated last
night that with the material on hand
another championship nine should be
turned out at State College
Whitney has received many offers from
professional clubs, and at the present
time is considering an offer from the
Chicago White SOX. II is understood
that Whitney will join the Sox at the
close of his college career. but nothing
definite has been done in the way of
signing a contract
While at Eastern Bob played on the
football and baseball teams, playing
a tackle position on the eleven and pitch
ing for the nine. As hurler Bob was
the best in the scholastic ranks at the
time. playing at the same time as Dolly
Gray. Shags Rawlings, and Todd.
Arrangements are partly completed for
big football game next Sunday At Union
League Park between an AlI-Army team,
composed of the stars of the Engineers,
Fort Myer. and Fort Washington eIevens
and an All-Navy team. composed Of star
gridironers Of the Navy Yard and Marine
Barracks.
Should this game he arranged, football
fans are promised a rare treat next Sun
day. and as the two branches Of Uncle
Sans service will tight to tho last min
ute. battle royal is expected.
The managers of the teams will meet
tonight to arrange the final details, and
with the best men in this section of the
country in action, a good game should re-
suit.
Business and Western are booked to
clash Friday in the InterschUiHstic Bas-
ket-ball League at the Y. NJ. c. A, the
Red and White team taking the place of
the Eastern quint. which was defeated by
the Stenographers several weeks ago.
Owing TO the holidays. the Army and
their schedule and a new list of dates
will be necessary. As II IS few of the
players know when they are booked, and
a great deal OF confusion is the result.
The Business High School basketball
team should win the championship of the
Il terscholastic League. from the showing
Of the different teams up to date The
Cathedral Guint. which defeated the Pen
fUshers In the opening game by a close
score, do not show the team work that
the StenOgraphers have been using, while
the shooting OF the StenOgraphers has
been better than the Blue and White out
rts. Nothing is known as to the ability
OF the Army and Navy Props, and for
that reason a little doubt is left. The
only way the Pen Pushers can win the
championship is for some teams to trim
the Cathedral quint. and it is up to the
Army and Navy Props to turn the trick
This game will be watched with a great
deal of interest by all scholastic basket
ball fans of the District.