Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-21
AGGIES 1912
ELEVEN HAS HARD SCHEDULE
Every Team Farmers Have Listed Is Their
Equal in Playing Strength Tech
and Western Meet Today.

mining game; held Syracuse to one
hit: held Yale to one hit and lost by
score of to / on errors; held corner TO
five hits and won in eleven innings by
score of to l.
1t would not be at all surprising to learn
that some big league club has a string on
him at any time. as it is certain that II
he can do the kind of work he has against
the big college teams he has the natural
ability to make a great pitcher.
Davis. captain of the Williams College
team is another pitcher who has been DO
ing some classy work during the past sea-
son. One of his notable feats was accom-
plished when he shut out Princeton. one
peculiar feature of the Williams base bali
team is that for the last three years it
has beaten Princeton. and by the shut
out route each time. Notwithstanding
this. Princeton has been ranked ahead of
Williams when the summing Up has been
done for the different colleges.
This year it is claimed. though, that
several of the college teams are SO near
~ equal in strength that 1t will be i'm
possible to give them any ranking that
will place one above the other. Yale.
Princeton, Cornell, Brown Williams, Har-
ward. Vermont. Holy Cross and Pennsyl-
strength that it will be impossible to de-
eide which is the stronger.
The resignation of Maj. Palmer E.
Pierce as president of the National Col
legiate Athletic Association has brought
forth much comment. The following COM
ment on the loss of the army man to
collegiate athletics is about true and
shows in what esteem he is held among
the northern colleges and by northern
writer's, who are in close touch with the
athletic situation
In the resignation of Maj Palmer E.
Pierce. u. s. A. as president Of the Ma
tional Collegiate Athletic Association, the
cause OF clean sport among college men
has lost champion and the association
an efficient and inspiring leader. His In
terest in the work which has been done
to elevate college sports and to put them
on plane in keeping with the high prin-
ciples of education will be as keen as
ever. but his wise counsel and guiding
hand will be missed, as he has been or
dered to join his regiment in China Capt.
Pierce stood in the breach, and almost sim
gle handed saved the great game of foot
ball at a time when many would-be re-
formers were on the point of tearing it UP
root and branch. He pleaded for regula-
ton and not destruction in such quiet
yet forceful and convincing way that a
delicate situation was bridged and foot
ball saved. The faculty representatives
of many colleges and universities who
had gathered to kill the virile, manly
game then rallied to his support. and an
association was organized with Capt.
Pierce as president which has made for
spared now than at any time since the
structure began to rise above its founda-
tons, but 1t is cause for regret that it
should be necessary for him to relinqpish
the reins."
The following is list of the games
scheduled in the amateur leagues today:
Capital City, North Capitol and L streets
Open date.
Columbia. 18th street and Columbia road
Southern Bankers.
Departmental. White Lot Ellipse-Interior
War.
East Washington, 18th and streets north
east-Metropolitan First Presbyterian.
Independence. North Capitol and w streets
Pepco w. Manhattan.
Marquette. 35th street and Wisconsin avenue
nOrthwest-Bethesda vs.. Tenleytown
Government, White Lot Ellipse-G. p. o. VS..
War.
Northern, Georgia avenue and Kenyon street
Regent VS.. Waverly.
Railroad, 5th street and Florida avenue north
east-Car Department Station.
Sunday School. 14th and A streets northeast
Ingram Sherwood.
Treasury. White Lot Ellipse-Controllers of
Currency VS.. Auditors for War.
The winner of today's game between
Western and Technical High will play
the Georgetown Props a game or a series
of three games for the scholastic cham
pionship of the District. The Props feel
that they have nine as good or better
than any in the high schools, and want
chance to prove it.