Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07
PRINCETON SHOULD WIN
COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Tigers Have Best-Looking College Ball Club
Seen Here This Season Other
Athletic Gossip.

It VIII be the second contest Of the
year for the Red and White.
Western 10 apt to suffer in it, nrst
nary contests. The Red and White
should have played four games. but in
three OF the cases they have been can
celed. Especially is 1t apt to prove detri-
mental to the pitchers. who have never
pitched ball game not to have sufficient
workouts to get them In good shape to
start the series.
Judging by the work Of the Catholic
University nine when Greene Is in the
box and when he h not, Il would appear
that the Brooklanders are not what they
should be without the services Of their
mainstay. The players do not seem to
Greene IL not In the box that they do
when he II. It may b that they have
not the confidence In the other twirlers
that Is necessary to cause them to play
Of the other men Is too loose to cause the
team as whole to be effective.
ers will do as YDod work as VIII Greene.
as was shown in the contest against Yer
Ryan were hit hard and forced to retire,
Greene held the Northerners in check in
rather easy fashion for the last four in
ntnes OF the game.
It was rather surprising. at that. that
Vermont should beat c. u. a. easily e.
II did. II has been the general opinion
that the Brooklanders have q much bot
is the case it Is hard to UNDERTAKE why
they should not have made q better show
Ing. OF course, the pitching was moro
or less at fault. but then the team should
have done better extensively than It did.
the others 1t has played.
It would not be surprising to see PEN
dletcn Of Princeton holding down q berth
days II he cares to enter the professional
game. It would not be likely that there
would be many who would look better
than he on the bases. no matter what
class OF bali he played. ),
Sitterding IL about tho best and most
consistent hitter On the GEORGETOWN nine
There Is not another man in the Blue and
consistent ability with the stick that has
the little outfielder. SitterdinE not only
has the ability to hit the ball well and
consistently. but II good waiter and
a whack at it. And that in itself is some
accomplishment. as lie majority Of col
lege players are prone to hit at q great
many that are not over the plate.
AcDonneI was the only Catholic Uni
versity man to connect consistently with
the delivery Of Malcolm, who was on the
mound for the University Of Vermont.
That last inning IN the Georgetown
Princeton Eame was one Of tension for
the adherents Of the Blue and Gray nine.
A couple Of hits would have placed their
team on an even basis with Princeton.
with q chance to win out In the extra
inning periods, and there was much pull
ing for the needed safettes. though they
did not come.
When Georgetown meets Princeton to-
morrow the game IL apt to be- Just as
closely played as was the one yesterday
The Tigers have another good twirler to
send out on the mound, while the Blue
and Gray will more than likely work
F1enle. F1enle got away with hts first
game Tuesday against Columbia In hne
style, ana It 10 hoped that he win Be- able
to repeat the triumph.
0eorgetown's schedule for the frst
three days next week a. follows: Mon
day, Princeton; Tuesday, Fordham. and
Wednesday Cornell. The remainder of
the week is open, but the schedule viii
when Harvard is to be played.
II Cornell doesn't play bsttsr same
Of ball than It IN reported to have put up
against the local American League club
yeGter6ay In the other college games ON
It's schedule It d not nkelN to hold the
high place In the future that & hAs II
the pest,