Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-28
TWO LOCAL COLLEGES WILL
GO TO PENNSYLVANIA RELAY
NJ. A. c. and Gallaudet Will Be Represented
by Team-Georgetown Will Have
Its Best Team Since 1908.

south. For the last four years the quar-
tets that have gone from College Park
have never failed to run second or first
in races in which seven other teams took
part Eight gold watches and four silver
loving cups are the result Of the Farmers
victories at the Penn games since 1905.
Just what men will represent the Gal
laudet and NJ. A. c. teams is question.
It is probable that Kemp, Augustus.
johnson and Harrison will be the four to
carry the Orange and Black, while Brick,
Battiste and Rockwell are three of those
who will run for Gallaudet.
The Georgetown nine did not show to
any great disadvantage yesterday against
the professional club 1t faced after all.
The American Leaguers had everything
pretty much their own way and won
an amateur bunch. but comparing the
work OF Georgetown with the other COL
lege teams against the same class Of per-
formers, the Blue and Gray supporters
have nothing about which to worry.
Georgetown undoubtedly has a better
ball club than any that has represented it
since 1903. Its infield appears stronger
and also its outfleld is composed of three
harder hitters. Its pitching staff is more
experienced and has more capable per-
formers on it than any who have done the
heavtng in the last three reasons.
AS far as his individual performance
is concerned, there was no fault to be
found with the way Holden. the former
Western High tw1rler, made his debut
in college base ball. Pitching for La
fayette yesterday in the first game of
the season against North. Carolina A. &
tered hits, and up until the seventh in
ming allowed but one lone safety. Sew
eral errors behind him lost the game for
Holden by a one-sided score, but that he
allowed but four hits during the entire
contest is evidence enough that there
was nothing lacking In his performance.
Another former Western lad who is
doing good work on big nine is Adams,
who is playing shortstop for the Navy
academy. Adams has made good on the
ball team and has been playing regularly
since the first few days Of practice. He
Is leading Off in the batting order.
And again another high school nine
looks good enough to give the others a
hard rub in the series, which is scheduled
to begin April 10, when Eastern and
Western play the first game. Business,
which has heretofore received but little
managed to make good showing against
Gallaudet yesterday. The Stenographers
held their collegiate opponents to seven
runs. while they tailed three themselves.
will not find Business as easy to defeat
this year as they have In past seasons.
II Western had Holden back this year.
we'll
'Virginia has one of the best college
ball clubs that I have ever seen," was
the answer given yesterday by a man in
a position to know, when asked what
he thought Of the Charlottesville nine
this year. The authority In question said
that in pitching. hitting and fielding the
virginia team was superior to any that
he had seen in college base ball since he
had been watching that class OF teams.
Teach Battiste to secure control of the
ball, and he would unquestionably make
one Of the best college pitchers In the
secondary class The Buff and Blue lad
his fast ball, besides a fairly good break
ing curve. With any kind OF control he
ought surely to make good IN the Dox
with that assortment.
In the few games that he has pitched
It Gallaudst B.ttiste mas never Pc been r,ns
scored Of him being due to wildness more
than anything else.
If E4ofKecker, the Maryland Aggies'
mainstay In the box, continues to work in
the same form that he did in the opening
need have little to fear regarding the out
come Of their season. With a pitcher
with the experience Of Edmonston to
coach him the Orange and Black hurler
should not only do as well, but ought to
show much improvement before the end
of the season.
Cogan. Sitterding. Davis and Fienle were
the Georgetown men to land on the pro-
fessional pitchers yesterday for safe hits.
The Georgetown nine Is not yet in con-
dition to show It's best article of bail.
AS soon as the Hilltoppers get in little
better shape they will play a whole lot
better game than they have evidenced
SO far in their schedule While the show
ing that was made against Mount st.
Joseph's was at best only a mediocre one.
the short time that elapsed between IL
and the game yesterday was sufficient to
give the team some opportunity to get
on its feet ana ths work It did against