Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-26
BY n. C. BYRD.

BY n. C. BYRD.
Johnnie Holden. who pitched for West
crn last year, making big reputation
for himself I'm the high school series. has
won a regular twirling job the Lafa-
yetta nine. Holden made good at the
Easton school when he first entered and
went out for fall practice. He Will make
the trip south with the team, and may
work in a game against Georgetown Uni
versity.
Holden is we'll known for the splendid
exhibitions he gave at different times last
spring against the other high school
mines. There were few games in which
the Western boy did not do some mighty
good work. Especially was the one he
pitched against Central deserving of the
greatest amount of favorable comment.
That the former Western boy is making
good with one of the big college teams
will prove of much interest TO the many
who followed his work while with the
high school teams and in the amateur
leagues last summer
Catholic University showed in it's game
against Swarthmore yesterday that it is
going to have the best ban club in its his
tory next year. barring accident. The
Brooklanders had little trouble beating
the Pennsylvanians yesterday and. if re-
ports be true, should have won by wider
margin than they did. Poor base running
at one or two periods during the contest
kept the Red and Black from scoring
more runs than they did.
lie work of Green. the mainstay of the
Brooklanders in the box, was exception
ally good for so early in the season.
no Gp1
much in more than one two innings, he
had little trouble holding his opponents
where he wanted them. Not one of the
Swarthmore men could connect with
Green's delivery to any extent, and he
held his game well in hand all the way.
II the man whom Charley Moran sends
into the box today does as we'll as Green
did yesterday, there is little left other
than to believe that the Brookianders will
make II two straight over the Quakers
II Is probable that Ryan will pitch to-
day. although Flynn or Clancy may do
the work.
Swarthmore will have a better man in
the box today than it had yesterday. Tar
bell. It's star twirler, being booked to go
on the mound.
A college pitcher will oppose George
town tomorrow when Ii faces the Wash
ington American League Club. Joe Engel
will be the man sent into the box to do
should give a good account of himself.
Engel, IL reports from the American
League teams training camp be true,
is certain to show more stuff when he ap-
pears tomorrow for the first time for the
professional club than he has ever done
in any of the local amateur games.
After playing the Washington club to-
morrow. Georgetown will not be seen in
a regular game until Saturday. when it
goes to Annapolis to meet the midship
men.
Catholic University will play its last
game today until it meets the Johns Hop
kins University nine Wednesday.
Gallaudet will lay off until Saturday.
when IL goes to Baltimore to meet Mount
st. Joseph's, the aggregation that came
near defeating Georgetown Saturday in
farcical game.
Western High will be the last of the
local school mines TO start it's schedule.
The Red and White will open next Mon
day against Cathedral II will come back
the following day and play the George
town Props. A game with the Cairo Ath-
Ietic Club is scheduled to be played by
Western Saturday. but 1t is hardly prob
able that it will come off. as the high
school boys are hardly in condition to
play as yet.
TIollander, who leads off the batting
order for the Georgetown nine. is a good
that he has one fault. and that Is waiting
TOO long. Against q pitcher with good
control Hollander would be in h6e the
majority of the time. and his efficiency
as batter would be decreased. If he
would take wallop once in a while at
the first ball pitched when it was over
he would likely make the man on the
mound a little more chary about groov-
ing the first couple he threw.
Dave White is reported to be in better
shape this year than he was last and IL
such is the case, he will be much more
valuable man for the Hilltoppers than
then. Last spring White suffered through
the greater part OF the season with
strained shoulder. and never was as ef
fective he otherwise would have been.
With Hollander. Cogan. Sitterding Fury
and Daley following one another in the
Georgetown batting order, some pitchers
are likely to find themselves in big holes
before the end Of the season.
one other especial feature IN the game
between Catholic University and Swarth-
more yesterday. the hitting of Johnnie
Widmayer. That youngster came across
with four safe wallops out of as many
trips TO the pan.
Widmayer played third for the Brook
Ianders last season. but this year has been
shifted to second. He is playing an even
better game In that position than in his
regular place.
1t IL not likely that Georgetown will
win from the professional club when it
plays tomorrow, but those on the Hilltop
are expecting their nine to make better
showing than did Virginia in the second
game that II played against the same
bunch. Virginia failed TO accomplish
much against the Washington Yannigans
when they got going. even when they had
defeated thu regulars in the opening con-
test OF the season. If Georgetown holds
the regulars tomorrow better than Vir-