The Washington times., 1912-03-07
April Thirteen Is Probable
j Date for Game At
J. Worcester.
BASEBALL PRACTICE
PROGRESSING NICELY
O'Connor May Pitch Against
Nationals on March
Twenty-seventh.

Arrangements have practically been
completed whereby Georgetown will
meet Holy Cross on the diamond this
spring Because of conflict of the
schedules Manager Haggerty, of the
Hilltop team, did not believe it possible
TO book the Worcester collegians this
year, but by shifting dates the New
England aggregation has made 1t pos
slble to play in Washington on April 13
and In Worcester on May 26, and, in
all probability, the west end authorities
Will accept these days.
Not only does the Holy Cross team
draw well, because of their reputation
Tor fast ball, but the games are of in
terest from the fact that the Jesuit Col
lege championship of the East Is often
decided by the series between the two
schools. With games scheduled with
Holy Cross, 1t will now be possible to
decide the Catholic school champion
ship of the country, as Notre Dame, the
Western title holder meets the Blue and
Gray nine on the Hilltop on May IS, as
well as Fordham and Manhattan.
Progress Rapidly.
Baseball work in the gymnasium has
been progressing rapidly, and, with the
advent of good weather a squad of we'll
conditioned candidates will be ready to
take the field for outdoor practice. The
pitchers have been letting out In their
sliced, and, while it is vet early to make
any predictions as to the real ability of
Inc new men, 1t seems certain that the
Blue and Gray forces will be we'll forti-
ned on the mound. O'Connor and Dave
White, veterans of the 1911 campaign.
are rounding into shape and should be
IN nice form with the opening of the
season. 1t would not be surprising II
w obby' were given the opportunity to
perform against major league batsmen
In the Georgetown ational game, on
March q, for he is the most experi-
ehced heaVer on the staff. Hefeman,
the DanVers Academy star, Is showing
lot OF class in his preliminary prac-
tlce and consequently will be given every
possible chance to demonstrate his abil-
ity In the early games The New Eng
land recruit has an easy motion, using
his body nicely in getting speed, and as
he was noted for his control in Massa
chusetts scholastic circles, there is no
reason why he should fail to make
good en- Capt. Cogan's team.
Reported Yesterday.
, Georgetown freshmen last spring re-
ported yesterday for his initial work
out. If the big Pennsylvania can show
the stuff that won for him his reputa
tion as high school pitcher. he should
force all the other candidates for a
regular berth on the Blue and Gray
pitching corps to exert themselves.
Coach Sprigman is watching carefully
the work of Albert Hevia, the Cuban
outfelder, who is touted as being of
major league timber. Hevia, who is an
attache of the Cuban embassy, led
the University of Havana team in bat
ting year or two ago when the college
team won not only the championship
OF the island, but also defeated Clark
Griffith's Cincinnati Reds by a 4 to .
score, when the National Leasuers in
raded the island on a transforming
trip. Like most Cubans, Hevia DOS
sesses wonderful arm and will fit in
nicely into the outfeld If he comes ur
to expectations with the willow In
recent practices HeVia has exhibited a
wealth of speed and should be success.
1ul on the base paths.
ASpires To First
Maurice OConner, who covered the
initial sack for the Hilltop aggregation
in 1910, is out again for the position
and looks ft to make all the other
candidates hustle to wrest the job from
him. One of the beauties about O'Con.
nor's ball playing is his ability to hit
in pInches and more than one game
was won two years ago by "Morey s.
timely stick work. In the Harvard
game of that year the former Prer
won the contest of 6. to by driving
two runs across the plate with a slash
ing single. Last year O'Connor was
student at Notre Dame, but was pre-.
vented by scholastic work from tryini
for the team.
Tug" Furey. Ed Mullaney, anC
Spike" Lynch, are coming along nice
ly and all three should be fit for
full game within a fortnight. This trio
has been working daily in the gymna
sium and has been experiencing ne
difficulty in handling the shoots of the
hcaving squad. although they are IouC
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