Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-26

times at bat the big first baseman got
four hits, and every time the lit was the
result of a vicious clout. Once P.pp came
up and hit the ball over into another held
for an easy circuit of the bases. but 1t
went foul by about six inches. He went
right back to the hat and slashed out.
two-base hit.
Gallaudet opened it's season yesterday
against the Technical High School. and
won by a score Of s to 3. The high school
lads did not prove dimcult for the Ken
dali Green men. and the contest was sim
ply used as practice affair for the play.
ers. Several men were used In many OF
the positions and five men We're sent In
to pitch.
Too much credit cannot be given the
Catholic University players for the man
ner in which they came back In the last
few innings of yesterdays game against
Holy Cross and won by overcoming
lead of eight runs obtained by the latter
in the second inning. The Brooklanders
did about the best work of the year In
the closing part of the contest their hit
ting being above the average and their
general play being exceptional. 1t is, IN
deed. a tribute to any college nine that
comes from behind to the extent OF eight
runs and wins out, because In the ma
jorfty of cases when a team is In such
predicament. especially a college team,
the tendency is not to try SO very nara
Let the majority of college teams be be-
hind eight runs in any part of the game
and they are as good as defeated.
RYAN. who relieved Trayers in the
game against Holy Cross, pitched some
clever ball. He held the Northerners
runless during the last seven innings
of the game His work was an improve
ment over that shown against the Mary
land Angles last Saturday, as he had
much better control. 49,
E.ll FOR
! Holy Cross. looked to be the best ball
player in the lineup of that team. HIS
work in the field and at bat stamped
him as being an exceptionally clever COL
lege player. He stood at the plate AND
swung at. the ball very well. driving
, 1t once for a circuit Of the bases, and
| In the field he made one great catch and
handled five other fly balls with ac-
curacy.
For the first time in ten years the
Maryland Agricultural College won a
| base ball game from the Mount st. Jo-
seph's nine yesterday. The Farmers out
| played the st. Josephs team from every
standpoint, their work being superior
| in every way.
/, Perhaps the main feature of the game
| was the wc-k of Loomis, the former
!, Western twirler. He pitched an excep-
! but when it is considered that he worked
| last Friday against Richmond College
and again Saturday against Catholic Uni
versity, his performance is all the more
| creditable. Shipley hit we'll yesterday,
| better than in any of the previous games,
and if he keeps UP the gait it will mean
| lot to the team from an offensive stand
point
The Farmers have two pretty good
pitchers In I.oomis and Hoffecker and
they are bound to make lot Of trouble
| for the college teams they face. Both
boys are above the average, and both
have plenty Of stick-to~itiveness. which
| is about half the game. Hoffecker is
not in very good shape. but as soon as
he comes around the Agsies will have
i two men on whom they can depend to
make a good showing in any game in
which they are started.