Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-16
COLLEGE TEAMS
NOT IN SHAPE.
Mines Representing Local In.
stituti0ns Not in Condi-
ton to Play First Games.
SEASON SCHEDULED
10 BEGIN THIS WEEK
Catholic IT,, Georgetown and
Maryland Aggies Are to
Start Play.
BY H. C. BYRD.

MOI one OF the local college base
ball teams will be in shape to play
the first game on its schedule.
The coaches have been hindered
from getting their men out for
practice SO often during the last
few days, and, with the lateness
in starting the workouts, they are
almost sure not to be able to get
their men in as good condition as
should be for the beginning of the
season.
The fact that the schedules be-
gin much earlier than usual IS
one of the factors which stand in
the way of the coaches turning
out creditable mines for the first
few contests. Only one of the
local college mines started work
before the first of last week, and
none of them has been able to do
anything much since Wednesday.
1t has nearly always been custom
airy for the colleges to open their
season some time during the last
week in March, but the games will
begin more than week earlier
than that this spring.
The first game of the season in
which a local college will take
part will be played tomorrow in
Charlottesville. The Catholic
University nine will go there to
meet the University of Virginia.
The Brooklanders will be at the
disadvantage of not being in near
as good condition as the Orange
and Blue.
Virginia has already played two games
against a big league club and the ex-
perience gained will be worth much TO
the players. They are sure to be In much
better shape to go into hard game. IN
which there is much at stake, than Will
be the Catholic University men. individ-
ually and as a team e.
Georgetown will also go into its season
more unprepared than in any receaf
year. The Blue and Gray squad mas
done less practicing this spring than in
long while for some reason or other. and
the work it has got outdoors has been
very little. The men have not their eyes
on the ball for hitting. nor are they field
ing up to their standard The pitchers
are not in as good shape as they ought
to be. either, especially when 1t Is con-
sidered that within the next two weeks
some Of the strongest college MINES IN
the country must be met
The Maryland Aggies have also had
late start. and they have gone to greater
extremities than ever previously in Or
der to be in fair condition for the open.
ing with Navy Wednesday. The Farmers
have gone so far as to practice in the
rain. thereby running the risk OF getting
sore arms. Luck seems to have been
with them though. and none has been
the worse for the work. Even with their
work under very disagreeabie conai'ions
the Aggies will probably start their first
game without having had single line
no i'm a practice game o.
Gallaudet has been compelled to post
none the majority of its practices pc
cause of the poor CONDITION OF its nelu'
and with the absence of the star pitcher
Battiste some mighty hard work will
have to be put in to secure successful =
start. . -
If the game goes according to form. the
Catholic University nine Is mighty apt to
lose to the University of Virginia tomor-
row The Brooklanders are not In near
the condition that are the Virginia men,
and consequently they ought not to be
a bile to nut I'D anywhere near as capable
an article Of ball. II is said that Greene.
the star pitcher. has sore arm, and that
he will be unable to start the game II,
that is true then much more is In favor
of the Virginians. because Greene Is I'M
douhtedly the best bet of the local ag-
gregation when it comes TO pitching. not
withstanding the fact that there are sew
eral others on the squad who are above
the average In ability. 1t may be, OF
not show the lack of the training not Sc :.
cured during the last few days. but the
chances are that they will. The pitchers
are not ant to go as well. nor are the men :
likely to hit the ball as effectively as they
might under more advantageous condi-
lions.
Georgetown should win it's first game.
even if not in the best shape possible. 7
The Blue and Gray ought to beat Mount
ST. Josephs simply by reason Of the SUI
perior excellence Of its Individual players. ,
IL for nothing else.
Mount st. Josephs is not apt to have as
capable an aggregation from any stand
point as is Georgetown. OF course. Ii in
not forgotten that the st. Joseph's nine
came near getting away with GEORGETOWN
in the first contest last year. and only +,
lost by the rarest kind of il-iuck. bur
at that it did not have as capable team
as did the Blue and Gray. Georgetown
has material enough this season to de-.
velop a wonderful nine, according to
definite report. The Blue and Gray has
never been as well fortified in every de-
partment as is the case now. and IL ought
to go through a very successful season.
-
The Gallaudet team has not only been
set back considerably by the fact that
Il has been unable to get out TO practice
regularly. but it will discontinue its work
during the next ten days because of the 81
Easter vacation. After the men return
to college they will only have a very
short time in which to prepare for their
first game.
II.
The Maryland Aggies will go against
the Navy with a team that will not he
nearly at its best. Two of the men from
whom much is expected have done noth--
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