Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-07
HENNESSY IS
GREAT ATHLETE
Ge0rgetoWn's New Second
Baseman Was Star of La
fayette Eleven Last Fall.
is ALSO A BASKET
BALL PLAYER OF NOTE
G. u. Meets Cornell Again To-
day-Foot Bail Prospects
frightened.
BY n. c. BYRD.


an athlete of exceptional ability in Hen
messy, late Of Lafayette College, who
played his first game of the season at
second base on the base ball team Satur-
day Hennessy is not only very good
base ball player but is also star on
the srdiron and in basket ball. if reports
concerning him are true.
It was announced that Hennessy came
here from the Princeton Prep School, but
he was at Lafayette last fall, and was
the best backfield man on the foot ball
squad. He played a brilliant game all
the best man on the eleven. The state
ment was made a few days ago by a
man who saw Hennessy play to the effect
that there were few men in the country
who were superior to him.
Hennessy entered Georgetown last week
and will not be eligible to play in the
games against the University of Virginia.
According to the eligibility code existing
between the two schools man must be
in college five months before he can take
part in any games in which the two in
situations may meet This will mean that
the Blue and Gray nine vii lie consider
ably weakened because. to judge by re-
ports. Hennessy looked to be a base ball
player of much ability.
With the return Of Derby and the ad-
dition of Hennessy, the Georgetown foot
ball squad will look a whole lot better
when it takes the field next fall Derby
was rated as the best defensive end in the
south last fall. His work. until he was
barred near the. end of the season. was
exceptional. and that he will be back for
the 1913 campaign would indicate that
the Hilltoppers will not have to look fur
Their to be sure that one of the TANKS
will be we'll taken care of. Hennessy will
also make the backf1eld lot stronger.
He will probably show himself to be one
Of the most capable men in the section
If his record at Lafayette is any critic
rion.
1t has been said that Hennessy was the
star of the Lafayette eleven last fall
and that his work stood out in compari-
son to that of the others, just as did that
of Costello stand out at Georgetown.
Sam Foley has been elected to the
captaincy of the basket ball team at
Georgetown for next year. The selec-
ton was made at a meeting held yester-
day. at which the letters for the players
We're awarded.
Much is already known of F'oley's abil-
ity as basket ball player and it would
be useless to describe it further. There
is one asset that Foley possesses, though,
that is not generally known. and that is
his ability to enthuse his men. He has
shown that he is capable of driving his
men to the limit in any contest. and has
evidenced that on more than one Occa-
sion 1t was for that reason. more than
any other that he was given the leader
ship of the team for next season.
Gallaudet will meet the Business High
School team this afternoon in its last
feel sure that they will be able to get
away with the long end of the score.
Galaudet will play two college games
this week. and the men have been work
ing hard to get in shape to make good
showing in both. Wednesday the nine
Blue and Gray. and Saturday it will jour
ney to College Park to play the Mary
land Asgies. The Kendall Gren team
figures that it viii stand an even chEce
10 win from the Marylanders, but realizes
that it will have to so at its best to
make any kind of a showing against the
Hilltoppers. Georgetown has struck a
fast gait, and it seems that it will keep
it. which means that it is a superior ag-
gregation Of players to that which will
be put on the field against it.
Cornell will meet Georgetown this aft
ernoon in the second game of the series.
The local institution is very anxious to
makt it two straight from the Ithacans.
and will bend Its efforts toward accom-
plishing that Fienle, who beat the Cor
nell men Saturday, will be sent in to do
the tWiring again.
His work has been of the best in the
majority of games he has worked, and
he has won every game that he has
pitched when he was in shape. If he is
right today there is every likelihood that
he will again get away with the game.
Catholic University will go against the
Cornell nine tomorrow, and it looks
though the Brooklanders will win again.
Cornell has not done anything on its trip
through this section as yet that would
cause one to believe that it is strong
enough to hold it's own with the Brook
landers. 1t is practically certain that
Green will be started in the box.
The Brooklanders will go to Baltimore
Wednesday TO meet the International
League club Of that place.
Georgetown is scheduled to play the
Nationals recruits at Georgetown to-
morrow afternoon. Schaefer and Altrock
will be on the coaching lines.