Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14
BY 81. C. BYRD.


Foot bali and base ball captains for
naxt wear were elected at the Maryland
Agricultural College yesterday FRANK
Foffecker was chosen to lead the nine
while Hip Rowland was named 10
head the eleven. There were only seven
Nj men of last years base ball team
present while four of the foot ball
eligibles We're absent Hoffeckers elee-
ton was unanimous, but Rowland was
run closely for the other honor by Hind
man.
Hoffecker and Rowland are the most
experienced men on the squads Inc
former has been pitcher at the college
for the last three years, and is now In
the graduating class. There has been no
better performer on the mound among
the state colleges than Hoffecker, and
something of his ability is well known
here, ne having borne the brunt OF the
pitching for the Bankers last summer
in the post-season series when they won
the championship OF the District 1t Will
b. remembered also that Hofecker al
lowed the Richmond club but one hit,
that a scratch, in the contest ne worked
i'm the Intercity series Hoffecker has
been one of the most successful hurlers
the Aggies have ever had. Precious 10
last year he was troubled CONSIDERABLY
by Witness, but that fault has been
almost completely remedied, and he is
looked upon as being a certain winner
in the great majority of his contests next
spring. Hoffecker's prep school days
were spent at Tome Institute
Rowland started his foot ball career at
Washington College. He played there
one year before entering NJ A. e he
was guard at that time. but was shirt
ed to tackle after entering NJ. A. c., In
which position he has done very credit
able work having been classed among
the best hnemen in the state.
Philip c. Kaufman. a Washington
bow has been given place on the all
scholastic eleven of New Jersey. He
was not only awarded q position on the
honor team, but was rated as one OF the
best Hnemen that have ever played root
ball in the state. He was unqualifiedly
given the best rating of any of the for
wards during the season just ended. and
did such good work that he was selected
for his regular position on the honor
team without question. The Sunday Call
az Trenton, N J., had the following to
say concerning Kaufman:
mo hesitation was necessary in nam
ing Kaufman of Lawrenceville and Os-
goodbv of Blair Academy. both standing
over six feet on their cleats. for the
tackle positions. Kaufman. one of the
best players in the school ranks, Is the
most powerful tackle seen this season
and was veritable Gibraltar IN the
line
There must have been no room for
comparison between Kaufman and
any of the other possible cand' dates TOT
the position, inasmuch as ne was ABOUT
the only man who was given his place
with consideration for somebody else.
The aIl-scholastic team was selected
from 40 schools. in which there must
have been more than LOCO players from
he ~ al
capable the players on this honor eleven
were can be realized when II is stated
that King, rated as one OF the greatest
scholastic performers ever developer IN
the Washington high schools, and now a
Princeton prep, was able to make only
a substitute position. II Kaufman en-
tiers Princeton. as he probably will, there
will not be much doubt about his ability
Lawrenceville. the team with which
Kaufman played. won the champion
ship OF the state.
ball teams win begin to play their best
until after the holidays. None or the
CUNTS has more than two or three con-
tests scheduled until then--an insufficient
noint of efficiency Their work In the
games already played has not been as
good as they are capable Of putting forth.
nv any means, and 10 may not De looked
for until dDout tno tliuoie VI AaSt Va
January.
some difficulty Is being experienced al
NJ A. c. In finding a place In which to
play the basket ball games this season
The church gymnasium at Berwyn
which was used last season. proved un-
satisfactory in that II did not accommo-
date enough spectators, and the gym
nasium at the college has been converted
into an armory since the fire OF this TAI
a year ago.
This idea OF several of the colleges In
abolishing professional coaching of theil
base ball teams from the bench Is hardly
IN accordance with the general attitude
toward the professional system. Pro-
fessional coaches are employed primarily
that the players may be given better
instruction, and if they are not allowed
To sit on the bench much of their value
will be lost. The average college base
bali captain does not know any too much
about running a team, and Ii is in the
situations that arise during the game
that much of the fine work of the pro-
fessional is noticed. Things are done
by him which would never be dreamed
of by "A captain, and more often thar
not they are the turning points of ths
contest II would sound ridiculous Il
say to a foot bail coach. You canno
talk TO your men between the halves,
because Ii is well known that the pro
fessional instructor sees many thing
from the side-lines which go unnotices
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