The Washington herald., 1913-03-16
Ii, j. BALL team
PLAYS TUESDAY
Meets Mount St. Joseph's Nine
on Hilltop Diamond in
Opening Battle.
MANY CANDIDATES OUT
Coach Hurley Is Handicapped BY
Rainy Weather and Men
Nof in Condifion-
MANY CANDIDATES OUT

With but three days left before the
Georgetown University baseball team
opens its season with Mount ST. Joseph's
the local men will go on the field after
| having a shorter training season than
| ever before in the local schools baseball
history. Never before has poor weather
Handicapped the local baseball team. and
this year with the opening game of the
season coming at such an early date II
| will practically put the Blue and Gray
nine on i par with the baseball repre-
| sentat,ves of the Northern schools as
lar as training before the big Easter
| week games are played.
1t will be impossible for Coach Har-
| ley. of the Westend team, 10 pick his
| team before the first three or four games
of the year have been played. Prac-
tically every man that has reported
for practice this spring will be given all
opportunity to ihow his ability in game
before the selection of the team or even
this first cut is made by Coach Harley.
Practically all of last seasons team
have again reported as candidates. and
these men. together with the list of new
men that have come out, will form one
of the most formidable squads that have
ever come out on the Hilltop diamond.
With nearly 1--WE candidates for each po-
sition on the nine. the head baseball
authority at thd local university will
have Il very difficult opportunity TO make
his final selection of u team.
In Fight for Title.
With last years weakness on the
mound strengthened. Georgetown should
be one OF the principal contenders for
championship honors in the East. The
addition OF Kelley. Of Buffalo High
School, to the squad will undoubtedly
strengthen the list OF mound performers
20 per cent With Kelley, Fienle. HefIer-
nan. and Lynch. the three latter men
being of last years Blue and Gray base
ball squad. Georgetown will undoubtedly
have a strong array of slab artists.
II is impossible to predict as to who
will be successful in making the out
field or infield positions at such an early
date in the season. as the Hilltop coach
himself as yet has no idea OF who he
will use on his regular team.
Capt. Fury will play this season in
| the outfield. as he figures that he will
not only he able to handle his duties
| en- his team by shifting from the back
stop position to one of the garden berths.
1t will be decidedly easier to I'LL the
backstop berth this season with a good
| man than IL will one OF the outfieId po-
sitions. Fury is probably one OF the
strongest batters on the club. and as he
has proven himself a capable fielder in
the gardens. there is no question OF his
making good. on the other hand. there
is wealth of material for the receiving
end. and as they are all men of the high
est caliher. there is no doubt that this
shift will materially strengthen the team.
The prospects for one Of the best teams
that Georgetown has ever had are very
bright. With the wealth of high-class
material that has reported for work so
far. Georgetown's baseball team will be
well fortified from every standpoint. II
would not at all surprise the close fol-
towers of the Blue and Gray on the dia-
mond II the local team stood among the
fastest teams in the East.