Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-20
GEORGETOWN FAR
BELOW STANDARD
Blue and Gray Nine Will Show
Better When 1t Gets in
Condition.
CATHOLIC u. 70 PLAY
URSINUS NINE TODAY
BrookIanders Expect Another
Victory-Former High
School Boys Do Well.
BY n. C. BYRD.

Georgetown is playing much below its
real form. The Blue and Gray nine is
not showing the ability which it really
has. The team has lost two games, not
because it is not capable of playing good
ball. but on account of the fact that it is
not working up to the standard 1t should,
and probably will show later in the sea-
son.
For some reason or other the Blue and
Gray players started work this spring
much later than usual and have not had
the edge on the teams they have faced
in the matter Of condition. Heretofore
the Georgetown men have nearly always
been further advanced in their work than
the teams that have been played early
in the season. but this year is an excep-
ton. 1t appeared that Mount st. 10.
seph's and Lafayette were both in better
shape than the local men.
The opposing pitchers seemed to have
better control of the ball, and worked
more consistently than the men doing the
work in the box for the Blue and Gray
Wildness has been one of the main fac
tors which have caused their Ineffective
ness. No pitcher can get into the box al
the beginning of the year and pitch al
his best, and the Georgetown men have
proved no exception to the rule
Owing to lack of real batting practice
due to the pitchers not being in shape to
serve the balls up in real style, the hit
tiers have not been able to get the amount
Of work in facing speed and curves that
they should have had to enable them to
20 into a game with some assurance OF
hitting somewhat effectively AS soon
as the pitchers get in better condition
and can heave the balls over in practice
just as though a game were being play
ed, then will the batters begin to show
real class.
In fielding and in every other depart
ment of play the Blue and Gray is Ger
tain to show a vast Improvement. Its
work Will begin to be better from now
on, and by the end OF another week
1t should be playing in winning form.
The work of two former high school
boys was in large measure responsible
for the winning of the games in which
they took part. Meyers, who captained
the Western High School nine last sea-
son. played a brilliant game around
first base for Lafayette and also made the
hit that sent the run over the plate which
placed his team in the lead. Meyers did
some exceptional fielding around the bag
and his handling of the bat was very
effective. 1t was freely predicted last
spring that Meyers would prove an ex-
ceptionally good first baseman in college
ranks, and he is living up to it for fair.
His play yesterday stamps him as being
one Or the most capable men III tHlS Sec
ton.
Just as the play of Meyers helped much
in winning for Lafayette, SO did that. OF
Morris prove just the margin which en-
abled the Maryland Aggies to beat the
Naval Academy. Twice Morris made
plays OF an exceptional character. Once
with a man on second base, single was
hit between first and second, and Morris
came in fast, scooped the ball with one
hand and threw the runner out at the
plate by ten feet. Then. again, in the
last inning. Morris got away with home
run clout to right field which was the
deciding tally.
Georgetown's main weakness at pres
emit is its inability to score runs. The
players are not hitting the ball hard
enough nor consistently enough to score
runs Two tallies are all that have been
got across the plate in as many games,
an average much below what 1t should
really be-. This early in the season 1t
ought not to be any very difficult mat