Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
HAVE PITCHERS
ABOVE AVERAGE
Local Colleges Have Some
Very Clever Men to Do
Their Box Work.
THREE STAND OUT AS
EXCEPTIONAL HURLERS
Greene, Hoffecker and FienIe
Would Make Great Corps
for Any Team.
BY II. c. BYRD.

BY II. G. BYRD.
pitching staff that would be able
to carry q college team through an ex-
ceptiona1ly successful season, and
which would compare fayorably with
the twirling corps on any college nine
In the country, could be selected from
the aggregations representing the
local institutions. The men who would
be given preference for such an all
star combination are Fienle Of George
town. Greene of Catholic University
and Hoffecker Of the Maryland Agri-
cultural College. These three men are
among the best college pitchers in the
south. and it is questionable if three
more could be selected who might be
ranked above them.
f1enie, while he does not have
great amount of stuff. is an exception
ally successful pitcher. He has proved
his worth time after time against the
strongest Of college mines, and he is
a. man who can be depended upon in
on to pitch creditable ball in any con-
test in which he may start or course,
he did not go well against the Navy
Yesterday nor against Yale earlier in
tho week, but those two failures may
be attributed TO poor condition and
nothing else
Tienle went out and pitched part of a
game against Mount st. JoSeph's, then
the following Saturday went in against
Princeton. He pitched those two con-
tests without the least bit of practice,
and was in no condition to work. The
result is that his arm was considerably
weakened. and has not had time enough
to get back it's strength. The conse-
duencc has been that he has utterly
failed to accomplish much against either
Yale or the Navy. No man who pitches
in two hard games of ball without being
in good shape can come back with only
q few days rest and make the right
kind of showing. Ficnle is mighty
good college pitcher, notwithstanding
the apparently poor work on the last
two occasions that he has been used.
Greene Most Successful.
Greene has been the most successful
college pitcher in this section for the
last three years 1t is probable that
there is not another college hurler in
the South Atlantic section that can
show as many wins and as few losses
in his record during the last three years
as can Greene. The Catholic Univer-
sity man has plenty of stuff. He has
speed above the average and a curve
bail that has been almost unhittable by
college players.
The other man, Hoffecker, will be heard
from to greater extent within the next
year or so than he has previously. An
example of what he is capable of doing
against the better class of college teams
may be shown by mentioning the fact
that out of two starts against the Naval
Academy he has won once and went If
teen innings to tie on the other occa
sion. Hoffecker, like FienIe, suffered at
Catholic University Saturday week ago
by reason of the fact that he was not in
shape to pitch Two days before he had
beaten the Navy when not In the best
shape, and the time was not sufficient to
allow him to recover from the strain.
Would Make Great Trio.
These three men, as has been said be-
FORE would make a wonderful trio for any
college nine. With them to do the pitch
ing 1t would take only fair assortment
of players for the other positions to go
way above the average, and all are the
kind of fellows who stick to the last,
never knowing what it means to quit.
BY selecting these three men, 1t is not
meant that there are not other capable
performers in this section and even
town has at least two other men who
are capable of doing very creditablc
work at times. Heffernan showed last
spring when he beat the University of
good ball. and all he seems to need now
is control. The hilltoppers have an
other lad who is bound to make his
mark as n college hurler He is Kelly
after having taken F1enle's place. he
worked well and held the Midshipmen
with the exception of one inning. In
another year 1T seems crtainty that
he will be able to hold his own against
any of the college teams.
Ont at Catholic University RYAN has
proved q very able assistant to Greene
Ryan has pitched some mighty nice ball
for the Brooklanders during the last two
years and is fairly certain to do some
good work before the end of the year.
There are also two other mon who give
promise of development, Trayers and
Carter. The former beat Penn State and
Carter has shown well In pitching the
last few innings Of two contests.
Loomis Is Conner.
Hoffecker also has very able young
ster TO back him up in Loomis LOOMS
never pitched until he started in the box
for the Western High nine last season,
and this is only his second year i'll that
department of play. He is bound to de-
veIop much in another season. Hoffecker
and Loomis are both good men now, and
they will give any college team they face
all 1t is looking for to beat them. Next
year they should make an almost in
vincible pair
Giallaudet has very capable xoungster
i'm Moore. Moore is rather small, but he
has good curve and plenty OF natural
ability He should win many games for
his team.
AS a general thing. 1t will be a difficult
matter to find a more capable bunch of
pitchers playing on college teams than
those holding down jobs on the mines In
and around this city