The Washington herald., 1913-03-08
Kendall LEADS
GALLAUDET Nine
Catcher Elected Captain Of
the Buff and Blue
Ball Club.
SUCCEEDS CHIEF BATTISTE
Kendall Greeners will Begin Work
Again This Morning with
Practice Game.
BY c. w. SWAN.

''Scrappy' Kendall star receiver OF the
Gallaudet College baseball team last
season. was yesterday chosen to LEAD
the Buff and Blue aggregation on the
diamond this spring. taking the place
of Chief Battiste, who left college Thurs
day.
Kendall is one of the hardest workers
on the squad, always willing to hustle.
and will make the Kendall GreenerS q
mighty good leader.
Last year "Scrappy handled Chief in
great style and prior to entering Gal
laudet had been the first string catcher
at the Iowa State School for the Deaf
At the Iowa institution Kendall caught
Rasmussen, the big fellow who seems
destined TO take Battistes place on the
Hill for the Buff and Blue.
Kendall is also a football player OF
renown, as he put up classy game In
the backfield for the Kendall Greeners
last fall Last summer ''Scrappy" Won
the tennis championship of the school.
beating all comers for the title.
Gallaudet, while greatly handicapped
by the absence of Chief Battiste, one
of the best college pitchers IN the East.
will make a strong bid for top honors
among the secondary institutions.
Marshall a neat southpaw. has been
showing up well in the box, as has Ras-
mussen. the big fellow who held down
looking pitcher is Moore, who did little
hurting for the Buff and Blue last season.
Classen is another lad who is out for
the pitchers berth, and who may develop
into a corking good tosser before the
season is over He has a world of speed
and as soon as he gains control he will
make them all hustle.
Capt Kendall will do the majority OF
the receiving, but will have to have a
-. In1r hi, yinrv oark
has shown up well in practice, and may
be shifted to first base, position he
plays we'll Kelly is another lad who
looks like a conner. and he is likely to
receive a thorough trial before being
showed over TO the second team.
Weather permitting. practice game
will be played this morning at Kendall
Green. when the entire squad will get
chance to work out in a real contest.
Marshall and an individual not within the
confines of visibility will be the opposing
pitchers with Kendall and Hiemark doing
thu catching.
The cold wind of Thursday and yester-
day kept the ma jority of the local teams
off the diamonds, but with a promise Of
warmer weather next week baseball will
get away to flying start.
The high school teams have announced
their schedules. and all is in readiness
for the season to open. With couple of
warm DAYS the boys will get down TO
business and then the old bat will begin
To smack the ball.
In Adams Coach Davis White. of the
Western aggregation. thinks he has a
conner. In the recent practice games
Adams has shown up we'll in the box,
and the Red and White tutor will most
likely work him in the early practice
battles.
\ good pitcher is all Western needs to
make il championship team. from all
reports. The material at the West End
school is said to be good. and as White
has been working hard with the boys. a
corking good team should take the field
in the championship series.
Jim Jordan. another Of our local sand
lottcrs. has been signed by the Anderson
cluD Of the Carolina Association. Jordan
Is said 10 be a fast lad, and zone of
the best hitting outfielders around town.
Last season he made quite a reputation
playing with an independent club.>