Evening star., 1914-04-19

the Notre Dame foot ball team, owing
to neglected case of pink eye, has
been obliged to submit to an operation
of loss of sight. No definite verifica-
ton of this has been received, but
should this thing happen, 1t would be
regretted by every one who has watched
with such interest the career of this
player. and especially by those who had
hoped to see him play in the east in
the Yale game next fall.
R. S. worthington of Shawnee. the
one-time conqueror of Francis Ouimet.
was on his game in the finals of the
north and south championship at Pine
hurst. and disposed of Paul Gardner
of OnwentSia with an easy up ana 5
to play. although Gardner had been no
less than up at the tenth hole in the
morning, and was out driving Worthing-
ton anywhere from twenty to thirty
yards.
Juarez has something to boast of besides
proximity to the fighting operations in
Mexico. for last month on the circular I
running track there Christophine. the
three-year-old fllly, belonging to WELLER,
broke the worlds record for circular
track, covering the mile in LBS 4-5. The
best that had ever been done before was
1.37. Christophine covered the first quar-
three-quarter in LII 3-5 She Is entered
in all the big kentucky stakes.
A young man named Henry Collier
pitched last year for the University OF
Georgia, and has been secured by Man.
ager Griffith of the Washingtons, and il
will be well worth while to watch his de-
velopment He is rather slight, weigh
ing only about 16j pounds for his over
six feet Of height. but he has good
nation. Those who are interested in the
development Of college men in the ranks
of professional base ball will do well to
watch the career Of this youth.
Lehigh University is to be congratu-
the donor Of the magnificent new gym
nasium now so near completion. Mr..
Charles L. Taylor Of Pittsburgh. who is
Eehigh trustee and who gave this gym
nasium, has now announced the further
gift of field house, with apartments for
visiting teams, trainers quarters and
other accommodations.
Monday, April 20. will be an interesting
day for President Wilson in Washington
If the plans of Representative Samuel E.
Winslow go through. Mr.. Winslow, who
was captain of the Harvard base ball
nine in 1885, purposes on that day to in
troduce to the President the Harvard
base ball nine Of 1914. who will be spend
ing a week in Washington at that time.
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Georgetown, one with the Catholic Uni
versity and one with Annapolis.
Coach Edmundson of the University OF
Pittsburgh is working up his base ball
candidates, and it looks as though he
would have good material. Beattie, the
Bellefonte Academy catcher of last sea-
son, is pretty sure of getting the place,
although if he proves weak Cav can go
behind the bat Edmundson has a good
string of boxmen in Williamson. McCul-
Tough. Egbert, Langdon. Greer and RiehL
He will have to find q new man for the
first bag, as MacKeown has not re-
turned, but Peck should make a good
man for him, while Cav. If not wanted
behind the bat, will cover second. At
short and third McCannahy and Schenk
are available to complete the infield. while
Capt. Wilson and Dillon furnish two Of
his outf1elderS.
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