Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-25
COLLEGE HURlERS
ARE NOT IN SHAPE
Lack Of Rea! Pitching Tests
Has Kept Them From
Proper Development.
STUDENTS AT G., w. U. TO
RETAIN ATHLETIC TEAMS
Are Beginning Strenuous Fight to
Be Represented in the Various
Branches of Sport.
BY n. C. BYRD,

1t is not likely that the local college
pitchers will show very good form in the
games scheduled this week. 1t is alb
soIutely necessary that a burler shall
ave pitched in a regular contest before
he can hope to do his best. which none of
the men in the colleges here has done.
The conditions have been so poor that
it has been impossible for any Of them to
get real workouts.
What is true in the colleges is also the
condition in the schools. OF course. the
lack of suitable practice early in the
year does not matter SO much for scho-
lastic organizations, because they do not
play their crucial games unta much later.
The fact that the pitchers will not be in
shape among the colleges. though, is go
ing to be quite a detriment to the chances
of the teams in their early games. About
the only pitching done by the men around
here this spring has been in gymnasiums,
while those of the northern mines which
are to be faced have been shooting the
ball across in a cage with dirt moor.
1t will not take long, though, with this
kind of Weather, to get the men in
good shape. Catholic University played
a nine inning contest yesterday, George
town has had two or three hve-lnnlng
games between scrubs and regulars. and
ais this afternoon; Gallaudet meets
Western High today. while the Mary
land Aggies are scheduled to pull OIL
their first practice contest.
Friday evening the Epiphany Church
Athletic Association will hold series OF
athletic events. in which many OF It's
members will take part. The work of the
evening will not be confined solely to
their efforts, however, as two fencers of
the Washington Fencers' Club have been
obtained to give an exhibition, while one
of the gymnastic instructors from the
There will be relay races between the
different classes, and several dash events
will be contested.
Mark De Grange, physical director, is
in charge Of the meet.
The students at George Washington
University are up in arms In protest
over the proposal among certain mem
bers of the faculty to abolish all pre-
tense of being represented on the ath-
letic field. There is to be determined
effort on the part of the students to
circumvent any procedure on the part
chances of having the institution rep
resented in the future. The athletic
debt, which President Stockton de.
clares is all that stands in the way of
resumption 90. of sports has IA, bee. been
$50. af1daft is thought that this will
be eliminated before the end Of the
present scholastic year.
Now that they have been able to get
the situation down to a point where 1t
seems there is little to stand in the
way of having athletic teams. the stu
I.dents do not want to have qu1etus
put on their efforts. To fail right at
time when 1t appears that they have
success within their grasp seems un-
reasonable to them. and would. they
think, be in the nature of a calamity.
They have right in their grasp an OPP
portunity to schedule a game which
will mean enough money to support all
branches Of athletics for the entire
year. Georgetown will be more than
glad to arrange contest with the
Hatchetites, and everybody knows just
how much money the game with the
Hilltoppers drew into the treasury at
the time when those games were the
| most attractive feature of the season
in Washington.
A recommendation from the faculty
to the executive committee of the
board OF trustees is to be considered
at a meeting Of the committee Friday
afternoon. Every student organization
in the Institution has awakened itself
| to make the fight to have the.question
| put off until such time as arguments
against the resolution may be brought
| forward. The students and many men,
bers of the alumni are fighting to have
| the decision of the faculty annulled,
| and there is reason to believe they will
| succeed.
Dutch Mellon, who used to catch for
st. Joints College and who was one of
| the best foot ball and basket ball play
ers in the south at the time, is with
| the Cincinnati club in the National
League. A paper of that city of a few
days ago spoke very well of Mellon, and
stated that he had chance to make
good. though he needed to eradicate a
| lot of faults.
| 1t is said that Jim Tormey is the
hardest hitter on the Georgetown squad.
He has a good position at the plate. and
steps into the ball well. Not only does
Tormey drive the ball out OH line, but
| he generally hits far to the outfield, or
| else cuts it through the inf1eld so fast
| that the fielders are glad to get their
, legs out of the way. A hitter of that
| character is mighty rare In college ball,
and he will be of inestimable value to
Georgetown.