The Washington herald., 1914-04-26
DANNY COOGAN
HAS MADE GOOD
Georgetown Team at Present
Glasses with Big Col
lege Mines.
Is A BASEBALL EXPERT
HiIltoppers Have Made Better Scores
Against Big Teams Than c. U.
Work Reviewed.

ball this spring
Danny" has worked tirelessly in goot
and bad weather with the material a
hand until his efforts have borne fruit
and for the first time In number o.
years the Blue and Gray has a fleet
footed, hard-hitting nine, capable of hold
ing its own among the big colleges of tho
country.
DESPITE the bad weather in March
Coogan's optimistic spirit never changed
and when the Hilltoppers met defeat In
their first few games it only served AZ
an added incentive to better work and
ultimately to success beyond the fondes'
hopes of the student body.
Coogan is a baseball expert For siS
years he was the baseball coach at Cor
nell University, and during that period
his team was constantly a runner-up in
the collegiate championship. When Cor
nell decided to place one man in charge
OF the coaching Of the football, baseball,
and Basketball teams, Coogan left be-
cause his knowledge of the pigskin game
was small, and he was succeeded by Al
Sharp. Of Yale. Last year he was en-
gagged to coach the Bowdoin -(Maine)
team and. due to his hard work, that
: team fairly romped away with the State
championship.
Team Ranks High.
Georgetown, in line with its new policy
to place sports on a high plane. engaged
Coogan as coach this year and already
he has turned out a team which is I'M
doubtedly one of the best in the South.
First Of all, Coogan is a hard worker.
He has his heart in the game and 1t is
not an uncomon sight to see him talking
over the battle in the gym" with his
team long after the shades of night have
closed down on the field and every one
else has hied away to answer the sum-
mons Of the dinner bell.
Danny has perfected a system of play
which he has found to be a winner in
college baseball. 1t took several weeks
TO get the system drummed into the
heads of Georgetown's doughty defenders.
but all of a sudden the light broke and
now the team. is playing baseball which
nine times out of ten results in victory.
Georgetown men will remember Dan
NY for long time for digging up Ty-
son, the speedy slab artist, who has
proven such a terror to all who have
faced him this year. The Blue and Gray
coach picked the youngster out of the
batch Of candidates and worked with
flower to spread his radiance in victory
over the Hilltop battlefield.
Fine TpirIinE STAFF.
Without a doubt Georgetown is repre-
scented by the besE twirling staff 1t has
had in years. It would be hard to find
three such brilliant performers as Ty-
son. FeinIe, and Kelly. Every one of
these boys has been able to wire home.
I'VE have met the enemy and they are
ours" for they have, figuratively,
brought home the bacon" on more than
one occasion.
Feinle, the dean of the pitching staff.
heaviest fire, is undoubtedly without a
peer in college baseball in this section.
He has-had plenty Of experience and
has proven worthy of all the good
things that can be said about him. His
feat Of beating Princeton, to ], and al
lowing but four scattered bingles in
nine innings, when only thirty-one men
faced him and only one man reached
third base, is but one tribute to his skill
ful arm and clever brain. Cornell was
humbled by Dutch in a ten-inning
battle, to 2, in which the Ithacans got
but FIVE hits, while on numerous other
occasions the smiling finger has COW
cred himself and Georgetown with glory.
Tyson, who is in his first year at the
university. has started out in a way to
do even better than Dutch" Princeton
found him puzzle. and in defeat. z
to 2, was only able to garner three hits
FordhaIa Banked.
King" Kelly. the third member Of the
trio, scattered fame all over his person
by banking Fordham, to 0, when only !
Twenty-Five men were able to get to the !
bat and only two of these managed to |
hit the ball into safe territory His ex-
hibition in this game was the best seen |
on the West End diamond this year
With the pitchers twirling the best |
kind of baseball, the rest of the team
has played with ginger and dash until |
II would be hard to recognize Il as the |
same outfit which started the season |
In the infield, the work of Billy Martin |
has stood out above that of HIS fellows |
He has not only been gobbling up every |
thing on the ground, but has clouted the |
old horsehide for keeps and has been |
running out into center and bagging all |
kinds Of hard chances which ordinarily |
would have found their way into the |
hit column. Tom DAILY and Tormey are |
two others on the infield that have been i
whaling the pill, while in the outfield. |
the stickwork Of Mccarthy and Fury has |
been Of vital help to the Blue and Gray. |
Fury Says Farewell.
This is Tug" Fury's last year at
Georgetown and his passing from the |
football. basketball and baseball arena
viii not De without touch OF sadness,
TO those who have come to love the /
scrapry little fighter and admire his !
prowress in the different branches Of
sport. Fury Is the very personiication
of energy and his stick-to-it-ive-ness and |
grit Is the admiration of his fellows and
those who frequent Georgetown field
TO watch the Hlltoppers do battle
Whenever Tug" clouts the ball IL goes
ike an express train INTO far territory
and his home runs which generally come
At the time when they are most needed
will be missed when he throws aside his
glove and receives his diploma. Fury.
with all his impetuosity. has won 3
name for fairness and craftsmanship OF
which he may well be proud
Despite the fact that there seems to
be no chance to arrange a game or
series Of games between Georgetown and
the Catholic University, there has been
much comment and speculation among
the followers OF the two teams as TO
their relative strength. Without any at
tempt to do an injustice to the boys
from Brookland. IT must be said that ON
! comparison OF scores IN the importan.
games the two clubs have played. there
seems to be no question but that the
Blue and Gray e the better team
Catholic University. In Croker. john
,on. and Trayers. has an excellent pitch
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