Evening star., 1914-04-15
KELLY GIVES FINE
PITCHING EXHIBIT
Georgetown Man Shows Ex-
ceptionaI Form in Defeat
ing Fordham by 5 to O.
CATHOLIC u. LOSES TO
YALE TEAM IN NORFOLK
Brooklanders Meet Virginia in Char
lottesville Today-Business Starts
It's Series With a Victory.

| It's Series With a Victory.
BY II. C. BYRD.
| Kelly pitched an exceptional game of
/ ball for Georgetown against Fordham
yesterday. The Blue and Grays victory
was rather one-sided. the score being .
| to 0. but that does not detract in the
| least from the splendid exhibition of the
| Blue and Gray .hurler. Fordham was
never dangerous against him at any time,
| the best that it could do being two safe
| ties, While he struck out eight This per
| formance is all the more remarkable
| when it is considered that the New York
crs proved very formidable on the Of
fensivc against Catholic University.
| Georgetown's victory over Fordham
was not unexpected by those who have
watched the improved play of the team
| in the last few days, but that it should be
| so decisive was. at least unlocked for.
/ After the Fordham nine had won from
| Catholic University by to .. 1t was gen
orally thought that it would give George
town the hardest kind Of game, but
such did not prove to be the case.
The work of the whole Georgetown
| team was much above the average. The
players hit well. and gave evidence of
| having been exceedingly well coached.
| They were in the game at all times, and
| their performances were all that could
| have been desired as individuals as well
| as a team.
| Croker lost for Catholic University
| yesterday for the first time this sea-
n TO sta led a
| keep Yale from scoring enough runs
| TO win. mainly because of his wildness.
1 Yale was not able to hit Croker consist
entity, getting only five safeties but
I the failure of the pitcher to get the ball
| over the plate gave the Dark Blue its
| opportunities.
| Croker seems to have a lot of stuff
on the ball. as he has not been hit hard
! in any games in which he has worked,
| but his main trouble seems to be in his
| lack of control. Hardly game passes
| that he does not give six or seven free
walks to first. which offer great oppor-
| tunities for the offensive club.
| The Central Amateur League held
meeting last night, at which it elected
Maurice +. OConner to the presidency
| for the coming season. He succeeds w.
Q. Cornelius, resigned. The kenilworth
club was awarded the vacant fran
| chise.
| In o'Connor the Central League has
| terest to the fullest extent. He is a
very capable manager of affairs. O'Con-
| nor has had much experience in anna
teur base ball. having been actively
associated with the sport for many
| years. He has managed pennant win
| ming clubs. and has attained much
! prominence in the sport in other ways.
| Kelly. the Business High pitcher. won
1 the first game of the trip his team is tax
! ing through Virginia this week when he
/ defeated the Randolph Macon Academy
| at Front Royal. Va. yesterday. He held
the opposing batsmen without trouble to
/ two hits and struck out thirteen. His
work was much above the average of
! high school hurlers. if reports are to be
| taken in their entirety.
1 Business is scheduled to play the Har-
risonburG High School this afternoon.
The Maryland Agricultural College was
| scheduled to have as its opponent at
| College Park today the Baltimore Poly
technic Institute. The game will not be
! played, owing to bad weather
I Technical High School won yesterday
/ from the Alexandria High School by 5
to > Its work was much superior to that
| of the NirSinans, and the victory was
/ we'll deserved Showers. the young left
! handler who has been showing good form
/ in the box and at first for Tech, held
/ the Alexandria nine to four hits. Tech
| took big lead at the start of the game.
1
and there was no danger of it losing
after that
| The Eastern club of the Potomac
I League and the r. P. Andrews nine will
meet in a practice game Sunday.
I Central High defeated the Hartford
4 Athletic Club by 9 to 4. The Hartfords
were no match for the Blue and White.
the latter winning about as it pleased
| White, a relative of the famous Doc
| White held the Hartford team to five
| hits.
Amherst is one of the first Of the sec
] ondarv colleges to begin spring foot
| bail practice. Pract:cailv al ta III
universities have had their elevens
working tor month 50 n.
| ondary institutions have gone that far
| in their efforts TO build up winning
teams. That Amherst is starting the
! practice may mean that it will not be
| AL the colleges. The only draw back
/ to that, though. in the smaller colleges
! is the fact that many of those who play
foot ball. in fact. the mainstays oft
| times, are the dependencies in other
| sports. That, of course. would not
hinder the development Of new materi-
| al and in the long run that is really
| what spring practice is held for
! Billy Martin the star of the game
| between Georgetown and Fordham, bar
l ring, OI course, nelly pltcnlHS- Mdrtln
| had a good day at bat and in the field
his work being much above the average
| lie got two hits, had six assists to his
credit. made one putout, and stole two
bases That is mighty good record for
a PLAYER in any kind of a ball game.
| Martin is fast developing into one of
the best college players in the country
His work has been of a high caliber
since he started playing. but he seems
to be improving with every contest. There
is no reason why Martin should not de-
velop into an exceptional performer, as
he seems to have all the physical at
tributes of star player.
Catholic University is scheduled to
meet the University Of Virginia today in
Charlottesville. The Brooklanders will
probably pitch Trayers. They ought to
stand at least an even chance to win.
unless Virginia shows much better form
than it did yesterday against Hopkins,
when it gave a very poor exhibition.
St. Agnes Club Ready.
The st. Agnes Club of the East
Washington Sunday School League held
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