The citizen., 1914-05-22
SPORTING NEWS
Baseball. Shooting, and Other
Sports.

The BOYS High School tennis artists
were given trouncing on last Saturday.
Wheu they iourneyed 10 Washington and
contested with the racket lads OF the
Western High School Tne locals were
completely oUiclassed, their opponents
beng experienced stars and older men at
the game.
What is considered the best game wit
messed in Buckeystown for many years,
took place on Saturday afternoon when
lhe strong Buckeystown and Bucslng-
ham teams played for fourteen innings,
and neither nine succeeded in crossing
one man over the plate.
Unable to check the winning streak Of
the local High School nine. the Gettys-
burg lads left this city on Saturday. de
feaied by the cadets to the tune OF 5 TO
2 The game was well played by both
aggregaiiOns. 5ut the Frederick boys
outclassed the visitors al every stage
odd Timer Benson. he OF the earlier
baseball DAYS and fame. again proved
that he can still serve them up in winning
style. when Nav Il the MARYLAND School
for the Deaf team. with Benson pitching.
defeated the West Virginia School for
the Deaf. II tol.
The Brunswick High School baseball
team came to Frederick Mal II with the
ayowed purpose OF defeating the Bows
High School team. They went back
home with their Intentions throiiled. and
instead Of victory told the tale Of defeat
by the score OF 9 10 I.
The special inter-club second eight
Dared shell race was won by the Nesper
I Boat Club of Philadelphia. on Saturday
afternoon in the Twelfth Annual Amer
ican Regatta held on the Schuylkill
river. The Philadelphia club made it in
seven minutes and twelve seconds. The
I University Barge Club. rivals Of the
Nespers, were close seconds. Harry s.
Schroeder. formerly OF Frederick, and a
son of the late George A. Schroeder, OF
Frederick, was No 5 in the Vesper boat.
Perhaps the smallest made TO order
suit ever put together IN Frederick. will
! be The baseball uniform of little Willie
| Hamilton. Frederick's midget, who will
| be the mascot of the Frederick team this
| season. Willie" was measured BIZ Ed
ward James, merchant tailor. and his
measurements were as follows: Height.
| 3S inches; waist, 7:S inches; inSeam. II
inches; outseam. IS inches. and breast,
g inches. The little fellow wears a
number 61z shoe. childs size, and 81
| cap.
Judging from the number of PLAYERS
| signed up TO report here TODAY. there
will be upwards OF thirty or thirty FIVE
| men in Frederick's try out squad lack
! Morrison said that he was doubtful
whether or not some of college lads
would be able TO report this week but
promised there would be no trouble in
Selecting two teams from one squad ior
| a practiclng game tomorrow.
To date, Frederick's squad is as fol-
4 lows:
Pitchers : Pitcher" Beck. "Cy'r
Pierce. Smoke" Klinglehoffer. Lease,
Bonsack, Creager. ''Rube" Meadows,
| lack" Root. c. Root
Catchers-Weems. Sam" Utz Bruf.
Kane, Kipp, Poke" Whalen, Rowe,
Buck" Hauver.
Inhelders-"PIlot Morrison, Wenner.
"Quack" LeGore. Rus" Grouse. Wink,
Martin. Shorty" Malone. Whitehil.
Out6elders Craycroft
Manager Morrison is not worrying
! about not having enough lads TO choose
a good inield from. but is very desirous
OF having few more to choose try-outs
for the outfield 1t is thought the right
field position will be played By pitcher
VINO is not occupying the mound for that
| day. 1t is an uncertainty whether Lee
! Gore can be secured. but the Pilot
says the chances are exceedingly bright
Smoke" Kinglehof1er is a pitcher
hailing from North Carolina. For many
I
State League and is large man. pos.
sessing curves that are swift and exact
Poke" Whalen is from Holyoke, Mass.