Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-01
&c. j. NINE OUGHT
TO Be A WINNER
BrookIanders Appear to Have
Promise of a Very Sue
cessfuI Season.
DEPARTMENTAL LEAGUE
ANNOUNCES ITS SCHEDULE
Amateur Circuit Is to Play Sixty
Games-Lafayette Decisively
Defeated.
BY n. C. BYRD.

iAS suCCeSS attained bN tne NdtHJ-
&c University base ball team in the
Two games it has played indicates that
another good season is very likely.
The Brooklanders have won one game
from team rated as among the
strongest very decisively. and played
such clever ball in the other that un
doubted superiority was demonstrated.
The strength of the pitching staff
and the general work of the team in
dicates that the squad is really
stronger than a year ago. of course,
two star players from the 1913 nine
were lost. but it seems that enough
strength has been added in the other
positions to more than make up for
the lack of the proves of the old men
IN certain departments. 1t is not
probable that anybody will be found
to hit as well as Pipp. the first base
man, now with Detroit, nor a short
stop to cover as much ground as
Hayes, but White seems to be nearly.
II not quite. as good an all-around
player as the former shortfielder. 1t
was rather remarkable. but Hayes
never hit much for the BrooNlanders.
He always managed to connect with
good pitching while playing with other
clubs, but he was regarded as weak
in that department at c. L.
1t will be marked that Zachary was not
in the game of yesterday. for his pres
ence means much strength. The Brook
landers are much more formidable on the
offensive and defensive when he is play
ing, especially if he is used behind the
bat. Delahunt, the former Technical
High player, is holding down an outf1eld
position, and is doing well, while the
two other places in the garden are we'll
taken care of by Donnelly and Lynch
l,s,, e al rN11 -a,.
and the pitching staff, as a whole, is eX-
ceptionally strong.
There is no doubt that the Brookland-
ers balance well and stand an excellent
chance to have good season. 1t looks
very much as though the team will be
stronger than last spring. if anything. A
one-sided victory over a team which out
classed Georgetown the day before is
something over which the followers of the
team may we'll feel proud, and may GER
tainly be taken as a basis on which to
build their hopes for other triumphs.
Phil Kaufman. the Washington boy
who made such a brilliant record in foot
ball at Lawrenceville last fall. is home
for the Easter holidays. Kaufman
was rated as the best tackle among some
sixteen hundred PLAYERS in the prep
played the other tackle position for Law
renceville, is spending the holidays with
Kaufman. Both boys are all-round
athletes and in that connection a rather
amusing situation has arisen. They are
practically the only candidates for the
position at first base on the base ball
team, and. while both are working about
as hard as possible for the place, each
wants the other to win out. One does
not often see that kind of a spirit, even
between friends.
Donnelly. who is playing centerfield
for Catholic University. is one of the
best. if not the best. college ball players
in the south Atlantic section. He is a
hitter way above the average and his
work in the field is of high caiber
A big league scout after being asked
about Donnelly last spring, said that
player of real ability he had seen the
whole season. That same opinion would
probably hold good now, too, as Don
nelly is playing in even better form than
year ago.
There are few ball games in which
Kendall Myers, the former Western lad
fails to get a safe hit. Yesterday he
drove the ball into the field for a two
Dagger the first time up. the hit fgur-
ing in the scoring of the two runs which
gave Lafayette lead over G. L. at the
start of the game. though the margin
was not held very long.
Holden. who started to pitch for La
fayette against Catholic University, was
afflicted with the same trouble which
caused his downfall at Washington and
Lee last week-wildness. 1t is rather
queer that Holden should lose control of
the ball as soon as he entered college
While In the high school he never had
trouble getting the ball over the plate,
but as soon as he started pitching for
Lafaye he never was able to put it
where he desired. 1t seems that the
coach taught Holden new windup,
whereby he turns almost around toward
second base before delivering the ball.
That gave him more speed, as the coach
intended, but it caused him to be a