Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-04
MANY GAMES ARE
SCHEDULED TODAY
Nearly All Local Schools and
Colleges to Meet Strong
Opponents.
CROKER MAKES GOOD IN
FIRST CONTEST AT C. u.
Former Colgate University Pitcher
Shuts Out Amherst-C. q, VS.,
Vermont-G. u. vs.. Cornell.
BY q. c. BYRD.

| BY n. c. BYRD.
Practically every college and school
team in and around Washington is
scheduled to play today. Nearly all the
scholastic squads have games booked
and each of the four colleges will play.
! Georgetown will meet Cornell on the
| hilltop; Catholic University is to go
against the University of. Vermont: the
Maryland Aggies go to Baltimore for a
game with Hopkins; Gallaudet meets the
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute on the
| Kendall Green diamond; Central will
| have as its opponent Episcopal High of
Alexandria,; Eastern goes to Port De
post to play Tome Institute. and Bust
ness High is scheduled for a contest with
Briarly Hall Military School
! Cornell comes to play Georgetown after
an even break with the University of
Virginia. 1t Is probable the visitors will
I have fairly strong team. Though Vir-
! gnia was victor in the game day before
yesterday, Cornell came back and won
| in ten innings. The contest should be
well PLAYED. and Georgetown ought to
| show better form than it has yet evil
| denced.
| Catholic University ought not to have
great deal of trouble winning from
| the University of Vermont, though 1t
may run into quite snag If Malcolm,
| the star hurler of that team, is in shape
For the last two seasons Malcolm has
| pitched brilliant ball against the Brook
| landers. losing one of the games and
| winning the other. Traycrs will probably
i do the hurting for c. U.
! Gallaudet ought to win from the Bal
| timore Polytechnic nine, though the lat
| ter may prove stronger than usual.
limo ho Farh he Oh W
| a very good team, but not generally
| with one in class with the Kendall
Green aggregation. Rasmussen Will
pitch.
The Maryland Aggies go to Baltimore
for the first game in the series for the
state championship. The Farmers meet
Hopkins and it is thought that the
contest will be the key to the title.
| Hopkins is known to be in better shape
than NJ. A c., but 1t is thought that if
the latter can get by today witA-a vic
tory it Will have at least an even chance
for the high honors. Hoffecker is to
do the pitching for NJ. A. c.. and Hop
kins will have to play some pretty good
ball to beat him.
Eastern and Central are apt to be
against scholastic teams of above the
average in their games. Tome Institute
generally puts out a capable aggregation
of players, while Episcopal. which is to
play Central. is hardly ever represented
by a poor team in any branch of ath-
letics-
Croker, the former Colgate University
hurler, made good in his first appearance
for Catholic University with shutout,
the defeated team being Amherst. While
he was a little wild, which may be ac-
counted for by the fact that it was his
first game. Croker displayed good judy
ment and pitched good ball. He allowed
only four hits, and was hardly ever in
danger OF losing.
Croker is a mighty valuable acquisition
to the Brooklanders' pitching staff.
Donnelly continued to hit well for Cath
ole University, the outfelder getting two
safeties out Of three trips to the plate.
Derby, who seems to have been started
as a sort of substitute at c. L., in the
absence of Zachary. has made quite an
impression at first base. He has t1elded
exceptionally well, and yesterday he got
seventeen putouts without an error. The
only thing lacking in Derby's play Is hit
ting. If he can get a few safetes, 1t IS
doubtful If he will be displaced at all.
It has been a foregone conclusion for
some time that there would be little or
no change in the personnel of the Of
fcials at the head of amateur base ball,
and last nights meeting proved that to
be correct. +. 5. Martin takes the place
of Fred Bennett, resigned, but that Is
the only change. Clark Griffith will be
the other vice president while Bob
Young has again been chosen to head
the organization as its president. Mr..
Young has taken an exceptional interest
in the development of amateur ball. and
certainly there has never been Il season
run off with as little friction as since
he took charge. Harry Shurtleff will
| continue as secretary and Charley King
is again to handle the money.
The Georgetown Props defeated the
Friends School nine yesterday. The
Friends team was unable to hit the offer
ings of Farrell, who pitched very clev-
erly for the Blue and Gray youngsters.
He shut the Friends out without a hit.
Besides banking the opposing aggrega-
ton in the hit column. Farrell led his
club at bat. The youngster got three
hits out Of four times up.
The Western High nine defeated the
Georgetown Freshmen by a score of II to
, 8. The work of the Red and White lads
was superior to that of their opponents
just about to the extent of the score.
1t was announced this morning that the
Wesern team will be the guest of its cap
tain, Palmer Stearns. during the Easter
holidays. The players will be taken to a
games with teams in that vicinity. The
work should be OF benefit to the Red and
White in the coming scholastic series.
The st. Johns nine defeated the CAL
laudet College reserve team yesterday in
a game in which runs were very plenti-
full. The score was 20 to 10. The feature
OF the contest was the four hits secured
by each Of three members of the winning
club Lynch. Neuland and Mclaughlin
connected with the ball for a total of
twelve safeties out of fifteen trips to the
plate.
Princeton played its first game of the
season yesterday, winning from Dickin-
son, to ..
All is in readiness for the ten-mile
run scheduled by the Carroll Institute
this afternoon. The race will be a
handicap affair. and some good COMPETE
ton should result
Prof. Joyce. physical director at
Georgetown University and Carroll In
stitute is in charge of the affair, and
| it is his opinion that the event will be
| more successful than any held here in a
long while.
It is probable that Chris Fienle will be
the selection to do the pitching for
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