Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-19
HAS TWO MEN TO
COACH LACROSSE
NJ. A. C. Obtains Services of
Powell and Davis, Men,
bers of 1918 Team.
c. u. BASE BALL PLAYERS
MUST REMOVE CONDITIONS
Zachary, Capt. Cooley, Lynch, Tray.
ers, Cartright and O'Rourke
Now Said to Be Ineligible.
BY II. C, BYRD.

Peck Davis and Ed Powell have been
obtained to coach the lacrosse team at |
the Maryland Agricultural College this |
spring. Davis and Powell were members |
OF the Farmers twelve last season, the |
former keeping goal and the latter hold !
ing down the position at cover point The |
two men took charge yesterday, starting |
the frst practice with a hard scrinmage !
After the workout both coaches ap-
peared very much pleased with the pros |
poets. Powell. who was captain of the |
1913 squad. says there has never been |
as good material for lacrosse at NJ. A. c. |
as is out now. and that If capable COM
bination were not developed it would be
because Of some mighty tough breaks in |
the luck. Davis gave it as his opinion |
that the team would be better balanced |
made up of heavier and faster men, and
generally more efficient than any Of the
previous twelves
The first game of the year played by
a local base ball team took place yes
teroay, when Business High won from
St. Paul by a score of to 4. Business
had things practically its own way; it
scored four runs in the first inning, and
never was In danger after that. Kelly,
who was the mainstay of the Stenog-
raphers in the box in the 1913 series,
pitched for Business, and he gave evil
dence Of ability which should stand him
In good stead before the end of the sea-
SON. While he did not extend himself
very much, he showed much latent
strength. Kelly should be one of the
best pitchers in the series, If not the best
There is not much probability that
Howard Will not be a member of the
Georgetown nine this season. 1t was re-
ported In q local morning paper that his
eigiolity was questioned, but it is not
likely that is true. 1t is almost certain
the only proviso being his capabiity of
making good, which Is not doubted.
With the new method Of scoring points
In the intercollegiates it is not going to
be an easy matter for the Judges at the
finish to attend strictly to their duties,
and without error. With a field of good
sprinters on the mark, there Is seldom
more than inches between the first four or
five at the finish: Sometimes they hit the
tape almost abreast, and when it was nee
essary to pick only first, second and third.
selves In trouble. Now that it is incum-
bent upon them to select the first five
men to finish, they will be lucky II they
do not slip up sometimes and place man
where he does not really belong OF
course. the integrity Of the men who pick
questioned. but when six men are shoot
ing across line at a ten-second gait It
is not easy all the time to tell in just
what order they cross. Especially Is this
true In some Of the heats in which excep-
tionally fast men meet, and in the finals.
In the final Of an intercollegiate hun
dred there Is hardly daylight between the
majority Of the men, and at times runners
are passed Just as they cross the line or
a foot or two in front Of the tape.
While the new method of scoring will
probably distribute the points to the
teams OF greatest general strength. more
SO than was the case under the four
place rule, trouble has been made for the
men who will find it incumbent upon
| themselves many times to decide by the
fraction Of an inch what college shall be
given points. In close contest for hon
ors 1t would be a clever idea to split the
point or points, as the case might be.
The superiority shown by Jay Gould
in his match with the English profess
sional. Convey. for the tennis champion
ship Of the world Is really remarkable.
That the American should win by the
big margin which was his in something
to be wondered at. 1t is very seldom
that any tennis match between recog-
nized title-holders proves either to be
the more remarkable in the disparity in
the play Of the two men when it Is con-
Sidered that one Is an amateur and the
other a professional. OF course. that
far as real class Is concerned as in other
branches of sport. but 1t Is, nevertheless.
a factor worthy Of note. 1t means that
a man who plays for fun and recreation
has beaten decisively one who engages
in the sport for a living.
With the exception of the one set taken
by Convey, he did not even extend Gould.
The following scores indicate the great
Ga, 6s, 60 60. sc. e-1. In other
words. these figures show that Convey
won only one game out Of the first thir-
teen played and out Of the total Of sixty
seven he got only twenty.
Unless several of the players being de- |
pended upon to hold down regular posi-
tons on the Catholic University base
held against them in their scholastic
work, the standard of the team will be !
considerably lowered Some of the best
players in the university are now on the
they have been served with notice that
these conditions must be made UP and ex-
arninations passed before they will be al !
lowed to represent the school. Unless
these men get OF the poor marks reg
istered against them in their collegiate
work, Catholic University will start the
season with much weaker team than |
was expected. |
Those reported to be ineligible are
Zachary. the best college catcher in the
south and captain OF the team; Trayers. |
star pitcher on the 1913 squad; Cooley. a
new man depended upon to play third
base: Lynch. the hard-hitting outfielder
Of last years nine; Cartright, a catcher, |
and O'Rour1ie. who is said to be an ex-
ceptionally clever pitcher. 1t can readily
be seen from the Identification of these
men that the Brooklandars will have a |
hard time turning out the kind of team
they expect II the noted conditions are
not removed. |