Evening star., 1914-04-03
NEFF IS VERSATILE
BASE BALL PLAYER
Virginia's Shortstop Demon
strates Capabilities by Pitch
ing Victory Over Cornell.
GEORGETOWN LOSES:
C. U. TRIMS SEATON HALL
Dan Johnson Shows Fine Form in
Box for OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
nell Here Tomorrow,
BY n. C. BYRD.

infelder. can hit and run bases well, and
pitches effectively enough to defeat the
ordinary college nine whenever he Is
called upon. Usually Neff plays Short
stop. but yesterday he was sent in to do
the pitching against Cornell. He made a
very good job Of it. too, winning his
game easily and getting three hits him
self
Nef is slated to play professional ball
as soon as ne finishes his work at Tir-
| ginia, and there seems to be little doubt
about his ability TO make good Every
critic that has watched him perform is
loud in praises of his capabilities, one of
them having had the following to saw
about him:
| There is not the least doubt in nv
mind that Neff Will make good with the
Nationals, as l think he will come here
at the close Of the present school year
| The manner in which he shifts from one
position to another, playing creditably in
all, indicates his ada pta blity to base ball
and would almost insure him becoming a
star when he begins to practice with a
definite place in view. A player cannot
show at his best when he is pitching one
! day and playing an ined position the
next, and vet Neff is a star under Just
| that condition. He can field we'll has a
wonderful arm for an inffelder. and can
| hit that bail, which qualities are the
most necessary TO the making of good
| player"
The two college ball games PLAYED here
| yesterday resulted in defeat and vic
tory for the local institutions. George
| town lost by to > to Amherst while
Catholic University defeated Seaton Hall
| by to 1. 1t was the third straight VIC
tory for the BrooklanderS, While the Blue
| and Gray has yet to win.
Don johnson did the pitching for Catho-
lie University. while Tyson and tienle
both got a try at the Amherst nine.
Georgetown's five errors figured largely
in the scoring of eight runs by Amherst
in the fifth and sixth innings while the
Brooklanders were always in the lead.
they scoring in the first inning. and the
pitching of johnson was effective enough
to hold Seaton Hall afterward.
There were those who thought that Don
Johnson might not be effective for c. l..
this spring after his poor exhibition in
one inning against Swarthmore last Sat
urday. But the work of the former Cor
nell club finger was good enough against
Seaton Hall to satisfy the most critical.
He gave evidence of even greater capa-
bilities than last summer and he may
be looked upon regular finger for
the rest of the season.
Georgetown again showed an inability
| to hit effectively yesterday. 1t was un-
able to get more than two hits off the
Amherst pitcher. Robinson. Daley and
| Fienle being the two to connect for those.
II The players seemed incapable of getting
| the ball into safe territory, and the fact
that they had only eight men on the
bases during the entire contest shows the
effectiveness of the offense. Robinson
| was wild, and he put six of those eight
| men to first by reason of three bases on
ha bDt IIa als had
a wild pitch scored against him. but when
it came to allowing hits ne not in the
| least liberal.
Tyson deserved a better fate than he
| got at the hands of the Amherst team.
| In the fifth inning. when five runs were
, made by the visitors, he struck out three
| men, and really not a run should have
| been registered against him Tyson struck
f, out six men, and allowed only three hits
in the five innings he worked, which is
| evidence enough that his pitching was not
! poor by any means. Fienle did not do
very well in the first inning he worked.
after relieving Tyson. but his perform
ance after he settled down was about as
good as could have been desired
The victory of Catholic University again
yesterday is further indication that the
Brooklanders are going to have an ex-
ceptionally successful season. Zachary is
at present ineligible to play, and with
him back in the game in a few days the
nine will be much stronger. That the
team is showing SO well without it's cap
tain, who is probably the most valuable
man on the squad, is indicative of excel
lent work on the part of Coach Moran
and the players.
Catholic University will make an en-
deavor to wrest another victory today
when it faces Amherst. The Brookland-
ers will try especially to win because of
the defeat the latter handed to George
town. Nothing suits the followers of c.
L. better than to make 4 good compara-
tive showing with Georgetown, and any
time a reward of that kind is at stake
they will work about twice as hard as
ordinarily.
L The trials for the South Atlantic swim
ming championships were held in Balti-
more last night. Baltimore and Wash
it is reported that prospective honors in
the finals tomorrow evening about
even.
The Maryland Aggies are scheduled to
start their series of games for the state
championship tomorrow. The contest
| with Johns Hopkins will he the first. The
| Farmers figure that If they can get away
with the long end Of the score in the
game with the Baltimore institution they
will have d fair chance to win out again,
provided they get even breaks. The real
test will come tomorrow. it is thought,
Hopkins is Known 10 De IN better
shape than NJ. A. C. 1t has been work.
ing longer and has had better opportu-
mites to get the players in condition.
Hoffecker will pitch for NJ. A. c., while
1T is more than probable that he Will be
opposed by Sylvester, a former NJ A. c.
hurler now taking a postgraduate
course at Hopkins. Hoffecker is in good
shape right now. While he has not yet
figured in game, he has been pitching
to the batters in practice. II he does
not work well he will dsappoint more
than one NJ. A. c. rooter.
Cornell is scheduled to meet George
town tomorrow. and it is more than
probable that Chris Fienle will be start
ed in the box for the Blue and Gray. If
Fienle starts, and he is right George
town will be mighty apt to break into
the won column. F'enle has not yet be-
gun a game, though he has few. if any
superiors among the college hurlers.
Catholic University will pay the Uni
yersity of Vermont tomorrow. The
Brooklanders should be the victors, pro-
vided they have effective pitching. Yer
mont has not been showing a very strong
team in its games in this section. and
certainly il has not done as well as the
Catholic University aggregation.
The Carroll Institute ten-miie run will
be held tomorrow at 3 o'clock. The men
will be started in the street in front of
the institute building on 10th street, and
the course will be out to Chevy Chase
| Circle and back, 1t is thought, judging