The Washington herald., 1915-03-12
WEALTH Of Material
Trying FOR POSITIONS
ON GEORGETOWN Nine
Ten of Last Season Players
Out in Uniform-Battery
Candidates Good.
BY NAT T.. wORLEY.

| GeorgctoWn'S varsity baseball team
| is about ready for the opening game
| OF The collegiate season after daily
practice, when the weather permit
Ted. since the middle of January.
Coach John -. OReilly. who has
charge of the Blue and Gray OUTFIT
this season. Is optimistic over the
chances for a championship nine. He
has wealth of catching and twirhnS
material and with the regular play
ers of last year who are out again.
expects to produce a club which VIII
give an interesting account or itsetr
to all Corners.
Those of last years team who have
again donncd uniforms are Tormey.
Weems. Spillane. Haggerty. Kelly.
ShuCrue, Callnan. Barron. Mccarthy
and CusaCk.
Capt Tormey may not be able to
start the season as hs is at pres
ent troubled with bl ood-polsonlng in
his left leg and arm, an injury sus-
tanned during the basketball season
in game against Gallaudet
Plenty of Catchcrs.
Wcems. Splllane and Barron are
catchers with some experience ana
the fight for the hackstop position
promises to wax warm as several new
candidates have appeared from among
the new men. They are Whitaker
and Pass and both have shown great
ability. Whitaker looks like real
find and is sure to take part III
large number OF the games.
The pitching staff is a big one also
Kelly and Haggerty of last year Will
of course bc the mainstays. They VIII
be ba cked Up. however. by Thomp-
son. Mccarthy. Finnegan. Brannan,
Beatty. and Breslin.
Thompson is slim youngster with
lot Of speed and a record Of five or SIX
years experience in amateur basepall
around Washington He played with the
commissioners team in the Department
tai league. the Rockville team in indie
rendent games. and the Terminal Rail
road Y. NJ c. A League. He was the
,rainstay of the Union Station team
which Won the pennant in the Terminal
r r Y NJ. {. y. circuit. Besides be- ,
ing reliable twirier. he can bat the ball
well for lad of his years and build. and |
he should be of great service to the Blue
and Gray nine during easter week when !
the games come along in rapid success |
sion
HaGEerty showing Form.
ITa-serty has been doing fine work in |
he practice clashes. He has the neces-
AIRY physical qualifications for win
ling pitcher and should develop INTO one
# the. best twirleTs turned out on the
Hilltop in long time.
Second base position is Worrying Coach
)'ReiIly, and several candidates are try
ng out for the job of holding down the
middle sack. Callnan seems 10 nave
,lanted his hooks there and Will prob
lbly start the season in that position.
Reds Cusack. a Washington boy, who
las piayed on the sand lots about town
or number of years and who was on
he Emerald 4. C, which won the cham
ionship OF the Central League last sea-
OH. is out for the third base position,
nd is fairly monOpoliZing the territory
round the third bag. He is fast and
God sticker. and looks like one OF the
est men out for the team.
Connolly af short.
Connolly will I'LL the shortstop berth.
nd Judged by his past performances he
ill do il to the queens taste. He is a
OCULAR Goliath in statute. and has
yervthing to make him a star per-
ormer.
the outfeld positions Will be filed
rom 4 large number Of candidates
mons the most promising of whom are
Heartily. Nork. Joyce. and ShuSrue-
The opening game will be with Mount
4. Joseph's on March 20. and the boys
ill be working out every day from now
n untH that date from ! until IN the