Evening star., 1915-04-14
OPTIMISTIC FEELING EVIDENT
AMONG THE AMATEUR LEAGUES
Good Season Is Expected by Those Connected
With That Branch of Base Ball.
Other Athletic Gossip.

coin nine took the lead by getting
three men across the plate in the first
| inning, and it was never headed there
after. Central hit well, but it failed to
| get the safeties at needed time and
it also made several errors which were
very costly
/ The National Guard basket ball team
| won the decisive contest last night in
| the series with the former Y. NJ. c. A.
I! quint. The Guard five now claims the
| independent club championship OF the
4 District, as there is no other combina-
| ton anywhere near strong enough to
dispute it's right to the honor.
/ Warner and Collifower did some
splendid guarding. which prevented the
former ''Y" players from getting more
! goals. The final score was 29 to Is,
and the smalness of the latter count
was due almost entirely to the great
! defense put UP by the two men men
toned. Schlosser, former Georgentown
| player and coach of the George Wash
ington team last season, proved that he
is still capable OF putting up a mighty
good game He threw the ball through
the basket for goals six times, doing
J more scoring than any other man in
! the game.
the Auditors handed a defeat to the
| Trainmen in the Railroad ~" Basket
4 Ball League by a score of 81 to 19.
| The contest was one Of the closest and
|
| tory gave Auditors second place in the
| circuit.
The Maryland Agricultural College is
| to open its Lacrosse season this after
| noon against the Baltimore Polytechnic
to open It's lacrosse season this after
| to win, inasmuch as they have back
last years team almost entirely and
| have been showing good form in prac-
tice. The lineup Of the twelve will
| be changed in order to give all the
players a chance to show what they
| can do, provided. of course, the Wis
| itors do not show unexpected strength.
! West Virginia University is to meet
! the Navy at Annapolis today. Barron,
who did such remarkable work against
i pitch against the Sailors, notwithstand-
| ing that he has had but one days rest.
| Catholic University is banking on
! making a good showing in the South
Atlantic Intercollegiate this spring.
The Brooklanders have several men
| upon whom they depend to score heav-
lily against the best in the section.
| are said to be working in splendid
form right now. and should be in much
better shape by May s, when the in
| tercollegiates are to be held.
Also Catholic University is figuring
on winning It's race at the Penn relay
games a week from this coming Sat
urday. The Brooklanders will be under
the disadvantage of having to run from
rather bad position. but they are
likely to prove capable of making up
that handicap. provided none of the
men falls down on what he is depended
upon to do.
The contest Catholic University had
scheduled with the Rock Hill College
nine for today has been postponed: it
will be played Friday. The Brookland
institution Is holding an anniversary
celebration today. and it was thought
that the ball game would interfere with
the arrangements.
It looked for awhile as II Gallaudet
and NJ. A. C. might not meet on the
gridiron next fall. but arrangements
have finally been made for the game
and contracts signed. Inability to
agree on a date was the stumbling
block; Gallaudet wanted to play late
in the season and NJ. A. c. desired the
contest to take place. earlier in the
year An agreement was finally
reached to have the two@chools meet
October s at NJ A. c.