Evening star., 1915-02-08
BY n. C. BYRD.

When the college base ball season
opens this spring it is very probable tina.
Georgetown will have the best conditioned
lot of pitchers in the section. The Blue
and Gray institution has had about 4
dozen men working for a month, and all
are going along in good shape 1t is
said that more than one is showing eX-
ceptional form. even though they have not
been permitted to cut loose as yet.
Coach O'Reilly said last Friday that the
men would he allowed to curve the ball
today In fact he gave it out to them
~ his intention to work them along pretty
hard from now until the time to report
ON the field for real practice. That the
hurlers are in shape to begin throwing
curves this early is rather remarkable
and presages some good batting practice
early in the year.
Hegarty and Kelley of last years
team are showing good form, and look.
perhaps to be the best OF the men now
working out. The former is q left
handler of more than ordinary worth.
and the latter has proved his value on
more than one occasion during the last
TWO years. Kelley. who is captain Of
the basket ball team, has his hands
quite full with that sport, but finds
of the games to be played with the
/ University of Georgia and the Georgia
Institute of Technology. which are to
take place about the middle of March
in Georgia. There are half a dozen or
more new men working and nearly all
are doing about as well as could be ex-
pected-
dates. which probably will be filled
with secondary schools. GeorgetownS
foot ball schedule is practically COM
plete. The Blue and Gray will meet
first of the big universities it has had
on its schedule in long while. Octo-
bcr > it is to go to the Naval Academy
for the annual contest there, while it's
first home battle is to be played Octo-
Der with Susquehanna University.
October % the Blue and Gray will be
seen in action at West Point, the first
time it has met the Soldiers since
1911. when a 90 score resulted No
game is to be played October 80. but
the Tuesday following that date Ford
ham is booked, the game being sched-
uled at New York North Carolina A
and NJ comes here again November 13.
while Colgate will be the attraction
November 20. October 16 and Novem-
ber 6 are open. but it is not probable
that very strong eleven will be
booked for either. For the first time
in many years the Hilltoppers go out
Louis University at St. Louis.
Two new teams are to appear here,
SusQuehanna and Colgate. The former
is generally represented by strong
combination, while the capabilities of
the latter are too well known gen.
orally to need comment Suffice it to
say regarding Colgate that the Blue
and Gray could hardly have scheduled
a better team, because it Is one that is
extremely popular throughout the
north and is certain to draw a big
crowd here
BILLY" Maxam undoubtedly will be
the star of the Western High track
team this year. His work during the
past season was such as to indicate
that he will be the greatest point win
ner for the Red and White. and he will
certainly be the anchorman of the relay
four. Maxam is not heavily built fell
low. and yet he has plenty of endur-
ance, and runs much as a larger and
more powerful athlete might He gets
over ground faster than any other
scholastic athlete in this section, and Is
mighty capable at any distance from
fifty yards to quarter