Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-08
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GEORGETOWN, C.. u. AND NJ. A. C..
PLAY AWAY FROM HOME TODAY
Blue and Gray Meets Penn at PHILADELPHIA.
While Brooklanders and Farmers vs..
Navy and St. Johns at Annapolis
BY n. C. BYRD.

BY n. C. BYRD.
GeorSeown. Catholic University and
the Maryland Agricultural College are
scheduled to play on foreign fields to-
day. The Blue and Gray goes to Phtla-
delphia to meet the University of Penn
sylvania: Catholic University will be
the opponent of the Naval Academy at
Annapolis. while the NJ. A. C. team is
to oppose St. Johns at the Maryland
capital.
Pennsylvania has not been having a
very good season. and it is not likely
to have so much of an advantage over
Georgetown. 1t would appear that the
Blue and Gray has a chance to win,
though enough is not known Of the
strength of the Quakers to warrant
saying much f.bout the probable result
Of the contest. The game between
Catholic University and the Navy
should be well played, with the odds
favoring the Brooklanders. NJ. A. c.
and ST. Johns always give interesting
competition. and this should be the
case. notwithstanding that each nine
appears to be a little weaker than last
spring.
Technical High did not have much
trouble winning from Eastern yester-
day in the game in the school series,
getting the long end of 7-to-2 score:
The Manual Trainers played better bali
than their opponents, and really should
not have had run scored against
them.
Showers and Shields pitched we'll for
Tech and Eastern, respectively. the
former might have had shut-out 10
his credit had not a hard drive to cen.
ter field been misjudged. Shields fanneo
ten men, but allowed nine safeties.
Showers did not strike out quite SO
many men, but less hits were made
of him-fve.
The loss Of the contest puts Eastern
out of the running for the title, Whicn
it had won the last two seasons. Teen
nical and Central are now tied fer
third place, with one game each won
and one defeat charged against eacn.
Business and Western are on even
terms for first place. neither having
been defeated and one victory being
credited to each.
Shields might have gotten away with
his game had he received better sup
port. The men back Of him failed 70
give him the right kind of aid. though;
and that was responsible TOT sevefai
Of the runs gotten by Technical.
Ochsenreiter, hitting in fourth place
for Tech, was the only member of the
team who failed to get hit.
The first annual closed field and track
games of the knights of Columbus Club
will be held May Is, on the grounds
adjacent to the clubhouse in Virginia
The chairman of the committee, John-
ME Campbell, the Georgetown two
miller, reports that prospects Indicate
very successful meet Plans have been
almost completed for the games and 1t
only remains now to arrange the entry
list. Handsome prizes will be given the
winners of first. second and thlro
places, while gold medal wiz . oe
the most points. The following events
are to be contested: 100-yard dash. 44O-
yard dash. high jump. broad jump
three-legged race and fungo hitting
5o-yard dash for sons OF members o..
yard dash for daughters OF members
and 100-yard dash for members weigh
ing 200 pounds or more.
Those that have SO far signified their
intention to take part are: Leo A.
Rover, George A. Daddy. Henry J. I'll
William ]. Howard, Joseph ]. Degnan,
Paul F. Moore. Albert A. Brand, John
NJ Tabler, John A. Costello, Joseph j.
Kennedy, William NJ. Walsh, Lawrence
L. Moran, Matthew Meyers and John
G. Powers.
The Keller team handed the Advent
nine a trimming in the East Washing
ton Sunday School League yesterday. by
10 to 2. Bittenbender held the Advent
players to two hits and struck out
eight runs in the last two innings. after
Advent had held the lead until the last
half Of the fifth.
The Foresters won from Library in
the Government League in contest IN
which both teams scored rather easily ~
The Foresters made twelve hits and
registered thirteen runs, while the
runs Foresters took a commanding
lead In the first inning. when they
scored five times.
The Reclamation team won from Sur
yey in the Home Club League by to 8.
The victors hit more timely and got the
breaks more often than their oppo-
nents. Lloyd, who played right field
for Survey. made three hits out of as
many attempts.
The Printers won on their second ap-
pearance in the Departmental League,
defeating War by 8 to 4. Better bat
ting and superior al-round work were
responsible for the victory.
Roberts and Feldman led the Printers
with the stick, the former lining out
homer and the latter getting two safe
wallops. Blair was the best of the
war batters, with two doubles to his
credit
incidentally, Roberts. in the two
games he has played, has connected for
a home run, a triple and single out
Of six times up.
Emmanuel was a victor over Bright
wood in the Northwest Sunday school
circuit by a margin of one run. to s.
The winners took the lead In the first
two periods, and held it all the way.
Bell and callow pitched good ball for
Southern and Car Department in the
railroad Y. NJ C. A. League yesterday.
and one of the best games of the year
in that circuit resulted. Bell allowed
four hits and struck out four. while
Callow was effective. too. Harvey
occupied the mound for Car Depart
ment for a while, and did creditable
work.
oNeil and Nops had a pitchers battle
IN the Rosedale League. the former
coming out on top because he had bet
ter support and more timely hits were
made by his team. The score was to