Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-20
FIRST AMATEUR LEAGUE GAME
BOOKED FOR THIS AFTERNOON
Government Circuit to Open Season With
Contest Between Commerce and Bureau.
GEORGETOWN Turns Tables on Holy Cross

as he connected safely four times out Of
as many trips to the pan
Business High won game from the
Federal club yesterday. the latter not
scoring a run, while the Stepogra Pliers
crossed the plate fourteen times. Little
and Rlundon. who did the pitching for
business, allowed only one hit and struck
out between them eight.
Central High had an easy time VIM
ming from the Georgetown Props. out
playing the Blue and GRAY youngste,.
from every standpoint Central con
tinued to hit the ball we'll and its gen
eral work was above the average or
that of a high school nine. Four
members OF the Blue and White az
three. Cox allowed tho Props only
three aafeties and struck out ten. lie
made little effort in the latter part Of
the contest. pitching almost without
trying
The Marines. one OF the Government
League teams. took the measure OF
Agriculture of the Department circuit
hall for the Soldiers. and had It not
been for errors probably would not
have been scored on. The work Of both
teams. though. was good, considering
that they have had little practice
Tufts College is scheduled to rlav
against the Maryland Aggies at col
lege Park this afternoon. Tufts de
feated the Naval Academy last Satur-
day and the Mount St Joseph's nine
yesterday, which indicates that the
, Farmers are in for another tough con-
test.
Tufts Is scheduled to play nj George
town tomorrow That the Hilltoppers
will be against a mighty strong team
Is certain. as the record OF the Massa
III s,l- y tI,1,>
it as very capable combination.
The Analostan Boat Club crew. which
went through such successful sea-
son. will row its first race SATURDAY.
when it. is to go to Annapolis for
brush with the Nays second eight. II
is likely that the race will take place
at the same time as the Navy varsity
event with Harvard.
Coach Hecox has had his Analostan
boys out all the spring. They are
showing good form for this early.
which undoubtedly is due to ,the hard
ticks put in during early training. The
crew will be practically the same
F, that of last year which won the Junior
and intermediate events in the Middle
States regatta, held at Baltimore Labor
day.
If Charley Brickley could hit we'll he
would be just as much of star base
ball player as he is in foot ball He
can field his position well, is wonder
fully fast and active for a big man, and
can run bases whole lot better than
even the good college men.
Brickley Is to coach Johns Hopkins
in foot ball next fall, and yesterday he
was the subject of a lot of good-na
tured raillery from the NJ. A. c. stands
about what would happen next Thanks
giving day. when NJ. A. c. and Hopkins
are scheduled to meet in foot ball in
the biggest state game Of the year
Brickley took it In laughing way and
Just said: Wait and see" Incident
ally. Brickley asked how many men the
Farmers would have back from the
last years team. and who. which
showed that he is not asleep as to his
chances of success with the Hopkins
eleven on his initial try at coaching.