Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-20
NUMEROUS SCHOLASTIC TEAMS
HOLD FORTH ON LOCAL FIELDS
Base Ball Battles in Prep and High School
Ranks This Spring Will Be Many-Col.
Frank Jones Was Pioneer In Athletics.

! club. In 1862 he. win one or two
others founded the club aad he was
| its president for several Years. COL
| Jones not only gave time to the man
! agement of the affairs OF the organ IA
tion, bur also was an oarsman him.
! self.
/ The part COT Jones took in base
| ball in the SOS is worthy of more than
/ passing mention in the history OF the
| game At This period the Nationals
/ PLAYED on the White Lot and pittcd
! their strength against the Atlantlcs OF
! Bro okiN EXcelsiors of New York.
Athletics of Philadelphia aud Pastimes
! OF Baltimore.
| The Nationals We're exceptionally
strong ana defeataeh practically all the
clubs in this vicinity. After the team
proved its real worth in that manner.
COL. Jones conceived the idea of arrdnS
! ing for trip through the middle west
The proposition was ridiculous. as such
! a trip for a series of aaSeball games was
i regarded as >omeN hat prepoSterouS.
| There is no record Of any contest hay
ing been staged prior to that time out
side the line between Baltimore. Wash
! ingtou. Philadelphia. New York and
| Boston. and there was no data as to the
comparative strength of the western
teams.
! Despite the opposition in the way Of
! general opinion. col. Jones Was given
authority I" arrang" the TRIP. The
team left here in May and nlaH ed
nat, Louisville. INDIANAPOLIS. Fort
/ Wayne, ST Louis. Rockford. III. and
! Chicago. The trip "9S exceedingly
/ dif'irul'. for it must be remembered
that the present fine railroad system
! and splendid Pullman trains did not
exist in those days. Because Of ii fail
! ure to make connections with the regu-
I lar train at farllerSburg. ~. Va. on the
1 homeward trip. the who'll" team was
f. compelled to ride in wrccIler's ca :
| booSe from there to Cumberland. The
| journey was a remarkable success. and
! on the return Of the club il was COM
pilmented by the press for its achieve
+, ment. and was hanqueted at willard $
| Hotel. now the New Willard. 1t Was
| the opening wedge for base ball be-
tween the west and east. aud proved a
! big aid to the development of the sport.
! ON this first team Of Nationals were
! y. y. German, later senator from Mary
/ land; Berthron-. catcher: Villa ms.
pitcher. and George Fox, regarded as
! on" of the premier batteIs OF tn" time.
! In one OF the games played in the west.
at 81. Louis. George Fox made eleven
nom" runs. lii. score Of that contcs:
was ll% to H.
col. Jones left base ball wScu il
/ began to lose its amateur status and
becon" A profess ional venture. dcvot-
! nag his interests later 10 the Potomac
Boat club and the development of anna =
| teur athletics in general. Col. Jones
| was the pioneer of interstate matches
2 =
| ball viewpoint and his name should
rank with Spalding. Young. johnson
and others who have helped to mold
the history of the game. lie was one
world Of sports
! There was hardly a basket ball team
toi prominence in this section during the
past season which did not have at least
one or two men above the average in it's
| tlhe-up. Each of the institutions which
/ make their home in Washineto; was
sraced with one or more cXrcpffonaliy
| cipa DC PLAYERS. while the others were
| not lar below the standard, if any
! Perhaps. the best pI;.y.r in the south
was Calhoun Of the Navy. Calhoun scored
| moro than half tho points got bv his
| team and his work in general WAS worthy
| OF all the praise received Coach Coli
| flower of the Navy team said he believed
| there was not another forward in the
section anywhere near as capable as Cal
houn.
Catholic University had two mighty.
good men in Cartwright and keegan
| Cartwright played only part of the sea-
SON but when he WAS in the game proved
| o. great strength to the team kcarau
was one OF the most proficient guards in
| a'iS 5ef'io9- p"sSibiE being the best all
round performer tiaiiaudet had Eorl,-
! wen, who WAS rated by nranv as tho >;t,
! i''"'"f even OF k"e.ar. Harry >aIIe,
starred AZ guard fpi GEORGETOWN: Luc,
I'll" soirc brilliant work for Virginia ami
! N@s the liiainstaE o. that team: t:3r.,ctt
WAS w Washington AND Ices most CONSIST;
| cht player: Schcuricla was :: star far.
LoNoia and Heisc did some rcrnarkalie
work Tor 81. Johns. Aimo:i and Mai
| the"s OF George Washington and Wilkes
captain of the Nav, were Other n,s,' ~
excellent capabilities. ~
The first outdoor inlerscholastic track
| meet Is TO be held April -, at Lexing-
versi'y. 1t is moro than probable thar
the best OF the local school bows viii
! take part in the events washington
| ana Lee usually pays the expenses of
| of the local athletes. serdin,. thcn,
| special Invitations.
| PENN TEAM DIS0UkJIEJED