The Washington times., 1916-02-03
0chsenreiter, Rooney, and Rob-
erts Will Be, Lost to Manual
Trainers Nine.
cALLAUDET TEAM is READY
Georgetown Props and A. N. P.
Teams Land Basketball
Games on Own Floors.
By BRYAN MORSE.

Tech will be hardest hit this
spring when the baseball season rolls
around, and Coach Hope Falconer
calls the candidates out for their
initial workout. Eugene Ochsen-
reiter, Jacob Roberts, and Theodore
Rooney. veterans and mainstays of
last years nine, have all graduated,
and will be sadly missed. The
Manual Trainers are going to be set
back harder than any of the other
teams, according to the dope.
Central will lose Macdonald, Cox,
and Hartshorn, but has enough ma
terial from the championship nine
Of last year to get going. The Cen
tral players will be up against it
for pitching material as Cox has
gone. The bulk Of the work fell on
the veteran of last year, although
there were many who thought that
Sam Gottlieb should have been used
more often, especially in the big
games.
Western is losing three stars who will
be hard to replace. Palmer Stcarns.
captain and shortstop is at Charlottcs-
vile. and will try for the varsity there.
Leo GroseClosc. a dependable hitter has
graduated. and Bronson Howard, one Of
tho best first saCkcrs even developed in
the schools, is not at Western this year
Al Business Rlundon. Ray Wise. Bill
Culligan, and possibly Perry Dowrick
arr lost to the nine. Coach White will
10
son, however. and Ralph Wise. captain
OF this years team. expects a winner.
WasSmann Is expected to get a trial
in the box. and as he has had some eX-
perience may be counted on for thut
position.
IN losing Wordcn Dyer, Eastern is
almost losing an entire team. Dyer has
pitched, caught. played >nortstop, third
base. and in the outficld, while at the
Capitol Hill School. and his presence
will be NEEDED. Coach ktnib"l is begin
ming with bunch Of Youngsters who
are sure to come through in time.
Gallaudet is ready for Saturdays bat
tie with the George Washington bas-
ketball team to be held In the Kendall
Green gym, and according to reports
Coach Haas boys expect to come for
ward with win. Gcorg" Washington
won the first contest between the teams.
plaved at the Y NJ G.. \. Since that
date neither team has been able to hang
up victory.
Tech proved no match for the flying
Army and NaN% Prep Duint yesterday
at the Connecticut avenue school. The
A. n. +. players won u 6, to Il con
test, being tar IN the lau alter Inc
first few minutes. HhuGscn made L.
baskets from the floor leading both
teams in scoring.
Coach ClrNcey has whipped his play
ers into shal" and can be expected to
make the strongest kind of bid for
of the series. In Miller and Rorschach
the Props haN" gotten a capable set
of forwards. knudscn is holding down
the center position in fine style and
GihneY and GilnIartin Cuuld hardly be
improved upon FOR tn" guards positions.
Tho team possesses speed and is heavy
enough to carry tho battle along in
fine style.
BILLY Martins Georgetown Prep team
came through with - to ~ victory
over the Friends Select School team in
Ryan Gym ycst"rdHN and will 20 up
against Gon2nEa Friday. Tho Props
lost the first hattie to tho North Capi-
tol street team and oNucct Il win in
night Business will he met in Ryan
Gym.
The Georgetown Junior Props handed
the FRIENDS Youngsters - u to ; de-
feat. Tho QuukcrS were unable to
register single basket from the floor.
J. Donohu" starred f"r the winners.
list of events for the indoor track
meet TO be held at the ~ SATURDAY.
Is as followa-20- 0-yard daSh running
high jump. running broad jump, and
shot put. There viii probably, he sey-
eral RELAYS for Youngsters while n mile
and a. half will probably he put on the
program. st. Adams, Tech, Western,
and the Boys "Y" athletes will COM
pete.
Coach s. y, Iltmbel, Of Eastern, is
getting fine results for the Rluc and
White track cnnGtdatcs. Morrison Barr
Is captain Of tho team remaining in
school to graduate in June. Frank
Sweeney has been picked to act as man
aCcr. Eirhuer, Sn"cr, Cummings, Gates
and FlahertN are prominent in the
various events and should he heard
from later in tho season
Considering the fact that training
suarrsr4 arc not Of the best here for
either high school or coIrcintc ath-
letcs for indoor work the performances
made are littl" short Of phenomenal,
Georgetown is fairly well equipped for
indoor work but outstd" of this place
there is no hoard track worthy of tho
name for indo n work.
Last wear NnShin@ion athletes made
killing hero and in Faltim"- ana the
marks made reflected credit unor
coaches and athletes alike. Working
under adverse conditions and thou WIN,
ming is showing the best possible eff.
cheney in that lin, of work.
Mention is made Of Brooke Brewer,
DcrfOrmanC" in IiHltim"l" last winter
Brewer had been unable to get in a.
much as 2 siytv-yard etraightawsy hc
fore entering III" baltimore meet vrt
he defeated JIMMY Patterson in tn,
century dash aud would have won out
over PATTERSON. Iorter. and other crack
I'm tn" furIong had ne not taken a mast!
spil.