Evening star., 1916-03-12
BY b. C. BYRD.

Local cOlleE ndSe Dan ttdtucs az ii''''>
ing great efforts TO get their teams III
good shape 20 start the season next
week. Notwithstanding that the weather
for the last few days has not been oil
the best, excepting yesterday, practical
ly all the squads have been on the held
for batting and fielding practice.
That some very creditable teams are
going to he developed seems likely, when
it is considered that practically each
institution has back from the team OF
last season all its most dependable men
Georgetown, Catholic University. Cal
laudet and the Maryland Agsies Will be
represented by many of the men who
appeared in their liue-ups a year ago,
unless the PLAYERS are displaced by new
and better material
Tn not one of the Institutions has there
been any cry of a lack of material. and
there is not likely 10 be. unless NJ. a. c.
again finds it's pitching staff below
standard. l. seems. though. that all the
other colleges are strong on the mound,
and NJ A. G, like the others. is not like
Iy to be weak in the in or outfield
Harry Kelley and Gene Finnegan, the
two most dependable pitchers at George
town for several years, leaving out
Hegarty. are back for another season,
and they are To be supported by the
services of several others of more than
the average capabilities. Jack Breslin
and Johnny Murray. both of the foot
ball squad of last fall. have had expert
ence in high school as hurlers. Besides
these two new men. there are out for
the team Lem owens and Mike Can't
we'll. about the two best pitchers TO be
found on the local sandlots in the
amateur leagues Both hurled for Agri-
culture. the club which won the city and
intercity championship.
Whitaker. who did part of the catching
for Georgetown last season. is back
again, but he will have to hustle to hold
his old position. as some mighty compe-
tent players are out for the place. Two
local boys both of whom are ranked
among the best amateurs, are trying for
that position-Strait ana Hager. Strait
was the receiver for Agriculture and
Hager caught for Interior and st. Teresa.
Andy Dempsey, who starred during the
early part of the 1915 season in foot
ball, is said to be something of q real
catcher. too. Should Dempsey prove a
good man for the place, Georgetown will
have a lot more good backstops than it
could possibly use Strait. though,
could be used in an outfeld position. as
he is hitter of away above the average
caliber.
hold down center field again. He is
captain of the team and nobody ques
tions his ability either as a fielder
hitter-and he can pitch. too. and that
right well. Mike Beradina played left
field last year. but there are several
who will be in the hght for the left
field and right field positions. Sullivan.
Camalier, Ray. Lyons and Walls are
all said to be better than the ordinary
and should make strong bids for places.
Andy Dempsey is said to be quite
first baseman. as well as a catcher, and
with others to do the receiving he may
he placed on that bag to fight it out
with Ed Cass and Harry Sullivan for
the honor. Murphy. Cans and F'lan-
nigan probably will make the fight
for the place at second base. while the
shortstop position seems to lie between
Gilroy and Maloney. 1t is very prob
able that Reds cusack will be back
at his old position at third base. He is
one of the veterans or the last two
springs and while there will be two
or three new men trying for his berth
they are sure to have TO go at pretty
fast gait to beat him out.
Six of the eight regulars of the
Catholic University team of last sea-
son are on the field ready to start hos
tilities. besides the two star pitchers.
White. Harrington. Rodgers Caffrey
and killion made up the infield year
ago. Rodgers did the most of the
catching. but he was used at third
base during a part of the schedule.
White played shortstop, doing brilliant
work, and killion was hailed as one
OF the best hitters in college base ball
killion played first. Harrington second
and Caffrey third. with Rodgers hold
ing down the hot corner at times
1t is very doubtful if either of these
men VIII be beaten out for their posi-
ticns. Harrington was not quite as
hot he, s.rt,t l..
been, but proved fast in the field. Gal
ivan. who played last season with
Mount St Joseph's. is quite a good in
helder. but his speciality is first base
WELD the stick effectively enough to
warrant killion being displaced.
The only positions in which c. l.
was hard hit by graduation last spring
was in the loss of Donnelly and Lynch,
.n,ne5deTS: .Tnaeg RS h.T These Sc two men were
right field. and they formed the great
est offensive factors in the lineup.
Lynch led off the batting order and
proved good in the position. while
Donnelly generally batted third Both
coaid cover considerable ground and
each could hit the ball.
To replace these two men there arc
!tooney' who played for Technical High
Hst @ season. John Butler. former Bates
College man; Moran, Heffernan and
Shortley OF these il appears that Rut-
Ter. Shortley and Hefernan are tbe rnost
capable. though Rooney is poin,, tn
run the aforementioned close for a
place.
Where Catholic University is s.ron,
= IN ItS pitching STAFF. the one posi-
tipn winch n acceptably filled means
Sucs"SS 20 college nine. The Hrook-
idnderS have back johnson and E'shev
p'th OF nom did some brilliant v,ork
Last season Both men are right-hand-
''io possess Il good repertoire of
speed; curves and control. Each of the
I"o mas been offered Jobs i'm profes
Slonal ball. and Fahey was renor,aa
a@st season 10 have been sought bv
a certain big league club ANY coIIaoa
That can boast OF cou1Ie of tr,irI'Sz.e
IKE Fahey and Johnson can rest 90
Sured that IL VIII not suffer a er@st
zeal III comparison with other nipes
ENerE regular member OF ,ba Nov
!ahd Ag2tes team of 1915 viii he -
on thc nsId tomorrow for ,-b., -,
prove the first practice at which an 49,
ntaytfF nave been able tn he ,-asan,
ne Farmers have been hapdica,,,a,I -.
their work by preparations for ex.,n ~
nations which now are on The nnIy
5bsentee VIII be Perkins orc ~ ~
-'~' "u'Hfloers The team carried
bearstyne. Bopst Donovan and Per-
Elhs played the outfeld for the Farm
rs Hufihs the greater part of Iaqt
SfdNoi ana nf these the first three arc
IN scho"l. Four or i've new rnen -
ready 10 take their places If thsr 90
prove themselves better bali mia ,1sr.
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