Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-10
TRINITY COLLEGE BASEBALL
 CAPTAIN INELIGIBLE
Dennis A. GiIIooly, Twice Elected
 Leader, Fails in Studies.

Dennis A. Gillooly, twice elected captain of the Trinity College baseball team and one of the best third base men ever to play on Trinity nine, was ruled ineligible by the faculty Tuesday afternoon and forbidden to represent the college in the National game. He failed to pass the neces- sary marks in his studies and has been placed on probation, which can not be possibly lifted until after the present term, in accordance with Trin- ity's stand. His ineligibility will ne- cessitate the election of another cap tain and it is presumed that he will resigned as leader of the nine. Six other prominent athletes were barred at the same time Burnham and Plo- to of the baseball team, Manager Ast- lett and Phillips of the hockey team, Blease of the track team and George Brickley. the football hero last year.
 Gilloolys ineligibility comes as a distinct shock to the chances of the Trinity baseball team. For the past three years he has been the regular third baseman and his fielding and heavy hitting marked him as one of the best players that ever wore a Trinity uniform. Even with Gillooly in the linaup, the chances of the Trin- 1ty team were none too bright and now, with this star player out of the game for the rest of his college ca reer, its stocks sink even lower There
  eligibility. The only thing that can save the nine its captain is a clerical error, it being taken for granted when the reports of the mid-year exams were made known, that everything was correct. Coach Price could not be reached last night and 1t is i'm possible to say just what the result will be but 1t is thought that Gillooly will send in his resignation and his successor be elected within a few days.
 At one time, a year ago, 1t was though that Gillooly would break his amateur standing and go into big league baseball as Manager Miller Huggins, of the St. Louis Cardinals wanted to give him a tryout in his squad. Gillooly, however, decided that the salary offered by Huggins was not enough to make him turn profes- sional and stayed with Trinity. Last season he played on several teams in the Colonial league, including Hart ford, and made a decided hit with the fans wherever he played. He is as versatile player as he is consistent at the bat having played every posi- ton in the tnfield as well as in the garden
 He went to Trinity from the Wal lingford High school and made the varsity team in his freshmen year playing in the outfeld during the first part of the season. About the middle or the year, however, there was a break in the infield and Gillooly was placed at second base. From there he was shifted to short stop and f. nally wound up at third base, where he has played the past two years. For two seasons, until last year, he played with the crack Wallingford State team Last season he was signed by the Co., lonial league and played in every po- sition in the infield while in that or ganization. Although his regular po- sition was third base, he was most frequently seen at first base
 Gillooly Is decidedly popular at Trin tty. He is senior and was chosen marshall of his class.
 The hockey team will suffer frll1y as much as the baseball nine by the faculty ban. Jack Burnham and Ru fus Phillips, two of its members. have been forbidden to play while Eric Ast- lett, it's manager, has also been placed on probation, which will make it ne- cessary for the team to elect another manager. Blease, a promising candi- date for the track team, has been barred. He was out for the distance runs. The ineltgibiltty of BrickTev will not affect any team, as that ath- iete was barred by the recent shift in Trtnity's rules.