The Washington times., 1916-04-17
BIG COLLEGE MINES
HERE THIS WEEK IN
BASEBALL CONTESTS
Harvard, Princeton, Lehigh,
Boston College, and Holy
Cross on Yearly Visit.
By BRYAN MORSE.

Harvard, Princeton, Holy Cross. Le-
high, Boston College. and Washington
College will be here during the week
for baseball games with the local col
leges. few schoolboy games have
been carded. but the bigger fellows will
be given the right of way in prepara-
tion for two weeks of college baseball.
The advent of Harvard and Princeton
Is always the harbinger of real baseball.
Princeton has already shown class in
defeating Brown. while Harvard already
ooasts victories over the Boston Braves
and the Army. The Crimson athletes
Sinia today at Charlottesville. and will be
here Thursday to meet Catholic Uni
versity. while the Maryland Aggies are
meeting the Princeton nine.
Georgetown takes on Tufts College at
the Hilltop this afternoon. The Navy
was beaten by Tufts last week. and on
Saturday Catholic University was forced
TO accept a to ! defeat after eleven
innings; The Blue and Gray has games
with Washington College Wednesday,
Boston College Thursday. and Prince
ton on Saturday.
Tomorrow Catholic University faces
Boston College, a team always strong
In every department. Princeton Is bait
tied Thursday. while Holy Cross is
Next week ali OF the local, colleges
VIII have their hands full with visiting
Teams eager to take fall out of the
baseball productions here. Both e. U.
and georgetown are represented by un-
usually strong teams this season: The
Hilltoppers have yet to lose start.
which speaks we'll for the development
OF the nine. But three players from
last years string were on hand at the
start Of the season
1t is not often that a baseball game is
staged for the benefit OF a single spec
tator. Western was recently given a
game with the Gallaudet RESERVES for
the purpose OF allowing Rockwell to
perform for a league scout. The Gal
lapdet player was inserted In the lineup
and showed up especially we'll
Young Harry sullivan, Georgetown's s
ieed,on man. is attracting a deal fat
the lead In hitting at Georgetown. ana
has shown to advantage in the field and
on first base. His work has been com
mendaDie from every standpoint, ana
from the very first of the season he has
shown himself to be the real tind or
the season.
Predictions are rife that the younEster
WI not be long member OF the
Georgetown team, as his capability has
earned him more than one enyious
glance from scouts In this section. SUI
Ivan has boosted the ball over the right
.! nsId stand And no less than tive times in
lop won the game for the Blue and
cray over the Hopkins team.
After Tech and Western had ploved
TO a ~ to IL score and Business had
succumbed to Central by a l6 to
count queries came in us to the larS-
est baseball score in high s<ilool games.
Not In recent years has a total of ID
been reached although scores have fire.
quently gone to double figures. When
Johnny Beell and Everett, Ballinger
held held forth at Tech when the present
up for a christening party. Tech hand
ed Western beating to the tune OF
something like 20 to 7. During this
the ball over the clubhouse at the old
plished only by BUCK Freeman, then
demon homerun slugger of the Ameri-
Business High School tennis players
are coming In for some joking for
4, F. Pereiy. Robert Lynch. cha Allen "t'sT Car.
penter and John Myers are starting
things ur and have arranged a schcd-
Western vs. Business. April 10. at
Friends VS.. Business. April 20. at
Tech VS.. Business, May 5, at Tech
Central VS.. Business, May 20, al
Business
Central VS.. Business. May p. at
Central.
Friends VS.. Business. May 30. al
Friends
Tech VS.. Business. June o. at Busi.
ness.
The stsTnSgrsphsrs d. DO i,.,Io, well n max; ok;
reen made that tennis is going TO have
a big following I'm the schools In a
year OF" SO. All OF the high schools
and prep schools are represented a