Evening star., 1916-05-02
BY n. C. BYRD.

| The Catholic University and George
town mines were defeated in the open
| ing games of their northern trips. Th'
Brooklanders succumbed to Villanovs
by a score of to 5, and the Blue ant
by to 8. Heavy scoring by the hom'
| teams in the latter part of both games
caused the undoing of the local uni
versities.
At the end of the first half of thu
eighth inning Catholic University hat
Villanova on the short end of 3-to-.
score. but in the eighth and ninth thu
home team got four men across. Fahe!
was sent in to relieve Kendrick, WHIT
previously had pitched brilliant ball
but it was too late to save the day. Hat
Georgetown been able to hold BostoI
College scoreless in the seventh anc
eighth innings 1t might have won, bu
four runs in those two periods gave thu
Massa chusetts nine a decisive lead.
Catholic University outhtt NlllanoVa
getting ten safeties. Cah1ll, White ant
Rogers each got two drives into SAT-
territory, and Shortley made three. Tw'
of Shortleys hits went for two bases
Weiss, who played second base To-
Georgetown, proved the best h1tter o
that game, having a two-bagger ant
two singles in four attempts.
Georgetown and Catholic University
are scheduled to play again today. The
Blue and, Gray meets Harvard a.
Cambridge, and the Brooklanders &C
gainst Swarthmore at Swarthmore
All the contending teams are above the
average of college mines. The chances
are that Johnson will pitch for c. U.
with the probabilities good that Muir
ray will go on the slab for the Hill
toppers.
The Maryland Aggies are scheduled tc
meet the Virginia Military Institute
nine today at College Park. This will
be the first athletic contest in which
the Farmers have met the Virginians
i'll years.
The NJ A. c. lacrosse team continued
trouncing the Baltimore City College
. to o. This is the second contest in
which the Asgies have been victors
over the Baltimore twelve this spring
The College Park bunch has beer
showing better form in lacrosse this
year than ever before. and is doing
splendid work. Four games have beer
played, and all have been won, the
most important victory being that
over Penn State. Two more contests
remain, one with Lehlgh, at, South
Bethlehem, and the other with Penn
State, at Penn State.
The amateur leagues began to gel
under way yesterday in earnest. Sever
organizations had games scheduled ant
all were played. Three of these opened
last week and the other four began
their seasons yesterday. Potomac, Ter.
minal Y. NJ. C. A. and Rosedale circuits
started several days ago. but the Cath
olic Church. War Interbureau, Agricul.
tural Interbureau and the Government
leagues played their opening contests
yesterday.
The most important game was that in
the Government. League. judging from
a point of attendance and general in
terest. Besides Secretary Redfield OF
the Department of Commerce, who
threw out the first ball, there were
present Franklin X. Lane, Secretary OF
the Interior; Josephus Daniels, Secre-
tary of the Navy: David Franklin
Houston. Secretary of Agriculture; By
ron r. Newton, acting Secretary of the
Treasury; w. p. Malburn. assistant sec.
retary of the Treasury; Commissioners
Louis Brownlow. Commissioner Kutz
Maj. Gen. George Barnett, commandan