Evening star., 1917-03-25

Following the games of this week.
there will be plenty of competition be-
tween colleges. AS a matter of fact, the
largest institutions in the north and
east are to come here for games with
Catholic University. Georgetown and
Maryland State. The last mentioned is
the next week, when Colby College
makes its first appearance at College
Park.
college base ball team need not de-
sire to face a harder week than is
scheduled for Georgetown. beginning
April 9. On that date Holy Cross is
listed to appear on the Hilltop. and
April 10 Yale will be the Blue and
Gray's opponent. April II Holy Cross
plays a second game, and April IL Ford
ham is to try its luck against John
OReilly's ball tossers. Boston College
Is the opposing combination April 1a
and Fordham in a second game April
IA. On six consecutive days the Blue
which just about as strong competition
as may be looked for from college mines
anywhere will be faced. The pitching
staff is going to have it's work cut out
hurlers happen to go wrong there will
be some puzzling on Coach O'Rei1ly's
part as to how to conserve his staff sc
that 1T will not be put out of commits
sion for about half the season by over
work Incidentally. the Blue and Gray
takes two northern trips, each of foul
days duration. Four contests are to be
played on each trip.
Maryland State is likely to start its
base ball season with four freshmen on
the infield. Neither Oberlin nor Dear
styne. the two regulars of last year
now in school. is going to play ball
this spring, which leaves big gap to
be filled. Dearstyne was one of the
fastest fielding second basemen in base
ball in this part of the country, and he
would be a decided asset.
There has not been enough practice
used in the several positions. Loomis
and Wagner have been working out
around third base and the latter has
been playing some at short, his regu-
lar position. Riggs is getting a chance
to make good in that position. S. knode
and Richmond are holding forth around
second base and McCorkle and Mac
donald at first. The outfielders of last
season are again in line for positions
r. Knode, Derrick, Siegert and Mat
thews likely will be the men to start
the season in the garden jobs.
The catching question is extremely
doubtful. There is no candidate ou'
for the team who has real experience
Brundage backstopped for the Port
Chester. n. y. High School. but has 8
whole lot to learn about the position
Loomis, who has been practicing some
what around third. also is a catcher
but he seems to have had even less ex-
perience than Brundage. Loomis takes
after his brother, who was something
of star at State, where he enteree
from Western High. in all-round abll
ity. He bids fair to develop into very
capable performer.
Mornhinweg and Chichester. las
years pitchers, are working out, ant
they, with Michael, the freshman wht
played fullback on the eleven last fall
probably will constitute the hurting
staff. There is a possibility that Sic
CERT, r. knode or Derrick may be uset
some on the mound, as all three hav'
done something along that line. Th'
State team will be made up of younf
fellows and probably will be mucl
"greener" than the average colleg'
nine. There is some good raw ma
| terial in the squad. though. and In an
other year the youngsters will form ;
combination capable of giving the othe
colleges all they are looking for ant
some of them whole lot more.
Rooney Nernstein. star amateu
hurler on local lots for the last thre,
years. has signed contract to pitcl
ball for the Jacksonville club in tn,
South Atlantic League. Vernstein leave