Evening star., 1917-05-23
THREE PITCHERS SHOW
FORM IN. TWO GAMES
Hottell, Francis and Newton Hurl
Well in Amateur League
Base Ball.
BY II. C. BYRD.

Three pitchers did exceptional work
In the two amateur league base ball
games played yesterday. Francis and
Hottell engaged in q fine slab duel In
held Car Department helpless in the
Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. organ
izatton. Takoma won from Franklins
in the Capital City League by to, /.
and General once defeated Car De-
partment, s to 0.
The game in the Capital City circuit
was one of the best played this season,
than in any of the previous contests in
that organization. The fine game was
the result of the splendid mound duel
between Hottell and Francis. The for
mer let the losers down without hit
and struck out fourteen men. Takoma
was able to get only four safeties OF
the delivery of Francis, and nine of its
players went down by the strike-out
route; King did some excellent back
stopping for Hottell, and Francis
fielding of his position was brilliant.
Car Department was never able to
connect consistently with Newton's de-
livery. and it's four hits, did not come
close enough together to produce even
the third. four in the fourth and two
in the sixth. The counting in the game
In the Capital City League was done
in two innings, Franklins making their
ing right back in the fourth with two.
Hutchinson, Tyser and Hawkshaw of
General Omce were about the only
players who did any hitting. Each of
and one each by Hawkshaw and Hutch
inson went for two bases.
A double-header is scheduled for the
ton i Sunday. The rindeeo s team. one u uo Of
the clubs in the Semi-Professional
League. Is to be the opponent of the
railroaders. The contests are expected
to develop some good play on the part
of both mines. as all the clubs in the
circuit are stronger than the average
amateur organization.
While the lists for the Maryland State
College meet next week are intact it
has been decided that new entries from
schools already represented will be ac-
cepted. It was stated yesterday that
all changes in the entries and all new
entries would have to be in the hands
of the management of the meet by
Saturday.
The Baltimore City College brought
the matter up by asking to send over
more men and it was told that it could
new entrants probably will not appear
in the programs, but their entries will
be in the hands of the clerk Of the
course on the official list.
''Untz" Brewer. stan athlete during
the past year at the Maryland State
College, has enlisted In an ambulance
corps and will leave tomorrow for AL
lentown. Pa. to go into training. 1t is
expected that the corps will leave this
country for France about July /.
There is little doubt that the con-
scription of men this summer for the
army will take away from the colleges
a lot of athletic material. The major
ity of star performers in the various
colleges and universities are between
the ages of twenty-one and twenty
five, and the government boards are
not likely to let go amiss opportunities
to get such splendid material for its
companies. There Is no reason why
such men should be exempt, as their
worth to college teams is nothing in
comparison to their value to the gov
ernment.
In the conduct Of modern warfare,
particularly if 1t came to hand-to -hand
fighting in trenches. a regiment OF
American college athletes should be
able to whip any force of the same size
that exists. With courage and forti-
tude part Of their daily practice, with
the teaching they have had in indi-
vidual resoucefulness, with their phys
ical stamina and mental resiliency, col
lege athletes make the best material
that can be picked for the work of a
soldier.