Evening star., 1917-04-15

At present there are just two col
leges here which are trying TO go
through with their schedules. Mary
land State and Gallaudet still are plan
ming to play through their list of con-
tests. Galladuets schedule is not
likely to be curtailed to any extent. be
cause it is booked mostly for games
States list is being rapidly shot TO
pieces. The State diamond schedule
already looks as if big krupp had
been banging away at 1t with absolute
accuracy for about week. steps
dates and negotiations are being car
ried on looking toward the listing OF
contests with several colleges in May.
Delaware College. Navy and western
MARYLAND are new schools added to the
the last two DAYS. and it is probable L
meeting with c. L. would have been
booked.
With the dropping out Of C. u. 1t be-
gins to look as if the collegiate part OF
the MARYLAND State track meet will
suffer. Delaware College has accepted
an invitation to send squad ana ST
Johns is sure to be represented. IL
Gallaudet enters u team. the 1our
but if only st. Johns, Delaware Col
lege and Maryland State have men in
competition the collegiate compel tions
are going to fan below former stand
ards. The scholastic events are not
likely to be affected.
Yeser6ay's game with Gallaudet marks
the finish of Allie Whites career as
ball player at Catholic University. White
graduates this spring. When another
wear rolls around Coach Charley Moran
will not find it easy replace White. Par
ticularly good shortstops, such as Whltc
is are lew and far between. He prob
ably has been the most valuable individ-
uaI in the lineup OF the &. L. nine Tor
the last three years, and that does not in
the least cast any reflection on the serv-
ices OF other good players.
Jackson. a new man pitching for C. U.
this spring can put a whole lot more on
the ball than the usual college pitcher.
He is tall and lanky and pitches with
his left arm. Jackson's only fault is ms
inability to field his position properly.
He has plenty OF stuff to pitch winning
hail in auy class OF collegiate contests,
and when he learns TO field will rank
with the stars.
Ferguson of Gallaudet draws several
words of praise from Coarh Moran Of
Catboiic University. Moran does not hes-
tate in stating that he believes Ferguson
10 be the best college pitcher e. e. has
faced this season. Says Moran:
"Fereuson is the best pitcher we have
seen this year. If his team gave him
good support any college would have
= hard time getting away with a con-
test against him. He is the only man
who has faced us with a real curve
hau and IN the two games we have met
GalIaudet practically all our runs have
heeu the results of misplays or mis-
takes IN Judgment
Andy Fletcher. who caught yesterday
for Maryland State. was behind the
hat for the first time in his life. He
had one days practice in the position in
throwing around to the infield. and
that was all. Moth athletes under such
circumstances would show some t,rnidity
in not being used to taking the ball on
the bat, but other than natural mis-
takes, which were expected, there was
nothing in Fletcher's actions to indi-
cate that he was in his first regular
game as a backstop.
meeting of the Maryland State Col
lege athletic board, the body which
governs athletics in that institution, is
to be called this week to determine
the action to be taken for the remain
| der of the year in sports. No formal
meeting has yet been held, but ex-
pressed personal opinions of the seven