Evening star., 1918-03-31

Flaherty, graduate manager of Holy
Cross, told the writer in New York
just after the holidays that the ath-
letic teams there were all "shot to
pieces" and that no attempt would be
made to maintain them up to the usual
standard. He stated 1t was the inten-
tion to go through with the schedules
as well as possible and let 1t gp at
as to what it has done this spring
in base ball. or as to what it expects
to accomplish.
None Of the other mines here has
game scheduled this week. George
town did have one booked with Ram
doiph-Macon. but that school Cancelled.
Maryland State and Gallaudet will not
resume. the- play until the second week
in April, unless games are listed that
are not now on their lists.
College base ball here this spring is
far different from what it was two
years ago and for fifteen years prior
TO that. Then mines representing the
biggest universities and colleges of the
north were appearing here almost daily
against Georgetown. Catholic Uniyer-
sity and at times against George Wash
in8ton and Maryland State. Yale,
Princeton. Cornell and several times
Harvard and Pennsylvania have made
excursions through here, and besides
them Amherst. Fordham, Holy Cross
Lehigh. Lafayette. Tufts and other in
stitutions regularly made trips to this
section.
Such games this year are noted par
ticularly by their absence, though. Lo-
cal schools have Just as much desire
to meet the nOrtherners now as ever
before. but lack of finances has pre-
and thus kept the teams north of the
Mason-DixoQ line from making extend
ed trips.
BIZ Clarke. former professional ball
player and for the last several years
coach Of the Princeton nine. is in
France in Y. NC. A. work To Judge
by letter sent from France to Joe
Murray. graduate manager of athletics
at Princeton. Clarke had quite a little
excitement in London. Here IS his let
ter:
We'll. I find this rather quiet place
after our trip through the Irish sea. the
bombing raids on London during our
stay there They certainly had US doing
some lodging. l was in theater one
night, and you could not hear the peo-
pie on the stage speak for the noise of
the buns There were a number of
people killed each night. and strange to
say the bombs dropped each side of our
hotel and within block of it. l was
asleep one night all through it, but the
following nights they routed me out
with the noise of gongs sounded by a
boy walking through all the halls. Men,
with blankets around them. filing the
halls until the word was received to re-
turn to their rooms. Honestly, Joe, !
never want to talk to or do business with
a Dutchman again. and the farther l go
the more determined am to carry on
to the end, provided nothing happens at
home. The only disagreeabie thing
about it all is trying to keep warm. !
have on woollen underclothes, woollen
socks, a regulation Army shirt. sweat
e. and uniform and the only time ! am
really comfortable is when l am in bed
I am not prepared to say how long ]
will be here. AS we are preparing rest
camps and getting athletic fields ready
for our men. every one is looking for
ward to great events taking place this
spring. and am confident that you back
home have more opportunity for news
than we have. Tell my friends that this
10 I wonderful country and full of in
teresting sights. but Nassau street
would look good to Bill"
this summer with a strong nine. The sub
urbanites are laying their plans to play
Sunday and holiday ball and possibly to
revive the league, in which considerable
interest was developed last year. The
squad in to get out today for practice
Murphy IL due to be back at first base
letSwlr At third and Watt at second
Degnan again is expected to do the
catching and Newby will play short
| ODonnell. Ttliett and Bolen probably will
hold DOWN positions in the outfield. Piel
and Won Herbuiis are pretty sure to hurl
the sphere over to the batterS as mound