Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-05-03
NAVAL NINE SHOWS
MUCH IMPROVE
Progresses Steadily Under Expert
Coaching Of Billy Lush But
Ias Some Hard Luck
SOME PLAYERS ARE Ill

Two greatest athletic ambitions at
the Naval Academy just now are TO de-
feat the Military Academy nine when
they meet on May 81 and to win first
place iii the main event OF the Henley
regatta DIT Philadelphia on the same
day Both Of these ambitions seem
possible. and even probable Of reali-
cation Just nov. The crew has already
defeated most o1 the strongest college
crews Of the year, while the nine has
made good record and Is likely to
improve steadily untIl the end DIT the
month. Iii eight successive games, the
West Pointers have won from the AM
napolitans, but there Is no reason to
believe that the end will never come.
and this year afKords the best oppor-
tunity iii long time I'd turn the trick.
The midshipnen started their base
bali season with q team OF veterans,
land with much good material in the
big entering class. There we're sew
erai be the first string Of pitchers, the
regular catcher 81 last year and six of
the regular occupants Of the other
seven positions. The new class yield
ed at least one promising pitcher, two
excellent catchers and men Of some
experience and aptitude In beth the In
tield and outfeld A highly successful
season was freely forecasted, ending
iii victory over the Army nine.
The squad. under BILLY Lush has run
fairly we'll to form III spite Of some
hard luck. though ii must be admitted
that in hardly any department of the
game has the expectations of the aver
age nlidshipmen been reached exactly.
In seven games played during April,
the Navy has lost only to the Balti-
more professionals and To Maryland
State, the latter slipping II over by q
single point. The best victories have
been over F0rdllam, SwarthmoTe and
North Carolina State. al strong
teams
The team has been without the serV-
.ices, for nearly the whole period, of
.cloughley. catcher. and Doyle. first
haaeman. Whelchei. at third. is being
pushed hard By Mccain. i newcomer.
The one vacant position, right field, is
nov being regularly occupied BY
Clark, from the football squad The
services of CloughIey are the most
seYiUuly missed He Is siaunch and
relIaSSe and j great help to the pitch
.era, and one Of the best thr0wers
ana0ma the college catchera. Hunlph
reg IA playing good game Al Grst, but,
not doing much batting After trial
of Hartman. fourth classman, his
.classmate Hogan. SENS 10 have a
strong hold on the catcher's position,
In the absence Of Cloughley
me only pitchers who have shown
xnns promise are Rs ~ Baker and III
II. naker, the former veteran and the
latssr asrnembar 81 the new class. n
b. naker xs the only Navy twirler Who
has pikcsaed thrOugh Winning game
this year. He has plenty III speed.
conkr0i and curves, and hts expert
sence makes him 1t present The Acad
ersaya bast slah man Il n. Baker Isl
aeft~ hander and very promising
youkgstsr He has very shaTp cllrvea.
and nnch speed re has generallg had
one bud inning III the Eagne I'D has
psayed up 10 this time. but Il sett ling
down more asi the flnae
It Is 0g considerable interest % note
that tha Nary may have TO depend
sapon two youths who played tosesEser
Int yeeY 10 IT'D 81 tsyy work aaanat