New-York tribune., 1920-05-02
Five ColIese
Mines Leadino
=
For Top EIonors
Holy Cross, Vermont, l..
high, Navy and George.
town Have Fine Record.
By r. ]. Kelly

teams stand out prominently ne -.
most likely winners OF the nv,b,..,
championship of the East. They A..
/ Holy Cross, University Of Vernon.
Lehigh, Navy and Georgetown. Nom
Of these has been able 20 keep Is sla,,
clean to date, but each has made an IN.
pressive showing against strong op,o.
sition. The next fortnight may are,
the present situation. as several col.
leges started their campaigns only .
short time ago.
The unfavorable weather condition.
of the past week played havoc with ,bs
colleg ate schedules and many m.
portant contests had to be canc,l.eo
Last year the Holy Cross nine stooa
cut as the most formidable aggregate,
IN the East almost from the openi,~
day, but this season the race is beirg
much more closely c5ntes-s5
Among the New England coseos,
there are two teams at present when
stand out most prominently. These srs
Holy Cross and the University q Yer.
n.ont. The Worcester colle.ians have
thus far a splendid record. ln8rra5
only by defeat at the hands ot Ge0rpe.
town. However, Jesse Burketts nun
went South this spring after only
few days of outdoor practice waereas
the Washington nine had been On the
diamond for more than month. From
present indications il is QIte lke.r
that Holy Cross viii avcngc thls se.-
back when the GEORGETOWN team yis.s
Worcester later in the season.
Triumph Over Georgetown
The Vermont nine promises 70 he
among the leaders at the close Of ~.
campa gn. Il also started Oh its South.
ern "trip .this year after being outdoor,
for only a day or TWO. The Green
Mountain players gained several no
table victories. including trlumpa
over Georgetown in an ezra lnnirc
game. On the other hand they ha,
been beaten by Fordham. bat this latfer
a single run.
The Lehigh University team is also
making a strong bid for the frs.
honors of the season. The South Beth
lehem collegians have kept ,reir slate
clean to date, with the exception Of one
defeat by Georgetown in an extra inn
ing contest. Tom keady's charges have
beaten several strong opponents dur
ing the last week. The team is hard
hitting combination and 1t has d spen-
did twirler in "Swede" johnson. who
has ranked high in collegiate circles
for the last few years.
The Naval Academy MAE, under
Coach Billy Lush, recently sustained
decisive setback at the hands Of
Georgetown, but this has been It's only
reverse to date. The Midshipmens
pitching staff has been slow in round
ing into form, and this seems TO be the
one weak spot of the team. The nfed
is particularly strong. Captain Miner,
who has been one Of the bes; inheiders
in the college world Tor the last three
years, Is playing his usual good defen-
slve game at shortstop
Although Georgetown has bowed %
Cornell and the University Of Vermont.
1t still promises to rank among ths
leaders when the final curtain is drawn
on the present season. 1t IS note
worthy fact that the Washington col
leglans have beaten, more or less de-
cisively, three of the four prominent
teams mentioned above. They were
able to get an early start on their
Northern rivals this year. and this has
proved to be tremendous advantage.
Most Startling Reverse
Perhaps the most startling reverse oi
the last week was the defea. OF Ford
ham by the Columbia nine in the first
Of two-game series for the champion
ship of the city. The second contest
Will be played at Fordham Field on
May -. If Fordham wins this game
the title will remain undecided, as 10
provisions have been made Tor a play
off
With the exception of the Syracuse
game on Friday, the Morningside
Heights nine has made a splendid
showing lately. This has been mainly
due to the splendid pitching OF Meany.
The tall right-hander recently limited
tordham and Harvard TO two and four
hits, respectively.
On the other hand, Forhams record
TO date has been big disappointment
to its followers. The infeld still the
weakest department of the team, de
spite the many changes that have been
made since the start OF the season, and
the batting has been unusually poor.
The Maroon nine will start one Of
the busiest weeks Of its season to-mor-
row afternoon, when it meets the Unl-
verslty of West Virginia team at Ford
ham Field. The Bronx collegians vii
also play Penn State at Fordham Field
on Tuesday, Boston College at Boston
on Friday and Holy Cross at Norces-
ter, Mass, on Saturday.