The Washington times., 1921-12-18

!ROAMER CLUB
| BOASTS MANY
| STAR ATHLETES
Can Organize Team In Any
Major Sport and Be Sure Of
Strong Nucleus.
By r. d. THOMAS.

A HEN the Roamer Athletic Club,
y wv Of northeast, essays to form
"a team IN any major sport,
several star performers step forth
from its membership as an obvious
nucleus. Without especial effort the
northeast sandlotters have collected
some of the finest athletes in the
high schools, and they form the
backbone Of the club.
Itchy Prender, Gene Brayton, Joe
O'Dea, Otis Shaw, Jack Faber, Fred
Herzog and others who have won
tame on high school teams in base
pail, football and basketball lend bril-
liant effort to the success of the club,
which has been organized a year.
Roamer is busy now with basketball
after having virtually cleaned UP in
football. In it's last six games no
Toe scored point, and this includes
the Alexandria Dreadnaughts, an
eleven far. out of the Roamer weight
class. 1t is noteworthy, too. that only
thirteen first-downs were made against
the northeast boys in those half dozen
battles.
Defi Mohawk Juniors.
At the seasons start the Roamer
eleven played a 6 to tie with the
Terminal A. c.. and lost to the Mo-
hawk juniors, 10 to 4. Then the
team. which averages 1873 pounds,
switched into high gear and remained
there. 1t il yentured that any sand.
lot eleven in Washington, barring
not even the powerful Mohawk and
Mercury machines, would find in the
team OF today q worthy foe, Hust-
Roamer team OF today a worthy foe
Hustling Eddie Pitts. the Roamer's
manager In all sports and one Of the
clubs organizers. has been trying
vainly to book the Mohawk juniors for
another contest.
The Roamers will be remembered
by baseball fans as having won the
junior independent championship of
the city in a memorable tussle with
Z the Aztecs last summer. The large
trophy given by Tho Times for that
achievement IL q priced possession
of the club. For its fine showing in
baseball, Roamer owes much to Gene
Brayton, who pitched virtually all
of it's games and when not pitching
was playing another position and lead
ing the team at all times at bat
When necessary Brayton would heave
fwo games in as many successive days.
Y A glance over the Roamer roster
reveals plentiful talent. Pat O'Connor,
formerly Of Eastern High, was a MEM
Der Of the first football squad at
Catholic University this season, as was
Joe Fitzgerald, formerly of Gonzaga.
@ Some Of the Best.
Jack MsQuade played fullback for
Maryland University this season. but
was not available for the Roamer
eleven. Goodie Gosnell, formerly of
Tech, is forward on George Wash
ington's basketball team. Otis Shaw.
captain Of football, is a star basket
ball and football player at Tech. Gene
Brayton is q Tech baseball crack.
Arthur Qtchy) Prender, Eastern
halfback, was an outstanding figure
in the recent high school football Sc
ries and Is a three-letter man at
school. So is Joe O'Dea, who played
center for Eastern. William Dutch
Cudmore was elected captain Of bas-
ketball at Eastern, but didn't return
TO school this year. Jack Faber made
the ail-high teams in basketball and
football and played fullback this year
for the Maryland freshman. Robert
Nicholson is guard of the Catholic
University freshman quint.
Dutch Taubersmith was a two-let-
ter man at NBusiness and last season
was given a place on the secand all
high eleven. Fred Herzog was hon.
ored with a tackle position in this sea.
sons all-high selections. Jimmy Allen
played fullback at Eastern.
Francis Mulcare, Of Eastern, was' an
nll-high selection in baseball az q left
fielder, and Leilon Cardwell was an
end on the Eastern eleven this season.
There IL barely a member of ony of
Roamer's teams who would not bear
special mention among a collection of
athletes.
Green but Good.
The club had a membership of If
teen when starting in baseball last
spring. Throughout the season only
twelve players were available. OF
these only Brayton and Norman
Schroth were pitchers and the team
was up against it hard frequently for
mound workers. Fifty-three games
were won. six lost and two tied.
Brayton and Schroth, by the way,
had never done slab duty before.
Jack Mooney, a former minor
league catcher, coached the baseball
team and generally has been a great
help to the club. Brayton is presi.
dent; Robert Nicholson, vice presi-
dent; Hubert Richardson, secretary
and Herbert Murray. treasurer. Otis
Shaw IL captain Of. football; Brayton.
OF baseball. and Prender, OF basket.
ball. Eddie Pitts has been diligent
manager in these three Sports.
The Roamers hail from the neigh
borhood OF Eighth street and Mary
land avonna narfhaoat r-tn., -