The Washington herald., 1921-03-13
HILLTOP PRIMED
FOR ANOTHER Big
BASEBALL YEAR
Over Sixty Georgetown
Candidates at Work I'm.
der Coach O'Reilly.
By n. n. HELaEsEN.

appear brighter this year than they
have at this time of the season for
the past decade. The Hilltoppers
have one Of the largest squads In
years working out and with only
one man Of last years regular nine
lost to the team Coach o'sSilly feels
that his charges are due for one of
the most brilliant seasons In the
history OF the Hilltop institution.
O'Reilly has had the Blue and
Gray squad working out in the open
for the last two weeks and the ma
tority Of the men are already In
such shape that they will soon be
ready TO SO the route. Before out
door practice began the battery
candidates had put in three weeks
of indoor practice and SO, with the
opening game some days in the fu-
ture, the big coach is confident that
he will have one of the best bal
ancod outfits that he has ever
tutored.
Sixty Men st Work.
regular berths on the Hilltop squad.
" ldcl Nh@N eS-
spite the fact that practically the
entire last years team 10 back in
harness, nevertheless not q single
player has a strangle hold on his
Job. Past performances mean
nothing to me-" says the big coach.
They all start on even terms and
even though a man was q regular
last year he'll have to fght to hold
hArfh thia tuSl the
same"
Nine embryo pitchers and as
many catchers have been putting in
"bo-coo" time for the last hve
weeks in an effort to impress upon
the Blue and Gray mentor their
worth as hurlers and receivers re-
spectively. For the last fifteen days
they have been driven through
plenty of outside work. and now.
according to the coach, are Just
about right"
or the pitchers, Reynolds and
Hyman, last years first-string
slabmen. and BIssonette, a big.
husky Bay State youth. appear AZ
this time to be the class Of the
squad. Lefty" .Hynan last year
was considered one of the clever
est hurlers in eastern college
ranks. while Reynolds also drew
plenty of praise for his work at
the Hilltop.
Both. however. despite their pre-
vious records, will be forced to the
limit to keep UP with the fast pace
this boy Bissonette has been setting
during spring practice.
Bissonette n Husky.
This Massachusetts boy is one of
the huskiest youths on O'Reilly's
squad. He weighs around 100. is
over six feet. and PITTS everything
behind the ball when he hurls IL in
stead of using merely an arm motion,
which is one of the commonest
faults with budding college hurlers.
Bissonette comes here with a
wonderful prep-school record. and
up around Boston sport writers con-
college ranks.
in collegiate ranks on his squad
and plenty Of substitute material.
O'Reilly is almost as well fortified
with receivers.
Nine men. among them Kenyon.
last years first string receiver. hope
to land the regular job. Kenyon
will probably be picked to handle
the pitchers regularly but he un-
doubtedly' will have plenty Of op-
position.
Paul Florence, who entered the
Hilltop institution last January and
Immediately began to star in bas-
kct-ball. apparently Is an all-round
athlete. Florence Is out for the
receiving job and looking at him
in action. even this early in the
season, It is evident that he has
all kinds OF class.
At first base. Whelan, brother Of
the famous Tommy, will battle
Shesdy and Connolly for the job.
Jim Walsh and Murman are the
most promising candidates for the
Job OF guarding the keystone sack.
Murman. who halls from the Smoky
City. is known as the Hans Wag.
ner OF Pittsburgh"
At third Sheridan and Couchlin
are fighting 1t out while in the
shortheld Jack Flavsn will be op-
posed by Welsh, who covered that
position for Georgia Tech.
Twenty men are fghting to land
regular outfeld berths. Dudsck.
Sullivan. Jim Murphy. Johnny
Walsh, Pat Rooney and Grove. how
ever. seem to have the inside track
At this time.