Evening star., 1922-05-25

foditimOTe fOly teCnlnC institute mas
asked for contest and il is barely
possible that a switch may be made
which will give that school a place.
ihe Maryland first-year aggregation
lost to Poly last fall by a margin of
one touchdown. However. their most
important contests will be those with
the two big local high schools. as
many of the athletes on the College
Park teams come from these institu
tions. Last fall both Tech and Cen
Notwithstanding that on the latter
were two or three men who had star
red in high school in Washington
DURING the previous season.
Yesterday Maryland wound up its
intercollegiate base ball games for
the season with a victory over Del
aware. to 2, making seven victories
= out of the last eight games played.
Delaware had good team, but it's
pitchers were not very effective,
while Schrider hurled in good form
+. e4ad got splendid support. Delaware
never was in position where it
seemed that it had much chance to
win. except in the eighth inning. when
IL got the first two men up on the
paths on hits. An overthrow by Moran
then allowed one. run. but the other
man was held on third.
Semler made two catches in center
field that were little short Of brilliant
shortstep despite the fact that he was
hit in the mouth with a ball during
practice
Maryland has one more ball game
to play. the Silver Spring semi-pro
club being due TO appear at College
Park Saturday afternoon as one of
the annual Farmers day attractions.
q stronger team than the Marylanders
have faced this season. Pete Schrider.
Maryland pitcher. was the hurling
mainstay last summer for Silver
Spring when it was in the Mont
gomery County League and probably
will be on the slab Saturday.
Catholic University winds up it's
season today with a game at Lafa-
yette. The Brooklanders beat the
Eastonians down here a short while
ago, by-4 to 8.
The Brcoklanders won with a SEN
sationaf three-run rally in the ninth
ilEing, homer by Yeager account
ing for the decisive tally. Clarke held
Lehigh to six hits and was not scored
on until the seventh inning.
With Reynolds and Heyman pitching
steadily. Georgetown easily disposed
1t the Quantico Marines in an 11-to-3
engagement at the Hilltop. Florence
fwalloped two home runs and Kenyon
one.
Browning, who has been playing
shortstop for Western in the high
school series, is one of. the best field
ers the local schools have turned out
In a long while. Not only does he
make a good play once in a while-a
kind of play on which many infielders
make big reputations-but he seems
able to grab the ball and make his
throw no matter how difficult the
bounds nor from what angle nor how
fast he has to make his heave to the
base to which he desires to make his
play. George Green, Western coach.
is so enthusiastic about Browning's
consistent play that he claims the
youngster would make any college
team right now. Browning is due to
enter West Point after finishing at
Western in June.
1t is under.tood that there is some
difficulty about Catholic University
and Virginia Polytechnic Institute
obtaining American League Park for
their scheduled foot ball game here
next fall. owing to priority claims by
other schools. If American League
Park is not available it Is possible
that the game will be shifted to
Blacksburg, as Virginia Polytechnic
Institute is very anxious to play the
game there instead of on a local field.