Evening star., 1926-03-22

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Last season noran began with
but went through an excellent sch,
almost the same team, with only @
Moran has lost only two players
will have difficulty replacing on y on
Stanley, who held down right field,
was an exceptionally good batter and
had an average of 500 for about 10
games. He batted in Il good many
runs and to replace a stickwielder of
such ability is not easy. But Stanley
could not field we'll and was not much
of base runner, and it may he that
some man In all-around ability will
be found who may he worth almost
as much to the team.
Moran has back his whole intield.
1-nace at third, Adams at short, Gar
win at second and keale at first have
been holding down the positions for
the mos: part in practice although
Moran has complete infield work
ing against them. Long is giving
1Gnace a battle for third base and
Peloski is playing well around first.
Smith is opposing Garvin at second
and ManfreCla is Adams rival at
short. Of the four men trying to
beat out last years varsity players
Long and Pelosk stand the best
chance of making good. Manfreda IS
O. good fielder. but cannot hit
A veteran lnfield of whole years
experience under Moran has big
advantage over a group just begin
ming. And Moran. too. will recognize
that especially in the early games
four men who went through the
schedule in 1925 stand better chance
FNf 1niy -hnt l,n .,rts to 1.N
than other players with less ex.
perience.
Railey is the one outfielder left from
the 1925 team and the two vaca mt
garden positions are giving Moran
food for thought O'Donneli and
Stack seem to be the best of those
trying for outtield berths. hut il may
be that Peloski, if he continues his
good hating. may be shifted to fill
one of them.
Du Four is certain to do the bulk
of the catching. He held down the
job last year and did il very credit
ebly. Kane and Mcmahon are out
for the place, but have not the ex-
perience of Du -Four. 1t is said that
Mayer. captain of next years foot
ball team and star of the boxing
team. is a catcher and will be out to.
The pitching staff seems to be
about the best i'm years. Devin, the
lefthahder who injured his ankle in
basket ball. is coming around nicely.
and will be in shape by the time of
the opening game with Gallaudet
Saturday. He is expected to be the
mainstay on the slab. The next best
hurler is Foley. basket ball luminary
and freshman pitcher last season.
Moran thinks that Foley is improv
ing rapidly and should he of consid
cradle value by the middle of the sea
son. Other pitchers who are working.
some of whom hurled in games in
1925, are Bonomo, Sheffield. Byrnes
and kozak.
II am well pleased with the prog
ress the team has made SO far" said
Moran, "and we ought to come
through with a pretty good outfit.
We should have good fielding, fair
hitting and better battery work than
usual, and that is about all there is
10 college base ball. The weather has
been bad but the squad is In surprls-
ingly good shape We have no kick
coming right now about our pros
pccts.'
This kind of comment is so diff
ferent from Morans usual variety
that one cannot help feel that c. L.
has unusual chances of developing
fine bali team Certain 1t is. too. that
Moran will get the most possible out
of the squad. There are no better
college diamond coaches than the
man who handles the Brookland
team.
West Virginia University, which has
played here almost annually. has an
nounced that it will eliminate long
basket ball trips. 1t claims that 1t is
impossible for team to play eight
days consecutively and stay in good
shape for all the games.
For years West Virginia has been
taking trips Of that kind, but after the
disastrous one Of this year feels that
the fatigue sustained by the players
and the consequent long time recover
ing makes the jaunt not worth the
candle.
Despite West Virginia S experience
long basket ball trips can he taken
and games won. Two years ago North
Carolina sent it's team North and on
its way It trimmed Virginia. Washing
ton and Lee. Virginia Military Insti-
tute, Catholic University. Harvard,
Maryland and a couple of other
schools without the loss of contest.
This year, without as good team
as It had at that time. North Carolina
played seven games, and won four oi
them, on a. trip that took the team to
which Il was defeated in any of the
three losses was points. And 1t took
the Naval Academy two extra periods
to heat the Tarheels and Harvard one.