Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-27

munched straw
Father MeDonough. in silence.
Then:
Eyes father. it was a great team.
I've been thinking of how many OF
those boys went along in professional
ball. Nearly every one of them"
Over Forty Straight Wins.
OReilly's team of 1922 won all of its
games and was well advanced into the
next season before meeting defeat, win
ming more than 40 games in succession.
Have you observed" continued the
priest, whose memory for athletic facts
Somtimes is quite uncanny. that our
good teams have come along periodical
", every five or six years? But we're
overdue now. VIZ haven't had really
first-class team since %"
The Georgetown campus until this
season was a happy hunting ground
for major league scouts OF late years
half dozen Blue and Gray players
have had look at the big time. BisSo-
nette, an outfielder, is now with the
Brooklyn Dodgers. So is Ty Tyson, a
gardener, but broken leg may mean
his finish as big Lacquer. Sukeforth
is catching for the Cincinnati Reds.
Until recently Tony Planski was Bos-
ton Brave. They've sent Tony to Prov
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catcher He's versatile.
But for Paul Florence's foot ball
knees he probably would have made
good as a catcher for the New York
Giants, and his old gridiron mate, Bill
Kenyon, failed by little to land as a
catcher for the New York Yankees
The present Georgetown coach, O'Neill,
had a brief trial with the Giants last
season.
Yes, the Blue and Gray has turned
out more than one colleges share of
big league material in the last several
seasons, but its record before that was
even better.
Seine Brilliant Names.
you'll find some brilliant names in
Georgetown base ball history If you go
far back" ventured Father McDonough.
There was Doc White, for instance,
who was great left-hander for the
White Sox for ten years. Did you know
that Arthur Devlin, the old Giant third
baseman, was a Georgetown boy?
Charlie Moran, who was athletic di-
rector at Catholic University for years,
was a good shortstop for the Pirates
after he learned his base ball at
Georgetown.
"Then there was Eddie Dowd, who
pitched for Washington in the 90s, and
Red Morgan, who played third base for
the Red Sox. Old timers will remember
these names.
"Of comparatively modern times I
guess Billy Martin was the best George
town man to play in the majors. He
would have been a great shortStop with
the Braves if leg he broke in college
hadn't given him trouble.
"A pair of shoes two sizes too large
for him wrecked Billy's base ball career.
They were the only ones he could Dor
row when We went up to play Prince
ton, something having happened to our
stock. Believe it was late arriving.
We'll, Billy attempted slide in those
shoes and got tangled up. He broke
! his leg Ever after he was unable to
go to his right fast, and this was dis
covered by the Braves manager. Billy
was tried at third base, but the bad
leg was too much"
Father McDonough'S pessimiSm con-
corning this years team is shared by
most of the Hilltop leaders. A notable
exception is Bucky O'Neill.
I'VE had a good team last year." says
Bucky, but somehow we couldn't get
going. Give us some pitching and We'll
step out this time"
Pitching apparently is the teams
greatest need. Burch and Gillespie
have gone and the present candidates
are of uncertain ability.
Duan Works Impressively.
In watching the Hilltoppers practice
one is impressed by the shortfielding of
Johnny Dunn, who covers an uncom-
mon amount of territory. Ralph Nc
Carthy and Capt. Ralph Duplin look
like outfielders and both are hitters.
Duplin's story is the romance OF the
lightly regarded sub who fought his
way to the front. Two seasons ago he
received little attention in the training
season. An injury removed regular
during the championship campaign and
DupIin was given a chance. He per-
formed unusually well. But he was
thought to be a flash
+ Last year this experience was dupli-
Gated in a measure. Given an emer-
gency chance, Ralph pounded the ball
and fielded well, and this time he vas
permitted to stick. Moreover, he was
elected captain.
"Duplin" observed Father McDon-
ough. might get somewhere as a ball
player. He is forever learning, no mat
ter what the subject that occupies hin.
He is a brilliant student and in his
senior year is an assistant Instructor III
mathematics"