Evening star., 1933-03-30
SCHEDULE HARDEST
It EVER HAS FACED
List Inspired by Success in
Winter Sports-0nIy rs
Boys in School.

INSPIRED by the most success
full foot ball and basket ball
seasons in the schools history,
Georgetown Prep's 1888 base
ball nine will tackle the most diff
cult schedule ever undertaken by
diamonders of the Garrett Park
institution when a campaign to
include at least 81 games is opened
April 4.
The schedule, announced today by
Coach Joe Gardner. calls for IA home
games and seven on foreign soil. Sew
eraI more dates are pending.
Fer a school consisting Of only 76
boys, many of them smaller and younger
than the average high or prep school
student Georgetown Prep compiled re-
markable records on the gridiron and
court last season. The foot ball eleven
lost only one game, a post-season tilt
to Iona Prep of New York by IA to 13.
Against Washington and Baltimore
prep teams the Garrett Parkers had a
perfect record ana closed the campaign
with six victories and one defeat.
In basket ball 27 wins and only seven
losses were recorded. The only local
prep school to score over Georgetown
Prep on the court was Dewitt, which
bowed later in return game.
Although extensive schedules are
carried on in golf and tennis, about 80
candidates have reported for base ball,
@f fv,-l,0 ttat,, fAp tI,n sstyar
sity" nine and 10 smaller boys who will
form Junior" nine.
TOACH GARDNER has lost several
~ valuable players from the 1882
nine but several stalWarts are back
and prospects, on the whole, are bright.
Capt. Don Mcnamara, veteran Of
two years in base ball and star full
back on the grid eleven. again will
bear the brunt of the pitching burden
Coach Gardner rates Mcnamara as an
outstanding schoolboy hurler. Tom
Keating. who has won three athletic
with Mcnamara. They also will alter
nate at shortstop, depending upon
which is on the mound.
George Cohan, son Of the famous
author. will attempt to fill the shoes
Of Capt. Ragland behind the bat Cohan
played center field last year and, al
though light. is expected to perform
capably at the catching post. Johnny
Marock will understudy for Cohan.
Jim Keating and Cy Cummings are
leading first base candidates; John Nc
Mahon and Square Pennington are
rivals for second base. and Joe Sheehan
and Red Case are battling for the third
base job. Leading outfield candidates
are Joe Egan, Duncin F1cklin, Frank
Kelly and Shanty Allan, although
Warder, Koch and O'Connell are pos
siblities
A freshman pitching aspirant, Powell,
q southpaw, completes the roster.
THE schedule to date follows:
i April 4. Emerson, away; April 5,
Roosevelt. at Georgetown Prep;
April Z. Western, at Georgetown Prep;
April 10, Tech, at Georgetown Prep;
April II, Central at Georgetown Prep;
April 26. Emerson, at Georgetown Prep;
April %. Bethesda-Chevy Chase, at
Georgetown Prep: April %. Loyola,
away; May 2, Rockville, at Georgetown
Prep: May 3, Episcopal, at Georgetown
Prep; May S, Friends, away; May 8,
Roosevelt, at Georgetown Prep; May 10,
st. Adams, away: May II, Western,
away; May IS. Bethesda Chevy Chase,
at Georgetown Prep; May II, Eastern,
away; May 10, Loyola, at Georgetown
Prep; May %, Tech. at Georgetown
Prep: May a. Eastern, at Georgetown
Prep: May ~, Charlotte Hall, away;
May 20, Central, at Georgetown Prep.