Evening star., 1936-03-26
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FOR 70 BATTLES
Team Is Rated Strongest
in History of School.
Opens Saturday.
BY BILL DISMER, JR.

)oNSONAN1 Wltu Wndt IL
4 deems the best team in the
history Of the school," the
George Washington Univer-
sity athletic department today re-
leased 20-game schedule. longest in
G. WIS modern history and one
which will send 1t against some Of
the best teams of the East.
Featured by a game here on April
13 with Boston College, annually
reckoned on a par with Holy Cross
at the top of the East's list Of strong
teams. the two months campaign
will open with a game against Ohio
State on Saturday at Alexandria and
continue with games against Penn
State, Vermont, West Virginia, West
ern Maryland, Mount st. Mary's.
Wake Forest, Delaware, Washington
College and Elon.
Home-and-home series have been
arranged with the Quantico Marines,
Naval Training School of Norfolk,
Delaware, Western Maryland, WASH
ington College and Mount st. Mary's.
Home Field Uncertain.
WHILE no definite site has been
chosen by the Colonials for
their home games, it is expected that
few of the best attractions will be
played at Griffith Stadium. Mon
ument Lot diamonds will be used
for the lesser contests.
Most encouraging to the Colonials'
hopes for a banner year are the pros
poets of three rookie" pitchers who
hung up sandlot records from the
Atlantic Coast to the Great Lakes
that were little short Of sensational.
Closest to home is Ronald Hope, a
Virginian, who won all 25 games
he pitched. Bradley, from South
Carolina, won 81 out Of "a. Bill
Lanier, around Lake Michigan terri
tory, hurled four one-hit games and
one no-hitter in 1885.
AS if these newcomers were not
enough, Coach Ed Morris will have
Bill Noonan and Winnie De Angelich,
last years veterans, who won five of
the six games in which the Colonials
we're victorious.
De Angelica, incidentally, may be
turned into an outfielder to take ad-
vantage of his hitting. He batted for
an average well over 300 last season.
Price New First Baseman.
T 1NLESS Morris changes his mind
between now and Saturday, when
the team lines up against the Buck
eyes. only one new face will appear
in the infield. Fred Price. 6-footer,
will take over the f1rst-basing activi-
ties formerly held by Emanuel Oefty)
johnson. johnson, however, will not
be left out Of the lineup, as he led
the team with 1885 average last year.
Johnson will be shifted to the outfield,
where his short, squat frame will be
no disadvantage.
Bob Williams at second. Moe Berg
at short and Tim Stapleton at third
viii be repeaters in the infield. With
johnson in the outfield will be two
of the following: Burton Webb, Andy
Horne. Joe Brennan and De Angelich.
Steve Walker 1903 hitter last year.
is expected to do the bulk of the
catching. but Ben Stamus. a new
conner, promises to give Walker a lot
Of help
The complete schedule:
March 2s. Ohio State at Alexandria.
April 3, vermont; d: Delaware; o, Penn
State: II. Western Maryland at West
minister; 13, Boston College; Is Naval
Quantico;. 23:- Western Maryland; 20. Ma
val Training School: 81, Mount ST. Mary's.
May /, West Virginia; .. West Virginia;
9, Wake Forest; o. Mount st. Mary's at
Emmitsburg; II. Elon; Is. Washington
College: 20 Delaware at Newark Del.
%. Washington College at Chestertown:
20, Quantico Marines