Evening star., 1938-04-22
THR0NC EXPECTED
AT COLLEGE PARK
Both Games Should Thrill.
Stick Contest Carries
National Aspect.
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

II One-eyed Connolly were a college
student, even he might be persuaded
to pay his way into College Park to-
morrow. Because for IS cents, Uni
versity Of Maryland authorities are
Offering the choice sports bargain Of
the sprlng-an intracity baseball game
with Georgetown and lacrosse game
bringing together two of the best
teams in the country. their own and
St. Johns of Annapolis.
The ball game is slated to get under
way at O'Clock, with the lacrosse
game at $50
Because baseball still is the ma
tional sport and because it is another
Georgetown Maryland affair, it is the
ball game which probably will attract
most Of the fans tomorrow. This
despite the fact that the Maryland
St. johns lacrosse game is tinged with
national championship aspect.
Georgetown may fail today in rum
ming its streak of consecutive baseball
victories to l8. In the opinion of
Marylands Coach Burton Shipey,
Penn State has one of the best college
mines he has seen all year. But even
G. U. defeat would fail to detract
from the luster of its game with the
Ierps tomorrow when the Hoyas will
be seeking their fourth straight dia-
mond win over their neighboring
rivals
Although Georgetown generally is
conceded to have the edge, there are
couple of factors which may shorten
the odds by game time. Having played
five times as many games as George
town, which has won its only two,
Maryland has seen half a dozen
pitchers in action. This is four more
than Georgetown, whose pitching in
both games has been divided between
Mike Petroskey and Hank Bertrand.
Maryland victories. on the other hand,
already are credited to Charley
Weidlnger, George Wood. Bill Silver
man and Wilmet Steiner, While Earl
Springer also has seen mound action
tor Shlpley's nine. Because Mary
lands last game was Tuesday. all Will
have had three complete days of rest,
but Weidlnger, credited with three
wins, IS expected to start tomorrow
Another factor favoring MARYLAND
Is the fact that Coach Joe Judge will
be forced to use one of his pitching
aces today. If Penn State provides a
tight battle. Judge will have to keep
Petroskey in all the way, leaving him
with the sole experienced Bertrand
tomorrow. Judge has a couple of other
pitchers on this squad, namely, De
Sales Powell and Bill Reynolds, but
beth still are unknown quantities and
tomorrow will be no time to expert
ment.
Georgetown, however. is admittedly
a heavier hitting club than Maryland.
although the latter is avera gine .3O3
for 10 games. The Hovas hit for .313
percentage in their first two games.
Both team marks have been compiled
without the help Of either Bill Bryan
or Harry Basin, who led the TeTps and
Hoyas at bat last year Bryant cur
rently has the lowest average of any
regular with 1862 and Basin has gotten
only one hit in his first eight times
at bat.
With one exception on each, exclu-
sive of the pitchers. both clubs are un-
changed from last year Maryland
will start new catcher and George
town will put Joe Mellendeck at short
stop. Burdine's graduation left hole
at second for the Hoyas. but Judge was
to shift Shortstop Tommy Keating to
the keystone sack today and give Mel
lendeck his first starting chance.
Probable line-ups: