Evening star., 1940-03-20
Hoyas 10 Open Season
Against Penn Here
Next Wednesday
MoryIond's Hugh Keller
May Follow Brother
Charley to Majors
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON.

BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON.
It's bit too early to be singing
out prospective major leaguers
among the local college diamond
talent, but over at Georgetown
Coach Joe Judge has a feeling
Johnny Dieckelman, a burly, 300
pound southpaw, is a diamond in
the rough who has distinct big time
possibilities.
you can't tell about those things"
said Joe yesterday, dodging the
issue. Hes fast and showed a lot
of control for a southpaw last year,
but he's just a big kid and has a
long way to go before he'll be ready
for a real test. He's big and strong
and can hit as we'll as pitch. With
all those qualifications he may de-
velop into a star, but you can't
tell yet"
Dieckelman, who will bear the
brunt of GEORGETOWN hurting this
season, also will be used on first or
in the outfield when not in the box
to take advantage of his tremendous
batting power. With Malone in the
Northern States League last sum-
mer, he played first and batted over
400. His stick work was so i'm
portant Manager Freddy Mcclure
showed him into the cleanup spot
in the batting order and forgot
about his pitching. Judge would
like to do likewise, but the pitching
problem is such that Johns twirling
will be as important as his batting.
Georgetown opening game next
week will be against Penn Wednes-
day. rather than American Uni
versity on Monday. The Eagles
holiday plans didn't iibe with the
diamond schedule and the George
town game was showed back on the
program.
Sure Keller Will Hit.
Hugh Keller, Charley's brother
and another big league hopeful,
hasn't been doing as wells at the
plate as usual at Maryland, but
Coach Burt Sl1pley isn't worrying
Hugh was too consistent with the
mace last year to make Shipley
doubt that he'll come through again.
Then again, it's been so cold and
dismal few of the boys have been
up to par.
Hugh slugged at a .446 pace last
spring and when you get up in
those figures you can afford not to
worry about slow start.
Get that linotype in good condi-
ton, Mr.. Printer here comes Charles
Ruppensberger and Joe Hoooen-
gardner on Maryland 1910 grid
squad. Charles is a center and Joe a
tough. fast halfback. Hoopengardner
also is trackman. Tough on the
announcer, too.
George Washington has an
nounced two changes in its base
ball schedule. The second Maryland
game has been showed back from
May IS to 20 and will be played at
Griffith Stadium, and the second
Georgetown battle has been moved
from May 81 to %.
Tuffy Leemans hasn't missed a
day of spring practice with the Co.
lonial football machine and has been
a valuable aide to Head Coach Bill
Reinhart. The upcoming freshman
army is the largest and greenest in
the schools history, and Reinhart
and Gene Fields are buster than
that one-armed paper hanger.
John Koloski, Sam Babich, Muir
ply Boothe and Walt Fedora, all
seniors and all working after classes,
have been excused from spring prac-
tice. AS Reinhart explains, They
need that money-and in addition I
really haven't got time to spare from
the freshmen in giving them work
they've had before
Another Fenlon at G. w.
One of the Colonials grid candi-
dates is Ray Fenlon, brother of
Johnny-one of G. WIS most illus
trious stars, now freshman coach
at Richmond Five of the seven
Fenlon brothers are now located
in or near the District. One is a
freshman at Notre Dame, and the
other is still home.
G. WIS net squad has scant hope
of duplicating or bettering last years
record of seven victories in nine
matches although Max Harrington
expects to place a formidable team
on the court. Davey johnson, a
ranking District senior; Bus Flem-
ing, Elwood Davis and Bernie Blan-
ken are veterans around whom the
team will be built.
Most improved netman on Mary
lands squad is Phil Burkom, jun
ior from Baltimore. He's particu-
larly good at doubles, and Coach
Les Bopst intends to give him plen-
ty of work this season. The Terps
open April at College Park with
William and Mary as their guests.
With Gene Ochsenreiter back in
harness the Terps are beginning tc
point for the Penn relays next
month at which they hope to crack
the world 2-mile record, hung up by
Georgetown some IS years ago. jim
Kehoe, Mason Chronister and Tom
my Fields probably will round out
the team "Swede" Eppley sends post
ward, and more than one non.
Maryland observer looks for the
Terps to lower the existing stand
ard.