Evening star., 1941-03-27
Seeks Fourth STRAIGHT
Victory in Tilt With
Richmond Today
Games Here Tomorrow
And Saturday Open
District Campaign
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON.


Reports from Virginia, where Ohio
States baseball sluggers are moving
down opponents with alarming reg
ularity, indicate that George Wash
ington and Maryland will have their
hands full tomorrow and Saturday
when the Buckeyes come here to
help launch the 1941 collegiate CAM
paign.
Ohio evidently has ideas of re-
turning from this spring jaunt with
a gold star on its report card. 1t
was cunning for its fourth conSecu-
tive victory today in the second and
final game with Richmond after
Jim Sexton and Gene Dornbrook
squelched the Spiders yesterday with
a sizzling five-hit brand of pitching
to win a 81 victory. Earlier in the
week the Buckeyes took twin-bill
from Randolph Macon, 60, Az.
Coach Ed Morris of George WASH
ington has grave misgivings about
the Colonials' chances in the curtain
raiser, although he regards the team
as a potent outfit and much i'm
proved over last year. Morris would
be willing to take his chances with
Ohio or any other team if G. w.
were properly groomed for its debut,
but up until yesterday it had had
only a half-hour's inield drill, due
to the lack of diamond.
Get Lots of Stick Practice.
Betting practice has featured every
drill thus far, principally because
you don't have to have an infield
for that and Morris feels the team
will be ready in this respect, but he's
worried about its defense.
Frank McGinnis, Red" Kloak and
Eddie Amendola will share the
pitching burden, with Johnny Picco
and Jimmy Dowd alternating be-
hind the plate. The batting order
will be as follows: George Oertel,
jr., center field; Zip" Zimmerman,
second base; Bobby Gilham, Short
stop; Roy Mcneil, first base; Len
Solol, right field; Jack Fitzgerald,
third base, and Scott Gudmundson,
left field.
Maryland, out every day despite
icy blasts that all but blew down
the grandstand earlier in the week,
is the most advanced team in the
vicinity and seems to have a good
chance of halting the Buckeyes
march-if 1t isn't stopped before.
The Terps played a. practice game
with American University yesterday,
and Coach Burt Shipley was any
thing but pleased with the boys
A hot coaching iron should remove
the wrinkles before Saturday, and
there are not many.
Woodward Tough in Pinches.
Artie Woodward, big right
handler who pulled himself out of
some trying situations yesterday,
probably will share mound duties
with Max Hunt, although the latter
may 60 the full nine innings alone
if he feels right. Lefty Bill Fulton
and Jim Mead will be available if
needed.
Roscoe Whipp, third base, will
lead off the batting order. He will
be followed by Leib Mcdonald, sec
ond base; Ashton Garrett, right
field; Mearle Du Vail or Frank
Dwyer, first base; Bill England,
center field; Fritz Maisel or Carl
Cline, left field; Dick McHale,
shortstop; Jim Wharton, catcher,
and the pitcher.
Shipley has let it be known that
this is by no means a permanent
arrangement, for he has a half
dozen other candidates who may
step into regular holes before the
season is 3 weeks old. This list
includes Carroll Radebaugh and Joe
Hoopengardner, infielderS; Danny
Boothe and Irving Gordy, outfielders.
Boothe was a fine athlete at
Roosevelt, but has not participated
in varsity sports at Maryland until
this spring.