The Washington times., 1905-04-01
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
PLAYING BASEBALL
Much Interest in the Ma
ti0nal Game.
SEVERAL PRACTICE GAMES
Warm Weather Calls a Halt on Social
Festivity-Gossip Among
Students.

Baseball has become a mania with the
pupils of the city high schools. Each
one who is at all interested in athletics
is watching with interest the progress
OF the team representing his or her in
stitution with an occasional glance at
the other teams in the Interschool
League.
Nearly every team in the city has
played at least one game already and
most of them have PLAYED several with
varying success. All have watched these
practice games with d great deal of in
terest for the purpose of getting line
on the relative merits of the teams. The
general opinion seems TO be that the
championship lies between Eastern and
Central, although Western has a pretty
swift team this year.
Calisthenics Outside.
Outside of the interest taken in base
ball there is very little except the regu-
lar routine going on. Every now and
then there is dance or club meeting,
but the warm weather has made the
young people wish to be in the open
air as much as possible. Mr. Foley has
bad the boys of most of the schools tax
ing their calisthenics out doors. he be-
ing of the opinion that the best tonic for
spring fever and malaria is the open air
and plenty OF sunshine. He takes this
tonic himself and all who have ever
come in contact with him viii readily
agree that he looks and really is
pretty healthy man.
Eastern has opened the baseball sea-
son by defeating the boys OF the Me- Mel
ropolitan Baptist Church by score
OF to T. and bowling down In de-
feat to the Mutes by a score or 10 D.
In these games the hitting has peen
strong, but good many errors were
made in the field Poor fielding ac-
counted for their losing the game WITH
Galiaudet.
Pitchers in Good Form.
The pitchers have shown UP exceed
ingly well so far, and great things are
expected of them before the season is
over. The only twirlers who have done
anything as yet are Linlhlcum and
OYSTER. both OF whom have made good
Several others are being kept in the
background TO be used in emergencies.
One of the best on the infield is Fields,
at first base In both of the games he
has done we'll in fielding, and his work
with the stick has been feature.
Although Eastern no longer has its
excellent coach, the players are doing
their best, and by keeping the instruc-
tions given by hiEl before he left in Their
heads they are getting along very well
Great things are expected OF this team
both by High School people and by out
siders
Miss Kennedy entertained one of the
senior clubs last week and all had a
very jolly time. Progressive games were
played until supper. after which the
party returned to the drawing-room and
participated in vocal and instrumental
music. Those present We're Misses
Craig Reinburg, Conover. Burritt
Wright, and Kennedy, and Messrs
Spowles, Burritt, Price, Hallam, Yoder
and Lind.
Miss Field a Host
The other senior club of Eastern was
entertained by Miss Eva Field, who was
assisted by her sisters, the Misses Ruth
and LueIla The dance programs were
very original, being In the shape OF
harps and violins. After spending the
evening dancing the guests repaired tc
the dining-room, where refreshments
were served.
Miss Fields guests were Misses Bes-
selievre, Grant, Wright. Hawkins. Rider
and Gardner, and Messrs- Weller, Hal
lam. Spoyyles. Field, McMorris, Thomp-
sen. and Huntington.
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