Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-29

school for some time lacked enthusiasm IN
athletics, which was thought to be due to
the lack of facilities for training. Since
the scholars have been installed In the new
building this season every line Of athletic
sports has taken a boom.
Powell, who covers the right field position,
was elected captain. He has had the squad
out for about a month, and is now picking
the men for their future positions. Mr..
McNeal. captain of the Dickinson College
team last year, has been coaching the boys,
and expects good results. Bowles and Gro
son, the latter considered one of the best
pitchers that has been in the high schools
for a number Of years. are the other two
members of last years team who are out
this season.
During the practice games the team has
lined up as follows: Brooks, catcher; Gro
son, Donovan and Mullin, pitchers; Fischer,
first base; Walker, second base; Bonke of
last years Technical team, shortstop; Kean
third base; Dumont, left field; Hubbard,
center field; Powell, right field, and Kregury
and Hamkins. substitutes.
Manager DumOnt has arranged the fol-
lowing schedule:
May 2-Georgetown Junior Props.
May 4-Western High.
May 9-George Washington freshmen.
May fredericksburg College.
May 1o-Central High.
May 1S-Wood's Commercial College.
May 22-Technical High.
May 25-lSt. Johns College.
May 29-Eastern High.
June Crock Hill College.
Western High School.
Although it IS not thought probable that
the team of the Western High School Will
this season be as strong as that Of last
year. the boys wearing the red and white
are going to make the other teams hustle
to win the championship.
Coach sterns and Capt Michael have had
out about twenty-five candidates for several
weeks. The team has practiced consider
ably on the grounds back Of the school,
The captain has had nearly all the candi-
dates in the lineup In several OF the prac-
tice games and all appeared so well that
Il will be a hard matter to pick the proper
player for some Of the positions. For
Howard. Radford played the position in
several OF last years games alternating
with the old mainstay, Church, and MS
work in the Technical game was up TO the
standard. Howard, the other candidate,
was one Of the catcherS on the Christ
Church team of Georgetown and has a
good reputation as a player AS to the
tYirlers there are but two who can be used.
These are Worthington and Michael, both
OF whom played on the base ball and foot
ball teams. The contest for the position
on the initial sack Is hot one, as there are
three candidates for the position, all OF
whom played on the second team Of the
school last season, which beat the Central s
second team. They are Finch Dawson and
Bradford. Howard looks the goods at
second and is ably supported by Capt.
Michael at the short field. Kemp at third
has done good work, and will. with more
coaching, develop into a good man for the
position. Among the outhelders are A. How
ard, \. Waters, A. Robbins. HELEN, POIyhA-
mus and Harrington, the latter has so far
done the best work and is almost sure Of
tho left garden position.
Manager Waters has arranged q good
schedule of games for the season, as fol-
lows
May 2-WesterD Vs. Washington School for Boys.
May 4-Mestern Us. Business High School.
Mar 1-Mestarn VI 81. Lnilns