The Washington herald., 1907-03-19
HIGH SCHOOL SQUADS OUT
Candidates for Baseball Teams Be-
gin Outdoor Practice.
Western aud Technical Players Had
Their First Regular Work Yes
terday-List Of Candidates.

The warm weather of the past few
DAYS has brought OUT the baseball candi-
dates for the different High School base
bah teams.
The Tech candidates. under The coach
/ ing Of Dutch" sturzer. are using the old
Sunday School League grounds temporsr-
llly. There We're enough men out to have
two teams. and lively six-inning game
was played The following old men re-
ported Brewster, catcher; Reichard,
pitcher. Goodman tcaptain) first base,
Benson. third base; Platt, Chaplin, and
Onut. left, center, and right field, re-
spectiyely Among the new men We're:
lTerfinger and Aiiddiekau6. catchers;
Gray and seay pitchers: HardeH and
Buelher. second base, Mess, shortstop;
Spencer and lie Due. outheld
Mess. Goodman, and Reichard were stan
players IN last years Marquette League.
and viii help a great deal 10 make the
tenn. strong factor ia the contest for
the pennant Reichard has proven him
self 20 be the best pitcher thus far. He
IS a left handler. with curves, speed. and
control There viii be a regular scrub
team throughout the season. with whom
the varsity viii play daily.
The FIRST game of the season for Tech
viii be with the Army and Navy Prep on
March g.
One Veteran at Central.
Central High was practicing Ia the yard
yesterday under the direction Of Capt. Cy
Macdonald The squad will start practice
at Van Ness. So far Capt Macdonald
has been unable. because OF the limited
grounds. 20 get much Of a line on the
different players. but Notwithstanding the
tact that "Cy' is the only old player
back. there is a lot Of good material there
waiting 70 be whipped into shape. The
teams first game is with Gallaudet to-
morrow. when the following men viii be
tried cut; Bliss. Vanu and Fischer.
catchers; Wheeler. Rhemm, and TagEart
pitchers. Macdonald (eaptain). first base;
NJ Mcdonald, second base: smith, third
base; Turton. shortstop; Taylor Rogers
Kemper. and Young, outhelders.
large squad at Western.
The Western High School baseball
squad reported yesterday and the first
regular practice was held Coach jim
/ Sprigman was in charge, and gave the
boys instruction in batting.
The prospects this year are not very
rosy for the west-end school. The mem
bers Of last years team who reported
are Michael. Radford. Morse Howard
Kemp Champion. Fort. and Polhemus
The new men are HELEN. FillebroBn, Me
Queen. Donovan, Hillyer. McIain. Camp
bell, Davidson, Hill. Morgan, Weaver
Ir---
Obenchain Guy. Bone. Rowell, Daniels
Joubert, Sage. Palmer. Robertson Wat
son, Glass. and Collins
Like Tech, Western VIII have a scrub
team throughout the season. Westerns
first game will be on the 29Jh of this
month when she meets the Emerson
Institute nine
Business Nine Net Ont.
Business school will start outdoor prac-
tice some time in the near future under
the direction of Coach Harry Collifower
The baseball prospects are particularly
bright. as over thirty-hve boys have ex-
pressed their intention of trying for the
team. Among the number there are nine
of last years squad. Hubbard. captain;
Dumont Gregory, DOnnelly, Kane.
Brooke, Welcker, Hart, and Powell.
Eastern Has High Hopes.
Eastern, with "a nucleus of nine last
years players to work on. has high hopes
for a championship team this season.
Capt. Dodd is the most promising
pitcher in the school. Dodd is a south
paw, with speed, curves. and control
The team viii have group of heavy
hitters in Priest, Bradley, and Martin.