Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-22

With the exception of Business all the
high schools have been busy experiment
ing with candidates and conditioning
them for their baseball teams for two
weeks OF more and the work has pro-
crossed so far that few OF the ball toss
crs are now experiencing the soreness IN
cident 10 training.
Although Business was the4 last to get
it's candidates out for work. that does not
signify lack of interest in hhe national
game by the Stenographers. as theirs is
now the largest squad in the high schools.
and as there is strong nucleus in the
members of last years team Business ex-
poets to be there or Whereabouts when the
curtain falls on the inter,Hagh School
championship series May -. when Bust
ness and Central clash at Unidn League
PARK.
In recent years all games in the series
have been played at National Park. but
this season the grounds of the major
leaguers are not 'obtainable and the High
School officials have negotiated for the
use OF the grounds at 18th and III streets
northeast, where the new Washington
Union League Club will play all of its
games at home
Although it is seemingly early to specu-
late on the outcome of the championship
series II is the consensus of opinion in all
the schools that the pennant will go to
Technical this year. with Central West
ern. Eastern and Business fairly we'll
matched for second place, with Business
having q slight call. Western was the
champion last year, with four victories
and no defeats, Technical finished second
with three games won and one lost, and
Business, Central and Eastern each won
one game and lost three.
Western.
Because OF the graduation of its veter-
ans Western is the heaviest loser. and to
the school from across Rock creek is al
lotted the task of building up a prac-
tically new team. Capt. Michael, Kemp,
Fort Howard. Radford, Morse and Hal
len of last seasons champions are among
the missing, leaving Polhemus. who is
captain this year, Mclean and Hillyer
Inc only seasoned members of the squad.
capt. Polhemus has had his candidates
olt for some time practicing on the
gfounds adjoining the school Those WHO
are working to make the team are:
Catchers. Howard and Bobe: pitchers,
Garner. Hodgson and Donovan: infelders
lin. Robson. Mclean and Guy and out
fieiders, Polhemus. Stone Rowell. Hill
dreth. RawlinS and Fleming
Technical.
Technical suffered least in the matter OF
graduations and Withdrawals from
school. having lost only Mess. II. G.. Of
futt and Platt, and will present practi-
caIy the same lineup last year. Mess,
who Was considered one of the best play
eIs in the high schools. will play third
base for Georgetown this spring. but
Tech. is unusually fortunate i'll that
Kelly and Lynch, who are aspirants for
Mess position at shortsop. easily the
best OF the new players trying for the
team and either is capable OF playing the
position satisfactorily. The graduation of
Michael of Western left Reichard. Tech S
routhpaw. by far the best pitcher re-
manning in the high schools. Reichard,
who has been elected captain, will be as
sisted in slab duty by Gray, who pitched
-
apd is considered every bit good as
Feichard.
The Manual Training School team is
practicing daily on the Monument lot
grounds. The following men out I'M
der Coach J. f. Smith: Brewster, Kuehn
and Mccarthy. catchers; Reichard, W.
Seay and Gray, pitchers; Goodman. first
base: Kelly, Lynch and Frey, shortstop
Benson and Hardell, third base, ana Du-
gan. Ellis. II. Onutt. Spencer. Marsdei
and ThraI. outfeld. Brewster. Rcicha rd
Seay. Goodman. Benson. Dugan and
Spencer played with the team last year
Business.
call given St Patrick's day
FOR the Business candidates to report for
practice at McDevitts Field. The same
afternoon the annual luncheon was held
at the school. The proceeds of which,
amounting TO about $50. went into the
Golfers of the athletic association. With
This money new suits and other accessDr-
les will be bought for the team which is
now working under the direction of Capt
Keane So many boys responded to the
call for practice that TWO teams will
probably be made up and held intact all
season. Those who aspire TO win honors
on the diamond are: Akers, Helmuth h.
Steinem Schmidt Naughton. Robinson
Wine bel ger. Sweet. Dement,. Mayer, San
dow Keenan,. kausf. Schram. Green and
sinclair all outfieders: Pierce Grier
Howell DuIap and Rathbone. first base
ponu~ily and Pyles. second base: Davis
and Perry shoristop. Capt. keane. third
base, Thompson Loeff1er and Fegan
catchers, ana Williams, Welcker, Taylor