The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-17
SCHOOL SQUADS OUT
Business and Eastern Teams
Getting Into Shape.
NOTHING DOING AT TECHNICAL
The sfeROErEphers' squad Numbers
Eighteen-stsG Workout In Batting
TO Be Feature of Daily Practice.
Half a Dozen Out for TwirIinE
HonOrs at Capitol Hill school.

Business Highs baseball candidates had
the first outdoor practice OF the season
at McDevitt's Field yesterday afternoon.
when eighteen responded 70 the call OF
Capt Jimmy Keane-
The coach put the boys through p stin
course Of sprouts for two hours with the
idea Of limbering up winter-bound mus
cles. Batting practice VIII be feature
OF the daily workouts throughout the
season, and for more than an hour yes
terday the boys we're swatting al straight
balls
Half an hour was spent in fielding, ana
the remainder OF the time in trying out
pitchers and catchers.
Fsgen, Iast years bsekstop, IS out for
MS ole lob again. while HinwoOd is also
an applicant for catcher Rawlings. VIII
Hams. Lynch. and Shaw are trying for
pitcher. Schmidt and Miller for the initial
sack. Donnelly second. Capt keane and
Leahy for third. Davis and Perry FOR
short The outhelders include the vete-
rams NaughtOn and a. Schram. together
with Dodge. J. Schram. and Marks
Practice VIII continue every day the
weather permits. Il Is expected that
the squad viii be considerably augmented
to-day. as there is lot OF available ma
Ierisl az Business OF first-class csliber.
Eastern High Outdoors.
The Eastern High School baseball squad
took its first outdoor practice Of the sea-
son yesterday. a full roster Of candidates
participating in both batting and fielding
practice for the entire afternoon
Il has originally been Intended 10 have
the OUTFIT work indoors. but after a care
ful scrutiny % the weather and the
grounds. Coach Woodward decided 70
bring his charges into the open air. ],
was the best practice the Capitol Hill
aggregation has had so far. and aside
from few stiff arms the entire squad
showed the BENEFITS derived from the IN
door work, and should IL improve as Il
has since practice began 1t should be q
strong contender in the high school race.
The half dozen candidates for pitching
hOnors we're given about half an hour 5
workout and thorough practice az the
marks for control. several are beginning
20 show real class. and look capable
3 "a Etli% btAA RdNt- ~ AitlilrN III tIlE EDA
when the preliminary games begin. The
iuieldeTs stationed around an improvised
diamond were instructed in handling the
various kind OF FOUNDERS. very little
/ throwing being done.
Batting and Bunting.
After ali had thoroughly Hmbered Up
In TIE field the remainder Of the after
noon was spent in batting and bunting
practice. and from the way some OF the
youngsters are clOuting the ball It IS q
safe prediction that a few OF the veterans
VIII have 10 improve to hold on 70 theiT
jobs.
/ The Is, OF the candidates who re-
ported are Socket. Unger. Martin. "
4 Whitney. VarOia. Parker, Harmon. Def
f andOrf. Farnsworth. LeLsd. Mccormack
/ Chase. Weaver. Nottingham. and Capt
/ Whitney. The squad viii work out
I doors from now on. and from present
! indications should be in fine shape wher
/ the time Tor the first game rolls around
/ There was no work at Central yester-
/ day. owing 10 the soft condition OF The
/ school yard where the boys are to csrry
on preliminary practice
/ Western and Tech viii not come out
until after Inauguration week