Evening star., 1909-05-09
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
The question in regard to the base
ball series between the local high schools
which seems to be causing a great deal
OF discussion this year and for several
years past. is, why don't the athletic
advisers arrange a more extensive sched-
ule and allow each high school to play the
other high schools three times instead of
once? 1t is the belief of many of the
high school followers that the best team
does not always win the championship.
and taking into consideration the
great element Of luck which enters into
contest this statement is undoubtedly
true. With a series of three games be-
tween each high school the best team
would always come out on top. as it
would give it ample opportunity to
decide its supremacy over it's opponents.
while with only one game between each
high school a game is often dropped
mainly through bad break in the run
Of luck which often follows or goes
against ball team. Another argument
which can easily be established for ar
ranging a more extensive series is the
fact that a better article of base ball
would be furnished hv the various high
school teams, as each team would have
three times as much practice in open
competition. This would afford the nov
Ice ample opportunity to get over the
stage fright which usually confronts a
player his first year and turn him out
full-f1edged veteran for the following
years. This can we'll be considered by
the athletic advisers, and if such a
schedule were arranged in future years 1t
surely would be we'll appreciated by the
many high school followers and players
Few of the spectators at the Central
Business game realize the suffering Meme
fee, the hefty catcher of the Blue and
White team, underwent in having his
eye sewed up without taking anything to
deaden the pain, so he could again re-
sumo play with his teammates. Menefee
realized how much his services were need
ed In this scrimmage, and so had the cut
sewed without having ether administered,
and deserves great deal of credit for
the nerve he displayed in order to afford
his school a better chance for a victory.
He had six stitches taken and consider
ing the pain he suffered he caught the
remainder of the game in classy style
He also started the batting rally which
enabled the Centraltes to total their
first scores of the game. Menefee will
be greatly missed by the ball team when
he quits the 0 street institution, as he
of great aid in steadying down the pitcher
when he is in a tight pinch.
Too bad that Guy Of Western had to
spoil Whitneys chances of twirling a no.
hit game for the southeast boys Western
had not made a semblance of hit until
Guy soaked it for three bases in the
closing session. With Whitney In his
true form. Eastern can in no way be
counted out of the running.
Shorty Hughes. who of1ciated as um-
pire last year. is again back on the
job, and his decisions are satisfactory
to both sides. Meyers. who was of
fered the position this season and who
worked In few high school matches
fell a little short in his decisions, and
hence the change. He got a bad start
however, as the first game he umpfred
was between Central and Business, and
as there were considerable delays and
pleasing both sides. 1t has often been
wondered why Hughes wasn't back on
the job again this season from the start
as his services last season were about
as good as could be desired by all the
players.
Richardson. the big left fielder of the
Central team, surprised his many fol-
lowers by his erratic fielding against
Business. He has been a representative
to represent Central, and has always
been shining light. both in the field
and at the bat. 1t gradually leaked
out that the real cause of his niscues
was the result of worry over his recent
batting slump, which seems to be fol-
lowing him at this writing. He GER
tainly did make remarkable catch in
the same fray, however. which empha-
sizes the fact that he knows something
about fielding his position, and can cas-
better article Of ball than he displayed in
the above mentioned match. All Rich
ardson's followers and teammates are
pulling for him to redeem himself in
the remaining games to be played by
Central. and are confident he will put
up the game he is capable Of playing
Fegan rs playing a swell game behind
the bat for the Stenographers, and de-
serves lot of credit for the consistent
game he is catching in the high school
matches. His throwing to bases and
catching Of foul balls in the Central game
were excellent. while he also contributed
to the run-getting by lining out couple
fielding WELL and, while his hitting has
not been SO noticeable, he is about as
good as they come in the high schools
for working the pitchers for a base on
balls.
Parker, who played second base for
Eastern High School last season, is play
Ing good fielding game at third base
for the Capitol Hill boys, and is playing
about the best ball of any of the south
east schools inielders. ,e and
Martin and Whitney are about the
only. veterans of last years nine repre-
sentinS Eastern on the diamond this
spring. Martin is still experiencing a
slump in his batting, which was so
prominent i'll the high school games last
season. but hopes to regain his batting
eye by the time the Central and Tech
nical games blow around
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