Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-17
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

A meeting of the probable base ball
candidates for the coming season was held
at Business High School Friday afternoon
for the sole purpose of getting line on
the material now attending the Rhode Is
land avenue school. Speeches were made
by the athletic adviser. Mr.. McNeal and
ex-Manager Spransy urging the players
who had chances of making the nine to
keep eligible In their subjects, so the
funk rule will not play havoc with the
Stenographers' excellent chances on the
diamond this spring.
The base ball candidates at Eastern
High will commence winter training in
a statement recently made by Capt. Whit
ney, who will lead the southeast boys in
this branch of athletics for the approach
ing season. The material will be capably
handled by Bill Foley and Dick Wood
ward. a former high school base ball star,
and both have excellent prospects of turn
ing out a winning team at the Capitol
Hill institution. Capt. Whitney also re-
nine are now attending school and will
form an excellent foundation for a sue
cessful season in this sport.
Coach Walker of the. Technical High
track squad Is employing most of his
spare time during the past few days in
developing the sprinters on the fine points
of the game. A more capable aggregation
of sprinting novices i'll Sturgess Frazier.
Farmer Thrall Kreamer and Powell is
seldom found in the high schools and.
judging from the progress these boys
made along this line, an excellent corps
of dash men will represent the Machin-
lists on the cinder path this year.
Eastern's basket ball quint was exceed
ingly weak in team work during the
scrimmage against Business. while the
passing of the southeast players was in
no way what it should be- Capt. Martin
accounted for this fault recently and
blamed 1t entirely on lack OF practice.
This was the first game the Capitol Hill
boys have taken on so far this season. and
as experience is the best teacher a
marked improvement in their playing is
looked for by their high school followers.
Eastern meets the Stenographers next
Friday afternoon in it's own gymnasu
and will line up against Western High
the following Friday
Central High track men are at present
busily engaged in preparing for the ia
cob Tome meet which will be held in Bal
timore the Both Of the month. Several of
the most promising of the Blue and
White team are booked by ''Bill'' Foley to
uphold their own and at the same time
the schools reputation in this meet. and
that Central will be strong point winner
is predicted fact.
At a recent meeting of the base ball
men at Business High Manager Spransy,
who has always been held in the highest
esteem by the players and athletic advis-
ers who intrusted this work to him. re-
signed his position. owing to outside af-
fairs, and after James Donnelly had been
named by him as worthy successor Don
nelly was unanimously elected to fill the
vacancy. 1t was wise selection. as
Donnelly is one of the hardest workers in
this branch of athletics at Business and
will aid Capt. Kane materially in devel-
oping a capable aggregation to represent
the Stenographers on the diamond this
approaching spring.
The Stenographers will make their first
move in track participation this season by
entering a relay in the jacob Tome meet.
which will be held in Baltimore in the
near future Manager Hill states that the
same team that represented Business
High last year will again compose the re-
lay and that the Mccullough Athletic Club
or the Baltimore City Club would be their
opponents. The relay will be composed of
Hill, Welker, Stentz and Feagan. while
Hill and Feagan may also be entered in
the mile run. Capt. Rathbone will &C
company the team and will in all proba-
bility compete in the 1OO-yard DASH
Capt Gregory, who is leading the Ste
nographers on the basket ball floor this
season, was easily the star in the game
with Eastern last Friday. and put up a
clean cut and well played game on both
the defensive and offensive. He is a man
who cares very little for individual play
and often sacrifices a chance to score to
a player nearer the basket and in bet
ter position for the trial This sort of
playing is an excellent example for the
rest Of the team. as it greatly aids the
team work, which is largely Responsible
for victories.