Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-07
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

The board of athletic advisers held a
meeting recently and decided to revise
the interhigh base ball schedule If the
American League base ball grounds can
be secured. This action is still pending,
come to terms with the park manage
ment. If these grounds are secured the
schedule will not start till May 80, and
it will mean the arrangement of several
double-headers between the high school
teams in order to get the games played
before the return of the Nationals.
Kelly. the third baseman Of the Tech
nical nine. has been out Of the recent
scrimmages taken on by this nine owing
his absence OReilly has been playing
the third corner and he has the making
of a capable utility inielder. Kelly is
expected back in the game in few days,
as the injury Is nothing serious.
With Rawlings and Davis back in their
base ball togs Business begins to loom
up in base ball circles as lively con-
tender for the base ball championship in
the approaching base ball series. The
Stenographers are strongly fortified in
every position and expect to place the
best base ball. team on the field that has
represented the Rhode Island school for
several years. Capt. keane and Man
ager Donnelly expect the StenographerS
to be in the running from the start.
Z Capt. Thomas, the diminutive shortstop
of the central team. who has been out
the 0 street aggregation this season on
account of conditions, is now pract1clng
with the team, as the prospects of his
passing off the condition are exceedingly
bright. Chick has been taking private
lessons in the back study and has shown
a decided improvement over his past per
formanceS
Howard and Fulton, the two local high
school productions who are now repre-
senting Cornell University on the base ball
diamond. are playing excellent ball for
the Ithaca boys in both the field and at
the bat. During the recent games be-
tween Cornell and Georgetown both How
ard and Fulton played errorless ball and
also swung the stick to great advantage
for their teammates.
The Central boys are certainly playing
some classy ball in the practice games,
and il the pace they are now setting is
kept up in the high school series the
chances Of the Centralites coming out at
the head of the heap are very promising
With Capt. Thomas back in the game
the team will undoubtedly present form
liable front.
Eddie Rheem is certainly slamming the
ball for Central this season with much
consistency and Is more than likely to
cause some trouble to the opposing high
school pitchers in the interhigh base ball
series. The team is hitting good now.
and as all it's members are clever field
ers it never did or could look better.
Little Gill is fielding in veteran style
at second base for the Technical nine, and
will In all probability hold down this
position in the approaching series. AL
though of small stature. he seems to be
game and after a little more coaching
and practice in the hitting line will make
a good man Tor the position.
Judging from his performances on the
firing line so far this season. Bullock
the twirling game this year. He has
plenty of speed and is rapidly getting
control of his assortment of curves. Bull
lock has capable man to hold him at
the receiving end in Menefee. and has
nothing to fear about letting himself
out.
Lyon. the man who has been lining
them out for Eastern High, also demon
strated he is classy fielder when he
accepted ten chances the other day with
out a slip-up. This is Ligon's first year
at high school base ball. and the Capitol
Hill boys expect great things OF him
when the southeast team lines up for
competition with the other high schools.
Tn Morris it begins to dawn upon the
followers of the Technical team that
the nine has natural hitter. He has
made safe drives in all the Machinists'
practice games this season and will great
ly strengthen the team in the batting
line. He Is another boy who will rep
resent his school for the first time this
season and on whom the school will de-
pend to make good showing behind the
bat All the schools will present new
players this season who are expected to
deliver the goods. and 1t begins to look
as If the coming series will be pretty well
contested from the start.
Central plays Army and Navy Props
today for the first time this season. and
as several of the other high school teams
have lined up against this aggregation
the result of the contest will be watched
will interest,