Evening star., 1909-04-14
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

hAHASeT IOHHeily, VINO Is nOlOln$ QOWn
his old position at second base for the
Stenographers. seems to be playing the
best game of his career this season for
the Rhode Island avenue school. He is
not only fielding his position in clever
style. but is also slamming the ball with
much consistency. Donnelly Is hard
worker. and aids Capt Keane materially
in getting the best results from the team.
Bouschee, the heavy-hitting player Of
the Blue and White nine. who showed
poor form at the second station the early
part OF the season. Is rapidly improving
in the fielding line and is playing snappy
ball for the Centralttes. AS this is his
great deal OF credit for the game he is
now playing for the o street school.
In Feagan the Stenographers have as
hard working little catcher as any Of
the other high schools can boast. BY his
fast work behind the bat he has been
injecting lot Of spirit In the rest Of the
nine and is booked to play his best game
this season. Capt. Keane Is confident IL
Feagan keeps up his clever base throw
ing there will be few bases purloined on
him during the interhigh school series
which will be pulled on in the near fu-
ture.
In the game between Central and Fred
|ericksburg College Monday Menefee. the
dered rousins ovation by the Freder-
icksburg rooters. Menefee played in Fred
|ericksburg last season and was thought
a lot of, ss his playing was always Of
high standard for the town people. He
failed to connect for q safety OF his old
for the college team.
High school games for today are as
follows: Business High against Langdon,
for Boys. The high school boys are
getting In all the practice games possible
so as to be In the best of playing condi.
ton when the curtain rises IN high school
base ball circles.
Chick" Thomas, the captain Of the
Central High base bah team. fell q little
short ON the examination he took last
week and will be compelled to take 90
other II he wishes to represent the Blue
He ia working hard. however. and ex.
poets to be In the lineup when the high
school series starts. Mort, who has been
taking his place Ia the short neld. has
been batting we'll. but has been some
what behind in fielding.
Leland and Donofue. Eastern Highs
fast indelders, are banging the ball for
keeps this year and can well be watched
by all the opposing high school pitchers.
ting eye and is lining them out with much
regularity. Many Of the high school fol-
lowers predict the Capitol Hill boys have
little show in the approach high school
series. but II they show their real caiiher
counted out Of the running. Dick
Woodward, the well known local ball
player. 10 drilling the southeast boys on
the fine points OF the game and Is well
pleased with their work and progress
during the past, few weeks.
with the Teehnieal nine. is hopeful Of
the Machinists making good showing
in spite Of the fact that the team will
be greatly weakened. owing to the loss
Of several OF Its star players Many
capable substitutes are on hand. how
ever, and with Capt. Gray in the box It
looks as II the Tech boys have an excel
lent chance of annexing another cham
team his men need to watch is the Gem
trail nine, which has been playing such a
splendid article OF ball this spring.
In Morris, Technical has a backstop
who has the earmarks Of conner. juds-
ing from the; fast article OF ball he has
been putting up for the Machinists In
their practice games this season. Besides
being we'll up on the knowledge OF the
game, he has a good eye when 1t comes
to connecting with the sphere. and has
aided the team materially this spring
when it came to lining out timely safe
ties. He has the record Of making ono
eli the longest hits made at the Episcopal
High grounds this season when he lined
out a long home run. which copped the
contest for his teammates.
Things are rather dull in the base ball
lire at Western High, but the boys are
practicing daily and expect to make
good showing in the approaching series.
The funk rule has been playing havoc
with the best players. and 1t Is very
doubtful IL the boys across the creek will
Be able to present their strongest lineup
on the diamond this spring.