Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-26
GIRLS READY TO
ENTER LEAGUES
PREPARE TO PLAY STROEG
BALL GAMES
Los Angeles High and Polytechnic In.
door Teams Show Some Classy
MateriaI-The Probable
Lineups

Girls OF Los Angeles and Polytechnic
high schools are preparing for their
indoor baseball games with the other
schools of Southern California. Neither
as yet has entered leagues, but expect
to have their clubs round in shape
for the opening of the Los Angeles
County Interscholastic league, which
will start playing about March Is.
Thirty-five Of the students Of Los
Angeles high school have signed up
for practice games and will start their
practice under the direction of Coach
A. b. Clayton, who was selected for
that position yesterday afternoon by
DR.. E. c. Beach, physical instructor
at the hill top school. Most of last
years squad are out again, and with
the new material a strong team should
be developed. Those who were in uni
forms yesterday practicing bunting the
sphere and running for the respective
bases were Misses D. Swenson, catcher,
formerly of the girls high school team
of San Francisco; E. SWenson of the
same northern school, as pitcher; Mar
garet Childs, former center of the girls
basketball six, first base; E. Barer,
a second year student, second base; NJ.
Andrews, last years second teams
third baseman, will try for the same
position this year; NJ. McEwen of last
years club will try for right shortstop
this season; Gladys Talbot, one Of the
best girl athletes at the fort inStitu-
ton, will be out for left shortstop; A.
Buchanan will be a candidate for right
field; while NJ. ScholI will try for left
field. The team will practice every
Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. The
girls baseball team of Polytechnic has
been practicing every Monday and
Wednesday afternoon under the direc-
ton of Leroy Strang. The girls are
steadily improving and are expected
to equal their successful record of last
year, when they won the Southern Cali
fornia championship.
Five of the old members are back in
school and, around these as a nucleus
the team is being developed.
Ruth Miller, the star slabster who
helped much in winning first place last
year, is not playing this spring, and
her place will be hard to fill. The most
promising candidates are Emma Will
helmi and Bessie Doran.
Ethel Webb and Emma Chisholm are
practicing at the initial sack. Both are
good in the field work and fair at bat
ting. The one who does not make the
position at first will probably be sent
to the field. 1t was thought at first
that Mary Brown would have no oppo-
sition as catcher, but a competitor in
Grace Evans has put In an appearance
and will contest hotly the honors for
the backstop position
Ruth Brown and Inga Larson are
trying for second base. Both give
promise of becoming good players ard
will fight it out for honors. Third base
will be covered by Ethel Secor, and
she will have no trouble in holding
down that position.
Ida Chisholm, captain Of the team,
will play at right shortstop, while left
shortstop will be held by Grace Hard.
Both are good players, and Miss CHS
holm is an excellent batter for a
woman. The field positions will be held
by Edna Lyons and Grace Carpenter,
Some Of the others that will not make
the infield positions may prove fast
material later on in the season.