Evening star., 1909-06-02

last Saturday, when he caught MacDon-
AIDS drive off his shoe tops after a long
run. He has been woefuly weak with
the stick this season. however and for
this reason is way down in the Ma
chinistS batting order. Lynch is also
putting up an excellent fielding game in
the left garden for Technical and gets
everything that comes his way He is
also welding the bat to advantage in the
high school matches.
The game lost by Capt Dolly" Gray
of Tech to Central last Saturday was the
first interhigh school game the lanky
twirler has lost since being the main
twirler of the Technical mines for the
past few seasons. When taking into
consideration the uncertainty of base ball.
this is quite a record and emphasizes the
fact that Gray is one Of the best twirlers
developed in the high schools in years.
His sharp curves and heady playing have
been largely responsible for 'Dollys
large string of victories.
Boetler. the elongated twirler of the
Central nine. will he missing from the
lineup of the O street team for the rest
of the season as he has quit school for
this year to accept a position with the
geological survey AS Bullock has been
little off his stride in the high school
Scrimmages Menefee. who pitched such
an excellent game against Technical. will
most likely serve them over for Central
if tie I'm the league happens. This will
give the Centralites another chance OF
landing the rag and at the same time an
opportunity to retrieve the defeat by
Business.
The last game of the series will he
played Friday between Technical and
Business. and this contest will decide the
series Both the Central and Tech fol-
lowers are squeezing for the Machinists
to come out on the long end Of the score.
The game viii in all probability be played
on the Gallaudet diamond.
The contest Yesterday between Business
and Eastern was another evidence of the
fine form the high school twirlerS have
been displaying in tie high school compe-
titions this season. Both Whitney and
Rawlings twirled winning ball and with
the exception of the sixth inning. ii was
either sides game. Rawlings also came
to the front when he scored from second
while Davis bunt being helded. IL
was an excellent piece of base running.
Parker Fastern's third baseman. seems
to be esta blshing a record of breaking up
no hit games in the high school series.
He was the only man to obtain hit on
Rawlings delivery Yesterday and pre-
vented Boetler CentraTs slabman. from
holding the Capitol Hill batters to a
clean sheet in the hit column by lining
out a safety in the ninth INNING seVerai
/
two-ba gger in yesterdays contest ana IL
some of his teammates had done half as
well with the stick a different story
would have been told.
shorty Hughes. who has been presid-
ing over the high school competitions both
this sea son and last. has without doubt
proven that he is the right man for the
job. his decisions nave as ruie peeh
InGuestioned by the high school players.
Several interested followers of these nigh
school matches are of the opinion ne
should he made the official umpire of the
high school games for many years 10
come.
The largest crowd of spectators that
has attended high school game In years
is expected 70 he present at the 1ech-
Business game this Friday. as II Is pre-
dicted to he the game of the series. With
Cant GRAY in true form. Tech can In no
way be counted out of the running. as
his delivery can easily give the Sfenogfa-
pher: batters no end of trouble. Rawlings
will serve them over for Business ana
the Rhode Island school is contdent ne
will pitch the winning ball he has been
twiring for his school since becoming
representative on the ball diamond
Rawlings. the diminutiye second base
man of the Centralites. is proving Sood
man with the stick. but poor man IN
the field his errors last Saturday coming
at crucial stages of the game. Coach
Scheller will keep him in the game, now
ever as his hitting has been both timely
and satisfactory Parker Richardson.
who has been out of the game for some
time owing to his batting slump. hello
down his old position and proved TO be
the hero with the stick in the game
against the Machinists. 1t was his infield
hit through the pitchers box that scored
.ne winning run for his teammates. All
his friends were pleased to see him re-
deem himself for his poor playing in a
few of the former scrimmages.