The Washington herald., 1909-03-11
Bits of District
Sporting Gossip

Manager-elect Speer OF the Mckinley
Manual Training School football team for
1903 is already at work on plans for the
coming season. which bids fair 20 be one
OF the most successful in the history OF
the school The team viii. with few ex-
eeptions. be made up Of the same men
that won the championship last year.
Capt. Small. Smith. Goldsmith. and Ed
wards being the only regulars who viii
not return The fact that Clarence Hecox,
VIII has coached the team WITH great
success for the past few seasons has con-
sented to return is in itself big boost.
Candidates for the team viii report TO
the manager at the school on September
13 for practice. The first game viii be
played with the Maryland Agricultural
College at College Park, September 26
The remainder Of the schedule is COM
posed of games with the same teams
additional ones which viii be announced
later.
Work on the new athletic field at Col
lege Park for the use Of the Maryland
Agricultural College is progressing rapid
ly, and there IS a possibility that the
time for the first game. The college is
sorely in need Of new field. as the one
now in use is in very poor condition.
The matinee season at the BrightwoOd
race track viii start on Easter Monday.
with a meet open to members OF the club.
The elimination OF the betting at the
suburban tract, has made IL necessary 10
hold these so-caIled matinees in order 10
boost the interest OF the general public
in the racing game.
Now for the National Guard games or
March q. and the Washington indoor
track season viii be brought to a close.
The National Guard games always fur
nish excellent sport for followers OF track
athletics in this city.
c. Buttmann and H. Smith. who will
coach the Tech baseball team this season.
have both seen service on the diamond.
The former played shortstop for Cornell
In the sos and the latter has a reputation
as one OF the best outhelders ever de-
veloped at the Worcester Tech School,
Massachusetts.
The Business High baseball team took
advantage OF the favorable weather yes
terday afternoon and had some good, hard
practice. A new pitcher Joined the squad
I'm the person OF Brooks. who played on
the sand lots around town for the past
few seasons Business meets Ciallaudet
tomorrow afternoon at the Kendall
Green Field.
Here is a chance for some fast church
baseball team 70 enter a strong league
Owing 10 the withdrawal Of the Grace
and Waugh teams from the Church
League. the officials OF the league would
like 10 hear from all fast teams desirous
of entering. Address applications TO C.
B. Stokes.
A promising battery was uneart thed by
the coaches in the first days workout OF
the Technical High baseball team yester-
day afternoon. The Offut brothers. who
last year played with the Carr Park
/ Independents, are ;he men IN question
After watching Pitcher Offut throw A few
/ few of his assortment over the plate
1 Capt. Gray began to figure on an out
/ field berth Why that fellows got me
beat a mile remarked the captain. But
let's walt until he works in game.
Duffy. the hard hitting backstop OF las
years Georgetown nine. has reported To-
practice. thus putting an end TO all ~
mors that he will lay or this season
Duffy proved a handy man behind III,
bat for the West End coIegians las
season and should be a great help in thi
department.
The coaches at Georgetown Prep mad
the final cut in the baseball squad yester
day Afternoon, fourteen men being 70
tained for the coming season. The team
opens its season with a game agains
! Western High on March "a