The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-06
CENTRAL PICKED
TO WIN PENNANT
Looks Strongest in Three
Cornered Tie in High
School League.
By HARRY DoDD.

It was not a whole lot surprising to
those who have been following closely
the high school baseball series that
Business lost TO Technical yesterday,
thereby tieing up the championship OF
the scholastic organization between
Bushes, Central. and Technical. II
was a nearly logical result. if such a
term can be applied to baseball.
A close review of the perfc rmance OF
the Business team in all its figh school
games will show that the majority of Its
success has been due mainly to Oppor-
tune flashes of good luck AS a ball
team Business does not compare with
either Technical or Central, Vet the last
naTled club was OVerN helmed by the
Stenographers, sustaining its only de-
feat of the season in that game. on
paper, st the beginning of the season,
team looks the best balanced aggrega-
ton in the league and Business was
considered fortunate to win from II in
the opening game.
dow Central Fell.
In this game Bulloch. who had done
the bulk of the early season work in
the box for Central, developed his first
show of wildness and presented Bust
ness with several runs through his
dent to two of the Central players
which completely demoraliZed their
team and really lost the game. Not
once did Central show any signs of
weakening in any of its remaining
games, its thorough consistency being
best shown in its victory over Tech.
Because Of the Illness of its pitcher it
was necessary to substitute Menefee,' a
catcher, at the last minute, and even
this handicap failed to keep Central
from showing good form.
Again. in the game with Eastern,
Business won more through the smiles
81 T=,s-4rH ~
consistent show of baseball knowledge
or ability. Only one clean hit was made
by the winning team. all OF the runs
being scored on miscues and the slow
ness Outclassed the Western team, as
old also every other team in the league,
to such a degree that the result was
never in doubt. even before the contest
had been played.
All In Good Shape
This tie. which was ca ICED by the
game Yesterday. should offer the best
opportunity 10 get the proper line on the
ability Of the teams. At the present
time all of the aggregatons are in the
best Of shape, aud have ali fully re-
covered from the stage fright which
seriously marred the opening games.
With the decision of the board of fac
ulty advisers 10 play Oft the tie. cor
trary to several past Instances. interest
IN the championship series has grown
keener.
On form Central looks best for the
play of, with Tech second, and Bust
ness last. Tech and Business are both
hght-nltting te@3s. although Business
has made tine'y swats and the Manual
Trainers have shown some Improvement
along this line, especially yesterday, wnen
a couple of opDortune bingles turned
the tide. Central depends upon slug.
Gtng. Five of its men are consistent
batters. while the team as a whole is
wei balanced in every position except
the box. Either Bulloch or Boteler
should be effective against Tech and
Business.
Tech is given the place because OF its
strength in the box. Gray Is the hest
pitcher in the high schools. and suffered
his only defeat at the hands of Central
While il is not impossible that ne Will
reverse the tables on Central in the
coming game, at the rate the Central
team has been going OF late this is
hardly proba bic. He should have no
trouble to again administer a trouncing
10 Business, should his support show
Wonted form, for yesterday the Ste
nographers were able 10 connect for but
one clean hit