The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-25
High School Race Is Now
Between Business, Cen
trail, and Tech.
WHITNEY MAY GUST
STENOGRAPHER NINE
MANY Pick Easternite to Defeat
Fast Commercial
Outfit.

How is this high school baseball sea
son going TO wind up?
That seems to be the paramount ques-
ticn at the various schools this morning
after the double-headers played at Ma
tional park yesterday when Central
beat Eastern to O. and Tech beat
Western Q TO 0. Both games only aided
in still further clouding the champion
ship muddle.
Central played to its true form and
Tech showed no let-down in its usual
consistency. As was predicted in these
columns some time back, the work of
Central in the Business and Western
games was no criterion Of what tbs
team could do. For some unaccountable
cause the blue and white failed utterly
TO show any signs of that snappy,
precise style which characterized its
play in the preliminary games in either
of those contests. Yesterday il was
different with Boteler. the elongated
slabman going in grand style the team
gave wOnted evidence Of its capabilities.
especially at the bat, and at no time
in the game did Eastern have a lOok-in.
Western Is Through
Tech had no trouble whatever in de-
into the bottom position. the place allot-
ted it in The Times early season Sc
lection. Gray, who twirIed for the
Manual Trainers. allowed but one hit,
and this pitching, coupled with the
excellent support of his felders, caused
the downfall OF the red and white and
much additional speculation as to how
this series is going 70 conclude.
n
and Tech are the favorites for the
bunting Central still has a chance
From the game with Eastern it is hard
10 see Just how Tech can be conceded
q victory over Central. Whitney. the
Eastern pitcher. is one Of the best in
the league. Central made seven hits
off him yesterday and he was going at
his best. Gray is the backbone Of the
Tech team, and only his individual ef-
forts viii beat Central His team. al
though fairly good In the field does
not hit while The forte Of the Central
outfit lies in its ability TO clout the
ball and particularly in tight places.
Should Central get to Gray, the final
standing will in al probability be a
tie between Business, Tech. and Central
for first place, . the majority Of those
teams are inclined TO pick Gray to DE-
feat the light-hitting Business team
May Cause Trouble.
Eastern is out OF the running. the
wauoping yesterday killing its chances
for the pennant. but 1t still has a game
with Business With Whitney. the
Eastern pitcher ia form. Business may
be eliminated from that first class be-
fore the time for the Tech game arrives
Business, with a team OF supposedly
weak veterans. is doing better than
was anticipated II IS the best team
that has represented that school Tor five
years. and, 40 matter how il finishes
the season, It has been credit. With
practically no hitting strength. the
team has pegged along consistently
has been clever in the field. and has
landed both Of the games played so far
Rawlings pitching and the excellent
team work has been the answers. BOt
have been good performances, but II
Business lands the flag il VIII be be
cause both departments have gone q
marked degree better in the coming
games
At worst Il was a grand battle. one OF
the best seen Ia the scholastic series
for many moons, and the best is yet
10 come.