Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-03
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

That the Technical High basket ball
team will make the other preparatory
school teams 1t meets go some to beat
it, and that the school has a classy bunch
Of tossers, was undoubtedly proven in the
showing the five made last Wednesday
evening in the preliminary contest to the
Y. NJ. c. A.-Corcoran Cadet game. Farm
er. Hildreth and Edwards were in the
stellar roles for the Machinists and play
ed the man opposing them off his feet.
In this scrimmage the high school boys
displayed some excellent team work and
gave promise of developing fast quint
which will be a credit to the school in the
games the team takes on this winter.
An appeal was recently made by the
athletic advisers of Central High School
to the athletes in the school who have
been kept from participating In the ath-
letic contests on account of deficiencies in
their studies to brush up in them so as
to be eligible to represent the q Street
School in the scholastic sports. Several
Of these boys have already improved con-
siderably in their school work and many
more candidates than have reported for
training are expected to soon be eligible
for the coming participations in track and
basket ball.
Edwards Of the Technical qunt is a
good man on both the defensive and Of
fensiye play and gives promise of de-
veloping into a ful-fiedged star at the
tossing game He is in the game from
start to nnish and is frequently on the job
with a true throw for goal
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an excellent game on the receiving end
for the Business High base ball team last
season, experienced his novice long-dis-
lance race in the Y. NJ. c. A. cross-coun-
try run New Year day, he made sur
prisingly good showing and unfinished
the other Stenographers entered in this
run. Capt Rathbone of the track team
was decidedly pleased at the showing
Feagan made in this race and Will enter
him in the ong-distance races of the
George Washington indoor meet, which
will take place in the near future.
Gregory of Business High, who was
lately elected captain of the Stenogra-
piers basket bali quint for this season,
expects to pick the team which will rep
resent the Rhode Island School on the
basket ball floor for 1909 Immediately
after school commences. Several candi-
dates have been displaying excellent form.
and a team capable of holding it's own
with the other highs schools is expected
to soon be rounded into playing condi-
ton.
Mccarthy is playing classy game at
the center station for the Machinists dur
ing the absence of Kuen, who has been
kept out of the recent scrimmages owing
to Slight injury. Although Mac" is
a big man, he is rather fast and agrees
sive, and Capt. Hildreth Is depending on
him to stir things up in the basket ball
line after little more experience at the
game.
Capt. Martin is rapidly rounding a fast
uuint into shape for the big game with
Mount ST. Joseph of Baltimore, which
will be pulled off in Il few weeks. All the
PLAYERS who have a chance to make the
team have been showing considerable in
terest and practicing faithfully so as to
give Eastern High a five capaple of rep
resenting the Southeast school in basket
ball circles. Chase, Whitney. Martin and
Parker are so far playing the best ball
for their school and Will prove dangerous
men to hold in check in the games the
school takes on this year.
When the base ball candidates report for
practice at Central High School in the
coming spring, the team will have one of
the best catchers in town in Menefee, who
made such a creditable reputation for
himself on the local diamond last sum-
mer. In all proba bility MEME" will
over with the Bethany team of the Sunday
School League under Manager Stokes
Davis, Donnely. Howard and several other
high school stars have already expressed
their intentions Of Joining the Bethany
squad, and Stokes expects to cut up con-
siderably with the young material he has
on hand when the teams line up for bat
tie next summer.
That the Business High base ball nine
will experience a severe loss in Ed Davis,
the crack twirler of this team last sea-
son. is undeniably true, as his playing
for the team has always been of high
standard. Davis was the backbone of
the team in the high school series last
spring in both the picther's box and at
the bat. and Capt. Kane will experience
considerable difficulty in developing man
capable of filing the vacancy.
Donnely, who was a strong candidate
for the captaincy of this years nine, is
expected to aid Capt. Kane materially in
building up good nine to represent the
StenographerS on the diamond next
spring Donnely has been member OF
the Business base ball team for several
years and has made a creditable reputa-
ton for himself by his clean-cut playing
and heavy batting.