The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-06
WESTERNLOOKSGOOD
Baseball Squad Has Bright
est Prospects in Years.
TEAM OF VETERANS REPORT
Last Seasons Nine Almost Intact
Pitching Department Particularly
sfrong-Candidases VIII BE Called
Out for Practice the Middle OF the
Month-Jim SpriKman 20 Coach.

Capt Hill, Of the Western High School
baseball squad has taken an inventory Of
tire available material for this seasons
nine, and from present indications the
Red and White will have one OF the fast
est aggregstions which has ever repre-
scented the hilltop school.
On paper. the team has better prospects
than any OF the scholastic squads which
have already started work
The candidates. with the exception OF
the pitchers and catchers. VIII be called
out about the middle OF the present
month and given the first workout OF
the season. The battery candidates are
ALREADY working. ane are taking sdvsn-
tsge OF the moderate weather 10 get IN
little outdoor practice IN this depart
ment the West End school seems TO have
margin over the other scholastic mines
-Four pitchers and the same number Of
eatehers Is the crop from which Capt
| Hill vii pick for the championship Sc
ries.
Three OF the twiriers are experienced
men and are already beginning 20 show
the effects OF their early training. How
/ the list. although several OF the other
/ backstops have established regulations on
the sand lots around the city
Garner, Hilyer. Tanner. and Lauson
are the quartet from which the varsity
slab artist will be picked. The FIRST three
named have had several years experience
I IN the scholastic organization and should,
! in these times when capable twirlers are
few L. fa1rs 70 he lad q nj
White aggregation
Men Are Experienced.
With the exception Of the Business az
gregation. none OF the scholastic squads
have as many experienced men 10 pick
from as Western. Last years team IS
nearly intact The experienced men
around the infeld are: Capt Hin, OF the
initial corner: Mclean. at second: Guy
and Mallon. at short, and Bone and Robe
son. al third. Beside these. who have all
! seen service n the scholastic league.
there are several other promising candi-
dates FOR the inheld Jobs.
IN the outfeld viii be found RowelL
I Donovan and Stone. Of last year. team,
and Grasty and Williams. two youngsters
who seem sure TO give the veterans run
for the positions For every position on
I this years team Capt Hiu has an ex-
( perienced man. and with the heavy crop
( OF new material which IS al hand. the
I Western outlook for the coming cam
: paign Is unusually rosy.
/ Add Coach Jim Sprigman 70 this gal
/ aXy. and We have the brains and ma
I terial which the Western supporters are
! confident wiz land their school wsli up
I IN the final standing. Sprigmen has been
( the most important fsetor in the Red and
Z Whites success on the gridirOn and the
I diamond Tor the past few seasons, and
/ with the timber which ne has at hand
! this year there Is every indication that
+ the west end team VIII be one OF the best
/ turned out at that school for the past
several seasons.
The Schedule.
/ Manager Lamson has nearly completed
his schedule for the season. the games al
ready booked promising the Western team
one OF the most attractive programmes II
I has ever enjoyed
| The games booked so far are:
/ Washington school-Mzrch 7.
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! Eastern HiEh-April ..
Army snd NaTy PTeps-Aprl 2.
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/ Ceatral High-April o.
| Tone Ins-itute-AIsy /
Business HiEh-Msy :
Technical HiEh-May T.