Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-23

coaches who have been handling many
of the amateur teams around these parts.
Another reason why the high school
series promises to be very interesting.
aside from the fact that each team ap-
pears to be pretty evenly matched, Is
that each team is bound to be benefited
by the coaching it will receive from the
coaches, who will strive TO spring inside
tricks on one another in friendly manner
whenever the opportunity presents itself
pacity among the high school teams this
spring are the best Of friends and are
well known to one another, so there IS
bound to be no hard feeling.
Dick Woodward. coach of the Eastern
High nine. claims he has unearthed a
prize package in the pitching line in a
little fellow named Litchfield. He lacks
weight and experience, but both these
qualities will undoubtedly be obtained be-
fore he quits the southeast school. as this
is but his freshman year. Litchfleld IS
the brother of Lefty Iitchfield, well
known in the amateur base pail ranks IN
and around the District. and. like his
arm. 1t is predicted he will be heard of
in the high school base ball competitions
before many years to come.
Little is being heard along base ball
,;nes over at Western High. The boys
hand with the best they have got and
SO there is no occasion to worry about
them not making a strong bid Tor the
championship. What Western often lacks
in ability the school usually makes up
with spirit and enthusiasm, and this fire.
ouently wins the admiration of the high
scnoo' followers. All the West End oovs
need is good battery, capable of pos
sessing comparative strength with the
other high school batteries, and they may
we'll be feared. 1t is reported that the
material for composing such a battery is
in school. too.
Business and Technical are scheduled
to hook I'D in a dual track meet this
Saturday, but SO many events of this
kind have been conceded at the last mo-
menu that this match cannot be assured
of taking place. The Stenographers will
be there. and it is uD to Technical to
fulfil its end of the agreement The
Machinists have a host of good track
athletes in school if they would only
come out and display their ability.
What pity some of the other high
schools more interested in track ath-
letics were not so fortunate as to enroll
Spransy. the Technical athlete. as one Of
Their students. AS an all-around track
man it is doubtful if any of the high
school track athletes have anything on
him. He. is shotputter. high, jumper and
sprinters and can do each equally well
Spransy won a place in the high jump in
the Federal games and cleared the bar
at a very good height for such large
man. He has been a member of the
Technical foot ball eleven f1r the
past few years and better linesman
could not be desired.
Look out for Eastern on the diamond
this spring. That is the cry which is be-
ing heard here and there. The school has
a couple of hustlers, as well as expert
enced players. at the head of the nine
this year, and it is do or die at the Capt.
tol Hill school this season. A champion
ship is badly needed at Eastern and no
one knows that better than those con-
nected with the school, so you can take
1t as a tip that the boys from that school
will try their utmost to produce winner
this spring. It is conceded fact that
no other outsider will regret to see East
ern carry off first honors.