Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-06
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

Central High has likely looking twirler
in Acton, known to the many high school
Eastern High nine a couple Of years ago.
He has been displaying good speed and
control and will put forth every effort to
land regular berth on the Q street pitch
ing corps. Acton Is a left-hander. and as
there are few twirlers enrolled in the high
schools capable Of fiinging with the left
arm he should be able 70 puzzle quite q
few OF the high school batters IL he has
anything up his sleeve. Most every left
handler who has ever represented high
School mines In the past has made good
from the word 60 When thinking over
this statement we have little trouble in
recollecting the excellent pitching feats
White, who were all left-handers and
made about as good a quartet Of pitchers
that could ever be desired by any high
school.
Dieste Of Business, who recently sur
prised many of the spectators at the
dual track meet by his
performance in the high jump. gives
promise Of developing into one Of the best
jumpers in the high schools. This Is but
form, acquired from the coach or older
members OF the squad, he should easily
raise his present height, which Is in the
neighborhood Of four feet nine to five feet
or more. When q jumper clears the bar
around the five-fOOt mark he Is almost
certain OF a place in the high school COM
petitions. Dieste could be entered in the
junior event and would stand all the more
chance Of annexing a few points for his
school in the spring meet this season.
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to date in track athletics and has discov-
cred several real track athletes enrolled
in the school
The new funk rule is going to provide
Western High with q new life during the
approaching base ball series. Eddie DON
nOvan and Hillyer. two of the best ball
players In the school, are going to be
eligible. and these are just the two
needed to form a well balanced team.
position. can now work behind the bat.
for Hillyer can handle the job at first
In good style With Donovan going
good in the box. Western can present
schools. The more one looks the high
school mines over this season the more
one ID convinced that this series 10 going
to be closely contested and that the win
ner cannot be foreseen.
Technical High clearly demonstrated
the fact in the meet with Business last
Saturday that the machinists could easily
make q good showing in the spring meet
IL they only took trouble enough to enter
this event when the date comes around.
Tech ought not to fear defeat In track
competition, for most every ono acQuaint-
ed viii. the sport around this town
capped for lack OF a place to train. The
school has quite q few athletes well ac-
quainted with track athletics. and it is
predicted by many that 1t could not make
better move than to enter the games
in the spring, even IL II Is for the sole
purpose Of boosting the sport.
Business High has a likely looking
twirler in Burley. asright-hand3er who
it Is too early to predict who will be
the regular twirler for the Stenographers,
it can safely be said tAat Buriey will
give all the candidates for pitcher a the
Orange and Blue nine a hard fight for
the position In the middle Of the diamond.
Whitmarsh will be brought in from the
outfield to cover the short field this sea-
son, provided the funk rule does not bar
played short on the championship nine
last season, Will be shifted to third base.
where he is expected to again shine as
an infielder.
The close Of this week will and the
high school candidates in pretty good
FORM and the dopesters will then begin
to pick the teams which they surnise
will represent the high schools this sea-
son. Then another week will find a good
many of the high school followers pre-
dieting who will land the championship
by comparing the scores Of each Of the
high school teams. You cannot base
much on these comparative scores, how
ever. especially at the beginning OF the
season. for quite few of the coaches
match the nine against these teams for
the sole purpose Of getting a line on a
players ability, and care very little
defeat as long as they are informed of
the strength Of their charges.
Central certainly Is not lacking any
thing In the way OF coaching material
this season with Coach Sprigman in
charge. ably assisted by Macdonald and
Cunningham, two college players well up
on the fine points of the game The 0
street squad realizes that 1t is do or die
this season, and SO will put forth its
best efforts to land the bunting. All the
high school teams took advantage Of the
fine weather yesterday and were out cut
ting up considerable capers on the dia-
mond for so early in the season. A mis-
take that is frequently made by high
school ball player. which should be rem
edied, is trying to get in mtdseason form
in about a week. The boys especially
the pitchers, should go at 1t gradually
and work their arms according to the
time they have been out. BY doing this
there will be very little complaint Of sore
arms before or after the season gets un-
der way.
Too bad Dick Woodward, coach of
Eastern, was compelled to leave the can
didates at SO critical time when his
services are the most needed. 1t is up to
the southeast boys to hurry up and land
another base ball tutor and not let any
grass grow under their feet. The school
must remember that the other high
schools are not being held back but are
receiving instructions every day as to
how the game should be played. II
might be true that Eastern has a good
nucleus for winning team and that the
boys are very enthusiastic over base ball
this Spring. but the school must not ex-
pect to get along without a coach. for
many game has been won on a little
inside coaching from a wiser authority.
1t is about decided that Whitney and
Parker will form the battery which Will
represent the Capitol Hill school In the
high school series this spring.