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will have quite little time fortunately.
to get the injured digit we'll by the time
Business plays it's first championship
game. If he is unable to play in the
first contest his team plays. Naughton.
the handy manager of the nine, will take
his place behind the bat. BY the way,
Naughton appears to have recovered his
batting eye, and is lining them out with
regularity. which is certainly pleasing to
the Rhode Island avenue school followers.
Charlie King. who has the Technical
nine in hand again this season. is not
hesitating to spread the news far and
near that he has uncovered what he calls
real live pitcher, possessing all the
qualities which go to make a successful
pitcher. in Tew. the boy who twiried
such an effective game against the Mount
st. Joseph nine of Baltimore. This is
Tews first real year in base ball, but he
came out from the start this season with
determination to make good. and so far
has succeeded. Krafts is also in good
shape. and with these two lads going
good the Machinists seem to be strongly
fortified In the box this spring 1t has
always been Techs strong suit to develop
a twirler of unusual ability, and it has
been largely due to the work of these
star twirlers that Tech has annexed sew
eral base ball championships.
With all the teams claiming the cham
pionship in earnest, it is certainly strong
evidence that the championship will be
closely contested this spring. 1t is the
opinion OF many that the team winning
the championship this season will be the
nine remaining the coolest and displaying
heady playing in pinches. 1t can be readily
predicted that the bunting will not be won
on a fiuke of any kind this year, and
that the players of each team will fight
from the drop of the hat.
Another reason why the chamo ionship
will be in doubt throughout the series
is the fact that the next advisory
marks, which go in shortly after the
high school games are under way, might
administer quite few setbacks to the
team with the, best chance of coming
out on top of the heap. If this should
happen, and, indeed, it is quite possible.
it would afford the weaker mines an
exciting finish. For once the outcome
Of the whole series is in doubt and you
will have to possess more than the
power of a prophet to pick the winner
this season.
Sinclair who has been playing short
stop for Tech during all the games
taken on by the Machinists to date, will
be compelled to remain out of the game
for some time, owing to a badly
sprained ankle. Although Sinclair was
covering the position as we'll as him
self with glory, nevertheless his lay-on
will not materially affect the fielding or
batting strength of the nine. Technical
is fortunate in having plenty of fin
ished outfielders, and when the shift of
moving Gill from the Outfield to the
infield has been made an outer gar
dener can be inserted in the outf1elu
and the team can continue playing the
same article of ball. for Gill has had as
much experience as an infielder to war
rant his putting I'D a good fielding
game.
A play will be given Friday and Satur-
day nights of this week by the students of
Technical High for the benefit of the ath
letic association. Last year this method
of raising money to promote athletics at
the high school proved very successful
and the school made more money by this
method than it did when school lunch
was given for the same purpose. Hence
from now on 1t will be the custom of the
school to give these plays for the sole pur
pose of increasing the funds OF the aSSo-
cha ton. It can also be said without con-
tradictfon that these plays are we'll worth
the price Of admission.
Western has a heavy-hitting catcher in
Myers. one of the veteran players Of the
team. He is slamming them tosall cor
ners of the lot, and the boys across the
creek are hoping he will continue his safe
sWattng throughout the series.
II is reported over at Western High
that Capt. Stone might play the infield
for the Red and White nine this season.
He has recently displayed enough to show
he is fine infielder, and the base ball
scribes at Western are thinking the shift
might work toward strengthening the de-
Tense of the team. Capt. >Stone has been
pIaying the outfield for Western during
the past few years and is one Of the
heaviest hitters of which the team can
boast The boys across the creek have
been undergoing all sorts of shifts this
spring, and it can be taken as a tip that
when the nine lines up in the champion
ship battles the school will present its
strongest lineup. Donovan the best
for Western with Upton on the reserve
list.