Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-20
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

| business is In pad way TOT CdlCNeTS
now that Hinwood has been ruled out.
Horr is the only candidate left at this
writing for it is reported that Goebel,
who was slated to do the bulk of the
catching for the Stenographers. is con-
fined to his home with scarlet fever. 1t
| is expected that he will be we'll enough
| to get in most of the championship
| games however. Coach Peet thinks he
! has a find in Burley. and claims he has
a good assortment of speed and curves
| 1t is all the more necessary, therefore,
that a man be developed who can handle
his delivery. If Goebel is compelled to
give up base ball for this season it GER
tainly will leave the team in hole as
| far as catching is concerned unless Horn
| is capable of filing the bill.
Eastern has been taking. advantage
| Of the good weather and has been prac-
+, ticing on the grounds at 18th and d
streets northeast. The southeast boys
are fortunate in having one of the best
practice grounds in the city. They are
| the ones which will be used by the Sum
day School leaguers this summer.
CentraPs chance of landing the bunt-
cal, for this is the contest in which the
o street boys will be compelled to pre-
sent a shaky lineup. The players who
have flunked to date will have another
chance to remove the conditions before
the rest of the high schools are taken
on by the Centralites. If the Blue and
White team downs the Machinists in
this fray, and Thomas. Thompson and
Macdonald are successful in eluding the
fiunl. rule then look out for Central In
fact nf this trio I'm harness
would prove strong acquisition to the
team.
If Whitney fails to come up to the pass
are registered at Eastern, Lyon will do
the pitching for the nine this spring.
Capt. Parker is satisfied that Lyon will
prove a good substitute and be able to
hold his own with the other High School
twirlers This new eligibility rule keeps
everybody on edge and it is a difficult
matter for the coach, captain and man.
ager to discover who is really eligible.
The next marks go in when the series is
under way. and then you can bet there
will be stir in High School circles. 1t is
readily predicted by many that the. next
marks will cause quite a few wrangles,
surprises. setbacks and disappointments.
Yet all the high schools are crying for
eligibility rules which will embrace SIM
plicity instead of complication.
If the high schools wish to make any
kind of showing in the approaching
series the athletic advisers had better
see that the ground at Union League
Park, which they have selected for the
High School competitions, are rolled and
gotten into some kind of condition. The
grounds have been unkept for some time
now, and are naturally not fit to play
real contest upon. A little rolling and
leveling would put them in good shape
into condition will make the rent
Of these grounds amount almost to the
cost of the American League Park
grounds. Technical is practicing on this
diamond at present. and by the way the
ball bounces on the infleld 1t is wonder
that some of the Machinists haven't a
few bruises and black eyes.
Central has a couple of good left-hand-
ers in Acton and Adams, who should
High School batters this spring: Both
boys have good control and a puzzling de-
livery Acton is also a classy hitter. and
is batting in fourth position In the batting
order. For this reason he will most likely
play one of the outfield positions. or first
base when he is not doing box duty.
King another candidate for first base, is
a good fielder. but is somewhat shy with
the stick. His main trouble in batting
is that he tries to swing too hard. fault
WITH a KOOU IudHy VI tHC hONiSC PidyCio
in the high schools.
Central and American Security will
meet again in the near future. Both
teams will be In much better playing con-
dition, and then watch the fur fly.
The high schools are getting in all the
practice games they can before the cham
pionship series start, and the days the
teams are not playing they are out work
ing hard in practice This. together with
the fact that the high schools get such an
early start, is the real reason these boys
usually put up such a scrappy game and
are always capable Of playing the best
ball that Is In them. You can pick an all
high school nine, let them practice short
period together, and the youngsters will
afford any amateur team in the District
good game.
Western High is backing Howard, the
third baseman of the team, to bat and
field as we'll as any High School third
baseman in the series this spring. This Is
his second year as member of the West
End nine, and in the practice games taken
on to date by this team he has shown
much Improvement over his playing. both
in the field and at the bat last season.
Many claim the fight for the third base
position on the all-high nine will be be-
tween Howard and HERMAN, the Cen
! trail third Sacker These early dopesters.
| however, are not aware tfldt Sdpt bdSlS
| of Business has been shifted from short
| stop to third base and will also have
| something to say about who shall land
] this coveted honor of playing the hardest
position in the infield on an all-high team.
| Now that calm has followed the storm
created by the first advisory marks it be-
| gins to look as If Technical escaped with
| the least harm. The Machinists still have
the cream of the team intact, and will be
~, i1oISl 10 for fol -
the school Capt. Falconer has some good
players out for the nine, among whom are
many veteran players. and. with Charlie
King to instruct the boys on the fine
points of the game, Technical will again
| bear watching this spring. Western is
another school which got through the
first marks without a great setback, and
| it certainly looks as though these two
teams will both be In the running from
! the start.