The Washington herald., 1910-03-28
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC NOTES


Carl Spiedel, of Central High, practi-
cally unheard of before as a candidate
for the Blue and White schools base
ball team, is going to be the man who
viii do most Of the backstopping this
year, according to present indications.
A dark horse,' indeed, he has been
plugging along at practice with the team
every day. and when Menefee hunked in
his advisory mark. Spiedel was the one
man ready to step into the place and
iii the needs Of the position. And he
is some" catcher at that. with an arm
that throws the ball down to second
base with steam behind it that means
much in nabbing "would-be" base steal
ers. He is a brother TO Frank Spiedel,
who won HIS "C'' on the track team at
the o street school
Eastern High starts its regular prac-
tice season Thursday afternoon. when
they stack up against the team from
Gonzaga Prep School. On Saturday they
viii take trip to Bethel Military Acad-
envy and play the team representing that
institution.
Lyon and Capt Parker are going to
make a good battery team for the East
ern High School from present indica-
tons, and Lyon will probably have
Whitney to help him in the later games
Of the season If the big fellow can get
rid of his funk by the time the next
advisory mark goes in
Austin Is doing excellent work on the
mound for Technical High, and viii IN
doubtedly be seen in the early games, at
least, the first Of which the team plays
next Saturday at Union League Park,
when they are slated to meet the Gar
rett Park team.
Tew is the man on whom most of the
slabwork is going to fall for the Tech
team. however, and he certainly will be
equal TO the occasion. The lad has every
thing a pitcher needs, and if Technical
is really going TO win the championship
this season, he is the lad who can turn
the trick for the Manual Trainers.
There is some doubt among the East
eTn High School team as TO who will
play third base Evans, a new man,
and Defandorf, the veteran outhelder
are both candidates for the place, and
honors are pretty near even. IL Defan-
dOTf gets the Job on the third bag, il
will mean that Evans goes to the out
field. while if the new player succeeds in
landing the position. last years right
fielder will be on his old territory for
the championship series.
Harrison. left end on Eastern's foot
ball team last year, and promising can
didate for his old position at third base
on the baseball team, will Gas soon as he
gets that everlasting %" off his re-
porO so TO Georgetown University next
fall when he graduates, and should make
good in college athletics. With a good
coach's instruction for a while he should
make a premier athlete for the Blue and
Gray.
Lyon, who will have TO do the pitch
ing for the Eastern team, now that
Whitney is on the list of ineligibles. is
doing fine work on the slab, and will be
a mighty puzzling enigma to the other
teams when they face him on the dia-
mond. Whitney will probably pass his
next advisory mark in time TO get In the
majority of the high school games. so
that the team will not be by any means
weak on the firing line. Parker. captain
Of the team and ilIustrious backstop. will
be on the job, and is conceded to have a
shade the better on the other catchers.