The Washington herald., 1910-03-20
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC NOTES

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Now that the advisory rule has made
itself felt in the high school baseball
teams, they are each strenuously prac-
ticing to overcome the handicap that It
has given one or two Of the teams. which
had the good fortune 10 lose none OF their
players. in the race for the pennant The
Technical team rejoices in the fact that
only one, Galloway, Is lost 10 # by
funk. and Western, while IL loses D0no-
van, who was to have been the main
stay OF the pitching stan. Will still have
enough of good material 10 make strong
showing IN that department.
The Business High School second team
not only defeated Central High Schools
second aggregation yesterday, but batted
Thompson, frst-team twirler, hard
and stole few bases on Little Men
efee.
Macon, Techs crack fullback during
the past three years, Is going 70 enter
V. P. /. next fall The southeners will
get good one.
"Curley' Byrd win coach Westerns
| team until April 10. and should teach the
Georgetown youngsters a whole lot Of
baseball.
Simpson. the plucky little football end
Is captain OF the Business reserves. and
is the whole life OF the team
The Business nine has been greatly
weakened the past weak. Capt Davis is
out Of the game with a bad arm, where
blood poisoning. # is feared, has set In.
and Gobel depended upon 10 do the
catching. is laid low with the grip.
Central High made an excellent show
+ ing In their game with the American
/ Security and Trust Company Friday, and
proved to the people interested in the
teams welfare that despite the loss of
Capt. Macdonald, Chick Thomas. and
Ernie Menefee. they will still have a
good show for the championship this
/ spring.
Harrison. who also flunked In the last
advisory mark az Eastern. is expected to
pass the next time. and in the meantime
/ the bag will be covered by DefandoTf,
the star outheider on the Light Blue
and White team.
( Herb Babcock. who played last year.
will be seen In the outfield for Eastern
again this spring. and is said to be doing
/ even better work than he did last season
Technical High is basing Its hopes on
Tew TO do the twirling this year, and
the coach. Charley King. believes he viii
be some pitcher" With Krafts, Aus
tin, and Chaplin all showing up fine on
/ the mound, there Is no danger of Tech
losing the championship through lack of
a proper pitching stan this season.
Acton displayed his ability al the pitch
ing game in the game which Central
played Friday. and when you consider
that the coach is allowing only straight
balls TO be thrown by his twirIers so far,
it looks as though he will be a wonder II
he can keep control of the ball In two
innings the Blue and White southpaw
famed four men. And that's doing
mighty good.
The Western High School track team
received an invitation from the Baltimore
City College to take part In a triangular
meet between that institution. the An
napolis High School. and Western, but
as the Red and White team had disband-
ed the manager vas unable TO accept
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in a practice game yesterday morning In
seven innings by the score OF 9 TO T. The
same lineup was used by the regulars
as in the recent game with Georgetown
Props. with Todd and Hillyer pitching
The same lineup VIII also be used in to-
morrows game with the Props. Coach
Curly Byrd pitched in yesterdays game
for the scrubs. using a straight ball, In
order to get a line on the players manner
of hitting at the ball.
Gil. last years third sacker on the
Blacksmlths' team, is putting up a fine
game this year and with the improved
condition of his throwing arm. will be
hard man TO beat
| Kelly, the Maroon and Gray team S
shortstop. Is putting up mighty good
exhibition of ball playing these days, and
should prove one of the best In the high
schools this spring.
A new star has been discovered in
Harris, who will play second base for
Eastern. Under Coach Dodds able in
struction. he should fast develop into a
premier player in the high school circuit
this season.
Verela, who had the misfortune to
break his finger a short time ago. is now
on the job, with the injured digit re-
ported all right and Is playing his usual
good game.
Cant. Parker, Easterns best bet for
the catcher's job, is developing into
some" slugger. If he persists in swat
ting the leather as hard all through the
season as he is now, he will be a terror
to the high school fingers.
The Western team will be up against a
mighty stiff proposition next week, when
they have 10 get another coach; and with
no available man In sight as yet, they
are hard put to 1t for a good instructor
Byrd worked wonders with the team
while he was there, and II would be a
shame to spoil the Georgetown schools
excellent chance for the championship
for lack OF coach. Byrd viii be out
of the city for the rest of the season.