Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-28
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

will take place at Union League Park
Friday afternoon, with Central and West
ern as the contestants. The recent vic
tory of the o street boys over Tech has
given them plenty of confidence, but
with the boys across the creek to play
again pitch for the Centralites, but if
the Blue and White nine gets a lead
Adams. the southpaw of the team will
most likely get an opportunity to display
his skill in championship game. Dono-
van Is Westerns choice in the box and
1t will depend largely on his twirlng
whether the Georgetown high school will
have look in or not. Donovan has a
world Of speed. but it Is not certainty
that he can control it throughout the
nine innings.
The catchers In the high schools this
season. taken as a whole, are far below
the caliber of the backstops in former
years. However, most of the boys work
ing on the receiving end are experience
ing their first year. and so will natura lily
improve with practice and experience
Several of the catchers are very weak In
pegging to bases, and 1t is hoped by many
of the high school followers that their
throwing will be more accurate as moth
ing does more to make a game salty than
having the players run the bases at ran
dom.
krentzlein center on the Western High
foot ball team last fall expects to re-
enter the West End High School shortly.
He was ono of the best snapperbacks in
the high schools last season. and his re-
turn would do much to bolster the eleven
chance OF making a good showing this
coming series. krentzlein was also one
OF the most popular athletes in the
school, and SO his return would be vel
come for other reasons
Latest reports from Western have It
that Capt Stone, regarded as one of the
best fielding outfelders in the high
schools. will play third base for the West
End school this spring. The team is con-
siderably weak in the infieId this season,
hence the shift. Stone has been gobblng
them up at the third corner and that he
will make good in his new position is
predicted by many of his teammates.
Hillyer and Schofeld have been alternat-
ing behind the bat for Western this
dates in the early part of the season.
quit the high school nine recently to play
ball in California. He will return. how
ever, In the fall to take charge of the
foot ball team. The fact that the West
ern boys will enter the base ball cham
pionship series this spring without much
coaching on the fine points of the game
is handicap which will be difficult to
overcome.
consistent game for Central this year
both in the field and at the bat Raw
l1ngs. playing second. appears to be hav-
ing his banner year this season, and. ow-
ing the top Of the batting order When
Rawlings does succeed in gaining first
base Herman does not experience much
trouble In sacrificing him to second. This
is the sort Of base ball that counts, and
Central has nine this spring which is
working teamwork to perfection. Just
watch the results of Sprigman's coach
ing.
Judging from McCarthy's hitting and
Burley's pitching. the Stenographers APP
pear to have picked up a couple of live
ones in this pair. Burley has a spit
ball which the Business scribes say is
practically unhittable. The early dope.
which is mostly garnered from the show
ing the high schools have made to date.
is that the championship will rest be-
tween Central and Business. Both teams
have a class "A" pitcher and good
fielding and hitting tc am SO it will be the
nine possessing the most nerve and dis
playing the best headwork which will
claim q victory when these two teams
meet. The coaches Of both teams have
inserted much of the, never die spirit
into the teams. and that the game will
concluded fact.
Eastern has likely looking team. but
the base ball knowledge seems to be lack
ing. When a team does not hit there is
not much hope. but at the same time the
players appeared to be too anxious, and,
instead Of working the pitcher, hit at
so it was near the plate,
whether 1t was to their liking or not. On
the other hand you have also got to hand
1t to Bur'ey, who used his head and
served them up to the southeast boys on
the inside and outside corners and very
seldom grooved one.
Now It remains to De seen what West
ern has in the way of a base ball team,
and. by the way. 1t is hoped the boys
hailing from across the creek will bring
a team to Union League Park which will
fight to the finish and play little ball
which is worthy of high school base
ball team. Capt. Stone has been doing
his utmost to get the boys at their best,
but things are breaking pretty badly at
the west end school. it is understood
Taking every team in the league this
spring. II is not difficult to perceive that
each is composed mostly of novice play
ers. but this is the best thing that could
happen for high school base ball because
it will afford each nine a nucleus upon
next few years Here's hoping so, any
way.