Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-28
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

The Central High nine received q
good piece of welcome news recently,
when 1T was announced that Menefee.
the most promising candidate for the
backstop position, had successfully
passed off the condition in one Of his
studies which has been keeping him
out of the game for the past few weeks.
He is good man, and should have
very little trouble regaining his best
form. for he has had plenty of early
season practice. Menefee caught for
one of the independent teams around
town during last summer, and soon de-
veloped into a most promising catcher.
Under Coach Springman's tutoring ne
should rank with any of the high school
catchers this spring. He is a brother
High catcher. who is now working in
this capacity on the Georgetown nine.
fact that Leland, the first sacker on
the Eastern High team, was a good hit
ter, but if he keeps UP his present gait
of lining them out he will lead the
contest against Cathedral school he
not only connected for four safe hits.
but three were for two bases and one
was for the third count These are the
kind of bingles that count, and all the
Eastern hackers are hoping he will have
his batting eye present in the approach
ing nlSn ScnOOl series. BESIDES De1nR
a classy hitter. Leland Is also, clean
fielder. and with these two good quail
tiles combined he should prove .
strong contender for the first base
In spite of the fact that both Whitney.
pitcher. and Outfielder Harrison are
Ineligible for the high school contests at
present. Eastern is playing the boys in
the practice games taken on by the
school. There must be some hope Of the
players getting eligible. and IL this is the
case the southeast team can we'll be
feared by the opposing high school mines.
With Whitney and Lyon in the box the
team has two well seasoned twirlers.
who have already proved their caliber.
Capt. Parker is also handling their de-
livery in a manner which is a credit to
the nine and is pegging to bases ac-
curately. As battery working well to-
gether has lot to do with the success
of high school team. or any team for
that matter, this is another reason why
the Capitol Hill team should be reckoned
by the early dopesters.
Reports from Central have it that Capt
Macdonald and Shortstop Thomas have
excellent chances of getting by with
marks are registered. OF course il VIII
be necessary for the Centralites to hook
up with Tech without the services OF
these two players, but II the Blue ana
w mite team Gun COfIS Out Oh tUp il SAAA.
fray it is certainty that the team
should be in the running with the 40.
sentees back in the game. If Macdonald
passes it will afford the coach an op-
portunity OF using Acton in the box. UP
to date he has been compelled to play
Acton at first, for. aside from Macdonald.
he is the best player of this position "
the school.
The high school mines have been taking
4 nSoc NJ MI
the Easter holidays and are putting IN
some good hard ticks in practice. The
players are beginning to reach tne'I
stride, and 1t can easily be predicted INA.
each team will show the good results OF
this hard work they are now experiencing
daily.
It seems that every high school team
must some time during the season en-
brace a little hard luck or a setback 1r
two. Western High was rafting nssh
on the back that the school was fortunaSss,
in not having any of Its best base paH
candidates ruled out by the funk lu. as
but the blow has at last arrived II W. W.
recently announced that two OF tnIs
years nine would be unable TO represent
the school on the diamond this sprns'
owing to the fact they were not suose
full at the game of hockey Ihes
boys should have realized the JEOPARDY
In which they were putting the chsna
of the Red and White nine OF MAXIM
good showing. They have no one Dus
themselves to blame Il the boys aero ss
the creek fall short in the coming p'
ball competitions.
Burley, a new candidate for the b Har.
ness team this season, is displaying ,a
form as twirler. Coach Peet ana Iap pn
Davis are well satisfied with his Worh ,'os
the mound so far, and are hoping he hss
the grit to last through the high scn o.
series. Goebel, also new player on nt
high school nine. is holding his own pan m
Of the bat and is rapidly fmproVlns,
the art of throwing to bases. In facL IL.
pair bids fair to fill the battery vacangy
left open through the quitting OF hS
ings and Fegan of last years champi.tna
ship nine. This Is very fortunate Ior eart
Stenographers, and in spite or tne 80
the Rhode Island avenue school i u
several Of its veteran ball tosser4 sis
gins to look as IL the school VIII De "e
to put up as good q scrap as ever