Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-26
Games Today.

There is not one of those who saw the
first game of the h gh school series yes
te-,lay between Teen and Western but
will have 10 admit that in spite of what
has been said to the contrary and In spite
of the fact that the team started off
with the poorest prospects of any Of the
schools, the Georgetown school has
chance for the high school champion
ship this spring. For the first time in
years the Western n ne seems to be rated
above the ordinary. it having established
Its right to the distinction by its per-
Torrance against the Manual Trainers
yesterday in the game on the hilltop.
The performanceof the team was cred
liable IN the extreme. in that green
bunch of players could get in and give
q superior exhibition in their first crucial
contest to that shown by an aggregation
of men who have seen a great deal of
experience in the game. The Red and
White outhit outfelded and outseneraled
the Maroon and Gray crowd from the
start of the contest until the end
Whether Western will be able to hold
UP under the strain is the question which
cOnfrOnts that team at present. IL is no
small thing 10 realize that three games
remain between it and the championship
OF the schools. and II any one of those
three is lost II means the losing o. some
thing the nine has not had look-in tor
before in FIVE years Business is to bel
played next TUESDAY. and Buriey. who
has been doing the pitching for that, |
team, has shown himself 10 be one of the
best, as he has held every team he has
worked against TO a close score. and once
or twice has registered a stlut-out.
Whether ne VIII he able to turn the trick
against Western remains TO be seen but
the chances arr that he. without better
backing than the Business team has SEEM
ed able TO afford him. will not nave mucn
of chance TO beat the West Enders
But there few who thought that
Western would beat Tech and II may
be that either Business Or Eastern will
be the school TO stop the winning of the
Red and White.
1t is more than probable though. that
the great stumbling block OF the Western
nine will be found in Central Boteler is
far above the average high school tviri-
er. and he alone will be enough to insure
the fact that the Blue and White will be
q hard nine for any OF them to beat
Boteler showed IN the game against Ca
thedral School Monday that he is able
TO stem the tide even when his team. is
playing ragged ball behind him. and that
fact alone established his worth as n
pitcher to a scholastic nine.
Business, Eastern and Central though.
have good mines and the team which
wins out among them will have its hands
full and will have to play better ball than
did either of the mines engaged yester-
day. One thing is certain, the schools
are so evenly matched that there is lit
tie doubt that one of the closest strup-
giles that ever took place in a high school
series is imminent this spring.
Teen is not yet out of the running for
the championship. either While the
Manual Trainers lost yesterday to the
Western team. they have a better bali
club than their showing yesterday would
indicate. In spite OF the fact that the
showing of the pitchers yesterday against
Western was not good as might have
been expected. the men who are doing the
twirling for the team are above the aver
age and will be troublesome before the
year is over. Besides seeming to be we'll
fortified with pitchers. the nine seems TO
be made UP of good base runners and
felders. That il showed up poorly al re
bat yesterday Is no criterion OF it's abil-
1ty. rs Holden, the Western pitcher did