Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-22

lnefe Will De a meeting OF the DOdTu
of principals of the high schools tomor-
row afternoon to decide the status of the
protest registered by the Central High
School against the games played by West
ern High in the scholastic series. because
of the alleged ineligibility of one Of the
Western players.
There seems to have been a whole lot
of misunderstanding in regard to the
question which has been brought up, the
whole affair being placed in an entirely
wrong light.
The player in question is Howard. the
Western shortstop. 1t is held by those
protesting that he was not entered in the
school in time to be eligible for the base
ball team. and that not having been
entered in time the games in which ne
has partici pated should be thrown out
and forfeited, or else played over.
The fact of the whole matter * tina;
Howard has been a member of the
Western High School for two years. and
has never in that time had any intention
of withdrawing. Early last winter he
was not in the best Of health, and his
mother. who it rather seems should know
just as much about her son as any So
called witnesses who might try to prove
to the contrary, stated to the principal CT
the school that it was her intention TO
withdraw him until he should have re-
cuperated, and send him back the LIST
of February and let him begin anew. and
take the same work over. Howard did
not return to school until five days after
the time when it is specified that man
to be eligible for base ball shall enter
The question which it will be UP to the
board of principals to decide Is whether
tn boy had Withdrawn from school for
coed or not. Those protesting hold that
he had. but his mother states that he did
not, and will be in Western for two years
yet unless something unforeseen occurs. |
The main reason on which the school pro- |
testing the boy bases its statement that |
the mentioned player had no intention |
of re-entering school is that he worked |
in drug store the last two weeks of the |
time he was out of school.
As a matter of fact Howard works in |
the same store now. He holds the same !
position he did before re-entering. that |
of working after school hours.
There is not one doubt in the world |
that when Howard was certified it was
never taken into consideration for mo-
ment that he might be considered as an
entry instead OF as re-entry; This
Howard has always attended Western
and no other school, and Ii has been the
same of the Howards before him.
place in the Commercial League, and if
it keeps up the gait it Is going at present
it should have little trouble staying there
or lettering its stand. In last Saturdays
game the ANDREWS nine was OutCldSSeu,
and the Walford club put up better
article of ball than it has shown at any
time this season. Several new players
have been added to the team. which in
crease its strength to a considerable ex-
tent, and from now on the nine should
be considered factor in the race, al |
though it never got out Of the cellar last
season.
The Jap team which is to play George
town Friday is pretty fast bunch OF
ball tossers, If the reports of what. they |
are doing in the west are true. only |
one defeat has been met so far. and that
was at the hands of college which was |
played Immediately after the. team had |
Travelled about 900 miles and was not in |
condition.
Business and Eastern meet today in |
another game in the high school series. |
On the form displayed in the games
played so far those Capitol Hill lads |
stenographers. Burley. the Business
twirler. has had chance to get in shape |
now, though, and there is every likeli-
hood that if he is In as good condition |
he will give the Eastern crowd an extra
pull to get away with the long end of
the score. Lyon will twirl for the East |
ern team
The Maryland Aggies are in Grip
pied condition at present. The team Is
all shot to pieces, the indeld being
broken up and the catcher not yet re-
turned to school because of the bad
leg received in the game against V.
NJ l., which took him to the hospital.
Under the circumstances Coach Ora
son will be lucky to make any kind
of a showing with the team for the |
rest of the year 1t is remarkable
that he has been BILE to do as well as
he has with the team under the trying
conditions with which he has had to
contend.
Chevy Chase had an easy time with
the Treasury National team Saturday.
administering a trouncing to it by
9-to-3 score. Fourteen of the Treasury
crowd famed the air. while Mohl. the
Treasury twirler, was hammered hard.
When IL comes time to select the all
high school team there will have to be
a great deal of figuring by the critics
before a satisfactory arrangement of
the players can be secured. Especially
would this hold true in high school
ball. where the men are likely to go
up in the air at any minute. and where
the team is generally selected by judg-
ing man from what he has done in
the four championship games. For in
stance. a new player might not do half
as we'll. even though he might be a
better man in the long run than some
other fellow who had been through a
series.
The Maryland Aggies' game with
Western Maryland College. which was
scheduled for Saturday. was Cancelled
by them owing to the fact that 1t was