The Washington times., 1911-06-03
BOB THAYER'S.
Sporting Gossip
Every Knock Is a Boost."
Tech is champion.

Tech is champion.
NO baseball man who saw Yesterdays
game at Georgetown Field could ques-
ion the superiority of Tech in that
nigh school game.
Although the final score was closo
that Tech team kept plugging away in
manner that was most impressive,
and despite few slipups the team
looked the better at all times.
Incidentally 1t might be mentioned
that the team was coached by Clarence
Hecox- For several years Hecox has
been the most consistently successful
football coach in the high schools. and
there is many a trophy at the school
as an evidence of the prowess of the
elevens developed by this old player.
This year marked his bow as a base
ball coach. and yesterday he had the
satisfaction Of seeing his charges scor-
Ing the highest honors in inter-high
school baseball here.
Congratulations to the new champions.
Shifting that infeId.
foolish moves at the ball grounds than
attempting to shift that infeld at this
time.
While it is true that the left field just
now is short, it is nevertheless true that
it is just as far away when Washington
is batting as when the visitors are at
the plate.
Now, IL an effort is made to switch
the whole diamond within a couple OF
weeks. it means that the whole playing
ground might be converted into
morass Of mud If a steady rain set in.
1t takes some little time for grass n
take root, and il the mana cement should
take the proposed move the whole
grounds might be ruined for the rest Of
the season.
Wait until next year, and then do
things right.
Pendleton is playing.
l am pleased to see Tol Pendleton,
the former Episcopal High School star,
is back in the Princeton lineup for to-
days game with Yale.
Ever since Pendleton had his ankle
badly hurt in an early ball game. 1t
was reported that he might be forced to
remain out Of the game for the rest
of the year. Thanks to the work Of
Keene Fitzpatrick. he has now rounded
to well enough to play in the outfield.
Princeton is acting wisely in keeping
the star out of the infield, as he might
suffer some accident that would keep
him out Of football in the fall
Pendleton Is one Of the most promis-
ing athletes that ever entered Old Mas
Sau.
Cubs we'll fortified.
II there is one thing more than
another that would appear to increase
the Chicago Cubs chances to be the
biggest sort of a factor in the National
League race is the fact that Chanca
has no less than nine good pitchers on
his staff.
Even under these conditions tbs
seems to have been at sea yesterday
when he allowed the New York Giants
to score nine runs and win the game
Doyle is winner.
1t was no great surprise to the manT
friends of Connie Doyle that he won
the mems singles in the Chevy Chase
tennis tournament yesterday.
Time and time again this veteran
player has demonstrated his wonderful
ability in welding a racquet, and yes
terday he was in such condition that
he was able to go through the fastest
sort of set and still hold his speed.
Incidentally. one of the largest
crowds that ever assembled at a tennis
tournament in this city saw the play
yesterday. and the presence of the
band added much to the general enjoy
ment of the affair.