Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-07
BY n. C. BYRD.

BY n. c. BYRD.
strengthened its pitching staff by signing
one OF the best twirlers to be found in the
amateur ranks. Walter Hughes is the
youngster who affixed his name to a
Manhattan contract last night, and he is
expected to do the bulk of the work in
the box for that team from now on.
Hughes returned from Savannah day be-
fore yesterday. where he had a tryout
with that club, and was Immediately Sc
cured by Manager Donnelly.
Donnelly has been making determined
effort to strengthen his pitching staff. It
was the one department of his team
which appeared to need additional
strength. and that seems to have been
secured in Hughes. Last year while pitch
ing In the Independence and Railroad Y.
NJ. c. A. leagues Hughes was never hit
hard and was generally master of the
ceremonies. This year he should do even
better work. His sojourn among the pro-
fessiOnals has undoubtedly benefited him
and taught him many things he did not
know last summer. and. besides. he is
older and more experienced In every way,
which should all combine to make him an
even more effective moundsman.
dependence League prime themselves for
Manhattan, and put forth extra efforts to
defeat that club. Last years champs,
though. are not idle and are not going to
lose out IL 1t is possible to prevent it, as
the efforts of Manager Donnelly to Sc
cure better talent show.
The game this afternoon. If played, be-
tween Central and Western may prove
one Of the best of the high school SERIES
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teams are capable Of putting up a good
game of ball and If both play at their
best the contest should be one we'll worth
witnessing, but II they are nervous and
high strung. as was the case when they
met last year. another 10 to game is apt
to be seen.
Taggart and Loomis are the boys who
will do the box work for the two teams.
Both have been fairly successful in the
games they have pitched so far this sea-
son.
Georgetown will play Gallaudet tomor-
row. The Buff and Blue lads can hardly
expect to do any more than make a good
IL Battiste has control Of the ball they
will do a whole lot better than Is gen.
orally expected. Gallaudet has been weak
on the offensive in the majority of games
oped quite a little along that line re-
Gently.
In the game against Gallaudet O'Con-
nor will probably be sent to the mound.
The Blue and Gray won from Mount st.
Mary's yesterday in rather easy fashion.
Heffernan, who made his third start of
the season in the box for Georgetown,
had everything his own way. The Mary
landers did not stand a chance in a life
about the same kind of a game that 1t
has been putting up all the year-strong
both on the offensive and defensive. The
Blue and Gray men had little trouble
whenever they were needed. while on the
defense everything that came within
striking distance OF the fielders was Sc
cured without 11uch effort.
were largely responsible. though. for the
big score run up by Georgetown. The
Maryland nine had nine miscues to its
credit, four of which were made by Kel-
~. who played first base.
It was rather a coincidence that Kelly,
who made four errors for Mount st.
Marys in the game yesterday with
Georgetown, was the only man on the
former team to connect with the ball for
more than one safe hit.
II Western wins from Central today the
championship of the high schools will be
determined In the final game scheduled
between lecn ana western. II central
beats Western, then Western will have to
win from Tech in order to secure another
chance for the championship, which would
cause the series to end in a three-cornered
tie.
A three-cornered tie at the end of the
series would occasion no surprise, as 1t
Is generally realized that Central has
much stronger team than II has shown in
the other high school games. II Western
wins today. though. all doubt will be
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then be certain that Western and Tech
will fight II out in the last game for the
championship. Tech has yet to play
Eastern. but on the result OF the other
contests the Manual Trainers should win
from the Capitol Hill crowd.
Neither Shipley nor Country Morris.
who left here to play with the Worcester
team In the New England League, is hold
ing down a regular job for that club.
Both boys are sitting on the bench.
Whether or not they will be held during
the season Is question not yet decided.
Gallaudet Is scheduled to play Wash
ington College at Chestertown Saturday.
Monday GeorEetown will meet the Uni
versity Of Hawaii nine, composed entirely
Of Chinese.
Although many Of the present-day
champions are said to be higher class per-
formers than some OF the former record
holders. still the fact remains that in
comparing the performances of the cham
pions back In the days of the Paris
Olympiad of 1900 with the performances
of some of the prospective Olympic per-
formers today and old-timers appear to
be able to hold their own with any of the
present-day champions. The result of
dual meet between the two groups, If such
q thing were possible. would show that
many Of the old-timers would be worthy
competitors with any Of the present
champions. For instance. In the sprints.
The American competitors In the Paris
Olympiad were Jarvis of Princeton.
Tewsbury Of University OF Pennsylvania.
Arthur Duffy and Lehlee of Michigan
Either Of these runners was capable of
going 10 As seconds for the 100 meters,
and on grass, too. which cannot be said
of some of the preseHt-day fiiers who
will represent Uncle Sam this year. Ralph
Craig OF Michigan and Alvah Meyer of
the rish-American Athletic Club appear
to be the fastest sprinters running to-
day. and Il goes without saying that any.
Of the sprinters Of 1900 could hold their
own with either Craig or Meyer over the
100 or 200 meters distance In the 400
meter run Maxy Long the old Columbia
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