Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-18
WESTERN.
By n. c. BYRD.

The high school series will open tomor-
row. The two teams that will usher In
the season are Western and Eastern and
the meeting place will be at Union
League Park. Judging by what has been
done by the two teams in practice, the
odds appear to favor Eastern. but 1t is
likely that the schools will battle on
very nearly an even footing.
So far this season Western has won
but one game. while Eastern has taken
the great majority Of those 1t has played
The one contest in which Western got
away with the winning score was us
first of the season, when 1t beat Cathe-
dral by a score Of IL to 8. Western mas
since lost two games to Fort Wasning-
ton, two to Gallaudet and one to the
Maryland Agricultural College. East
ern beat Cathedral School. Gallaudet and
the majority Of the other teams 1t mas
figured against. Westerns scores against
Gallaudet in the two games the TWO
teams played were to 3 and to f. The
result of the Observation-Disclosures contest
was 10 to 3, in favor Of the high school:
The results Of the games played by
Eastern so far would lead one to believe
that the Light Blue and White has q bet
ter ball team than has represented the
school in years, although they may pe
misleading. 1t Is pretty hard to tell mucn
about the comparative strength or Dali
teams, especially In the high school class
until they appear against each other Last
year there was not one out OF every nun
dred persons following nigh scnool Dase
ball who thought that Eastern would oe
able to defeat Western after that team
had won from every other school.
Both schools have lost the men who did
the pitching for them last spring. East
ern lost McCafrey and Lyon, Wnlie
Western lost Holden and Schofield. 1t Is
unlikely that either of the two schools
will have as good representatives In the
box this season, at least not in the FIRST
game Eastern will depend on Johnson
and Leonard, with the chances In FAVOR Of
the former being sent to the mound
Western will start LOOMS, Roberts OF
Adams in the box. with the chances good
that the first mentioned will begin, al
though both Adams and Roberts nave
done some creditable work against Gal
laudet and M. A. c.
Taking everything into consideration. II
is probable that there Is not much diff
ference between the pitching STATS OF the
two schools. With a couple weeks more
work, the advantage would probably liz
with Western in that department; but
at present 1t il probable that the differ'
ence is but slight
western has the stronger tnfield. There
is no question about that, The Ligh,
Blue and White inner works 10 not
as strong as that which will be
presented by the Georgetown school
Myers, Bethel, Howard and Stearns make
up an infield that is inferior to none ir
any of the schools.
1t is probable that the Eastern out
field will have somewhat Of an advantage
over the Western gardeners. The men
who are holding down the three positions
for the Red and White are not as good
hitters as they might be and have failed
to show the class with the stick that has
the Eastern trio. Then their ability as
fielders has not stood out any too promi.
nently under fire.
There should be little difference noted