Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-04
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1t is probable that every one of the
local colleges and schools will start base
ball practice this week. although the
weather conditions do not appear very
Favorable to the summer pastime, 1t lis
certain that il the work Is not started
outdoors something will be done in the
gymnasiums to get the pitchers and
catchers into condition to start the sea-
son. Just as soon as is possible each
of the different teams will get out on
the diamond. as some of the institutions
are scheduled to play games in less than
three weeks.
The coach of that team has had his men
working out in the gymnasium for more
than week, and has done little prac-
ticing outdoors. The Kendall Greeners are
the first to begin. Georgetown intends
to do something this afternoon in the
way of battery practice, and out at Cath
Ollie University and the Maryland Asri-
cultural College the teams will be got
out the latter part of this week.
Among the schools Central High has the
earliest start. The Blue and White pitch
ers and catchers have been working out
in the Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium for more
as yet done nothing. Western was sched-
uled to begin this afternoon, but it is
hardly probable that anything will be at
tempted. Eastern. Business and Tech are
expecting to get their squads at pre-
liminary practice by the last of this week.
Tech is the only school Of these three
which has done anything so far.
A championship scholastic race is to be
scheduled for the National Guards meet.
yx-i11 no Technical
Western high schools. Tech defeated both
Central and the Georgetown Props Sat
urday night. and will make an attempt
to lower the colors of the Western team
again. Western did not run in the Dis
trict scholastic race in the Georgetown
meet: but appeared in a special event
against Episcopal High, in which it was
defeated. The race should prove close
one. even though Tech did defeat the Red
and White by wide margin in the George
Washington games Western has improv-
ed considerably since that time and will
give the Manual Trainers hard run.
1t is to be regretted that George Hamil-
ton. who ran last for Central against
Tech fell on the turn in the last relay
of the race Saturday night when Tech
won the District championship. The
Blue and White runner tried to take the
curve too fast instead of rounding it care
fully, and the result was that he went
down hard. Offutt of Tech, who was run
ming close at HamiltOn's heels at the
time, took advantage of the mishap to
open up wide gap between himself and
the two other runners. Had it not been
for the fall the result of the race would
have been far different. as there Is not
much margin between Hamilton and Of
futt as quartermilers, and the finish
would probably have been one of the
closest of the evening.
What will likely be most important
meeting of the amateur base ball commits
sion will be held this evening at Spal-
ding's. 1t is desired that all managers
and officials of the various leagues be
present because matters of vital interest
to all connected with the game will be
taken up and worked out. Points relative
to the changes which will take place In
the rules this year and general plans for
the season will be opened up for discus
sion.
inaries of which will be held Wednesday
and the finals Friday evening, is sure
| to eclipse anything that has ever been
| given under the auspices Of that orSani-
zation in point of its entries. 1t Is prac'
| tically certain that there has never
been as classy a bunch of performers
competing in any event held by the Sol
diers as will be seen In the set of games
scheduled for this week.
The action of the official Handicapped
| in changing the handicap of pole
| vaulter in the Georgetown meet after il
| was seen that he would win seemed
| questionable to say the least. After 1t
was seen that the man in question would
win the event with the handicap that he
| had it was cut down to such an extent
| that he could not get first place. II
| that kind of work were right then II
| would be an occurrence in every NEE,
I that a runner who had been given toe
much handicap and led the field behind
| him to the finish and won would be
placed back second or third or be thrown
entirely out of the race simply because
tof a fault OF the Handicapped himself.
| IL the man who wins a race does SO
| because of the big handicap given him.
and that has been the case in almost
every meet held In this section, then 1t Is
not his lookout and he should not have
1.-the honor taken from him. The man