The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
HERALp.s l912 ALL.HIcH TEAM.
By c. W. SWAN.


Perhaps the poorest collection OF high
school bail players ever gotten together
took part IN the recent scholastic cham
pionship series, and the task OF picking
an An-High team is not an easy one
No two men in the District win agree
on the selection, and the writer Is pick
ing his aggregation from the work dur
ing the series, and the ball players nat
ural ability.
Take the inneiders, for instance. But
few real ball players can be num-
bered. Buck Howard, OF Western Lead
ing the list Howard is by far the best
mar IN the high schools at the present
time, as he can field, hit, and run ,-le
bases. Above all, Howard knows oase-
high school lads could De accused 0i'
on the work during the series.
Howard On Third Base.
Buck is placed at third base, his nat
ural position, as he easily demonstrated
his superiority in the hnal game Al
though failing to come thTough with the
hit thai would more than likely nave
won the BAH game, his work at the bat
has been Of the highest order, while ne
has never been known 70 quit IN tne
face OF defeat
The first base position viii cause
great deaf OF comment, Tor the SIMPLE
reason that Chief Meyers OF western
has been awarded the position so long
he looked to be fixture. Magnus Wooo,
who led the Business High school team
the past season, put up rafting gooo
game with a losing team, and also MI
fbzf old hail for Keeps. Worry, lack
~ proper coaching, and the failure OF
tbe bows themselves to help out retarded
Wcod to no small degree curing the
,,eaT and that he was able 10 win one
game speaks well for his ability as
ball tosser.
Wood Is given the hrst base 9oo, allo
while this may not meet with the ap-
provai Of any other writer in the Dis
trict, It looks to be the best choice.
simpson At Midway station.
On second little -Judie" simpson, OF
Tech, easily outplayed any other second
sacker in the series, and is handed the
lob at the midway station simpson IN
the Western game alone, put up a real
battle, and won his spurs.
The short field position is placed to-
the credit Of Stearns, OF Western
stearns put up a good game. both In the
FIELD and at the bat, and there Is no
other shortRelder in the high schools who
can touch him. 'Zupnick, OF Business,
played a hard game throughout, out
was handicapped by being on losing
aggregation. Harris, Of Eastern, only
played short one game, and he DID not
shine then. Stearns easily featured the
series in the fielding line with the short
helders, and also hit 'ths ball hard
IN the outfeld, Van Dyne, OF Central
McDopough. OF Central, and Perry, OF
Tech. are placed. Van Dyne came TO
rna
that old Pill for keeps, also playing a
great game in the field. Vans work was
a revelation, and he easily captured the
left field Job on The AlI-High team Lit
lie Eddie McDonough, although not play
ing in every game, showed his real class.
Eddie Is valuable for his ability to get
on the sacks, and aside from that is
q fast lad on the bases and can also
field with the best
Right fieId is a difficult position, and
OI Perry, of Technical, is awarded the
place. Perry hit like a demon in cou-
pie Of the games. and fell down in an
other In the field he played good ball,
about as good as the next outnelder IN
3 the series.
Austin and MeHs-Battery.
Next comes the battery-Fred Austin.
Of Tech, and Happy Mess, OF Central
. are nOokeQ up Ol lnS POA4aLS AOi N4iS
Au-star team.
Fred Austin won the championship for
Tech by his gameness alone, as he did
not have thing after the third inning
Ii the deciding game with Western, and
by his viii power beat the wearers OF
the Red and White. As a pitcher Austin l
is IDEAL as he has the nerve to groove
the pill at the right time. and also walk
a man who looks bad, with men on the
sacks He proved this in the Central
game.
Not only as pitcher does Austin shine, |
but with the willow he is there. strictly
speaking. Fred can slam that old
Spaulding to the far corners OF the lot, |
and all but led his club at the bat |
TagEart, OF Central and Loomis, OF
Western, also pitched good bail, but the
latter had q fast fielding club behind J
him, which saved many hits. Western !
had by far the best helding and best
coached team IN the league, but the old
fight IN the deciding game was not there,
and the boys with the pep" counted.
Happy a Real Catcher,
Happy Mess. who dld the receiving for
the Central outnt during the series. Is
easily the best catcher seen in the
Scholastic ranks for many day. and is
by TAR the best Of the year. Happy is
more than a catcher-he Is hitter
and some hitter at that 1t was his
stick work that helped the o sueeters
70 win two games, and keep 81 ne run |
ming during the other battle
For the csptaincy. Fred Austin Is the
ioglcal man, as Il was his nerve ana
fighting spirit that won the champion-
ship for the Manual Trainers Austin
Is the real man to lead the team, and
it placed at the helm for the Imaginary
battles 70 be played BY The Washing |
ton Herald,s 1872 AIl-HiEh ball team.
II an easy game the Sovereign Ath-
ietic Club defeated the An stars q Al |
exandria on the Monument Lot BY the
score Of Is to 5. The Sovereign Athletic
Club would ike to hear from teams av-