Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-01
BY n. c. BYRD.

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/ AS far as the Washington schools are
concerned. the Johns Hopkins meet does
not appear to have caused much anxiety
on the part of the Maryland Aggies in
| regard to their games. which are sched-
uled to take place Saturday week, May
| II. Every institution in this city which
! is to be represented on the track this
/ spring has signfied it's intention to send
| it's entire squad to College Park.
| The fact that the Farmers were in the
| field first with the announcement Of their
meet has gained them much Of an adj
vantage over Hopkins in securing the
| entries of the scholastic institutions in
the District and Maryland. A Hopkins
representative went to each of the local
| schools and made an effort to have the
| squads split up. half of them to go 10
the Hopkins games. but in each instance
| it was found that the promise had been
| made to the agricultural college aut-orl-
ties that the full squads would be sent
to their games. In each instance 1t was
stated that the promise would be Kept.
Not only is M. A. c. going to get prac-
tically all the scholastic athletes in WASH
ington, but it will draw from the Balti-
| more schools as well. The Baltimore in
situations had practically promised to go
Hopkins would hold it's games on the
| same date, but they have agreed to split
to the Farmers meet before they knew
their squads, sending half to College Park
to take part in the events there and keep
ing the others at home to compete at
HomewoOd Field.
At one time it was thought that NJ. A.
c. would be the loser by having the two
meets take place on the same date, but as
matters have turned out it appears that
Just the opposite will be the case
Swarthmore is holding big set of scho-
lastic games on the same date as Hopkins
and Nj. A. c., and as result many OF
the northern schools from which the Bal
tfmore university expected to draw the
bulk of its entries will send their squads
to the Quakers' meet AS a Hopkins man
himself said, 1T looks as though Hop
kins has got itself in a hole through it's
own negligence III not announcing the
date for its games much earlier
The local schools will have "A much bet
ter chance to secure points at M. A. c.
though, and that will likely influence
many of the athletes in favor of the
College Park meet. Tome will. have its
stars at the Hopkins meet, and there is
very little chance for any Of the local
scholastic men to do much against the
older and much more experienced COM
petitors who will represent the Port De-
post institution.
One factor concerning the way the
Hopkins meet is being run hardly seems
fair to all concerned. Hopkins is paying
the northern schools that are sending its
teams to Its meet a guarantee, while it
expected the Washington institutions to
pay the expenses of their own squads.
The Central-Eastern game was post
poned yesterday because of the poor
weather conditions. 1t was thought adj
such shape that the teams would be able
to put forth their best efforts. The con-
test will take place this afternoon.
Central will pitch Cox. while Johnson
Both men have done some good work
this spring, and the result of their meet
ing may be very close.
If Central wins todays game, as it
probably will, the eyes of every follower
Of the Blue and White team will be
focused on the Western-Central contest
next Tuesday. Unless Central beats
Western its championship chances are
gone. To win the highest honor this
Tuesday. then Western will have to adj
minister A defeat to the Technical nine.
In case the games between the three men,
toned teams result as stated. then
triple tie would be the end of the series,
and Western. Tech and Central on an
even footing to play another series be-
tween themselves.
OF course, both Tech and Central have
yeL 10 play lkdSlCTu ana BUSINESS. ana
either Of those two mines is capable of
putting an entirely different complexion
on the status OF affairs by winning one
Of the games. Business and Eastern each
has a team that is not easy to beat once
1t gets going right. and 1t may be that all
ideas regarding the outcome of the series
will be upset by one Of them.
The forfeit yesterday in the Columbia
League is exemplary Of something that
take Mace an
ball game. That man should deliber-
ately, time after time, Intentionally delay
a game is certainly not in keeping with
the idea of amateur sport. When sal
aried nine is fighting for a penant. it
is not so wrong for one team to put forth
every legitimate effort to win. but when
a contest is being played simply for the
sake of the sport the action seems UNI
warranted, and Umpire Hughes acted ex-
actly right in giving the game to the OPP
posing team.
It was lesson we'll taught and will
not likely be forgotten soon. Active en-
forcement of the rule on the part of the
umpires, such as that mentioned, will
do more than anything else to protect the
interests Of the game and keep it on a
sound basis.
The game scheduled yesterday between
Technical High and the Georgetown
Preps was called off because of the poor
condition of the field.
The Georgetown Props will play West
ern this afternoon
A game lost in the high school series
generally means the loss of the cham
pfonship. and when nine comes through
after dropping contesti and captures the
pennant. ae Tech did last spring, IT de-
serves the greatest amount of credit II
Central should win the championship
after losing its first game to Tech much
| favorable commentator would be COM
| ing to 1t. Such an outcome to the Sc
ries is not without the bounds OF posi-
biiity by any means.
The Cornell company nine started its
season yesterday in the same way 1t has
generally played-as a winner. The nine
| had little or no trouble winning from the
Gunners. and showed the kind of form
l that has for two Years in succession CIV
en- it a pennant winner in the same cir
l cult. Good hitting and the same kind
OF pitching are the two factors that have
placed the Paperhangers on top in former
years, and 1t begins to look as though
they will be In the running with the same
tcombination this season.