Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-13
By h. c. BYRD.

Georgetown will meet the University
Of Hawaii base ball team this after
noon The Hawaii nine is composed
entirely of Chinese. and is capable Of
putting up a fine article of ball, ac-
cording to the advices received from
places where it has appeared.
Last year the Blue and Gray nine
met a team of Japs from the Univer-
sity OF Kefo. Japan. defeating it, but it
is rumored that the Hawaiian aggrega-
ton is made up of better bunch OF
ball players. At any rate. it Is said
that the Japs were defeated when they
went to Hawaii last spring in the first
game.
Those in charge Of the Chinese team.
which will be seen on Georgetown
field today. have expressed themselves
as being certain that it will make
whole lot better showing than would
ordiDarily be expected The team.
though not heavy hitting one, is fast
and capable of putting up great de-
fensive game.
Lee will do the pitching for the Hawaii
nine, while 1t is likely that OConnor
or White will be sent in to work for
Georgetown.
Braddock and Southern Railway will
play today in the Columbia League.
The date is an open one and the game
is one postponed from last week.
The Technical High School will have it's
first regatta today. 1t was intended that
the events should come or last Saturday.
but owing TO the rough condition OF the
water II was decided not to hold them. Is
il was feared that some dangerous acci-
dent might result.
This 10 the first time IN four years that
the Manual Trainers have been repre-
definitely decided whether or not the crew
will be sent to any of the regattas In
which scholastic aggrSgations may take
part, but it Ia probable that IL the men
develop rapidly enough to justify compel
ing they will De entered at Philadelphia
ana In the Middle States here this sum
mer.
TIA efforts Of Mr.. Zappone Of the Po-
tomaC Boat Club to get the Middle States
regatta for this city are to be especially
edly done more for rowing in Washing
ton Than any other man. He was instxu-
mental IN having tho big regatta brought
h@e two years ago and II was solely
StsSoo of,cials agreed 10 hold their annual
AFFAIR On tho Potomac this season.
II n DO be regretted that There win b
events In the OtyuUAcA There surely are
some crows In this country that would b
able to hold their own against tho Tor.
eign boats. even though they could NOT
win the eight-oared event from Great
Britain.
The Arch club Of Baltimore had decidod
TO send its four-oaIed shell ct Q cost at
50 800. to Itself. but IN extra demand
from the Olympic committee killed the
project. The club very rightly refused
10 raise the "a. 900 that was demanded
after the other figure was set as being
enough TO defray expenses.
Technical and Eastern High will meet
tomorrow in the high school series. There
is no reason to believe that Eastern 10
strong enough to beat Tech. although
there ID possibility. such as exists In
every BAH game. that 1t may do so. Aus
tin. Techs captain. and johnson win d
the pitching for the two teams.
less in base ball. and the fact that East
ern was able to tally eight runs against
CentraIs ten is not saying that II Will
he able to play Tech that close q game
OF course. 1t may win. but II 10 not prob
able
Tech, by winning tommorrow, will have
clean record for the high school series
and will go into its last game with West
ern with another championship depending
on whether or not il wins or loses. West
ern viii also enter the contest without
having lost O game. Both teams viii
have defeated all the others, and both
one contest.
IL Eastern were to beat Tech tomorrow
then Western would have much the bet
ter chance for the championship, as II
would not y likely that Tech could de-