The Washington herald., 1913-04-06

. is picked to win the District
e.. Championship in the series
-ts April 10. at American
Jeagu. ark, with Business meeting
Eastern.
This is quite an assertion to make,
as high school baseball is the most un-
certain OF all, but on the showing of the
five teams to date, the lads from across
the creek are the choice for the banner
High school baseball is a gamble, pure
and simple, but Coach Dave White has
an inteld which will work like a ma
chine once il is started, and the boys
are all experienced in the game.
At the present time the scholastic clubs
are practically made up with a chance
of picking up one or two more promising
men when the ban of advisory marks are
lifted early in May and from the COM
parsons which is given On dope the
Westend school has margain on its
rivals The infeld of the Westend school
with young Howard on the initial sack,
Rover at second, Stearns in the short
field and the capable leader. Buck How
ara, at the third station, using his eX-
perience to steady his teammates, should
prove TO be the best infield in scholastic
circles. Then again, Western has the
good luck of having a seasoned catcher
in Lehman, and a worthy little twirler in
''Untz' Brewer, who can show enough
stuff TO be the undoing OF the other light
hitting scholastic hatsmen. The outfield-
ors are a fair looking trio but do not
give as much promise as the other men,
bers of the club.
Business Strong.
The Business team is the only other
club that looks as If Il can give the Red
and White an interesting rub for the COW
eted flag. Its main strength lays in the
1,,r nd nF nd no
ability in its lineup. Capt. 'Hohy'' Der
rick, who has been through scholastic
series and Kelly, of last seasons Alloy
sius club, of the Independence League,
along with Young Hunt, make up a
strong finginC troupe, and one that
should brush by the other teams. The
catching question of the Penpushers is
not yet settled, but Coach Paul White
has not much to worry about i'll this line,
as maggie" Wood and Wilson are both
capable receivers.
No doubt the fight for third position in
the series will be between Tech and Cen
trial, with the q Streeters favorites. The
Dark Blue and White team has shown
nothing surprising so far over Tech, but
with the capable coaching of Jim Sprig-
man il may show reversal of form and
yet be a contender in the race.
Technical has shown but little. and
its defeat of the Gallaudet College
team was more of the horseshoe kind,
owing TO weather conditions, than to
the ability of the team. Coach Lynch
has quite a job before him to put the
Manual Trainers in the running.
Every indication points to Eastern
as the tailenders, mainly because OF the
fact that Coach Hatch has very poor
material to work with, and that none
of the outfit has shown any class in
positions which are sadly in need of
strengthening. When the advisory
marks showed that Catcher Cohill had
fallen below the standard it wrecked
the slight chance that Eastern had. No
man who has so far been tried behind
the bat has given any promise. The
edeeming feature of the work of the
'apitol Hill team is the pep that it
as shown, and the individual strength
Horn at first, Thornett at third, and
ohnnic Johnson on the heaving mound.