The Washington herald., 1913-03-30
SCHOOL TEAMS
WORKING HARD
Opening Inter-High Game Is
Less Than Three
Weeks Of.
WESTERN THE FAVORITE
Red and White Picked by Many to
Land the Title for the Com
ing Season.

In less than three weeks every real
high school boy and Girl in the city will
migrate to the opening high school con-
test between Business and Eastern. All
the school mines have made eXtraordi-
nary progress during the past week, and
no team will give lack of condition as
an excuse for defeat in the big series.
In most OF the schools the coaches
have about decided upon the lineup that
will uphold its school. There may be
one or two positions on a team, whose
occupant is doubtful, hut in the majority
OF cases regular men have been as
signed.
The remaining time before the start of
the high school series will he utilized in
putting finishing touches on. Up TO this
time the coaches have been teaching the
hoys the rudiments of the game without
paying any attention to the perfection of
teamplay There will be but one or two
teams in the series this year that will
be able TO use any amount of inside
baseball, because most of the schools
have teams that are composed for the
first year in baseball, and under these
conditions inside stuff is out of the ques-
tion.
Coach Hatch has made a change in
his team at Eastern that should work
for the better. He has switched Capt.
Dyer from shortstop TO the receivers
position, ostensibly thinking that it is
TO the teams advantage to have short
stop occupied by less capable man in
order TO have catcher who can stop
would-be base stealers.
Dyer filled in behind the bat on several
occasions last year. and did well for a
youngstcr who had not been used at the
position in practice. Shinn has been
shifted from second TO short. and Law
son will he PLAYED on second. While this
shift will weaken the Capitol Hill in
field greatly, the move was absolutely
necessary. as high school team cannot
win games without catcher that can
throw.
BY defeating the MARYLAND Asgies Fri
day Western makes itself a bigger favor
ite than ever for championship hOnors.
II Brewer ran twirl a game against the
high schools like he did against the Ag
gies, then there will be nothing but
Western in the series.
Any man that can hold a team COM
posed of a bunch OF slHggers, as the
Farmers have, to five hits will surely
have little trouble holding his own in
scholastic circles. Not only did Brewer
do excellent work. but his teammates
also played above standard. The Red
and White locks like a sure winner this
year unless unexpected strength is de-
yeIoped at Tech or Central
While Business has several star ball
PLAYERS on its squad. Yet the StenOg
raphers do not impress one as being of
championship caliber. Kelly is being
touted as about the best pitcher in the
high schools. but even If Kelly does hold
the opposition to not more than five
hits he will have to have a team be-
hind him that can field and hit Whether
the Pen-pushers have the necessary
strength is prOblematicai.
During his sojourn at Business Wood |
las been used in many positions and has |
acquitted himself with credit each time |
The first year he made the team. he was |
used in the outfield. Next he played on |
first. used as a pitcher, and now he Is |
the teams regular catcher. Coach White |
would like to use Wood on first base. but |
the lack of a first-class catcher has |
forced him to weaken the team on the |
initial sack in order to be well fortified |
i'm more important position.