The Washington times., 1913-04-14

With the opening up of the high
school championship baseball series this
week, track and tennis will be form
ally ushered in during the weekend
and outdoor work for the athletes is
expected to be in full swing by Satur-
day.
-Four of the high schools play on
Tuesday, Tech taking on the Episcopal
High School, at Alexandria, in the an
nual game. The Machinists are getting
much practice during the week. having
slated three games in preparation for
the opening encounter with Western on
April %.
Business and Eastern, who open the
high school series on Friday at the
American League Park. play Tuesday,
the Orange and Black taking on the
Cardinals at Alexandria, and Eastern
playing Gonzaga at the Rosedale play
grounds
Western will take on the Georgetown
University freshmen, which handed
Tech an awful beating last week Some
line of comparison may be drawn on
the strength of Tech and Western after
the freshmen are played. On wednes-
day Tech tackles George Green's Cathe-
dra School team. Cathedral has beat
en- Eastern in long-6rawn-out game,
where many errors were recorded and
Tech is looking for a win.
Central Meets Preps.
Central gets action with the George
town Props Wednesday, the Preps hav-
ing defeated Tech by one run in a tight
contest q week ago. On the same day
Eastern tackles the Gallaudet team at
Kendall Green. The high schools are
Indebted TO Gallaudet for many practice
games this year, the Kendall Greeners
proving accommodating all spring in
the matter of stating games with the
school boys.
Georgetown University has a big game
on Thursday when Harvard comes
down. The Hilltoppers are liable to
find the Crimson much more advanced
at this late date than either Princeton
or Yale, who Were met during Easter
week. DR.. Frank Sexton in coaching the
Harverd team this wear. and the players
are in excellent condition. The loss OF
several stars will be apparent in the
Crimson nine. Sam FELTON,, the great
football star who pitched here last
spring. may again perform. FELTON,
opened against the Red Sox in Bos-
ton this year.
Catholic University is meeting villa
Nova at Brookland on Thursday. and
the Red and Black s4 more than anxious
10 even-up a. football score made
against them last fall Villa Nova
rolled up many points against Catholic
Brooklanders say there will be some
thing else doing on the diamond.
First School Battle.
On Friday. Eastern and Business
hook up in the first of the games for
the inter-high school title. Co1lifiower
has been selected to umpire, the series
which will be held at the American
League Park, with the exception Of
Two games.
q On Saturday Gallaudet goes to Mt
Washington. outside of Baltimore, while
Western travels to the Monumental
City 10 play the Gilman Country School.
The first OF the Georgetown-Vir-
ginia games will be played at Char
lottesyille on Saturday. the Blue and
morning. Coach Harley will nomi-
nate his team later in the week. pre-
sumably after the Harvard contest.
On Saturday during the Virginia
Georgetown game the University of
Pennsylvania track men will tackle
the Virginia runners in the annual
dual meet Pop Lanigan. the veteran
trainer Of the Virginia team. while
not expecting a win. Will make the
Penn men hustle TO win.
Tennis Teams ETcct.
At the same time the Georgetown
tennis team. led by Captain Devlin.
will tackle the United States Naval
Academy racqueterss at Annapolis
The tennis team at the Hilltop will
be handicapped on account of the fact !
that rain has interfered with practice |
While the Navy is playing tennis the |
track men will engage in a dual meet !
with the Hopkins track team. Jimmy |
Mulligan, the Georgetown track coach !
has been engaged TO start the meet
Georgetown was TO have gone down TO /
the University Of Virginia to enter |
he meet "'sn p"tf1 2 90 IrVin n. .si:,K-
ing Il triangular affair, but negotia-
;ions have been called off.
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