Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-22
WESTERN HAS
BEST CHANCE
Red and White Team Has
Shown More Consistent
Form Than Others.
C. U. AND GEORGETOWN
BOOKED TO PLAY TODAY
BrookIanders Meet South
Carolina and Blue and GRAY
Plays Lebanon Valley.
BY II. C.: BYRD.

There is little doubt that Western High
stands the best chance to win the high
! school championship. While any selec-
ton would be liable to go wrong if one
had to me made the Red and White ag-
gregatiOn would be the choice.
There is no other team that has
shown as consistently in the series
as has Western. 1t has played good
ball in every practice contest in
which it has figured, and it seems to
work consistently against whatever teams
it may go against. It's pitchers have
been working well. particularly Brewer
and its in and out field have played above
the average standard of the other mines
t The one big factor that favors Western
is that side, the main side, of it's in
field is made up of veterans who are not
liable to go to pieces in the series How
ard and Stearns, playing third and short.
respectively. are away above the average
of the high school performer and they
should do some brilliant work before the
end of the series. These two boys are
the mainstays Of the team and they are
likely to hold together the infield, which
is the one important factor in high school
ball. with the exception, of course. of the
pitcher.
Of course. Western may not win the
title. 1t would be ridiculous to assert that
| such will be the case, but 1t stands bet
ter chance than any of the other teams.
With veterans of the ability of Howard.
Stearns. Lehman, Bethel and Cook there
have been gotten together several other
youngsters. who are showing themselves
capable of doing good work. The COM
bination Is working smoothly, and will
certainly be hard aggregation for the
other school mines to beat
The work of Crowley, the former Epis
copal high hurdler, who is now at Wiz
ginia, In the meet against Pennsylvania
last Saturday was exceptional. Crowley
covered the 12O-yard high hurdles. which
was won by him in Is 3-5 seconds, which
| means that 1t was about as we'll as the
best Of them can do. There are very few
| men who can get over the high timbers
in less time that that. In the largest in
tercOllegiate meets held the high hurdles
race is often won in worse time.
| With the exception of E1ler Of George
town, there is not a man in the South At
lantic section the, equal Of Crowley. In
the indoor meets last winter Crowley gave
! Eller some very close races. causing
the Georgetown man to extend himself
to the limit to win by inches.
Two games are scheduled to be PLAYED
here today between college teams.
ley nine and Catholic University will go
against the University of South Carolina
According to the teams that have been
| turned out in the past by the Pennsyl-
vania school. Georgetown should have the
margin on 1t. The Blue and Gray mines
| have, as a usual thing. been superior to
| those that have represented the Lebanon
| Valley College. 1t is likely that the Cath
Ole University nine is superior to that
| of South Carolina There are few col
. Ia fQo hnttn t0
| Brooklanders. and that they are at least
| as strong this season as the Carolina ag-
gregation is certain from the fact that
| the Lafayette nine was able to win from
the sOutherners as easily as Catholic Uni
verSity won from Lafayette.
Kelly or Mccarthy will do the pitching
| for Georgetown. 1t is probable that Tray
ers or Ryan will work for Catholic Uni
versity, with Green in reserve for the
, game against A and NJ Thursday 1t
| is possible. though, that Green will be
used today, which would leave him three
! days rest before going in against the
! Trinity College Saturday. This might be
! really the better arrangement, because
| Trinity seems to have one Of the best col
| lege aggregations in the section.
| Western High had no trouble getting
away with the Charlotte Hall School nine
yesterday on the Georgetown preps' field
/ The Red and White aggregation played
some fine ball. and got away with the
, contest decivisely, because it outclassed
the opposing team. Stearns' work al
short was the feature. The youngster
had three put-outs and four assists, and
some OF them were difficult chances
Gallaudet got away with the Contra
team in a practice game. by the score OF
8 to ) The Kendall Greeners played
better ball than usual and showed i'm
provement in several departments of play
A substitute pitcher, Lapides. was useC
during the greater part of the contest
but he was taken out during the las,
two innings In order that Rasmussen
might get good workout.
Kendall seems to be the best hitter or