The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-18
Scholastic Championship Title Hangs on Result Of Next Battle
EASTERN AND WESTERN TO
MEET IN CRUCIAL GAME
Red and White Must Defeat Light Blue and White
to Remain in the Running Enthusiasm Is
Very High at Capitol Hill School.

teams will be combating for the cham
pionship. which have not tasted the
sweetness of gaining highest honors in
many years. For this reason. II for no
other, the most spirited contest ever
staged in the high school series is an
ticipated.
The Capitol Hill. aggregation has but
to win this game to win the pennant.
II. it is defeated, three-cornered tie
between II, Western, and Business will
be created, and they will stiIl have a
chance to come out on top. On the
other hand, if Western loses, the cham
70 pionship is lost at the same time. II
will make the third year that the Rock
Creek boys have started the season
touted as pennant winners, and have tall
ed In the crucial encounter.
Never did enthusiasm run so high at
a school as at Eastern at present. The
school has never been in the running
for a championship in the past ten.
years at least, and now that everything
indicates that the Southeasterners Will
conquer, the team is receiving such sup
port as was never accorded any other.
Alumni of years ago, who have not
seen the team of their alma mater in
action since their high school days. have
signified their intention to be present.
Western VIII Fight
Western will be there in full force,
realizing that their only chance lies in
capturing this game. Had the George
town boys won the contest with Bust
ness. there would have been a posslbu-
ity of them entering the game over-con-
fident But 1t Is, they will night as
a Western team never fought before,
and that will he some tight.
Eastern. starting its season under cir
cumstances which presag ed utter failure
in the championship series, has upset all
calculations decisively defeated Bust
ness, Central and Tech and is now ready
TO put up the fight of its life to bring
to Capitol Hill something that in former
years seemed impossible.
The main strength OF the Southeast
contingent lies in its hitting power. Co
ing down the batting order every man is
iound to be a slugger of more than
ordinary high school ability. Capt. Dyer
has welded the willow to the extent of
making five hits out of ten trips to the
plate in three games. He has proved
himself an ideal lead off man. Following
him are Cohill, Greer. ThoTnett, George
Fisher and Shinn. every one of whom can
be depended upon to produce at least
one bingle in a game.
PITCHERS About Equal.
the ability of the Westerners. it can be
said that they possess the same offensive
power their opponents. Stearns. Buck
Howard, and Cook are three dependa BILE
hitters, but as team Western has not
hit as well or as surely as Eastern.
IN the pitchers box, johnson. OF East
ern. and Brewer. of Western. have both |
produced about the same grade Of work I
Both are twiriers Of the same order. de- |
pending on control. a fast straight one.
and 9, curve ball for their effectiveness
In point Of experience both are equal. !
Brewer has gained his experience in the .
amateur ranks and johnson has improved !
himself fully - per cent by a campaign ,
oI box work last year. I
The catcher's position. secondary in i'm |
pcrtance only To tive pitcher. finds East /
FL the pOssessor Of a good man. CO.
hill can throw. receive in A heady man
.Uer. hit and run bases in good style,
but :" can Lehman, of Western
Just the Light Blue and White sur
passes its rival in batting strength. so
the Rock Creek boys shine in defensive
work There is NO doubling the fact that !
the best fielding infeld in the high
schools is on the Western nine. Buck !
Howard and ,itearns would look formid-
able on college team while the men
guarding the other positions on inner
work are more than ordinary performers.
George Fisher. Eastern has one of the
best fly CHaserS in the series. Rice and
Greer have been playing excellent ball
all scissor. Bethel PAXTON. and COOK. OF
Western. form trio equally as good.
Brewer johnson.
- w have one team oUtcla ssing the
other N hitting strength. One surprising
thu other fielding aggregation; two
coed uatchers and two pitchers Of equal
rbility. working for each Of them. What
one lacks IN one department. the other
makes up in another. The whole thing
uarrOws Itself down to two men-Johnson
and Brewer.
1t hs been said that Dame Fortune
II smiled favorahy upon Eastern in
annexing its three victories. When all is
analyzed. this term commonly called
luck is nothing but sheer pluck and
grit. The never give up" spirit has been
displayed ny the Fasteners from the
time the umpire called play in the OPEN
ing game of the series. Taking advan. /
tage of the enemies shortcomings has
ben its plan of attack.
Tn. same spirit has been in evidence
in Westerns games. Coach Dave White
makes his boys fight from beginning 10
end. There is not gutter on the squad.
Under these conditions. viz, two teams
thirsty for victory, one having never won
a championship. the other being nosed 4
out of the honor for the past two years:
both evenly matched as ever two
high schools were. the best, high school
contest ever played is in store for the