Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-09
PREP LEAGUE NOTES

Sam Armistead, Of the Boys High
School baseball team, says that In his
opinion Riverside Military Academy has
the best team in its history this year.
The nine men viii average 175 pounds.
Hickman is the star Of the team. lie is
an outfielder and will join the Washing
ton club as soon as his school is out in
June.
Manager Armistead offered no alibls
for the defeat OF the Boys High nine
Saturday at Riverside He admitted
that the boys were up against the real
thing, and. although they played good
ball. they were outclassed.
The team at Boys High put in a hard
do the same each day until the game
with Tech High on Thursday The
team viii be IN the best OF condition
when the contest starts.
Bin Bedell is stin leading tile bunch
at Tech High I'm batting ana base
stealing. In the game Saturday with
the Decatur city team Bill got "a triple,
a two-bagger and stole four bases.
Bedell and Parks played great bah
and started The onslaught in the second
inning when the high school lads regis
tered nine runs. The score was Tech
High 10, Decatur 4. Parks gave up four
hits Weston made "A circus catch on
third.
Tech High has added another crack
pitcher TO the stan He has been sick
this spring and has lust been able TO
re-enter school Jackson is a big right
handler and did the twirling for the
Continental Gin Company team Of this
city last summer.
Bill Parks. the shortstop on the Tech
High baseball team. will not be able Go
THURSDAY Parks hurt his ankle in a
game last week He is a brother Of
Pitcher Parks. Of the Tech High team.
The Gordon ball team. which lost to
Stone Mountain last saturday by
score or 10 To 2. is pretty sore on the
man who umpired the game The
GAINESVILLE boys claim TO have had all
the better of the contest as far IS base
ball was concerned. but when II came
10 umpire's decisions they weren't in il
al all.
The game Thursday between Tech
High and Bows High VIII probably be
College Park. Professor Culver. coach
Of the Tech High nine is negotiating
with the G. ~ A. faculty. and expects
TO know some time to-day whether the
game viii be played there or on the
Marist diamond.
Peacock and . NJ A. will meet to-
day at College Park. Both teams have
lost one game and won none. so this
game should develop into a fierce strug-
gle 20 keep from falling further into the
cellar @ NJ. As weakness appears 10
lie with the pitchers For some reason
or other the pitchers are not going right
this season If they can warm up all
right to-day. G N. A. stands a good
chance to win.
Sfford and HurlUng will no doubt be
the main point winners IN the annual
prep athletic meet this year. These
boys showed up the best in the c. n.
A field day exercises last week and are
training hard for the big affair In May.
The Atlanta school of Medicine team
IS back iH town after an extensive trips
through the state. on this trip the
nine played MANY of the prep school
Ieams and was only defeated twice The
Needles have a great pitcher i'm Golden.
who VIII he seen i'm the South Atlantic
game early ia the season with this team
ami won 7 10 Q.
The prospects for a winning team az
q N a. this wear are NOT as bright as
they We're earlier IN the season. The
trouble is in batting and lack Of star
pitchers HarleUan and burden look
mighty good ina practice, huf when it
comes 10 playing a real game both men
seem 10 weaken WIKI u little extra