Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-26
WESTERN NINE
LOOKS STRONG
Will Probably Start in the
High School Series Favorite
Over Other Teams.
c. u. CLUB DESERVES
CREDIT FOR VICTORY
Wins Handdy From Holy Cross
Aggregation-Georgetown
Loses-Aggies Take Lead.
BY n. C. BYRD.

To judge by the work of, the various
high school teams in practice. 1t would
appear that the Western nine stands the
best chance to win the championship.
The Red and White will start the season
with things in it's favor, and, there Is
much reason for thinking that the school
that wins the honor will have to figure
on 1t as the main contender.
Western has nucleus in three or four
OF its old players around which it Is GER
tain that very capable team will be
built Stern, at short; Howard, at third;
Lehman. catcher, and Bethel, at second
base. are four men VINO are likely to
show as much as any other quartet in
the whole series. There are also Cooke
outfielder, and Adams. pitcher from last
years nine, and both of them are credi-
table performers.
1t is practically a veteran infield
that will be put against the other
schools. There will not be found
cIeverer men in the whole series than
Howard at third, Stern at short and
Bethel at second. The aforementioned
two are undoubtedly the superiors Of
any other players on any OF the teams,
and Bethel is the equal of any other
second baseman. Lehman, who will! do
the catching. hit very well last spring,
and also caught better than did any
other man. with one exception. To
make an exceptionally capable infield
| first baseman. OF course, it is not to
be expected that man the equal Of
Meyers Will be found but it Is re-
ported that Bronson Howard
brother Of the captain, is showing up
fairly well, the only fault to be found
with him being that his hitting has
been light. Bethel has not yet report
ed for practice owing to his being
back in his classroom work, but he
will be on hand in time to get in shape
for the high school series.
In the outfield 1t is Likely that Cooke
Peyton and Roger will be played. These
men have. been doing better work than
the others and they will probably get the
regular places. Adams and Brewer will
do the majority of the pitching. Adams
did some hurting last year and his work
was creditable, and Brewer has the repu-
tation of being above the average in the
box.
OF course, the high school teams are
going to be more evenly matched this
season from q general standpoint than
in quite a. while. but not one of them
seems to have better chance than West
ern, and If anything, the odds appear to
favor the Red and White.
1t might be added in this connection
that Western has very capable man in
charge of its team. Dave White. who
has played at Georgetown for the last
L lHO SCdSOiS, ID 6CtIlH6 ICSultc lIOli iliS
work with the boys and will likely show
| a good all-round team when the series
opens.
Georgetown is certainly making a great
record for erratic play. The Blue and
| Gray nine has shown more different kinds
| of form this season than in a mighty
| long while. There have not been two con-
/ kind Of ball. First. the season was opened
| again Mount St. Joseph's, and the men
did not get a hit off the delivery Of tie
! ct. Joseph's pitcher; tn. n cam, Lafayet e
and wildness en- the rart of tin r ue an
! Gray beavers cost the game in tie first
| two on three innings. After these two
| games everybody gave up, most. a nd II
| was said that the hilltoppcrs had poor
! team. Saturday, though. Princeton was
/ met and the Blue and Gray aggregation
looked like big leaguers against the
Tigers. The work of the whole team
was exceptional. The players hit and
felded well and the contest was well
pitched. Then hope arose and it was
just the opposite form was shown Mon
| day and yesterday. Monday. Princeton
| turned around and served up coat OF
| whitewash for the locals and yesterday
| Yale came along and handed out an
| 1s-to-1 beating.
That it was able to score seven runs in
| the first game against Princeton shows
| that the Blue and Gray nine has some
] offensive aDlilty. once III BetS EothS dno
| the one thing that remains now is to ge!
| the pitchers in good share. Let the
| hurlers get going we'll. and the chances
are that the Blue AMI Gray will finish
with the long ends nf some scores. J.
Pumpelly again distinguished himself
yesterday at Georgetown by the manner
| in which he swung his stick. While he
lis credited with only two hits out Of six
times at bat, that does not show how
hard he really hit the ball. Every time
that he landed on the sphere it was
with a whack that drove it to the outf1eld
or infield at pretty fast gait !,
Pipp of Catholic University got away
with another game yesterday in which he
tried to knock the cover off the ball-and
came very near doing 1t. Out Of four