Evening star., 1914-04-29
BUSINESS SHOULD
WIN HIGH HONORS
Decisive Victory Over Tech
Makes Stenographers Fa-
vorites in School Series.
GEORGETOWN LEAVES ON
TRIP TO NEW ENGLAND
Blue and Gray to Play Yale, Holy
Cross, Vermont and Army
This Week.
BY n. c. BYRD.

| BUSINESS High undoubtedly has the bes,
'hdhce 10 win the championship In the
hisn school series. The victory of the
otenographera yesterday ever Technical
places them In position where they may
be looked upon with favor as the probable
bearers of high honors at the end of the
schedule. No team has shown as much
strength in any department as that which
represents Business, and that 1t has won
two victories makes 1t certain that 1t is
now on a confident footing.
Yesterdays decisive victory was a dis
tinct surprise. 1t was thought that the
two teams were about on an even foot
ing. as they seemed to balance well, but
such did not prove to be the case The
Tech nine hit but the failure of Showers
to measure up to the mark resulted in an
overwhelming defeat. 1t was generally
considered that the contest would be a
rather good pitchers battle between KEEL
ly and Showers, but the latter did not
work in anything like his real form. He
was hit hard and did not have any too
good control of the ball
AS matters stand, Business looks to be
the strongest nine in the series. 1t has
defeated Central. 6 to .. while Central
won from Western yesterday. Western
and Eastern engaged in a tie game, 8
TO 3. OF course this comparison may
not hold good when the other clubs,
Eastern and Western, meet Business,
but it would certainly seem to indicate
greater strength on the part of the
team last mentioned. At any rate. Bust
ness will be the favorite at the start in
each of the two remaining contests, and
unless it wins the championship it will
10 n ha 10 fllr1i.
ties it has ever had.
Tech got enough men on the bases
yesterday to win an ordinary high school
contest Seven Safeties were registered
in its favor, while six bases on balls
were obtained. Tech could not hit Kelly
at times when the hits were needed to
produce runs, with the exception of the
last period. Showers allowed Business
thirteen safe cracks. and three bases on
balls: he hit three batsmen and made
two wild pitches.
The followers of high school base ball
need not take Showers performance of
yesterday as a criterion of his real abii-
ity. The youngster is capable of pitch
ing mighty good ball, as has been shown
in some of his practice games. If he
had worked as we'll against Business as
he has in some of the contests he pre-
viously figured in this year there would
have been different tale
After all is said and done, though, it
is almost certainty that Kelly of Busi-
ness is the most consistent hurler on any
of the scholastic teams. His work in the
Central game vas not so good prob
ably due to the fact that 1t was the
first. but yesterday he pitched very cred
tably. He was steady when hit might
have started things going for Tech. and
was hit effectively only when he began
to take things easily. in the last inning
or two.
And at that Kelly is not as good a
pitcher as he ought to be. He does not
get nearly as much out of himself as he
is capable of. A good coach could take
hold of Kelly. eliminate two or three
faults in his manner of working and after
month or two would improve him %
per cent.
The Carroll Institute track team is
scheduled to go to New York Saturday