The Washington times., 1914-01-27


ball is setting a pace that any OF the
schoolboy teams might copy. The
Orange and Blue team has won every
game on its schedule. and bids fair to
annex the South Atlantic title. The
fact that a fellow named Luck plays
right guard on the five may have some
thing to do with the wins.
Friends School followers are taking an
interest in Jack Brook, one of their in
structors who is to wrestle in the Me-
mortal A q tournament. Brooks is a
former George Washington football
player and has kept UP a lively and ac-
tive interest in sports since his last
year, 1903, at George Washington.
BUS" Wheauey Is likely to find a
place on the Western basketball team
| The yOungster has been half term at
the West End school and Us eligible.
So far Eastern High school has failed
: to give the letters to the football team
or elect a captain for the 1914 eleven
| The Capitol Hill lads appear to be TAX
| ing their time about electing a captain,
and the fine work of Coach Doggett's
| eleven seems to be overlooked.
Palmer Stearns, Westerns baseball
captain, is to call out his candidates for
track work shortly. Speed is TO be used
! in the ReO anu w nlJe team TINS year
according to Stearns, who is a fast man
on the bases.
They count on Harry Harris to make
the baseball team at Business this
wear, When il comes to Nall-around
| athletics Harris must be counted in
among the first ones. Everyone picked
| Harris for tho all-high' football team,
he has proven a wonder at basketball,
, and now is to try out at baseball.
Joe Baldwin, at Eastern, is sure to
come through as a crack athlete in an
| other year. He has shown well in foot
ball and basketball and is counted upon
| to get look-in at baseball.
Rannv Adams, brother or Jack Adams
the Western center, is playing right forward
with the Navy team II was thought when
Captain McReavy got into the game that
Adams would be benchsi. His showing
however. entitled him TO consideration. and
he is making good with a will. Adams shot
seven baskets in the v p. J. game recently.
Evans McElfresh. the Tech sprinter. is
expected TO do the bulk of the point winning
in the dashes for BrHiIey Gish this year
Mctfresh ran third to "Nubby'' Jones ami
'J-ntz' Brewer last spring and has no con-
tender this season 80 far.
Al Tc,h they doped it out last season that
the baseball players we're too young and in
I.ynch. who took hold of the team last season
instiIIed q lot = pepp into the Youngsters
This year with fine prospects they expect
to get out in earnest at The opening OF the
season.
Bin McCanery, former Eastern High
School pll2cr. locs y.hole lot for the
team McCaftery 10 clerk at Eastern, and
combined his efforts in school with some
help to Coach Doggett.
Earl RoyCr, Westerns captain Of football
for next season who has been out of school
for some time. will be back in the fall
Roycr may play on one OF the amateur base
bail teams here this summer. He was
counted upon 10 play second at Western this
spring.
Indoor baseball work will be started by the
high schools during the middle Of next
month All of the high schools have their
coaches selected with the exception Of Tech
whlclt is thought 10 be diCkcrng with Austin
Howard Country Morris. Ray" Brown
and Dave White.
Central Western and Tech are expecting
to send big squads OF runners to tho Hop
kIns-Fifth Regiment games in Baltimore ne&t
month. An efSrt will be made 10 hook up
the relay teams of the three schools in "a
race in Baltimore and another hero in the
GEORGETOWN meet.