The Washington times., 1915-03-23
Tech, Western, st. AIbans, and
Friends Expect to Have An
nual Affairs This Spring.
WESTERN STARTS BASEBALL
Other Mines Get Action During
Week in Meeting Alexandria
and Episcopal High.
BY BRYAN MORSE.

-Four schools are due for field days
this year if plans now under way ma
tcrializc Tech Is the latest to enter In
to the idea, and Nelson Mckarnan, or
the Mckinley school, Is getting ideas
for big dav for the Manual Trainers
this spring.
1t is rlanncd to have a set OF track
games with baseball contest Tech Is
unusually prolific in ideas, and If past
performances count for any thing the
Seventh street school will have many
novelties to present.
Western will resume the field day idea
the latter part OF May. Three years ago
when II. C. Byrd had charge of the
Western forces the first field day was
an unqualified success. Last season the
event was postponed on account OF the
fire at Western.
Friends school holds an annual field
day at the grounds out Tenleytown
way, and st. Adams has its big field
day of baseball and truck sports each
idea which is proving popular, and is a
means of developing athletes.
Business had difficulty in getting it's
baseball campaign started, according to
reports. The team was slated to meet
Charlotte Hall, at Charlotte Hall. Md.
on Saturday. and started out in ma
chimes to make the trip. breakdown
occurred along the way and the StenoE-
rapherS were unable to get there in
time to start the contest.
Tech was due for q contest with the
Alexandria High school yesterday, but
got in a workout against the Maryland
Aggles. Tech has met two college teams
so far, and has shown good form in
both engagements.
Western gets its firt workout of the
t~la - onfn q 20 t.nS hs.
Georgetown Freshmen at Gc2rget own.
Fifty candidates have reported for the
Red and White team. There arc eleven
letter men reporting from last seasons
team. The nine lacks pitchers although
several of last years second string
players arc in line.
The team will lineup as follows:
Peyton. right field; Ansley. third Sase;
Peck. center field: Collins, second base;
Groclose, left field: Whelchcll, catcher;
O'Prien and Griffith pitchers.
Western will play the Alexandria High
School tomorrow in Alexandria.
Reports have it that Baxter Davidson.
former Tech catcher, has enrolled a.
st Albans and will be out for the team
make a good showing at Tech this sea-
son as he was one of the few catchers
on hand.
Ftiends have a game with the St.
Adams team on Thursday. Tomorrow
the Business nine will try out the E.pis-
copal High School team at Alexandra
and manN of tho Washington school
teams will await with interest the cut
come of the contest as nearly every
school here has game with the Epis-
copal nine.
Saturday Central tries its hand with
the Episcopalians. while st. Adams goes
in against the Alexandria IIish School
team. The Army and Navy Props get
start against the Chevy Chase Hisl,
school, newcomer in baseball this sea
son.
John Greer, former Eastern High
School athlete. has earned another letter
at the Roman Catholic High School oi
Philadelphia. Greer starred in basket.
ball this winter. and after a successful
football season got going we'll enough
to land place in the shot put in the
the baseball team, and 40 far has Great
cd q record. The basketball team oi
which he was a member earned the
championship in its clase.
The date for thc annual field and ira elk
sames for tho high schools has not beer
set as yet Il is expected that the anal,
will come off some time toward the la ST
of May although dates of the competi.
tive drill and the various fold days may
let the games out for tho carly part OF
June.
According to the programs there arc
a. number of field and track games fol
the athletes out OF doors this spring
N. 4. c.. Tome. Washington and Ice
end probably Eastern High arc slatel