The Washington times., 1915-03-19
Western and Business Meeting
in Final Battle for. Inter-
scholastic League Title.
ST. ALBANS PLAYS TOME
First Baseball Game of the Sea-
son Is on at SatterIee Field
This Afternoon.
By BRYAN MORSE.

The scholastic basketball season
will be brought to close today with
the playing of the final game in the
Interscholastic Basketball League
between Western and Business at
the Y. M. C. A. The winning of the
game will give the visitor the cham.
pionship of the circuit and the rlght
to put in bid for the interscholastic
championship of the District.
One week ago the same teams
met at the "Y" and Business won
by a score of 80 to 81, bringing
about a tie for the title and making
today's game necessary. Since that
date the advisory marks have rob-
bed Western of its veteran center,
John Leetch. 1t is rumored that
Business too win suffer.
Today's meeting will be the fourth
time this season the fives have battled
against each other. In the nrst part
of the season Business gained ~ TO
20 count on Western. Later western
turned the tables on the Business team
by a IS to 16 score and last week the
stenographers went through to ~ 10
81 count. .,o,
ing that a win for Western today would
not be surprising as the Red and White
seems to have come through the pas.
seven days in better form than was
expected. showing marked lmproVeinet,. !,
over the staleness that cropped out VI
the Eastern and Business games x.
The loss of Leetch will cause a snill
IN the Western lineup. Sergeant being
sent to guard and Fuller being placed
at right forward. Peck Will play ceh'
ter, a position new to him.
Business will present the same lineup
at it did last week barring possible
last minut shift. Ralph Wise IS re-
ported to be suffering from PAD ioo.
which is sure to handicap his team
somewhat. r
The officials for the contest are G.
Edward Beckett, referee, ana shoI'S !,
Hughes. umpire. A banner cro~o IL
gymnasium. 1t Is estimated that full!
a thousand saw the game last Friday
Since last week both teams have play
cd. Business took the long end OF d o.
to l6 count from the Boys Y. Nj. I. a
team, while Western soundly trounceo
the Easthampton High School. of East
hampton, Mass, by a A to q score.
rho frst bie scholastic baseball game
of the season is on tap today at Sat
terlee Field, when st. Albans takes th'
field against Tome institute, OF FOR
Deposit. Md The Maryianders nave q
veteran team and can be expected Il
show the, fruits of much work ,nS anS
Coaching for such an early date. witt
the Tome team Is Sam Miller, forme
Tech pitcher who from reports is max
ing good with a will.
Tiny" Holmes the veteran pitcher a
at. Albans, will do the boXwork 70
the Cathedralites, while Billy Northrup
of football and basketball fame, will b.
behind the bat. Coach Green has
number of unseasoned players. and is a
yet undecided upon his lineup.
Harry Shurtlef. we'll known in ANA
teur baseball circles, can have the jo
of umpiring the high school baseball sc
ries il he wants 1t. He applied som
time ago to the faculty advisers, VIII
acted favorably on his name. Shurt
left was recently appointed umpire o
the Government League. which is com
teams He umpired for that circuit las
season and gave satisfaction:
Seven or eight Washington boys fror
the Army and Navy Props and Wester
High School will journey to Baltimor
tomorrow to take part in the inter
scholastic swimming championships I
be held at the 3. A. c. tank.
Baseball in earnest is the slogan fC
the schools next week and fair weathe
will find something like 300 youngster
getting ready for the big games dur n
the latter part of April and May. Tee
and Central have already gotten son
good practices in while Eastern hs
been losing no time. Only Western an
Business have been unable to work OF
of doors as yet