Evening star., 1915-05-19
BY II. c. BYRD.

. ,hree-cornered tie exists in the race
for the high school base ball champion
ship. Business, Central and Technical
have each won two games and lost one
Business held the lead until yesterday
when defeat at the hands Of the Teen
nine caused the evening up OF the stand
ings of the first three clubs
TecbnicaTs victory over Business was
40, a fiuke, though Business lost one spien-
did opportunity to score as a result OF
,.areless play The Manual Trainers
started in the first inning by getting two
men across the plate, and in the third OBJ
tanned another count That was the only
scoring done by either team, the final re-
suit being to o.
Perhaps Hird should be given the great
est credit for the victory Oh the ieSh
,eam He pitched brilliantly during the
entire contest, though once or twice ne
got himself in holes by tendency 10
viIdness There was hardly tilhe,
though, when Hird was not complete
master of the situation.
Tech by its victory over the Stenog-
r..phers, again is well in the running for
me title so is Central. While Business
is not out of the race by any means, II
seems that Tech or Central Will have the
better chance to win the championship
Some mighty small things would have
turned the tide in yesterdays conflict,
and the way for the other clubs against
Business is not going to be easy by any
Iaeans.
II appears very much IL the honors
viii rest between Tech and Central.
with the odds favoring the former be-
'ause of the better pitching II VIII get
yesterday Hird showed himself to be.
perhaps, the most capable hurler in the
whole series, though that Is not an
absolute guarantee that he Will dis
pose Of the Central batters II those
Two clubs are compelled to meet TO play
of a tie. which does not seem unlikely.
In all. the series Is just what was pre-
dicted In the beginning-one OF the
closest and hardest fought In the his
.ory of high school base ball.
Business lost a grand opportunity to
even things up yesterday in the SOW
euth inning, when IL three runs
behind Hawk. the first man up. beat
out a grounder to Ochsenreiter. stole
second and then Showers fumbled Ray
wise's grounder just long enough to
prevent him getting to first in time &c
head OF the runner Hawk went &c
third the play Wise Immediately
stole second and Ochsenreiter took q
short throw from the catcher. Hawk
was careless at third and allowed q
throw from Ochsenreiter to that bag
to get him on Had there been two
down and only a run difference III the
score IL would have been good base
ball for Hawk to be on the alert fol
an opportunity TO score, but with no
body down and three runs behind Il
just the opposite. However. ths
play was excuss BILE because IL was JUS
the kind Of play. and the time, tina
would make a young high school play
.r anxious and consequently lead hin
10 take a chance when he ought Il
keep everything tight and safe.
Roberts played a brilliant game II
center field for Technical High. Hi
ork stood out as perhaps the bes
feature az the contest. barring tn,
l*tching OF Hird. Roberts had 81,
chances in center. several of them diff
Cflt, and he handled all with ease
Jakey" also connected for a three
base drive in the first inning.
Hlundon did some very creditabIe bo,
ork Nor Business. He was little les,
Elective than Hird. and ii is doubtful
D.; he was hit much harder. Seyera
drives off Hird to the outheld wer.
handled by Roberts while the Teci
men We're lucky enough to get their.
OF Blundon into safe territory.
The Patent team won from the Indiar
once. IN the Home Club League. yes
terday. getting the long end of tn,
score by only a short margin. though
Tine count was 10 3. There was yer,
little difference in the play of the ivy.
clubs. Colville did some good work .