The Washington times., 1915-04-21
Wins From GaIIaudet College by
Enormous Score, Which
Boosts Teams Prospects.
ST. ALBANS DEFEATS TECH
Bill Foley Takes Nine Athletes to
Pennsylvania Relay Games
Next Friday. A.
BY BRYAN MORSE.

Central High School today looms
up as the strongest contender for
the high school championship by vir-
tue of 16 to 1 defeat of Gallaudet
College yesterday, and the TACT that
both Tech and Eastern were beaten
by scheolboy teams with their best
pitchers working.
The Central team got behind Gott-
lieb and hammered the life out of
the Gallaudet pitchers, driving out
twelve hits and playing baseball ev-
cry minute of the game. 1t was the
worst beating Gallaudet had re-
ceived this season not excepting the
games played with st. Johns, of An
napolis, and Catholic Uniervsity.
Gottlieb allowed but five hits, fan
ned five batters. land the Central boys
Blue and White defeated the George
town Preps ehe day before and East
ern was beaten yesterday by the
same team.
Tech got the short end of a 4 to Z
count against st. Albans, which has
been beaten by Western. Holmes and
Brewer held Tech to five hits and
Holmes allowed four hits and Brewer
one in their split of the min innings.
Showers went poorly for Tech, hitting
four batsmen. Tech had st. Adams
to 1 until the eighth when two runs
went across. The game was won in
the ninth lining.
On form shown this season Central
has come through in fine style. The
team has been hitting consistently in
almost every contest. Gallaudet has
been beaten twice. while the school,
boy teams have proven easy for the
Central siugge"s.
Coach Bill Foley, of Central. is taking
nine boys with him to the Penn relay
games Saturday. and none of the
youngsters know who will be picked to
pionship race. Gates, Milstead. Hunt
liill, oyster, Fishback. Jones. Birth
right, and Bassett will go up with
Coach Foley. The four selected for the
Championship race will know just be-
fore tho event that they are to run. and
or the five left over four will be Sc
!ected for the relay to run in the class
In which Central is placed.
Two players in the high schools have
earned the distinction OF having hard
luck. One is Jake Roberts. of Tech,
and the other is Billick Whelchell. of
Western. Roberts was out of the foot
ball season practically all of the time
an injured ankle. Whelchel, recently
had his front teeth driven in and the
bone cracked when ball struck hir. in
the mouth. After a layoff of a week he
came back only to have a finger ripped
open by spike yesterday, which will
necessitate another weeks layoff,
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Eastern was trounCed by the Preps
Yesterday, 13 to II. with Shields and
Dyer pitching. The Georgetown young
sters had Eastern II to in the sixth in
ming. But seven hits were made off Cor
bett. OF the Props.
The Army and Navy Props will take
on Western today at the Connecticut
avenue diamond. Each team has won
q battle. and today's game Will be in
the nature Of rubber affair.
Tech may go down to Alexandria to-
day to battle with the high school team
there. All of the Washington teams
nave found AleXandrians easy picking.
The Tech team will probably be shaken
up after yesterdays game.
The hitting of the Tech team has been
iisht SO far this season, and the pitchers
nave been carrying the team along in
hnc style. Yesterday. when StoWers
went badly Dave Pfeiffer was put in the
box, but could not get away with the
game. Showers hit four batters and
went poorly, which is an indication that
without the best of pitching Tech can
be beaten In the school series.