The Washington herald., 1915-02-14
Business Must Stop Those
Speedy Western Forwards
Peck and Peine, of Red and
White Team, Have Real
Punch at Shooting the Old
Baskets.
OTHER ScHOLASTICNOTES
BY "BUCK" HOWARD.

of chasing these days and March L i
not long way off.
Yes We know the above was evidenced
in the last Western Business clash II
the ATnory, but pass your lamps ovel
| the work OF these two lads since anC
the scores that have been rolled up b!
the Red and White.
| Notwithstanding the fact that Coacf
| Morse's bunch of basket-ballers hav'
won the last nine games, the last foul
! have brought a total of 22O points, which
looks like little record to u.s.
| About two weeks ago, Dutch" Peel
started on his goal-shooting mission and
has been amazing the scholastic fol
| lowers ever since. In the last fouI
| games the Western captain has Gagged
| fifty-four baskets for an average oi
thirteen a game, and aside from that
broke his own record for the greatest
number OF baskets in a single game
with a mark of sixteen. For the entire
season he has shot i45 baskets in eight
] cen games for an average Of seven bas-
. kets per game. There is not a handler
man in the schools than Peck when
basketball is taken into consideration.
On the other hand the work Of Les
Peine, the other forward, also has been
remarkable. but has been overshadowed
| in a certain degree by his teammate' 5
4NSeA ltdlS.
The Western five has been schooIe6
against the fouling game. and its success
in this branch has been distinctive ir
every game played. With Peine looming
up as probably the best free tosser in
the schools. the Red and White has been
getting the advantage from the fifteen
foot mark, which threatens to be unusu-
ally prominent in the Western Business
game.
Although the Western guards have been
responsible for some clever guarding,
Westerns numerical measure OF success
that has come to crown its present sea-
son. even though It loses the title, has
been due to the work of Peck and Peine
more than any other issue Mediocre de-
fense work would be sufficient with Peck
and Peine going at their present speed.
However, Western Is on the safe side.
and appears to have a quint that is work
ing together in perfect harmony, and is
the choice for the title
Westerns decisive victory over Business
in the last meeting has caused suspicion
rather than serving as a criterion as to
the relative strength of the two teams.
1t was expected that with a veteran
team Business had a shade on the Red
and White. and would at least give them
was without the services of Raw Wise its
best performer. but Western played with
out Peck, who is showing to be the best
forward in the schools
Now, 1t is the consensus of opinion that
Business was o1-color in its last game
with Western, and will show better in
the league game, and some contend that
the Stenographers will return winners
WIN the element of luck figuring promi-
nently in every schoolboy contest, to pick
a winner in this battle is practically i'm
possible, but it can safely be said that
the hottest contest of the season will
result
With PeytOn March and Tiny Holmes
to work from the rife pit, the Cathedral
hasehall team will have two of the best
scholastic pitchers in the district. Holmes
stabbed good ball for coach Green last
year and was given high ranking, while
March has accomplished quite a bit in
the best amateur leagues Of the city
Both boys are right handlers and have a
world OF speed, which is generally suffi-
cient to get them" by scholastic batters.
March boasts of a spit ball. and if he
gets 1t working right some of the school
boys VIII have chance to look at some
new stun. which will. incidentally. step
in the way of their desires to play pro-
fessionl ball.
Mark Showers may not be on hand for
baseball at Tech this spring. The big
pitcher is counting on taking the exami-
nations for West Point in the near future
and in this event he will be lost to the
Trainers. Showers is the only
member of the Tech staff that has had
experience in the high school series, |
which makes him the man Capt. Roberts
is depending upon. Hird and Snyder. the !
other pitchers. have lot of stuff and il |
ClaTance Brandes Is one Of the most
candidates for an infeld berth |
al Central. Last spring this lad was en- |
rolled at Tech and spent the whole sea- |
son with the baseball squad. He was up |
against veteran infieId last year, with |
One exception, and lost out. but showed |
enough to be considered raw material |
this spring. He has many capabilities |
as a ball player, and one of those lads /
who is always willing to learn. He is a |
right-hsnd batter and thrower and is
able to step over ground in good shape 1
Watch this lad when the ball season rolls
Capt Roberts. of Tech. may have to
Ilay the infield this year. Roberts has
always played in the outfield. but lack
If infielders may cause him to make the
'hift. Ochsenreiter and Flood are the
,nly two infieldeTs left over from last
'ear.