The Washington times., 1915-03-05
Definite Dates Of Teams Are To
Be Announced Within Next
Few Weeks.
PLAY BASKETBALL TODAY
Eastern Plays Western on Y. N.
c. A. Floor, and Business
Meets 4. n. P. Quint.
BY BRYAN MORSE.

Virginia schoolboy teams are 60
ing to be popular with the Washing
ton high schools this spring, as many
games calling for trips during the
early season. have been scheduled
by the various managers.
. While the exact dates are expect
ed to be named in a few days, it is
known that several of the managers
have booked contests with Episcopal
High, Alexandria Hign, Harrison
burg Academy, Manassas High,
Eastern College, Massanutten Acad-
emy, Randolph-Macon Academy,
Shenandoah Valley Academy, and
Woodberry-Forrest.
Last year Business and Western took
trips into Virginia and r.ta teams stay
Cd practically all Of the Easter holidays.
Ihfs year It Is expected that Business
will have a four-day trip, while West
tern will take three day iaunt. East
ern and Central have booked games. it
the virginia schoolboys will be one Of
interest In measuring up the strength
Of the locals against the Virginians.
All details Of the annual high school
championship baseball series are about
settled and managers are getting their
dates fixed up for publication. Each
school Is expecting to schedule twenty
games. which includes the five to be
played in the title series.
Several Of the schools have already
taken advantage Of the fair weather
Tor practice. The Georgetown Props
have soften q big jump on all the others
and pXnPCfed tn give Tho HIGH
when the season starts. The Preps have
booked games with all the high school
Something like forty candidates are en-.
rolled on the roster of the Props at
preusnt.
Two basketball games are on tap in
the Interschelastic League today. one
and Western. and the other at the Busi-
ness High School. between the Army
and Navy Prep and Business.
Eastern and Western are meeting in
the regularly scheduled contest. while
game postponed from January g.
Earlier In the season Western defeated
tho Fasteners 81 TO 10. getting the
schoolboy record for the year. Since
forward with a rush. having defeated
st. Alban in the league battle and sue
cumbing to Business.
Busincss has been unfortunate in Its
last two games, having dropped one tc
St Alban and another to Epiphany ir
its last two starts. Business is expect.
ing win today. and will probably pre-
sent its strongest lineup. The Stenog,
raphers will have a hard time gettinc
away with the contest: as the A. n. p
ment in the last few weeks
Shorty" Hughes has been engaged tc
take care Of the A. N. P.-Business game
while at the "Y" Beckett and Obst. the
regular league umpires. will handle the
Eastern Western contest.
Considerable satisfaction Is expressed
among the schoolboy players In the
high schools that the series will bt
played at the big league baseball park
the advisers have made ten-strkc ir
getting the big park. Last season the
series was played at the Railroad Y. NJ
c. A.. Georgetown. Catholic University
tho American League Park, and An
drews Park.
Central. Western. and st. Alban will
probably enter relay teams at the Penn
relay carnival set for April % and "a
to be held at Franklin Field. Last year
Western was the only representative
from this city to compete.
Tennis will soon be booming among
the schooiboys, and an effort will be
made to form an interscholastic tennis
league. Practically all Of the schools
have tennis teams, and many of then
have matches with Virginia and Mary
land schools during the spring anc
fall
One week from today the high schoo
basketball season will wind up will
tho Business-Western game at the ''Y,
II Western gets away with today!
game and Business succeeds in defeat
Ing the A. n. p. team, the two will NEE
for tho title. Western should com'
through today as should Business.
Jakey Roberts may be pulled in from
the outfield and played behind tn
bat at Tech this season. according t
the dope. Roberts is bemoaning th'
fast that Pony" Steed Is through, ant
that there is no other experienced catch
er Tech received blow when Stower
and Sted left school.
Raithel Breaks Record.