Evening star., 1915-05-24
BY n. c. BYRD.

BY n. c. BYRD.
| The high school track and field games.
to be held Saturday, should provide
a great fight between Central, Western
and Technical Two months ago it ap-
peared that Central would make walk
away Of the affair, as it used to. but the
| closer the meet approaches the more evi-
dent it becomes that the Blue and White
is going to have a great fight on Its
hands to win.
A man who has been following track
athletics In the high schools all year
made the remark the other day that 1t
would not surprise him in the least II
! Technical were to win. He went even
further and said he really thought Tech
nical had the best chance to score the
most points. However, 1t Is difficult
matter to foresee just what may happen.
If either school brings forth some runner
in one or more events in which it was not
expected to score the whole complexion
of things will be changed.
| Technical has a good squad, one that
will score heavily, without much doubt
1t will figure strongly In the neid con-
tests, while several Of the runners who
wear the Maroon and Gray will score
more than a few points Just how much
Western is figuring on cutting In with
| chance to win the meet Is shown by the
| fact that Maxam. POSSIBLY the most
capable outfielder on the nine. Is being
kept out of base ball games in order
| that he may be in the best possible shape
| for various events in which he will take
part Coach Morse evinces no hesi-
| tancy in saying that he expects great
things from Maxam. more than the rangy
youngster has ever shown before.
| 1t ought to be a good triangular meet.
with the possibility of Western or Business
being represented by some boys who Will
| score few points Unexpectedly But any
way one cares to look at the meet, it ap-
nears that it will be a close battle be-
tween Central, Western and Tech for
| first honors
| Georgetown's decisive defeat at the
hands of the Navy Saturday in track
| was more or less expected The Blue and
Gray squad had not been training as
faithfully for the event as the Midship-
=, men, who have been working steadily all
| the spring. And Georgetown did not have
| all the good men it could muster entered,
able to do work outdoors consistently
| because of scholastic duties.
| Incidentally. it may be said that track
sports at the Naval Academy are reaching
| a much higher standard than in late
| year Splendid competition is being
| shown in the various races and field
contests between Navy men. when others
| do not figure. and the times and records
made compare well with those of any
i other meets. Saturday the 100 yards was
run in 94-5 seconds. the quarter was
! done under 50, and the other marks set
| were almost good comparatively, and it
must be considered that the track was
Z, slow. too. from the rain that fell.
! The game scheduled Saturday at West
bath tIn Mar, 10, n
Western Maryland College was called off
because of rain. 1t started to rain
about half an hour before the contest
| was supposed to begin and it kept up
pretty much the whole afternoon.
The victory of Western High over
| Eastern Saturday in the high school
series develops an almost unprecedent-
| ed condition-four teams tied for first
place. Technical, Western. Business and
| Central, after having played three
| games each, are no further advanced
toward the settlement OF the cham
pionship than before the series started
All of which bears out the predictions
made a month ago that one Of the
closest series in the history of high
school base ball might be expected.
There are many queries as to what
team may be expected to win the cham
pionship. This is very difficult to
| answer. but the games already played
have done one thing. given more ac-
curdte line OF tne general ca pa Dll1IleS
i of the various mines. Taking every
| thing into consideration it seems that
! Tech is represented by the strongest
com bination of the four that are tied
wide margin on any one Of the other
three, but If there is any choice to be
given what there is falls to Tech. Tech
| is weak in one outfleld position. but
works well. and 1t will get good bat
terry work, which is the greatest factor
in scholastic base ball.
Whatever may be the final result of
and interesting contests will take
; place. The teams will battle hard for
honors. and though all have a chance
/ 1t would not be a surprise IL Central
and Technical decided the title in a
rinal conflict.
The Lincoln Athletic Club went to
Elkridse, Md. yesterday and won from
the team representing that town by
to 5. Elkridge had won twelve con-
secutive contests Clayton starred for
the Lincolns at bat, getting four hits
out Of five trips to the plate. One of
the drives went for two bases, another
| for three, while the other two were
singles
The Rex Athletic Club was a victim
! of the Cardinals by s to s. The losers
outhit their opponents considerably, but
their blngles were not as timely as
| those of the winners. The pitchers of
he Rex Club were very wild, which ac-
counts for many Of the runs made by
the Cardinals. Cole and Nops walked
nine men between them.
The Jetco team defeated the st. Ste
phen's nine by IS to 5. The winners hit
the ball hard In every inning after the
fourth. while their pitcher, Schultz, al
lowed st. Stephens only four hits and
famed fourteen. The Jetcos made a
total of nineteen safeties, many Of
which went for extra bases Besides
doing splendid work on the mound
Schultz used his bat very effectively,
making four hits out of five times at
bat: three of the drives were for two
bases.
Hill of the Brookland Athletic Club
and SteltZ of the Fort Myer nine en-
gagged in pitchers battle in a contest
at Fort Myer. the former winning by
to /. The Soldiers made only three
hits of Hill. and that youngster
causAd aiXteen m0nr f0-Ea0~ Atalt0 Als