The Washington times., 1915-03-29
High School and Prep School
Contenders Mix 1t Up in
Practice Contests.
PITCHERS NOT IN FORM
Few OF the HurIers Go the Route
and Many Receive Pound
ings From Opponents.
By BRYAN MORSE.

Eleven games have been booked
by the schoolboy mines for this week
which also marks the beginning of
the Easter holidays and a chance for
rest up before the harder work
starts in preparation for the cham
pionship struggles. Records of the
past week show unusual strength in
all of the school teams playing.
This week is sure to give line
on many of the teams as they are
easily compared after having met
the same mines. Last week Central
defeated Episcopal High School
which had earlier defeated Business.
The Georgetown Freshmen defeated
both Western and Tech, while the
Alexandria High School nine was
beaten by St. Albans and Western.
Friends starts off the week today in
entertaining Mark De Oranges Epiph-
any team. Western journeys to Alex
ar,dria for another game with the
youngsters beaten last week. Tomorrow
one of the biggest of the early season
games will be played at Satterlee Field,
against the pitching of Holmes. March
and Company the company being
''Untz" Brewer. who is pitching, playing
third and stealing all the bases in sight.
On Wednesday Western goes out to
The Army and Navy Prep field for a
game with Frank Newberry's lads.
Western has been going right ahead
with victories @ and ID. sh0Wins owl good form
practically no workouts preliminary to
the games this year.
Central is tackling the Strayers
Business College on Wednesday. while
Eastern is attending to the Lincoln Ath-
letic Club, team composed of former
higiT school stars u
Western may go to Manassas. Va. to
play the Eastern College team on Fri
day while on Saturday Eastern tries out
the A. N. Preps Central will tackle the
Tome team at Port Deposit, Md, and
will endeavor to come home with win.
Tome has an exceptionally strong team
this season, and came through with a
win over st. Adams at the very start ot
the season.
Few of the high school pitchers have
approached form as yet, and many or
them are going under wraps. For Cen
tral Gottlieb and Cox have erformed
we'll while Little, for Business: has done
fine work. Dyer. of Eastern: Peck. For
sythe, and O'Bren. of Western, nave
not extended themselves nor have Hurd
Showers, or Snyder, of Tech. 1t Will be
week or so De1OTe tHe pitSHciS SSt
down to real hard work
Showers and Snyder, both pitchers, are
alternating at first for Tech. and are
getting away nicely. Showers is left
handler is tall and shifty Snyder is
also a tall youngster with great reach
Holmes of ST. Adams, is batting in
the cleanup position and came through
with a perfect day at the bat SATURDAY
Ioeyton of Western. Hartshorn, or Cen
fral and Holmes. are the only players
so far to perform the feat. The nrst
named boys got five hits in hVe trips 10
the pan. Peyton came back in the next
game with three out of four.
Gottleb and Mike Macdonald got
homers off OF Cornick. the Episcopai
High pitcher on Saturday. Episcopal
was expecting win and the rather
aasy win over Business put the Epls-
conalian in condition to be easy for
Central which sprang a big surprise.
II is early to make any sort OF pre-
dictions but unless the next ADVISERS ; 5
marks rob the high schools of many or
their players the series Is Goins 10 pe
one of the best ever. All five hlsh
schools stack UP evtnlv in strength on
paper at this date and have b1en CIV
ing good accounts of themselves in every
combat.
Eastern will probably be forced 10 go
In lis first championship game without
tho services of jeff Thornet Ihe
youngster is below the line in scholar
shin il is reported and may be OUT OF
the games until May l.