The Washington times., 1915-03-30
Eastern Is Faced by Cathedral
ties on SatterIee Field in
Local Campaign.
TECH AND WESTERN LOSE
Army-Navy Props and AIexan-
dria n. S. Hand Two High
Schools Setbacks.
By BRYAN MORSE.

st. Albans will get its first real
test against the high\ school teams
today in facing Eastern High School
on Satterlee Field. The youngsters
coached by George Green have won
consistently since their defeat at the
hands of Tome a week ago.
Eastern will get taste of some
real pitching in facing the. mound
artists at st. Adams. In Holmes,
March, and Brewer, st. Adams has
trio of pitchers unmatched in
strength among schoolboy teams
here, and Eastern will be lucky to
get in ahead provided the st. Albans
boys back up their twirlers with
some stickwork and good support.
Today's game will be theNfrst con-
test for st. Adams against the local
school contenders for championship
honors. Eastern, it will be remem-
bered has been two-time winner
of the high school title. st. Adams
went through last season with but
one defeat.
"A number of strong players have
been lost to the st. Adams nine and
the team this year, with the exception
OF Holmes. Brewer. March. and Lea
Eastern boasts number of seasoned
players in Dyer, Davidson, Horne,
Roddy. Rice, Lanahan, Flaherty, and
Cornish.
Central is stacking up against the
working up for the game with Tome
Institute at Port Deposit. Md, on
Saturday. The Centralites defeated
Episcopal High last Saturday and
Tech received the surprise of its
life yesterday in dropping a Z to
Travers and Showers went in against
the A. N. p. players and three big
innings In which runs were made
proved enough to land the second win
of the season for the Army and Navy
players. Tech outhit the Connecticut
Avenue players, but were unable to
make their bingles count.
Bolton played we'll for the "a. N. p.
team. getting two hits and stopping
the rush of the Manual Trainers to-
plays Western tomorrow and expects
a win.
The Alexandria High School team
terday. The absence of Whelchell and
Fenwick, the Western catchers.
proved too much of a handicap, as
Bridget, green youngster, allowed
the Alexandria lads too many liber-
ties.
OBrien got away we'll for Western.
allowing three hits in his stay on the
mound. Peck. who went in the box
in the fifth inning and Forsythe. VIII"
succeeded Peck. were pounded to a
fa
got three hits out of four trips to the
plate.
The St. Adams junior team got
away with a 9-to-3 win from Epiph
any yesterday. The st. Adams play
ers got eleven hits, while Davidson
4 and Lee, who served them up for the
winners. allowed but four safeties.
The Army and Navy Prep players
are meeting three high school teams
this week. One win has already been
recordd by tn lads coached by Frank
morrow and Eastern will be play ed
on Saturday.
Business goes up against the Alex
andria High school team tomorrow
after yesterdays practice at College
Park with the Maryland AggieS
Business is working ahead slowly and
can be expected to come through with
n rush when combination Is finally
selected.
Three first class track meets scheduled
for the date of May | are bidding fol
the patronage of the Washington young
sters. Washington and Lee, MarylanC
Aggies and the Hoboken High School
of Hoboken, n. j., have announced thei
games. The Maryland Aggies however
will get the call on the others: lndica
tions point to a record crowd for thu
Aggies meeting this season. Besides th
Washington school track teams Balti
more will be heavily represented. Car
Smith is sure to send down stronl
bunch from Tome for the affair.
Johnny Holden. a former washington
high school boy, now playing basebal
Tor Lafayette won his first game of tn
season yesterday. when his team de
feated Y. NJ. !. by 10 to .. Holden hell
the cadets to four scattered hits. Ken
dali Myers is playing first base 70
Lafayette. and played on the same tear
here with Holden when the boys wen
TO Western High.