The Washington times., 1915-04-10
Capitol Hill Lads Have Toured
Through Virginia During
Past Week.
TRACK WORK STARTS SOON
Athletes Get Action in Prepara-
ton for Penn Games Where
Relays Will Go.
By BRYAN MORSE.

Eastern High School is at Fort De-
posit, Nd, today winding up a weeks
baseball trip in the final game with
Tome Institute. The Fasteners have
been shunted around through Virginia
since Monday playing Randolph Macon
Academy, Fishburne, Harrisonburg.
Staunton Military Academy. and Shen-
andoah Valley Academy, and are about
extended to the limit.
The idea OF campaigning for a whole
week may be abandoned next season as
the Fasteners lost their punch toward
the end Of the week. and are not look
ing for victory in today's battle Busl-
ness Is still out on the road, and VIII
meet the Fshburne Military Academy
today.
Central has made the best record dur
ing the holiday having defeated Briarly
Hall, Fredericksburg and EOnzaga.
Western won from Woods, *, Har-
risonburg and lost to the Lincoln \. c.
Tech got in a win over the Fort Wash
ington team, while the A. n. p. nine de-
feated the Alexandria High Schooi.
The Washington schoolboy teams have
more than broken even on the games
played during the holidays. and two per-
formances stand out as excellent marks
by tho Washington pitchers Denvy
Hird, Of Tech. stood the Fort Wash
ington soldiers on their heads without
a hit. Hird has pitched seventeen
should have a chance OF getung IN on
the high school series. This is his thlrd
year at Tech, and he seems to possess
lot of stuff and good head:
Shields, Of Eastern, landed the frst
game on the trip taken by the Eastern
ers defeating Randolph Macon Academy
at Front Royal by to and holdlns
the Nirginians to one scratch NIT
Central got away with a !? to ? win
over Gonzaga yesterday putting up an
erroriess game and setung we've sad nus, ;,
perfect day at the bat. getting four hits,
one double. Kelly, who pitched for
Central. allowed the Gonzaga team but
three hits.
The Lincoln A. c. defeated Western
by to 3 in yesterdays contest. "A
Questionable decision in the first inning
played errorless baseball. and the con-
test was marked by some clever feld-
ing. Stearns. captain of Western MT
for the circuit while MaNam and Whei-
TO hit Bschoff safely with men on the
bases.
strayers Business College had an easy
time of 1t winning from Alexandria
High School by l6 to score at
Alexandria. strayers tackles practically
ali of the high schools in the next ten
days and should defeat all OF them.
Track work for tho high schools will
start out in earnest on Monday next
Central has a big squad of athletes be-
ing worked up for the meets this spring.
Western and Tech are getting into the
running while Eastern will have a good
~ bunch at work in few days.
Three relay teams will be sent from
Washington to the Penn relay games
on April % and "a. Central will prob
ably send two teams. St Abans will
have a team at the big games while
Western will send four men.
April 2s, will find Tech and Central
hooking UP in the first of the high
league park. On the next day Busi-
ness and Eastern will have game
at the same place. The teams will re-
sumo the series on May g.. when~ Cen
trail and Western nlay. All the games
will be played at the American League
Park. and Harry Shurtleff will umpire.
Austin Howard. former Cornell third
sacker. who went to Western High
School several wears ago. Is making
start with the Brooklyn Federal
League club today.
hdlHe 1holdl 'odtH OIL tne ratHollC
University team, says he would like to
have Reds cromwell, who attended
Catholic University last year. but went
to Penn last fall. Cromwell is a product
Of the st. Albans team, and Moran
says he will have no difficulty in max
ing good at Penn in another year.
Considerable satisfaction Is expressed
among the Tech boys that Arthur Hahn
and Noel White. now at Penn, are back
in the freshman crew. Both lads We're
on probation a month ago. and were
taken out of the boat. Since then they
have become eligible and have resumed
their positions.
DR.. Tate Mckenzie. of Penn, proClaims
White one OF the most perfect physical
specimens he has ever seen In college.
DIR. George Orton also commended
White. and said he would make a great
shot putter should he give up crew
work