The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-19
Western Meets Business To-
day at ~" Minus Services
of Veteran PLAYER.
BY BUCK" HOWARD.

In a conflict that is sure to furnish
! even more spirited competition than de
Telopcd in the last meeting of the same
teams week ago. Business and Western
meet today at the y. NJ. G. a. to play
off the tic which resulted in the scholastic.
basketball league following the Stcnoc-
raphers' $l-to-22 win over the Red last
Friday. Tho contest is certain to brin-
out the largest gathering in the hiStor,
OF scholastic basketball in the District.
With the title at stake. the two tea m.,
are in good shape for the fray. and Will.
no puSilistic action is expected. it is oh
Vious that a hard fought game ~iI re-
suit. Both contendoTS won their engage
monts this week against rcputabl"
Guints. and in both instances the teams
worked better than az any time this
season.
The Western five will appear today
without the services of John Lcetcn.
ITS veteran centre, The young, west
TINS contest through Yrs failure To
pass in the second advisory marks
registered week ago. II is a ques
ton s to whether the recent marks
should effect this contest as il is not
.one that has been postponed hut
rather one that is to decide the rela-
tive merits of two teams that have
displayed consistently the best form
throughout the season. and tied at the
close OF tho series. Leetch. was ell
Slhit lUTouCHOui lnt enllGe $Che0uIs
and should he allowed to play in to-
days game. or else il is not playing
oil tie but simply the meeting OF
TWO different teams-that is from a
Western standpoint II seems unfair
to Leetch as well as his coach to he
ruled out of championship match
after being eligible long enough to de-
eide three or four ten game schedules.
However. it happens in this case that
Lcctch's loss will not be as kcenly felt
as one would naturally suppose for the
reason that Coach Morse has an eNcen-
tipnal squad OF seCond-StrinC men, VINO
have been keeping the regulars hUstlinc
all season. Peck will be seen in center
TODAY. while Eve Fuller will take the
captains place in forward. Sergeant will
proba bly, take the place in guard. With
out dctractinS a single iota from tho
ability Of the new man in the lineup.
this necessary shift is certainly changing
= cOmbina ton that has proved success
ful all season. This Is not the team that
IS tied with Business for the honors. and
Western should not be forced to enter in
contest against a team it has tied without
the service OF any man who was eligible
" hen the tie resulted.
Coach Green is leading his band of ST.
Alban baseball players on Saterlee Field
This afternoon to meet the strong Tome
Institute nine from Port Deposit. Md.
rne contest is to be played earlier than
S generally the case. both teams decid-
ng upon = o'clock. Tiny" Holmes il
Green's selection for the mound duty.
and il the big Westerner is in anywhere
near his form the Tcnnallytown boys are
,ery apt TO win their initial contest of
he season. Tome comes to town with
/ veteran team. and 4 good game should
esult.
The Mt ST. Joseph College baseball
cam that is 20 meet Georgetown on the
Hilltop next Saturday afternoon in the
rst game Of the season for both teams is
ery. well grOomed for the fray. To date
he Baltimore Collegians have had little
:Ork outdoors. but that the gym work.
rhiCh II has taken part in. has served 20
ondition the player was evident when
he team romped on the field last week
'wo Washington boys will accompany
he St Joseph team here on saturday. in
he persons of Captain Cahill and John
iorcan.
After the game the Baltimorans will be
,rdered reception at Ecksteins by the
Washington alumni association. The
blowing is the probable lineup: VANS
y. left field: Hams. first base; Malone.
rcond base: Morgan. catcher: Cahil.
enter field: MiskiIi. shortstop: Nolan,
lird base; GaIlivan. right field: Camalier.
achkson. or Meadows. pitcher.