The Washington times., 1915-03-24
Blue and Gray youngsters
Tackle Varsity Seconds.
Play Three Games.
BUSINESS MEETS EPISCOPAL
Stenographeps Pick Hard One
to Begin Season-Western
Goes to Alexandria.
By BRYAN MORSE.

their schedule of twenty-three games
on the Hilltop today in meeting the
Varsity Seconds. Prospects for
successful season are unusually
bright and the list of games ar
ranged by Manager Les DAILY is one
calculated to bring out the best there
is in the Blue and Gray youngsters.
The Props stole a march on all OF
the other shcools and have been
working out of doors for the best
part ola month. No games have
been played as yet, but the team
boasting forty-hve candidates eX-
poets TO give a good account of it
self.
Captain Daley. who is expected TO
land an outfield berth this year. is
heading an unusually fast bunch of
players. The Props lost several vetcr-
ans from last year but have. gone
ahead with a will and feel sure of Win
ming a majority of their contests.
Besides bailey in the garden there are
five others. The Props will be well for
titled in Mcguire, Arias. Levi, Doren.
and Dean. The pitching staff consists
DAILY. Behind the bat are Behrens and
Monohan.
Smith and Hollohan are scrapping it
out for first base, while De La Vergne
and Guista are making a race of Ito It Tor
seems to be a fixture at shortstop.
Four games will be played before the
Easter holidays, when the team VIII
take a layoff ,untirApri l5. Today the
row the Preps tackle the Freshmen, and
on Friday Western will be battled in
the first OF the interschool contests:
Tho schedule follows: March q, Var
April is, technical High School; 10,
school; q. Business High school; %.
snds .p $ ssh19 ary at and snas NsTT Prep re-
May /. Charlotte Hall Military Acad-
emy, Charlotte Hall, Md; 3. Strayer's
business College; O. Gonzaga. at Con
zasa; $. Alexandria r., $. at Alexan.
A. n. p. u. Episcopal H.. S., at Alex
andrla. Va: II, Alexandria II. s.; IS,
Western; u, Briariy Hall ACADEMY: A. It t
ioolcsville, Md: 2. strayer's Business
College. at Straycrs:
Games are pending with the Bliss
Electrical School team, Ga.laduct Re
serves, Fort Washington, and Leonard
Hall.
Business High School gets its first
start of the season today against the
Episcopal High School team at Alex
andria The Stcnographers have had A
little practice. and We're scheduled to
have played before, but had to post
pone their games. Business is stacking
up against the hardest sort of proposl-
tion today in meeting the Ep, ,scopalians,
who have many veterans back from last
season
Western goes right back today for
another game after dropping the opener
at Georgetown against the freshmen.
1t was Westerns first appearance OF
the season, and the Red and White did
as we'll as could be expected. The score
vas 6 to g. the freshmen tains advantage
Of couple Of errors right at the start
Of the game and gaining a lead. held
1T to the end. Captain Stcarns. OF West
ern, cracked out two hits, one triple.
Gonzaga opened the season with a
win over the Friends School team in a
closely played game Yesterday. The
teams were evenly matched Friends
able to make any more when the Con
zaga lads frightened up. Tho final score
was 5 to 2 Several Of the boys who
played on the Gonzaga basketball team
have found positions on the baseball
team and arc expected to shine Just as
well as they did on the floor this winter
Central will bear watching according
10 all reports. Coach Menefee has got.
ten together bunch of husky young
sters who are delivering right along
The team has played to two wins by
tlleh and Cox, Central has trio OF
Veteran pitchers.