The Washington times., 1915-04-19
By BRYAN MORSE.

Schoolboy baseball teams will. be
right in the thick of the battle dur
ing the week as fifteen games have
been booked by the managers Of the
rival teams. Two games are in the
series for the high school champion
ship and four of the contenders for
the 1916 title and the Princeton Cup
will be seen in action at American
League Park.
Today Central and the Georgetown
Props are mixing it up on the Hill
top field. AS the varsity is away at
Worcester the youngsters will have
the big field. Tech followers will be
on hand to take a look at the play
ers they will meet on Friday. Tech
defeated the Props by an to 0 score
last week, while Western won a 5
to 4 game earlier in the season.
Tomorrow the Props take on Eastern
so that a direct comparison can be
made of the strength of three of the
teams after tho battle. Tech goes up
against st. Adams, and the Manual
ITdlncTS, dlteT tnclT 10 " ucledt at tno
hands of the Episcopal High School
team, will have to look to their laurels
In defeating, the st. Albans players, as
March, Holmes, and Brewer are going
along in fine style in the box
Business and 0onZaga also play to-
morrow. while Central meets Gallaudet
On Wednesday Western gets a trial
against Gallaudet, SO that the wise ones
can make a comparison of these two
high school teams.
Friday and Saturday will lind the hi-h
school series in fun swing Central and
Tech open on Friday .at American
League park, while Eastern and BuSi-
ness get action the next day. Harry
is expected that tNe contest for Friday
will start at $3.50 p. m. No decision has
been reached as to the time of the
Business-Eastern game.
Tiny Holmes. of st AIbans. flannel
twenty-one battcrs in Saturdays gam"
against the Dumham Latin School, ut
Baltimore. Holmes set "A record so far
RS is known. No other school pitcher
has approxlmated this mark save
Holmes, who last year got nineteen bat
ters by the strikeout route.
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During the week the faculty advisers
of the high schools will get together
on the date of the annual Champion
ship high school meet. 1t is believed
as last season.
Business Is getting a whole lot OF
valuable experience playing teams that
are markedly superior. The Business
players got going in fine style last sea-
son, but suffered the loss of a num-
ber OF veterans this season. Battery
candidates were few this season. and
practically a new team had to he nut
in the field, The Wise boys continue
10 be the mainstays of the Business
team.
Capt Jake Roberts has been out of
the Tech lineup tor several games and
was missed SATURDAY. when Episcopal
trounced the Tech team.
Corbett. who pitches for the Prens
will try his skill in the boxing tourna-
ment at the Hilltop on Saturday night
Corbett is in the fcatherweiGht class
and looks for a gold medal and "A title
Frank Spruill, pitcher of tho Episco-
pal High School team. is IA first base
man. He is captain of the team but
as the Virginians have no boxmcn this
season. Spruil pitches for the team
lie is a good hitter. and generally con-
meets. Last year he ed the team at
the bat, with an average of better than
.333
Frank Greer, formerly of Eastern,
now at the Roman Catholic High
School, in Philadelphia, has made
great record this season. GrCcr starred
in football. made good on the champion
snip basketball team. got his letter in
track IN the shot-put ard has been
PLAYING n the fed on '"c Nasohnn
team. week ago NJ w"I a game
with homer into III" ,'r0'.
Tho ProTs wil hC 80. ...,..' :, this
week ut Gc"'@c'uv -. '".a.l. .o.;c"n.
"Hd I1i"uG~ nI" met Co. OrIHr ana n
IN" pt'hlnE staff can hold out the
youngsters should 80 pretty well.