The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-26
Rv BRYAN MORSE.

Gould Menefee, former Central High
School catcher and coach Of the cham
pionship baseball team Of last spring,
will again have charge Of the team this
year. according TO IN announcement
given out today.
Last season Menefee took up the
reins at Central and produced q title
team. Preliminary Arrangements for
the coming season have found Menefee
on deck, and II II understood that he
will call out the candidates for their
hrst work In the near future.
Molly" Roberts. center fielder on the
Central nine. 70 captain Of the team this
season: The loss Of Lee Hart. Walter
Cox. Chaplin. Hartshorn. and Mike Nc
to Central.
Several Of the baseball candidates
and are expecting to be in fine Trim for
the seasons start.
At a meeting OF the faculty advisers.
held at the Franklin yesterday, Il was
oeclded TO run the series into twenty
games The contests are likely to start
before the Easter holidays and . viii
probably run into the month Of June.
,o A.ran s,,S viii prsbsSly be made
use OF the ball park when the Nationals
are away. Georgetown will be asked
to loan the use of the Hilltop field for
an, any date. that Il may have open. Sat;
besides the regular Tuesday and Fri
day engagements. #.
,h Ths Army w,,, and 3, Navy prsps came
81 Adams in the Interscholastic Basket
ball League games yesterday. The
Props were hard put to 1t for a win to-
showing improved spirit and play over
previous performances.
Business trounced Central's crippled
the double bill. Ralph Wise shot seven
baskets from tho floor. leading tie
shooters for the afternoon. J. Miller
OF A: N. p. got seven baskets.
Central lost its protest on. the recent
non-appear,.nce OF the Eastern team in
scheduled game. The contest was
fSrfs % bs wnn Sde 10
play the game later. .r &c.
st. Adams and Business. have moved
their game scheduled for Friday next
low the Western-Central engagement.
Georgetown University and Gallaudet
College are to play tonight at the Hill
top. 1t will be the final. battle Of the
| season for the Hilltoppers. who nave
had an in-and-out season. Chances
| for a victory are decidedly slim for
Georgetown II the Gallaudet team plays
| the same sort OF contest II did recently
against the Crescent A. c.. OF New
York.
An intercity championship baseball
series between teams of Washington.
Richmond and Baltimore will be worked
up by representatives of the three
cities following last nights meeting of
the Amateur Baseball Association here.
1 President Robert II. Young has named
the date OF March "A as the time for
the annual election of officers.
| Four leagues were represented at the
gathering which included all the Of
hceSs. Manager Clark Griffith, OF the
Nationals. was on hand and offered his
| services TO the amateurs. Grin also re-
ceived a vote of thanks from the as
| ISOLATION for the kindness he has ex-
tended In PAST years In allowing The
use OF the baseball park for the tinal
/ series each year.
Treasurer Charles NJ King read his
report which showed the association
to be s1t567 ahead of the gaen. Baih-
more and Richmond men have been in
yited TO meet representatives from
Washington to 60 over the ti-city
Prospects for a successful season here
| this year were never brighter and tho
| association IL expecting to enter into
/ the game this year with more leagues
than ever before. The question or
| grounds is likely to prove a handicap,
but available territory 10 being gone
over by all the league heads.