The Washington herald., 1916-01-23
Aban School to Hold Baseball Practice Tomonow0ther Spor
st. Alban to Hold First
Baseball Practice Monday
Coach George Green Will Get
Line on Players in Outdoor
Work if Weather Permits.
SCHOLASTIC GOSSIP

The coming of the warm weather has
put new aspect on the season as far
as baseball Is concerned, as Coach
George F. Green. of the St Adams,
Cathedral School, has issued the first call
for all candidates for the baseball nine
Of that school to report for the initial
workout of the season on Monday. This
is the earliest In the history OF sport in
Washington that baseball men have been
called out, and IL will go down on record
as the first workout.
A wealth of material is on hand at the
Wisconsin avenue school, and consider
ing the fact that most of the men who
the best of condition through track and
basketball training, prospects are bright
Two squads will work out on, Saterlee
Field on Monday afternoon, providing,
of course, the weather permits.
Owing to the fact that examinations
are called for the coming week, II is
possible that the entire squad will not
report until Friday or Saturday, but no
doubt before the end of the week rolls
around one OF the largest gatherings Of
scholastic athletes will be taking their
daily training exercises.
The attendance at the high school
games at the Arcade has not been up
TO expectations. II has been shown that
on the days when Western, Business and
Central are laying idle. that the gather
ing Of students will hardly make up
corporars guard
Business is, without doubt, the largest
contributor in the way of attendance at
the games and. although Central and
Western both have immense followings,
unless one of these three teams play, the
crowd falls down. On Friday when Cen
tral. Business, Army and Navy Props
and st. Alban battled for supremacy
Business had the largest number Of
tickets go through the gate, although
Central was not far behind.
The managers. captains and coaches Of
the various teams in the Scholastic
League are happy and getting happier
every day, with the exception of those
at Business High School. The reason
for this happiness is the graduation of
Bill Culligan. OF the Stenographers, in
February, and means that when Culli-
gan leaves the Rhode Island institution
that the Stenographers will be contend
ers for the championship.
On the other hand. they are forget
ting the substitutes which are on the
string of the Business coach. Dick Mil
Ter, a crack little forward, who has been
unable to break in the lineup regu-
larly; Ralph Wise, veteran from
last year, who has been on the side
lines on account of scholastic stand
ing; Richmond Keech. substitute
from last year. and Towbes, who has
broken into several games
The first named is built on the or
der of ~CulligaR. being fast and a good
floor player and can cage the ball
from any angle. This fact was shown
in the game with the alumni team in
the Business gym on Tuesday night
when Miller kept his team in the lead
through his offensive work. Although
the Stenographers will lose Culligsn,
who is about the best forward ever
turned out in the high schools. 1t is
expected by all those who have seen
Miller play that there will not be a..
much difference as is supposed at
present.
Mcdonald. who has been substitut-
ing for Wassman since the latter's
sickness, has more than given a cred
liable account of himself and in fact
was the real reason for the victory
over Central. as his defensive and Of
fensive play was of the best. This
boy promises to blossom out into one
of the best scholastic centers in an
other year, as it is seen now that the
awkwardness which was evident at
the beginning of the season has al
most entirely disappear.