The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-02
EASTERN MAY JUMP
FAR into LEAD BY
VICTORY. over TECH
Loss to Manual Trainers May
Seriously Affect Chances OF
Winning Baseball Title.
By BRYAN MORSE.

The high school baseball standing Will
either be shaken up by nighttaii OF
Eastern will have followed UP us WIN
OF the competitive drill with n Jump
farther into the first position. which VIII
give such an advantage mat NY I. s,,,.r
teams will have hard time diSlodsnS
the Capitol Hill lads.
Eastern meets Tech at the American
League Park, and tomorrow western
meets Business en- Georgetown fleio.
Tomlin, Eastern's lest bet, VIII 10 10 tne
mound for Coach Kirnbel's ninc. while
DENLY Hird. of Tech, Will try come
back against the Fasteners. Tech
means to hand Eastern lickinG. as the
Manual Trainers still own good chance
on account OF the Business High
School excursion the game between the
Stenographers and Western was post
poned until tomorrow afternoon and
will be played on Georgeto<n Field.
Practically all of the baseball players
on the Business nine were on their "trip
today and had to call of the contest.
Tomlin has proved himself to be the
best of the high school hurlers to date.
He has pitched Eastern to three wins.
on one occasion coming back with but
two days rest. He performed against
Business May 1C, and worked against
Western on May 70.
Eastern is hoping that the usual ira
ditional win OF the drill will be fol-
lowed up by a win of the BASEBALL title.
There are many who firmly believe that
the baseball title. Central Won the
drill, and followed II up with a win of
the baseball title.
Eastern does not lack for followers.
The Capitol Hill lads have won clean
cut victories in their starts, and have
q host of admirers. A win for the
light blue and white will give them the
permanent possession OF the Princeton
trophy as they have two legs on the
CUP.
st. Adams will send five or six rum
ners to Chicago to run In the stage
meet June TO- Brewer. Maxam. Carter.
Wallace. Houser. Stubs. and one or
two more will take part in the big
interscholastic games on the university
field at Chicago.
Georgetown Props won three out of
four matches from Western yesterday.
Thompson defeated Gardner, of West.
Meyer II. of MssterI Dsn Cd
the Props. defeated Bridget. OF West:
ern. Thompson and O'Bricn. defeated
Gardner and McIver. of Western.
Two players in schoolboy ranks last
year playing in the Columbia tennis
tournament have made good this
spring. Dean Howard. winner of the
the semi-fnal round today selden,
OF Central, also played consistently
against older and more experienced
players.
High school baseball players have
been receiving bids to play on the
amateur mines this season. Several
OF the scholastic stars will be seer or
tho amateur mines at the conclusion
OF the title series.
Through the kindness of Gcorge.
town University the hiSh schools
have obtained the use Of Georgetown
Field for some OF the remaininq
gnmIs OF the schedule. 1t IL expected
tina. the championship series win bc
brought to a close by next Saturday
The baseball park has been obtained
for two dates next week and George
town Field will be open for as many
games as NAV he necessary to rur
out the schedule