The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-03
SEVERE TESTS COME
THIS WEEK IN MANY
DIAMOND CONFLICTS
Baseball Season Gets Big Start
This Week-Gossip of Ath-
Ietic Activities.
BY BRYAN MORSE.

Tho first real test for college and
school baseball teams will come this
week. One or more games have been
carded by the various mines and in
some instances as many as three and
four games will tax the players and
pitching stats to the limit.
Georgetown, Catholic University, the
Maryland Aggies. and Gallaudet. after
their first real week OF baseball. will
smooth down the play and work UP sys-
TENS for the opposition. The schools,
particularly tho high schols. are work
ing forward TO the championship series,
which opens next week with the Tech
Western game at American League
Park.
Several cuts have been made in
squads to date and the real pruning is
expected to be in vogue during the next
few days. Several of the high schools
are carrying along a lot OF excess bag
bage which will be made over into sec
ond mines.
Gonzaga gets real start today
against the Eastern team in the OPEN
ing engagement for both mines. Little
has been heard of Coach Cantwclrs
baseball team. Eastern is possessed of
some veteran material which can be
counted upon to give n good account of
itself. Western meets the Steward 8
Business College team, composed of sew
eral high school stars and captained by
Walter Cox, OF last seasons Central
nine.
ST. Adams opens its season against
Tech tomorrow. The st Adams lads
are weaker this year than ever before
in the history OF the school. The entire
nine is composed of boys who wers
on the junior team last season.
Central plays the Georgetown Preps
winners In T %Sie western Sae M tackles thu
Army and Navy Props. Central come.
back on Thursday for game VIII
Stewards Business College, and some
line can be gained on the reiatiV'
strength of the high school teams. =
Tech and the Georgetown Props, Ia
battling Friday, will give the dopesteri
| n fine chance to see just what Central
Tech, and Western are capable OF doing
Some surprise is oScasloned by tn
Bliss Electrical School Saturday. Cen
| traI gave the Bliss boys an awful lacing
while Tech was handily defeated. IL
two starts Tech has been forced to TAXI
the count. Central also was deieatet
famed fourteen batters. Business, too
was downed by the Charlotte Hal
team. While alibis were given al
around, It is not surprising that the loca
teams were beaten, In view OF the fac
that the season is far behind here.
The value OF indoor work for pitchers
can be seen In the work OF the NAVY
team. steve Brodie, who has beef
coaching the Navy nine since mid-win
ter, has had light hitting so far, bu
| gllt-edged pitching in two OF the three
games this season. Blodgett has earned
two shut-out games, and has had bu
four hits scored of his delivery.
Early In the year Brodie constructed
J a special device for pitchers, a paddcc
| backstop with an aperture The width Of
the plate and the height Of the dig
| lance from the average batter's knee:
| to his shoulder. The pitchers Were
stood at the regulation distance arc
the open space in the bacKstop. Elk
cellent results have been accomplished
by the Navy hurlers so far.
| .
Whether or not Western will o,
strong enough to contend for premier
the games this week. Stewards Busi
ness College. the Army and Navy Props
the Georgetown Freshmen and the Alex
andria High School teams will be me
in the order named IN FIVE days.
| Coach Bill Foley, of Central, who wor
the high school championship relay
race at Penn last season and will SEM
another team this year, will probably
hold his tryouts at Homcwood Field
Baltimore, II arrangements can b,
| made.
The Central man wants actual run
nInG conditions for his athletes on 1
track something like that at Franklin
Field. Foley is sure there is a good out
look for another winner this season,
Weekly meets have been inauguratet
! nj the school in order to develop tn