Evening star., 1916-03-28
BY n. C. BYRD.

Gottleib Hird and Peck should be the
this year. The first mentioned Will hurl
for Central. the second for Tech and the
last for Western. All three did some par
uculariy good work last season and should
show improvement this spring.
Hird attained greater fame in 1915 as
u scholastic pitcher than either of the
Two others. His consistent work on the
mound for the Manual Trainers kept that
nine III the running for the title and came
within a very little way of landing the
high school championship. Hird is looked
upon almost certain winner of the
majority OF the contests in which he Of
ficiates
Peck was somewhat crratic for West
ern. though he was brilliant al times.
With better control. Peck has enough
stuff 10 get away with almost any game
against d school nine. Gottleib did some
splendid pitching for Central, especially
in the final and decisive contest for the
championship. last spring, and everybody
at the Blue and White institution looks
for him to be the star of the SERIES which
opens week after next
Peck and Hird are tall rangy fell
lows who get lot of speed because of
the reach and leverage obtained by the
full use OF long arms and height C;ott-
leib IS short and stocky, the kind of
pitcher who attains speed and curves
by throwing the fun drive Of his shoul-
ders and body into his efforts to serve
the ball 10 the batter. When these
three youngsters hook up in opposition
70 one another in the contests in which
Central meets Tech, Western meets
Central and Tech plays Western, some
mighty good scholastic pitching should
be seen.
Swarthmore was scheduled TO play
Catholic University at Brookland this
afternoon, but the weather conditions
preclude the possibility OF PLAY wing
Swarthmore is to take part in several
contests farther south and VIII fuiSh
its trip Saturday with a game at COL
Iege Park against the Maryland Az
gics.
Central High and Gallaudet also are
scheduled for a game this afternoon at
Kendall Green. but this will not be
played, either.
Central High is to open its regular
| season with scholastic teams Saturday
| afternoon at Port Deposit against the
Tome School. The list of games for
| the Blue and Whites season follows:
April 1. Central Tome, at Tome: 4, Central
VS.. Georgetown Prep. at Georgetown; g. e,, Stew
art: na.ln':s College; 1e M A O. s u.s. absns
at St. Alban's; is. Central VS.. Business, at A.
L. PARK: 20, Central Georgetown Freshmen, en-
| Centrsi vs. Briarly Hall. at Poolesville; %. a:
and y Prep. 2s. Central VS.. Episcopal at
| Nav j. Georgetown Prep vs.. Central: NJ
| Georgetown: 9: Eastern vs. Central at M"nu
| Iot: 1s. Central vs. Tech at Monument lot II.
| Alexandria High School; Is, Georgetown Fresh
men at 9th street ana FLORIDA lo
| a. and n. Prep; -, Eastern VS.. Central, at
| Monument lot
| 8, Central vs. Tech, at A. L. park.
The Peck Chapel basket ball team won
from the Christ Lutheran five in the Sun
day School League last night by score
| of 20 to Is The victory of the Peck
ouint makes the thirteenth straight game
| in which it has come through with the
| long end of the score. Peck now is within
one game of the leader. Christ Lutheran.
GEORGETOWN is to play the Nationals to-
morrow afternoon at American League
Park 1t will be the first contest here for
the Griffmen since the beginning of the
training season and big crowd should
be present If the weather is good it is
probable that the contest will be the best
| financially in which the Blue and Gray
takes part this sea son.
| Hendricks, new man at Catholic
University. seems to have the making
| of good pitcher. according to those
who watched him work a part of the
game against Gallaudet last week. The
IC. u players were much impressed
with the showing of Hendricks, and
some of them have made bold to ex-
press the opinion that he will win a
| lot of games for the Brooklanders be-
fore he finishes. He is said to have
good speed. a curve ball that breaks
well and fair control.
| Peine. Westerns star basket ball
| PLAYER, is a good base ball performer.
too Peine holds down third base for
the Red and White and he does 20
very carably. Although rather small.