The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-08
BREWER WILL MEET
GREATEST Of DASH
MEN ON SATURDAY
Schoolboy Flyer Is Pitted
Against LOOMS, Drew, But
Ier, and Howe in PhiIly.
By BRYAN MORSE.

Brooke Brewer, rated as one OF the
fastest sprinters in the country. will
take his place on the mark In the nifty
yard dash Saturday night at the Mead
owbrooke games in Philadelphia with
the hope Of fulfilling the ambition OF his
life.
The st. Adams School Splinter has
been anxious to take a crack at How
ard Drew. Joe Loomis and Joe Butler,
the we'll known sprinting marvels.
Brewer will have his chance Saturday,
and Coach Green Is bending every eff
fort to perfect the lads starting. as he
f: has lost in the last two meets on ac-
count Of slips OF the mark.
Two years ago at the Stagg meet In
Chicago Brewer went up against Butler
In the 10o-yard dash without success.
Last winter at the Meadowbrooke games
Brewer ran third to Drew and Loomis.
1t will be a great feather in Brewers
cap. and incidentally a fine boost for
Coach Green. II the lad succeeds in get
ting to the tape before the others.
Brewer will head a quartet of blue
and white sprinters at the big games
Saturday. Carter, Wallace and Maxam
sprints and dashes ana viii be pittec
against Mercersburg and the Philadel-
phia Central High School In feature
relay.
called in the Meadowbrooke games, will
bring out the cream of the sprinters In
the East. Besides these dashers all OF
the cracks will compete, and tudginG
from last years standard there will be
the fastest sort of competition.
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One touch of spring weather brought
out q host of baseball tossers yester-
day, and prospects for steady outdoor
work are unusually bright from now on.
Georgetown staged a five-innlng battle
under the watchful eyes of John
OReilly. Charlie Moran and his Catho-
lie University tossers got In work
out. while the Maryland Aggies took
their initial practice on the turf. All
OF the squads look promising.
Many familiar faces were noted on
the Georgetown teams, Red" Cusack
Orland Leighty. Johnny Gilroy, Andy
Dempsey, Mike Berardini. BUS" Hager,
Mike Cantwell. and Shorty" Maloney
were among those present and gave q
fine account OF themselves.
Central and Eastern are getting into
the final basketball contest of the sea-
son today. The game was postponed
from earlier in the season. Eastern IL
hoping for a win, having two to Its
credit in earlier battles.
Western has seven veterans from last
years nine ready for the campaign
this season. Tom Peyton, captain of the
team, and Dick Sergeant are the main
stays in the outfleld. John Whelche
and Charley Fenwick are the catcher'
from last season. Raymond Peck Is thu
pitching holdover. Urqhart Ansley anC
Lester Peine are the remaining infield
ers from last years nine.
Maxam, Groseclose, Howard, O'Brien
and Sterans are lost from the team
having graduated. There are severa
Albert Watt, Vaivin Sinclair, Gen
stevens, Harry Hout, Harry Myers
Noble simpson, Paul Demonet, an,
Harry Chamberlain.
Westerns schedule follows:
March,, c., u. Freshmen. pending
A. N. Props; 6, q. l.. Freshmen; I
Alexandria High. at Alexandria; 10, Con
zaga, at Gonzaga; H. Gallaudet, pend
ing; H. Tech tsham pIp1I1nssip) g. A. =
Freshmen; II, Central; 10, Eastern; u
st. Adams; 10, Tech; g. Business; q
G. u. Props; 20, Gonzaga. June-S, Cen
trial; 0. Eastern.
Games are pending with NJ. A. {
Seconds, Tome, Tilton. c, U: Freshmen
Fort Washington. an Independent
schools Manager James Holmes desire
games with any independent baseba
teams or league mines.
Manager Griffith today ratified tn
seven dates at the baseball park, Th
high school teams will play there Apr
IL and Is, May and q, and June s.
and .. The remainder of the games wi
be played on the Monument Grounds.