The Washington times., 1916-03-01
TWO SCHOOLS HUNT
BASEBALL PRACTICE
GROUNDSFORT TEAMS
Tech and Business Seek Fields
Before Calling Candidates
Out for Early Work.
BY BRYAN MORSE.

Tech and Business are having their
difficulties over obtaining grounds Tor
baseball practice this season The
Manual Trainers have yet'to select their
training grounds, while Business Is COM
nletely at sea over the prospects OF
having to travel more than a mile from
the building to get action for the cam
didates.
last season Tech went down to the
Monument Grounds to get daily WORK.
outs. Western also found the diamonas
near the Municipal Pool the only aVaii-
able playing place. The fact that Doth
schools had to transport their canol-
dates SO far for workouts mace the
proposition unattractive.
This season Tech is again CONFRONTED
by q lack of grounds near the scnoo,'
and Coach Falconer and ADVISER SIrch
are casting about for a suitable place
near the school. Coach White Is reauy
20 call the Business candidates out uu'
has no grounds ready for them.
It is thought that Central Will use the
Railroad Y. NJ. C. A. grounds again.
For the past two seasons the Centrai
tossers have been first to obtain the
Patterson tract diamond. Eastern WIN
20 to Rosedale Fairgrounds. while
Western will use the held at Thirty
ffth and Wisconsin avenue:
Central Is using the Y. NJ. =. A
grounds for the last time this year.
Next spring will find the new GROUNDS
nj w street back Of the Dig school
ready for baseball as we'll as track. and
Central is not worrying over h|'I
SRnsinesS and Tech, however. will
have their troubles until grounds can pc
obtained for the diamond experts
Both schools will have wealth OF ma
terial to start In to work as soon as
weather conditions permit.
ct. Albans has entered its fiIll
strength in the George Washington in
door games Saturday night. The Cathe-
dral athletes arc expecting to win the
achoIastic end OF the meet. Brewer
and Maxam are counted upon to score
in tho Atty, the same youngsters with
Carter, FridmOre and Wallace are eT-
pected to score in the 44O-yard dash,
through in the half, AS all of these
boys will be on scratch with the
others, no handicaps being given In the
scholastic events. there Is every indica-
tion that the meet will be won by ST.
Adams.
Tech and Eastern are scheduled to
come together today in the Eastern
gym. With crippled team Tech was
handed a 15-to-10 licking by Gonzaga
Yesterday. Eastern Is scheduled to play
Army and Navy Prep on Friday, and
has another game with Central before
II can call halt on tha seasons
work.
Western had a hard time winning
from Central yesterday but landed q
29-to-9O contest IN the first game oi
a double bill at the Arcade. Cen
trail put up a good fight throughout
the affair. The score stood at 20 al
at the beginning OF the fourth period
Central was blanked In the vast ter
minutes. while western went through
for nine points.
St Albans was no match for Business
which presented a greatly improved
team In every department OF the game
Miloff played the best game OF hi
career for Business. st Albans failed
TO get a point in the first ha'f OF th'
contest. In winning yesterdays game
Business broke tie with the A. N
p. five. There were twenty-five play
ers used during the battle, both teami
using MANY substitutes.
George Washington lost a 10 TO I
game TO Delaware College at Newark
Del. last night. Almon was not II
the lineup. having failed to accom-
0any the team on the trip.