Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-12
TOML|N GETS CHANCE
TO Play At DETROIT
Former Eastern High Star Makes
Splendid Pitching Record in
Oklahoma High School.
BY b. c. BYRD.

BY n. G. BYRD.
Eddie Tomlin. who pitched the East
ern High School team TO the scholastic
championship q the District . little
more than . year ago, 10 to get q
chance to make good with tho Detroit
Tigers u the end Of the present season.
This spring Tomlin has been making
, splendid record ~ pitcher for the
Muskogee, Okla. nine doing even bot
tor work than when he starred here
Detroit - sending Ton1in to class
him on whom the schedule in that CIR
QUIT enAa Tonnlin LOFT Washington last
| summer and moved to Oklahoma with
his PARENTS
Following 10 an excerpt from the
Muskogee Times- Democrat Of q story
printed shout Tom1fn:
'Tonlin has been hurting rings
around Al The high school teams in
best high school pitchers that over
pitched In this state. He has been with
the Central High School team only one
year, coming here from Washington.
D, c.. whore he pitched the Eastern
High School team Of that city into the
championship Of tho District OF Column
bia- He has been playing both in the
outf1eld and in the pitchers box, being
kept In the game whether pitching or
net :. b 1s,s, Of his heavy hitting 8
Tulsa in April jennings asked that
Tomlin come over in order that he
might SOC him WORK. Tom1in did SO,
and performed under tho eyes Of the
good enough at least to have tryout.
Mike Finn, Tiger scout, who was in
Muskogee about two weeks ago. gave
him another e1an1nation, and arrived
l q aQv NJ ~AynA 1frA1
'Tomlin goes to tho Clinton club in
the Central Association, a class D
league. which H. considerably faster
He will be kept there until the season
oloseA when he will report At the De-
troit hsadquartseS. He reports to the
Clinton management Sunday morning"
/ Dorsey Grimth. osorsstswn's star
track man, has been elected to captain
the Blue and Gray 1S17-1s1S squad. Tho
mainstay Of the Hil1toppers for the last
reputation .. q Splinter There have
been few athletes In tho South Atlantic
section In the last two seasons able to
take his measure 1t any distance from
career at Western High School under
Bryan Morse. While with the scho
lastic squad he did 80 well that there
| were many predictions as to his al
most certain SUCCESS IN the collegiate
ranks
| wallach-Towers School won the
track meet held yesterday by the vir-
ginia avsnuA division Of tho grade
| schools. Il was victor BY . good mar
nsrIup got Is. cranch school counted 81.
Bryan -, Rand1e Highlands .. Con-
gress Heights 3 and Tyler 2.
The Georgetown division holds it's
meet today. which 10 to be the last Of
the divisional competitions. The cham
| urday morning at 10 o'clock in the
Central High stadium.
Following are the results Of the vir-
sinia avenue division meet:
| 5o-ysrd dash. SID. esass-dorris ClaTt Bu-
T::;s: 1 sss:.s re- .I',' 'w.'...
;;ssas ;s, WI: re sass, :s1s; W HARD;
second: y. MCDONALD icsnFiess H.,sh.s1. third;
ews9sss sssa "s: ale11a tR.ads HIP
i Raaniae hish jump. . peuSd al.:.-a.nrz
S5s:asS :s ssss;'ss 800, s;:s
Esan,ne high jump. 1oo,s~4 s,sss-H. Car
ena; J. Alien BsSsa,. third He,sss lit 70
Rsasips h,.n JUMP 11s;pogas si.: -! IN. Nc
ne ssa1'r sss .s9 1fsR:s ei:;S
iFtysn,. fourth. nth Height, f.e. 10 ischs: 'O'@
,nTyan5 . xsa; S;sa;n eT;Ss ssS: ;essas; 2
Running broad jump.loo pound class.
| Congress Hsishtsj. fourth. Distance. IA feet
nunntns broad Jump 1,sHssad tS sl.s:aE
second; g. sehauesr (Buehananl. thdrdi OTIS
Eune,.. srese jump unlimited x.7 ~ e,-
;:ssns s o:s's:Sz =! ~ <
-, e.ssss: 81; ;:sss ss1ss'sa's' ssaA.sss
''a 4oy.id 9:.S ~ S.ua A...-wV. ), WI
=, .4o,y.;s relay. lls.9suss si75dw's p
ssoy.rd relay. uniinsssa eisss.Wss u wa
h ssh sus ssu1ss ::sssd ;s ehird' Handle
| An on1cial announcement has been
made by the South Atlantic Association
| Of the Amateur Athletic Union that II
| has issued sanction to the Alexandria
County Athletic Association for a track
| and field meet at Clarendon Saturday,
June 16. Arrangements for the games
are in the hands Of Manager Prosise
well. The entry list is fairly represen-
| tatlve and has in It the names Of the
best scholastic performers in the sec
ton.