Evening star., 1917-05-12
CANOE CLUB MAKING
PLANS FOR REGATTA
First Competition on Water Next
Week-Central Wins Dia.
mond Title.
BY II. G. BYRD.


Two closed regattas. May - and May
%, will open the season Of the WASH
ington Canoe Club. In reality the two
regattas will be one regatta divided. the
first half being, scheduled on the first
the last.
Here are the events listed for the
two days of the regatta: May 10
Junior singles. senior singles. Junior
, doubles, senior doubles. upset TT race; ace
race, intermediate doubles. mixed dou-
bles. club fours (mixed crews), fitting
contest.
These events are to be used in prep
by the Interclub Canoe Association at
Sycamore Island May 80. The Washing
ton Canoe Club is planning to enter
big squad in that competition. Two
with the club are the open swim, about
June 16, and the regatta of the Asso-
ciated Canoeists Of Washington, about
June %.
changes in the rules for canoe racing.
as follows:
The junior, novice: intermediate and
senior events are. divided into classes.
races and contests such as upset, tail
end. fitting, etc.
Any competitor winning an event in
one class is still eligible to enter and
II
class of the same or lower grade. For
example: The winner of championship
or senior singles is still eligible to
compete in the junior or intermediate
petitor has not previously won these
races. Any member of crew win
ming the senior fours is still eligible
to compete in the junior or inter.
mediate singles and doubles' II not
previously won by him.
The special races do not change the
standing of the competitors.
With the best balanced and steadiest
nine that has represented a local high
school in years, Central yesterday won
the diamond championship by defeating
Business, 16 to 6. The same steadtness
that has characterized the work OF the
squad during the entire spring was the
main factor in the victory needed to
clinch the hold on the championship.
There was one inning in which Central
got in a little wild throwing, but in
comparison to what Business did In
that respect Central was guilty OF
nothing.
Business outhit Central, as far as the
box score is concerned. but in reality
the Blue and White got against the
ball harder and oftener than the ste
nographers. On two occasions particu-
larly did Business felders deprive Gem
trail batters Of what certainly would
have been two-baggers and possible
three-base hits. Jake Macdonald clout-
ed one to right center which Raedy ran
over and grabbed with one hand after
it appeared that the ball surely would
go by him. Not ten minutes later b.
Shafer made the same kind OF catch
of long drive to right by Bailey, the
Central catcher.
There was not much to the game as
game. Business threw the ball around
in wild fashion and presented Cen
trail with many Of it's runs. Battery err
41c F1,
scores. The Blue and White players
gave c. Shafer about ten times as good
support as was accorded Dorsey. who
did the hurting for Business.
Central has one player who stands
head and shoulders above all the 9TH
ers in his position in the school series
Bailey. AS catcher Bailey is so far
ahead Of any rivals he may have for
the place on the all-high nine that he
need have no fear about everybody
choosing him for the place. Bailey is
big enough to hold down the job back
of the bat, fields his position fairly
well and hits much better than the
player in the series who looks better at
bat than Bailey. He will have to i'm
prove his throwing. both in the manner
Of shifting his feet and accuracy, before
ball and he must learn to start sooner
after foul flies and in fielding bunts just
in front of the plate. Bailey has the
natural ability, though, and a little
coaching is all that is needed to put
him among the best in collegiate ranks.
If Central wins the high school
championship track meet this after
noon it will gain permanent possess
sion of The Evening Star cup. on which
it now has two legs. The Star gives
perpetual trophy to the high school
track meet, to be the permanent pos
session of the school winning 1t three
times. So far all the cups have been
won by Central. and that school will
claim the one for which competition is
now open If it can stand of the athletes
representing Technical and Western in
today's events.
General Office proved too strong for
Auditors in the Terminal Railroad Y.
NJ. c. A League game yesterday, TAX
ing the long end of to 6 count
Three runs scored in the last inning
won the contest. Both teams played
better ball than usual.
St. Albans went down before the
Army and Navy Props yesterday by 0
to 20, the Props overwhelming the
Episcopalians in every department.
Gilmartin struck out seventeen bat
ters and hit homer and triple for the
A. and N. Preps.