Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-05
CENTRAL PLAYING
GOOD BASE BALL
Blue and White Nine Is Win
ming Consistently in Its
Practice Games.
G. U. AND C. U. WCTORS
BY II. C. BYRD.

Central High is out this spring with
a strong base ball team. The Blue and
White is playing in its practice con-
tests in better form than it has show
for many seasons. In each game il
seems to be able to produce enough de-
fensive and offensive strength in vary
ing proportions 20 win, no matter what
the rating of the opposing nine. II
Central continues its present gait it
undoubtedly will make quite a fight
against the other five high schools for
the championship in the series soon to
begin.
Yesterday Central went to Alexan-
dria and won from the Episcopal High
School by to ] after the contest had
gone an extra inning. Episcopal got
IT'S one count in the third. and Central
tied the score in the sixth. Neither
nine got man to the plate again
until a single by Macdonald paved the
way for the winning of the game in the
tenth. SClaffer struck out twelve men
and Hodgson thirteen, the game being
a splendid pitchers battle.
GEORGETOWN got a well earned victory
over Lehigh, coming from behind after
the Pennsylvanians had got two-run
lead in the first four innings Lehlgh
ii
in the first half of the ninth, but could
not quite reach. 1t got one man over
the plate. but that was all. The count
for the game was to 3. the Hilltop
pers being on the long end
Finnegan pitched good ball for
Georgetown. but was poorly supported
at times. Both Finnegan and Twom-
bley. he latter doing the hurting for
IIehigh were wild. Finnegan gave four
bases on balls and Twombley seven.
Cusack. captain of the Blue and Gray
outfit. starred at bat. connecting for
three hits out of four times up. Cody.
H. Sullivan and Maloney of George
town each got two SafetleS..
Hendricks broke into his first game
for Catholic University in the brilliant
form which characterized the majority
of his appearances a year ago La
fayette batters could do practically
nothing with his delivery at any time
and only four hits were made. The
Eastonians could not score off the
lanky Brooklander. Besides pitching a
shut-out contest, Hendricks landed on
the ball for three safeties.
Catholic University hit the ball well,
but Jack Butler was the real batting
star. Three times Butler went to the
safeties and on another got a double.
Rogers hitting and first base work and
Whites play at short were exceeding
ly creditable. White handled eight
The Business High nine played the
Alexandria High School in Alexandria
yesterday and won by IL to 8. Errors
ness pitchers gave the Alexandrians
the majority of their runs, as only
three hits were made by them. Bust
ness connected for safe drives eleven
times.
T-ri, q
lacrosse and base ball games scheduled
with Maryland State this week. The
1thacans were to have played lacrosse
at College Park today and base ball
Saturday The following telegram was
received by the State management yes
terday:
Owing to uncertain condition of in
ternationa1 relations we have decided
TO call off all intercollegiate schedules
for remainder of scholastic year. There
fore will not be able to play our games
with you this week.
Several good marks were made yes
terday in the dual track and field meet
between Western and Technical High
schools. Whyte of Western did the
50-yard dash in five and four-ffths
seconds, which is about as good time
as usually is made by college men at
that distance Mcnamara ran the quar-
ter in hfty-six seconds on a two-lap
track, and Sheehan made the half in
two minutes two and two-fifths sec
onds.
The summaries of the meet:
5o-yard dash-Won by Whyte, Western: Sec
ond. Mcnamara. Tech; third, Ryan. Tech.
22o-yard run-won by whyte. Western: sec
ond. Mcnamara, Tech: third, Ryan, Tech.
44o-yard run-won by Mcnamara. Tech: sec
ond; Jewett, Western third. LpscOmb. Time.
sS0-yard run-won by sheehan, Tech; second,
Gross. Tech; third. Burgess, Tech. Time,
One-mile run-won by Clark. Tech: second,
Hough. Tech; third, Shoemaker, Western. Time.
High jump-First tie between Aaronson,
Tech, and Chamberlain. Western: third tie be-
tween Jewett and Hout. Western. Height, 5
shotput-won by Clark. Tech; second, Fen.
wtek, Western; third, Knowles. Tech. Distance,
Broad jump-won by Aaronson. Tech; sec
9nd. Carpenter. Tech; third. Gardner. Western.
Distance, is #. 10 inches.
Pole vault-won by Abbott, Western: second,
Aaronson. Tech; third. Pennybaker. Western.
one-haIf mile reIay-won by Western
lwlyte, Gardner. Abbott, McIutyrel; second,
Time. LII IS.
The University of Virginia has called
off its athletics for the remainder of
the year. No more games, are to be
played by the Charlottesville institu-
tion, as practically all the members of
the athletic teams belong to the Re-
serve Officers Training Corps. and are
spending every available minute in
military drill.
Notwithstanding all the furry about
cancellation of schedules, the Naval
Academy. the institution most concern
ed in the activities which will be the
outcome of present conditions. is play
ing through it's list of contests in base
a q Ii IRl "
that there Will be far less injury to
sports and kindred activitnes than
seems to be expected. 1t takes a grea
deal more to disturb the equilibrium of
the United States than the ma jority
OF people think. and about the only APP
parent result even of sending an army
TO Europe would be increases in taxes
along various lines Despite the fact
that Canada is waging an aggressive
part in the war. Toronto and Montreal
had better seasons in base ball last
summer than in several years previous,
according to statement of a man
closely connected with the sport.
Base ball games scheduled here today
probably Will not be played Syracuse
University was to have met Catholic
University. and Lafayette was listed
to play Georgetown. Lafayette, as has
been mentioned before, received a beat
ing at the hands OF c. L. yesterday
while Syracuse proved much too strong
for the Navy.
Syracuse is looking for a game for
next Tuesday. The New Workers are