Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-22
SCHOLASTIC SERIES
OPENS WEDNESDAY
Eastern Meets Business and
Western Plays Technical in
Base Ball Opener.
BY n. c. BYRD.
II people would look more at
the doughnut than at the hole In
the douEhnut there would be lass
Pezsfmism in regard to the out
come OF the war and more OPP
tirnism about things in general.

Wednesday at o'clock at American
League park the annual series for the
base ball championship Of the high
schools is to open. Two games are
scheduled. Eastern being listed to meet
Business in the opener. and Western
to play Technical In the closing part of
the bill.
Less line has been obtained on the
high school mines, except Central. this
spring than usual. Not one Of the four
teams due to appear Wednesday has
been able to get in many practice
games owing to the bad weather. 1t
is nearly impossible to give anything
like an accurate estimate Of the
strength of the mines. Central seems
to be exceptionally well fixed in the
pitching department. and Western also
has a capable twirler.
Wednesdays games, though, ought to
give fairly good line on tho pros
poets of the teams. Centrars strength
is known. because any school nine with
hurler as capable as Schafer does
not need to worry much. Pitching Is
so much more important in scholastic
base ball than other departments Of
play that the strength Of the team al
most wholly hinges upon that. There
fore, upon what the pitchers show will
descend in great measure the outlook
for the schools.
Georgetown Is scheduled to play its
next game Wednesday, st. Johns OF
Annapolis being. due to appear here.
tests in which they have appeared. one
to Mt. st. Joseph's and the other to
the Navy. but they did not expect to
make any wonderful showing after
losing their best men for service in the
Army.
]. Wood Rutter, a member Of the '05
class of Princeton and assistant sec
rotary eastern department Of the Y. M.
mates appealing for men to enter the
". M. c. A. service in France. The let
ter, self-explanatory. follows:
IT am writing to ask you to bring
before as many of our classmates as
you can the fine opportunity for pa
triotic service that tho Y. M. c. A. Of
fers to men over draft age-both for
overseas or in home environments. You
probably know that Harold Short and
Henry sayen are both going to France
ical directors. Henry to serve with the
French army and Harold with the
American expeditionary forces:
The French army values the WORK ,pst
they are making urgent appeals
ter. for Y M. c. A. representatives.
We want 800 hut leaders next month.
men of Christian character. but not re-
ligious teachers We, want broad. hu-
serve our boys or the French soldiers
with their hands as we'll as with their
heads-men who can organize ana Gre
ate, men Of action who can Keep a
game. coach foot ball and otherwise
inaugurate healthful activities for the
mems idle hours.
1--WE need men who can drive and re-
pair an automobile, but especially those
who can qualify as physical directors.
they need not be athletic themselves.
but must know how to organize and
carry on athletic activities
1--WE have many such men in our
class who want to do constructive work
in this war and to serve their fellow
men. If they are married and have de-
pendents the Y. NJ. c. A. will try to
help them meet their home obligations
If necessary. We want to provide a
home for our boys away from home.
We want to keep up the morale Of
splendid. and the job is a big one, an
unselfsh one and big enough to char-
lenee the best any man can give, no
matter how great his ability.
will you make this appeal to our
men-those of 1905? We are splendidly
represented in the service already.
Army. Navy, Ambulance. Aviation. etc.
but the Y. NJ. C. A. has not been get
ting its share Of 'e6 men.
ut is not perhaps dramatic part
nor a snowy one-but It's one which Is
quite worth while, and it holds real
values in 1t for the man who UNDER
takes 1t.
'sWill you pass this appeal on?
Surely II men like Shorty and Henry
Sayen can see in 1t a big opportunity
for service sufficient to make the sac
rifice ! know they are making. 1t will
occur to some others OF our class that
they can play a part, too. so important
In winning the war and to the men
who are somewhere in France"
Catholic University's nine plays two
games this week, being booked to meet
Gallaudet Wednesday and Villanova
Saturday. The Brooklanders think
they stand an even chance to get the
long end of the score in each game.
1t is doubtful II Maryland State will
elect q captain for its base ball team
this spring. Riggs IL due to go through
the season a. acting captain and prob
ably win be elected to hold the job
in 2e12. .--.--.-.... ............l 80.
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