The Washington herald., 1919-04-13
HIGH SCHOOLS
GETTING READY
Interscholastic Series Opens
With Games Between
Central and Western.

Scholastic baseball is gradually
coming into its own. The boys on
different high school teams are
rounding into fine form. The ma
jOrity of the high school baseball
teams have played at least six con-
tests and have come out a victor in
the majority OF mem. The school
teams are prep ring for the big
scholastic series which starts April
29, which indicates sterling baseball.
Central High engages the strong
Western High nine in the first game
of the scholastic series.
Central High is showing true form
on the diamond. With Ernie Schafer
back on the job the crack pitcher
for the Blue and White team last
year should do well in baseball this
season. Schafer's wonderful twirl-
ing has led the Central nine to five
victories this year. The other con-
test was won by Jack Brinkmen, a
yOungster who is gradually round
ing into form under the coaching of
Metzler. Schafer is not only a good
twirler but is also master of the
club. In recent games that Central
has played S0hafer has done his bit
with the bat. Central has come
out victorious against Georgetown
Preps. Alexandria. Maryland State
Freshman. Emerson Institute and
Briarly Hall.
The Blue and White team as a whole
is well developed, and the boys have
keen baseball ability. Penrose. Rus
sell. the famous backstop, and Jimmie
Lemon, the crack first baseman, are
two lads who are doing wonderful
work. They are doing fine work in
the field, and are up to the standard
when it comes to hitting the pill.
The Mount Pleasant aggregation is
looked to by the majority of the
school fans TO win the scholastic Sc
ries. They have a clean slate so far,
and Coach Metzler hopes to keep il up
all through the season. The Central
nine will engage the strong Episcopal
nine in one of its best scheduled
games Tuesday on the Central dia-
mond. This contest will undoubtedly
be well played. for both mines are
worthy combinations. The Princeton
A. c. has a game pending with Cen
trail this Monday which should be well
played. This contest will be merely a
practice game. in order to put the
Central boys on their toes for the
Episcopal game the next day.
Coach Morse of Western High Is
doing well with his baseball aggre-
cation. In practice he has at least
thirty-five boys out and the ma
jority of them know the game.
Western so far has defeated the
Georgetown Prep and Army, Navy
and Prep School mines in handy
fashion. Burke. Nordlinger. Claude
and Quinn are boys who are doing
exceptionally well on the diamond.
Claude is one of Westerns best
pitchers and in a short while will
ubtedly make all the High
School baseball players sit up and
take notice. He possesses fine con-
troll. combined with deep curves. He
ought to show up well in the COM
ing scholastic baseball series. The
Westerners are looked upon as hay-
ing a very strong baseball combi-
nation. Coach Morse has not only
a strong regular team. but has or
ganized reserve and freshmen mines
which are expected to show up well
on the field this season.
Eastern. although they lost to the
fast st. Adams nine recently. are de-
veloping fast and may be the dark
horse in the series. Coach Battersby.
with forty students reporting for
practice daily, has promising pros
poets for his boys. Although they
have done verv little this season
thew are expected to come forward
with a few victories before the
scholastic series begins.