Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-11
HIGH SCHOOL TITLE
STILL IN BALANCE
Central and Tech Tie in What
Might Have Been De-
cisive Game.
By II. G. BYRD.

Yesterdays game between Central
and Tech left the high school base
ball championship az undecided as be-
fore the contest began. The two
teams fought to . 3-to-s tie. the
game being called At the end Of the
ninth inning to allow teams in the
Navy Yard League to take the field.
An agreement had been made with
officials OF the Navy Yard League to
stop the game at 5:45.
No moro striking demonstration Of
the need Of an athletic field for the
schools could be desired than the
game of yesterday. In the first place
there were no accommodations for
spectators. and not one.twentieth Of
the student bodies Of the two schools
were able to be present. The few
hundred persona who watched the
lines and within fifteen feet of the
catcher, at times interfering with play
Also the contest developed into =
great schoolboy battle. one in which
were all the elements Of a champion
ship scholastic game. Good play and
formances marked the afternoons
competition. 1t was an interesting
contest-too good to be stopped be-
fore a decision could be reached
Neither team can claim the cham
pionship. as the teams stand just as
they did before yesterdays game took
place. In fact. yesterdays game was
not game, according to league rul-
inss. and should BE- played over.
Tech His nelding was much better
than the average and his hitting was
above par.
when an all-high nine 10. picked BY
the nsvspapers. there 10 not much
doubt that Deck will be the general
choice for first base. The Tech initial
sacker hits well and also fields his
position very creditably.
Tech got its two runs against Gen.
trail in the first inning after two were
down. Hits by Grubb and Wardell and
shortstop were responsible.
Hutchinson and Russell did credit
aa IS a about 1t the tss
pitcher In the high schools this year.
and Russell, who was taken from be-
when Krupp was declared ineligible
cause he keeps sticking the bali over
the plate and gets pretty good sup
port.
sedgwick's brilliant pitching for
Finance was mainly responsible for
the victory OF that team over Ord
nance in the Departmental League
yesterday. by to 2. Sedgwick struck
three hits Besides hurting base ball
that would have won almost any
game. Sedgwick got two hits.
A.
Yard League and Gun Division landed
a game from the Marines by 1 to !.
Brady was the only member Of the
losing nine able to connect consistent
ly with Frey's delivery. Braund
helded we'll At third for the winning
club.
Bureau won another easy victory in
the Government League. trouncing
the Liberty Loan team by 16 to 3.
The winners hit the ball hard. Frank
Goebel leading with four safetie0 out
of six times At bat. Tom Crooke and
Dutch sterzer of the Navy Yard
Pfeil. pitching for War Risk. beat
Treasury By to 4. The contest was
q pitchers' battle between Pfeil and
Walker. There was little difference
in the work Of the two huriers.
Electricians and Union Station ran
wild on the bases and hit the ball
hard in the Terminal Railroad 7. NJ
c. A. League, both teams scoring -
million" runs. The former won the
contest. its players seeming to be in
better condition to stand tho track
practice. Tho score was 20 to II.
General Stan defeated the Army
Medical Team in War Department In
terbureau League by IL to 8. Both
teams hit the ball hard, the winners
connecting for seventeen safeties and
the losers for fourteen. Dust led the
winners at bat and Hall the losers,
each with three hits