Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-13

The matches will be played W ed
nesdays and Saturdays. In addition TO
the CentraI-E Eastern engagement on
May 3, the other matches are as fol-
lows.
May Z. Tech VS.. Business: 10, West.
ern VS.. Eastern; II, Central VS.. Business;
II, Western vs.. Tech: u, Eastern VS..
Busin ess; "a, Central VS.. Tech; rs.
Business VS.. Western 81. Tech VS.
Eastern; June 1. Central VS.. Western.
Prep schools hereabout are not to
be out done in tennis by the five
public high schools. for they already
ship matches Play in the prep
school circuit will get under way next
Saturday, when st. Adams tackels st.
Johns College.
According to present plans. the
winner of this series will challenge
the public high school champion for
the title of the District. Nineteen
matches will be played In the prep
! school series, which already has been
announced. Besides st. Adams and
Prep and Gonzaga expect 70 offer
! competition in the prep school loop.
Only one game will be laycd in the
high school championship base bal!
series this week. Central and Bust
ness will make their debut Wednes-
day in Central Stadium, the schooi
officials changing the date from tues
day because of the opening game at
the American League Park on tnat
dav. There will he a lapse OF thir-
teen days before another titular game
is played, as the Eastern holidays
start several days hence
Central is top-heavy f2Nor1ie
over Business because OF the latter.s
inexperience and green material.
Brown, pitching, and Stewart, catch
ing, is the probable battery for tFe
Senographers. The 9th street box
l Il - N
his only test thus far and he is apt
to prove bothersome TO the Central
ties Coach Doc White of the Mount
Pleasant institution has rounded out
clever combination around slcn
steller players az Gordon, third !:
Scruggs, short. and Phlpus, DeIenaort
and Huse. fingers.
Gordon was a savage siusger In the
school series last year. aud he is ex-
nected to duplicate his batting feats
, in the 1924 titular games; Arcoraihg %
the dope, Centrara advantage over
Business lies in experience and NOR 9
reserve strength in hurlerE. Coach
! WOODWORK of Business VIII place a
| brand new team on the field, as none
| of his players performed with the
| Stencgraphers last season.
| Western High IL to he taken seri-
riously in the series games Its de-
! feat over Tech, considered one of the
most formidable teams in the circuit,
| came as a surprise. Coarh Ahearn
| Of the GEORGETOWN School, present ed
a talented finger in McGahey. who
! puzzled the Techites throughout and
| never seemed nervous by base run
ners Fred Erick son. diamond mentor
| of Tech, has job on his hands to
the art of control and fielding hunts.
| The Maroon and Gray finger has
enough STUFF but he knows little about
| heaving them across the plate Had
he been more steady against Western,
the chances are that Steiner battle
would have resulted.
One OF Westerns players impressed
| the dopesters. He was stevens. who
| handled himself in veteran style at
shortstop. In addition to his fielding
qualities, the youngster appeared in
cleanup position. where he started
ming with a beautifully placed bunt.
Some say that Stevens play is equal
TO that of Scruggs, who was awarded
the all-high position at short last
season
All OF the high schools have book ed
outside games this week. Tomorrow
Central will entertain Emerson Institute
while Business will take the field
against the University of Maryland
Western also will be seen in action
tomorrow, meeting Alexandria High
| School on the latter's grounds Tech
High will strive to NOV down George
Mason High School Tuesday at Del
Ray, Va, while Eastern has a match
with the Georgetown Freshmen.
| Thursday will be a. busy day for the
| school teams. Coach Charley Guyon
| of the Light Blue and White nine
! will send his tosSers against Con
| zaga on the Rosedale diamond, Tech
will tackle st. Adams on the latter
| grounds, and Central will engage Dew
| lit Prep in the Blue and White
I stadium. On the following day
Eastern will encounter the George
| Washington Engineers on the lat
| ter's field.
Brandyyviu High School is making
| an impressive showing in the Prince
| Georges county championship bas'
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