Evening star., 1925-03-08

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Being somewhat handicapped by
having field of its own or bor-
rowed one within reasonable dis
tance, the Business team is likely to
be little behind the others in get
ting started on the grind, but no
doubt will be heard from later.
Booking Many Games.
While the interhigh series does
not having a field Of its own or a bor-
encounters Tech at the Central Sta
dium, managers of all of the teams
have been successful in booking out
side teams for tits preliminary to
the start of ampionship series.
Both Tech and Western open on
Saturday, March 2S. the Manual
Trainers journeying to Poofssville,
Nd, for meeting with Briarly Hail
Military Academy, and the George
towners tackling Episcopal High.
Business plays its first game at St.
Alban's on March 80, and Central en-
tertains Charlotte Hall Academy on
the same date. According to the
present schedule. Eastern does not
get into action until Emerson Insti-
tute is met on April 6, two days be-
fore the Light Blue and White nine
clashes with Tech III its first appear
ance in the title games.
All games are to be played at the
Central Stadium again this season
and. as IN 1924, each team meets each
of it's four rivals twice. Saturday
games will begin at 1 o'clock
Although Mike Gordon, Phipps,
Scruggs. Robson and Slanker are
missing from the roster of the cham
pion Central team, Coach Kelley still
has a large field from which to pick
another nine TO defend the hOnors
taken last Spring.
Moser. Dezendorf and Huse are
striving to take the position vacated
by Phipps. the hurler who pulled the
team through in the deciding game Of
the last series. and Blackstone,
Moser and Engle all are likely candi-
dates for the backstopping berth.
Hance. wilmer, simmons, Robert and
Hale are infeld performers with more
or less experience, while Capt. Bob
Williams, Adams and Byng have
ideas about coping the positions in
the gardens.
While the two-sport rule bars
Radice Heeke and Kessler from
further participation I'm scholastic
athletics. and Roudabush. Hook ana
Jack Smith are no longer in school,
Eastern S cHdnCeS OA- SdhlIle Nht NAieai'A
pionship on the diamond seem as
bright as those of the other institu-
tions.~ Cliff Zier is a catcher of
proved ability and is likely to get the
position vacated by Hook. Scruggs,
an outfielder and Bennie, second base
man, are capable Of holding their old
Jobs again, while Hogarth perhaps
will get the third sack job formerly
held by Radice. Medigan and Burdine
are the best hurlers that have turned
up so far.
Hogge, Handy. White and Sweeny
are former sandlotters who will be
making determined bids for regular
positions on the Eastern nine, when
the practice sessions get under way.
Techs base ball prospects suffered
severe setback last Thursday when
Gene Bulin, foot ball letter man, who
was counted on to occupy the mound
throughout majority of the games
of the coming campaign, was taken to
the hospital with a serious case of
diptheria- With Irving Batson. last
years star pitcher, signed with the
Baltimore Orioles. and Benny April.
star backstopper of last season. elimi-
mated by graduation route, the new
calamity has placed a real damper on
the Tech hopes for the present, at
least. Mccormick Hunt and Brist,
infielders and Adelman and Weber,
outf1eIders. are the veterans who
must form the nucleus Of the new
team.