Evening star., 1927-04-03

Schneider pitcher: Bob Wilson
catcher; Glenn Waicott, second base
man. Bobby stevens. shortstop. and
| Capt. Norman (Huckl Hillesry and
Fred Owens are among the tcssers OF
/ tried worth upon whom Ahesrn is
counting heavily Devitt's diamond
athletes. coached by Norman r.. sill
| former local sandlot star viii open
| their schedule against Georgetown
Prep on the latter's field i'm the other
game Thursday. Sill has group OF
youngsters at hand who appear caps
| bic of giving just about any scholastic
combination hereabouts q stiff tussle
| Western High takes ou Episcopal
! High i'm A track meet in Alexandria
in another feature Thursday.
Fridays program is varied. Business
will engage ST. Johns in the days
lone base ball tilt. A match that
likely will go far toward settling the
public high indoor rifle championship
Is csrded between Central and West.
ern on the formers range Each has
| won its only start thus far. both seor-
ing over Eastern. In another inter
eSting event Friday Eastern will hold
It's hrst tnter-claSs track meet
Four base ball games. three on local
diamonds and a public high golf
match appear on Saturdays calendar.
I'm the diamond battles here Business
will engage Catholic University
Freshmen at Brookland. Leonard Hail
High of Leonardtown. Md. will be
here to help Gonzaga open it's season.
and St Adams will play host TO Nc
| Quire's School of Richmond, va.
western will visit Alexandria TO take
on Episcopal in the fourth game.
Central and Eastern are carded TO
clash in the golf match.
IT the weather is favorable aspir.
ants for the Central and Western
crews plan to begin serious training
this week on the Potomac under direc
tion of c. w. Heeox, who tutors both
squads.
| Central's swimming team may en-.
gage in one more match next Satur-
day to end its season. While Coach
Brunners boys have not shown so
formidaby since Clifford Sanford left
the team to join Dewitt the Blue and
| White on the whole has made n most
creditable record, considering that
Drummer has had much inexperienced
material with which to work. A mum
Der OF stalwart members of the COM
bination will he lost by graduation.
bur Brunner has a number Of highly
promising boys coming along who
with the regulars of this season are
expected to form a sturdy team next
| season. Natators who will receive
their sheepskins include Capt Walter
Bonnet, member of the relay team
and short distance specialist: Josiah
| Hunt. whose forte is the 100-yard
backstroke; Conrad Hoffman, who, be-
sides holding down a position on the
relay team completes in the 100-yard
event, and Alden Smell, relay and 22O-
yard performer. Jim Bates is the
lone member Of the relay team that
viii be at hand next season He Is
also clever In the 50-yard swim.
| Among other leading performers this
| season. who will be on the Job I'm 1921
are Edward Hickey and Roger Lever
ton. fancy divers; Wilson Leverton
and Franklin. 109-yarl backstrokers.
Munger Bishop. 100.yard specialist.
and kelso and Bendheim. who have
been competing in the 100-yard bre tst
| stroke.
Drummer expects a number of juniors
to report following the Easter l1oli-
| days from whom he figures to pick
up more than one capable performer
lie also Is confident that the fancy
| diving class he is teaching will PRO
duce a number of clever additions to
the team as of the 26 in the class
virtually all are promising. One mem.
ber of the class. Rhoades, seems TO
have particularly bright future.
Drummer opines.
Business and Tech teams were to
| meet yesterday in the first match Of
the public high championship golf
series; but rain prevented. The match
probably will be played during the
| Easter holidays.
The preparatory school tennis
league will have five teams this
Spring instead of four as In 1923,
according to the outlook. Woodward
School has agreed to come in the loop
If its games can be postponed TO May.
St Adams which won ths league title
In 1926. and Dewitt. Georgetown Prep
| and Friends, that were in the league
last season, again are in line Wood
ward was listed tentatively to meet
Dewitt next Friday and Friends on
April ID, but as this is the first season
the Y. NJ. c. A. school has attempted
organization of a net team and il has
little line on its material it has asked
for a chance to get some practice. II
is thought this can he arranged. ac-
cording to Guida G.. Callan. who organ.
ized the loop five years ago. and has
again been reelected as its president.
Callan says a meeting will be held
soon TO adopt definite schedule to
begin May with meeting between
Dewitt and Friends. He is chairman
of the leagues board of directors
which also includes the managers Of
the teams as follows: st. Adams,
Train; Friends. Hitz; Georgetown
Prep, Ayers Dewitt, Orme. and Wood
ward, Gurtler
II the inter-class track meet TO be
held Friday at Eastern under direc-
ton of Coach Gordon B. Rath proves
successful it probably will become an
annual event. Competition will be tn
four classes-unlimited. lis, 100 and
S5 pounds. Thus far, more have
entered the two heavier classes. says
Rath. Entries will close Wednesday
afternoon.
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