Evening star., 1927-04-17
N active week marked by

A N active week marked by d
~ number of engagements Of
"A more than usual interest is
a faced by schoohoy athletes OF
the local area. While nase ball
win predominant, track, tennis and
golf, all will come in for attention
Dan Ahearn's Western base hall
team will be the most active combine.
ton. being down for a foray into Viz
gfnia that calls for games Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday.
Although Western has played only
a couple of regularly scheduled con
tests. a number having been post
Doned because of rain or for other
reasons. the Georgetown boys have
Derforned sufficiently to Indicate they
are a team that must be reckoned
with in the lnterhigh series.
perhaps the most vulnerable part
~ the Western nine is it's pitching
staff. although in Schneider, Bates
and Bennett Ahearn has trio OF
hurlers that have shown a deal Of
worth.
The West Enders will meet Staun-
ton. Fishburne and Washington and
Lee freshmen during their invasion OF
tha Old Dominion. All three are
usually represented by clever mines
and it is probable that the local
schoolboys will have stout opposition
in each engagement.
Track Meet for Tech.
A dual meet between Hap Hardeil' s
Tech team and the crack Episcopal
High combination in Alexandra on
Thursday Is another high spot OF the
week. 1t viii be the first test or the
snring for the Manual Trainers, ano
win enable followers Of public higf
school sports to get rather gooo
line as to the chances of Harden s
nro+eges repeating their 1925 triumph
in the interhigh meet on May 27.
Tech doubtless will enter large
souad. and while Hardell admittedly
does not anticipate victory, he tgures
his boys will finish not more thar
eight points in the wake OF the Fn
There IS an old and robust rivalry
between the schools. Last Sprlne
the Manual Trainers conquered the
Old Dominions by just two points foi
the first time since they nave peer
meeting. -,
Another feature Of the week will be
the hall game on Friday between st
Alhans and it's time-honored foe, st
Christopher's Of Richmond, on tn
wisconsin avenue schoolboys Ola
mond. q
ST. Albans, which has shown de
| ciled punch I'm its tests thus far. L
'.laving" for the invaders from tht
| VIRGINIA CAPITAL. Two defeats handed
! the locals by st. Christopher las
/ season rankles. st. Albans VIII glF'
| the Richmond boys a return game II
/ that city on May s.
Two Games Tuesday.
| Tomorrow offers not a single con
| test. but a couple of tussles are card
1 ed for local diamonds Tuesday. IN al
/ dition to the Western -Staunton game
| They will bring together Tech anC
| st. Johns and st. Adams ana Boys
| Latin School of Baltimore.
| Tsck has bowed to st. Adams an
/ defeated Georgetown Prep in 1t'
I games to Gate. 1t Is a green buncl
| of Manuel Trainers that Coach GtenT
| Is handling, but q group that is BY M
! means lacking in promise. 81
| Johns has lost both it's starts, but il
| each was beaten by narrow margins
| losing to Business, s to 8. and to Cen
/ trail, to 10.
ST. Adams viii be seeking a vic
| tory over Boys Latin to even the
slate with the Monumental City
sehoolboy group, the locals having
| been nosed out, 5-4, by Forest Park
| High recently in Baltimore.
While Western is showing its wares
at 8Yaynesboro against F'ishburne on
| Wednesday. Eastern will be entertain
ing Alexandria High in the East
Enders' Stadium and Business and
Smithfie1d Seniors will be clashing.
Though Eastern has no victories to