Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-09

K YTTH the ma jority of the nine
u that last Spring won the
public high school crown
lost through graduation,
Coach Charley Guyon faces
Easy task in developing a base ball
IN this wear mt Eastern that will be
to defend the title.
eependables Of the 1926 team no
ger in school were: Fred Waple,
baseman: George Hogge, third
ker, and the entire outfield, com
sing Ferd Cappeln. Harold Scruggs
a Talbert
'osserS, around whom Guyon must
id his nine are John Quinn, crack
her; Billy Rankin, catcher: Harry
Allister, shortstop. and Cy Ho-
til. second baseman.
zach Guyon plans to call out his
terry candidates the first week in
rich for preliminary work.
coach Mike Kelley has deferred
ing foot bah practice for his Cen
= squad until such time as he is
lsonably sure he can get in couple
weeks work without danger of be-
interrupted 10y snow.
N at Western Coach Dan Ahearn
IA start his battery candidates for
"a base ball team limbering up about
arch /. 1t is rather hard TO tell
-ht now Just how strong the nine
an across the creek will be. While
number Of high-srade performers
We been lost. group Of formidable
terans are still Mt hand.
Ahearn doubtless will be hard put
> develop a hurIer of the caliber of
puthwell Brown. who was graduated
TIL the recent mid-year class. Larry
chneider, second-string moundsman
p st season. appears now the most
kelly successor to Brown. Bob VIII
n. regular catcher, who was recently
iected captain of the 1927 foot ball
am, will again be on the job.
Two inielders will be missing In
.art Sasher. first baseman, and Jimmy
itchell, third-sacker, but the brilliant
lobby Stevens will again be cavort-
q around shortstop with Glenn VOL
Jtt at the midway station.
lack Ratson, outfielder, has been
raduated, but Norman Hilleary ana
red Owens, who patrolled the far
caches last season, will again be
valuable.
Encouraged by the success attained
" its basket ball team. Strayer's
BUSINESS College is expected to be
epresented again in the court
a slime next session and may also
ave base ball and foot ball teams.
welve more games are to be played
lis season by Strayer's basketers, as
blows:
February IS, Central, City Club; 1S,
aIlaudet, City Club; II, Strayer's,
altimore; IS, Woodward. Y. NJ. c. A.;
[, Charlotte Hall, City Club; %,
evitt. City Club; "a, Charlotte Hall.
way; 25, St. Johns of Frederick, City
hub; March 2, Leonard Hall. City
hub; 4, Dewitt, away; 5, Gallaudet,
way; 9, Warrenton A. c., away.
Formal approval of the action yes
arday Of the high school principals
lacing a permanent ban on resump-
on of the public high school cham
ionship series, which was halted as
re result of a disturbance following
10 Central Western game on January
) at the Arcadia auditorium, must
9 given by DIR. Frank w. Ballou,
lperintendent of schools. before it
effective. The principals de-
Jared Central winner of the series.
t was said this morning that DIR. Bal
III was not expected to return to the
ity from Potsdam, n. Y, where he
7as called by the death of a sister,
efore tomorrow.
The principals meeting yesterday
as presided over by Stephen E.
-ramer, in charge of high schools.
. was called at the request of parents
{ the players and of alumni of the
ehools, who sought to have the series
asumed.