Evening star., 1928-03-09
ONLY TWO Of 1927
MARKSMEN REMAIN
Central to Have Big Squad in
Championship Tank
Meet Tomorrow.

Eastern Highs outlook for success on
the rife range in the public high title
matches next month is by no means
rosy. The Lincoln Parkers are shy on
seasoned material following the loss by
graduation OF such stellar shots as
Louis Hayes, Albert Bean and Alton
DenSlow. Eta Evans and Henry Bauer
are the lone members OF last seasons
team at hand Capt. Frank Rodger,
Martin Isittlefield and James Dietz are
other leading aspirautS right now. A
large SQUAD is striving for the team,
but there are few shots OF appreciate
experience in the bunch. and an elin1t-
nation contest is planned TO get the
size Of the squad down.
Thus far Eastern has confined its
formal competition 10 National Rifle
Association matches. though a mail
engagement With Carnegie Tech Fresh
men doubtless will be arranged before
the local public high contests start.
Central High win be represented by
q large squad in the South Atlantic in
terScholaStic swimming championships
tomorrow night in the Baltimore Ath-
ietic Club tank in the Monumental City.
starting al O'Clock. Tome. Staunton
more Poly and McDonogh School also
Will have natatorS in action.
Following are Central's entries:
l60-yard relay-Gaither King. Wiley,
Eodine, Rote: diving-Bodine. Leverton,
Smith, Lyman Rhodes 50-yard dash
Gather: Observation-Disclosures, Hickey:
220-yard daSh-Rote, Rhodes; breast
s5roke-Kolb. Bates; l00-yard dash
King. Wiley. Bodine; medley relay
varela, Bates, King.
Inward of so were in the squad that
reported 10 Coach L. G. Worthington
for first base ball practice at Hvatts-
vile High School yesterday. There
were comparatively few seasoned per-
formers in the bunch and the Mary
land schooIboys will have to hustle to
cevelop a nine comparable with that
which represented them last Spring.
Many OF the 1927 dependables have
been lost by graduation.
With the entire 1927 outfield again at
hand and only one vacancy in the in
field and with veteran material on the
5ob for the battery posts. it appears
that St. Johns is in for good sea-
son In base ball. Tom Mudd. pitcher,
and Walter Morris, shortStop. are the
only regulars who have been lost to
the team. They both were highly ca
pabie performers. but several promising
the Job. There are also new candidates
Of worth striving for the other posts
IN addition TO the regulars available
for these jobs. The vets include Hickey.
first baSeman; Hudson, at second: Bill
Rapp, who has been chosen captain. at
third; Lewis. pitcher: Cronin. catcher.
and Lucas, Sherman and Lee. out
delders.
Dewitt basketers and swimmers are
carded for action tomorrow. The court
men are down for a game with St.
Mary's Ceitics in the National Guard
Armory at Alexandria starting at 7:30
O'Clock and the mermen are listed TO
match strokes with the Navy Plebes at
Annapolis ~at 4 O'Clock.
Hyattsyiile High School basketers
champions Of Prince Georges County,
were TO engage Millersgille High, Anne
Arundel County title holders, in Hyatts-
v1lle's FIRST game In the Statewide elinai-
nation competition under auspices OF
the Playground Athletic League Of
MARYLAND Last Winter Hyattsyille all
but won the State title. being beaten by
Allegheny High in the final game at
Frederick.