Evening star., 1928-04-25

- OLLOwERS of the public high
school base ball championship
series are eagerly awaiting the
Il Central Eastern game Friday,
AL the teams except Central
have now appeared IN series Games
and fans wish 20 see Just how Coach
Mike Kelleys prOteges are going ~ per.
form. 1t is apparent that the Central
tSam has decided power III all depart
YnentS. but whether ii will be able TO
check Tech, defending champion, or
Eastern. for thar matter. is q question.
In its 1876 win over western i'll the
second game of the flag race Yesterday
Tech showed plenty OF strength. indl-
eating that Coach Glenn's toSserS are
going 10 be hard To step.
Though Central lost 10 the University
Of MARYLAND Freshmen In an ll-to-S
game Yesterday. the Blue and White
we're not uninpreSsive.
Eastern. in 6rabbing Business in the
opening game of the title scramble, also
displayed an undeniable punch, and the
Lincoln Parkers, it appears, VIII not
be easily brushed aside by any Of their
rivals Business and Western are ap-
parentlv not so hot, though each has
individual performers of marked ability.
Central viii enter the Eastern game
with team composed largely Of sea-
Soned material Horace Duly, clever
soutnpaw. whose one handicap thus
far has been a tendency 10 lose ms
mental poiSe: Eddie Ault, Everett Cross,
Ben Burch. Bill Simmons. Eddie Wolfe
and Yfngling are leading members OF
the Kelley-coached team.
Duffy held the strong Maryland
Freshmen at bay yesterday, the Old
Line youngsters scoring their winning
-
Coach Kelley kept Duffy on the hill
Just long enough TO give him good
workout in preparation for the East
ern encounter
If Duffy can concentrate on the East
ern batters and forget the booS of the
rival crowd said Eastern batters are
apt TO discover that the Central SOUTH
paw Is considerable 'punkins" of a
pitcher. in the game, Friday. BY the
same token, il Capt. Andy Oehmann Of
Eastern is in form. the boys who sport
the Blue and White probably will have
their troubles. Both Duffey and Oeh-
mann viii have to show plenty. though
as both viii face teams that. can and
do clout. 1t should be a pretty nifty
ball game
Tech outelaSsed Western in yester-
days game The Maroon and GRAY
bstSnlen SocEed Is hits while Western
was getting to two Tech hurlers for
only five Coach Glenn's proteges
scored five runs in the first inning.
sdded four more in the third and pu;
the game in the bag in the sixth with
another cluster of four.
Ray Roberts jr. a newcome-. and
Tack Ensor stood out for Tech. Roberts
came through with a rousing triple in
the farst inning that cleared filed bases
and got himself another .three-bae9er
before the game was over and Ensor.
VINO relieved Ralp Young IN the sixth.
proIntly curbed menacing Western at
tack and held the Georgetowners in
nand the remainder of the way.
Eddie Bates, Westerns little SOUTH
paw. though touched for IL hits toiIed
along on the hill until the sixth. when
Coach Dan Ahern decided that he had
received enough punishment and rushed
BID Fletcher 10 the hin. Fletcher. in /
cldentally. showed irnpressively. and
Tech was able to do little with him.
In addition to Roberts, leaders on
the Tech attack we're Paul Brown, who
gathered four hits. including a double. |
IN four times at bat: jules Sorrell and
German. Mike Hunt was the lone
Western batter II gather more than
one hit. He got two
The score.