Evening star., 1928-03-01
COACH AHERN HAS MANY
HOLES TO FILL In TEAM
Five of Last Years Stars Are Missng-Central Plays
West Catholic High Tonght-Other School
Squads Are Active.
IF Western HRigh School is to have
a formidable base ball team, the
coming Spring, Coach Dan Ahern

IF Western HRigh School is to have
a formidable base ball team. the
coming Spring, Coach Dan Ahern
i must do considerable rebuilding,
as several highly dependable
members of last seasons nine have
been lost. Ahern plans to start his
battery candidates at work IN the school
gym next monday.
Larry Schneider. who was just about
the best pitcher in the public high title
series In 1927. has been lost, as has
Bobby Stevens. crack little shortstOp
and generally conceded the best player
in scholastic circles heareabout sea-
son ago: Wolcott. clever second sacker.
exceedingly capable outfielders.
Bob Wilson, outstanding three-letter
athlete at Western will again be on the
Job as catcher, and right now Bates,
who saw considerable service last Spring,
and Fletcher, formerly Of st. Adams
School, loom as the best box material.
Quincy Owens, first baseman, and Bill
Luney, third sacker, are 1927 infielders
again at hand. Turner is the lone gar
dener Of experience available.
An interesting intramural basket ball
tournament Is now in progress at West
ETu ALiCIu uNCLbOii' s4oity
teams are competing. Play Is expected
to be completed Friday.
A captain for next seasons Western
High basket ball team will not be elect
ed until about Easter. when letters also
will be awarded for the campaign just
ended.
Centrars third game in the Penn
nj DI,iIo Hplnf1fo lie tho hi1f
point of the days District schoolboy
basket ball card. The Blue and Whit
tossers, defending their tournamen;
championship won last Winter. have
taken both their starts so far, but art
expected to encounter a tough oppo'
nent in West Catholic High. to be en-
gagged tonight. A victory for Contra
will carry 1t to the semi-finals. 1t was
West Catholic High that Central de.
feated to gain the title last Winter
The former team has won all its starts
In the tournament so far.
Coach Bert Coggins and 10 Centra
players left for Philadelphia this after
noon. Tossers making the trip were
Capt. Forrest Burgess, who Is much i'm
proved after suffering with boils on hi:
arm: Burch, Woodward. Colley, Lemon
Castell. Cross. Fischer. Lowell anc
Remig. Burch has an embryo boil or
his arm, but 1t Is not believed seriou:
enoungh TO keep him from action TO-
night.
In other games today, Georgetown
Prep and Gonzaga we're to come togeth'
ed at Gonzaga. and Dewitt and st
Mary's Celtics were TO meet in Ameri'
can University gymnasium. Both tilt
were set for the afternoon.
Two court games involving teams oi
the local group are carded tomorrow
and II Central survives tonight's game
in the Penn tourney there will b
three on the days list. Leonard Hal
and Georgetown Prep are TO mix a
Garrett Park. Md. and Emerson is Il
appear at Manassas, Va, agains
Swavely In the encounters scheduled
Central and Dewitt swimming team
have engagements. the former witt
Calvert Hall of Baltimore in the Cen
trail tank and the latter with Stauntor
Military Academy at Staunton. Va.
Central's fish already have downet
Calrert Hall this season. having taker
their measure In Baltimore. The Blu,
and White mermen competing In to
morrow'S meet will be:
200-yard relay. Rote. Gather. Kini
and Wiley: fancy diving. Rhoades ant
Lyman: 50-yard free style. Bodine sne
Wiley: 220-yard free style. King anc