Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17

wv for base ball are coming in
for increasing attention In
the District scholastic group
While many of the best players who
showed their wares on scifoolboy dia.
mOnds last Spring will be missing ir
the coming campaign. most school,
have at hand experienced materia
around which to reconstruct their mines
In some cases. however, coaches are
apt to find unusual difficulty in turn,
ing out winners because of the MANY
dependables who have been lost b.
graduation.
Charley Guyon. coach of the East.
ern team. defending public high cham.
pion, will have 10 do a deal of rebuild.
ing. His main problems will be the de.
velopment Of capable pitching stat
and plugging the hole at shortstop
which was held down last season by tht
clever Eddie LisenSky. Other leadin,
members OF last seasons crack team
who have been lost are Oehmann
Reeves and Faber, pitchers; Jimmy
Munro, catcher: Sammy Hook. seconC
baseman. and Bill Matthews. outfielder
Bob Snyder. catcher; Ben McCullougl
and Willis. Fisher, inflelders. and Bib
Wood, Archie Ware. Cody Shapiro ainf
Eagle, outfielders. are seasoned player
upon whom Guyon is counting heavily
He hopes to develop creditable mount
corps from among Curtin. Hanna
Chester Miles and Clark. The Eastern
candidates probably will not get dow1
to earnest training until about the mid.
die OF March; though they NAV eel
started earlier If the weather is favor.
able.
Task for Tech Mentor.
1t appears that Malcolm Edwards
newly appointed Tech diamond mentor
VIII have to develop capable infielt
II he expects to have a winning club
Heinie German. first baseman, is tn,
lone member of last seasons inre
GORDON on hand. graduation havin,
taken Mills. Berger and Demarest
Young. pitcher. and Roberts. uutfielder
lost "ei
Ensor and speigeI, pitchers: sorrelI
catcher. and Brown and Drissel, out.
IleloerS are. experienced players VIII,
are available. Edwards expects to star
MS battery candidates at work abo,,
March /, with the other aspirants oct
able. ''0i - SUIT
Coach Dan Ahearn has ordered West
I'm pitcnlng and catching aspirants 1,
report I0r practice week from n
morrow In the Western gym. The DC,
ano White coach's big Job will no :,
Ind catcher to plug the gaming hhI,
leie by Bob Wilson and a co,InIe ~
capable outfielders to take the Mac,
81 sterling and Fuchs, who have beer
,oSs Dy graduation, and Watson. VIII,
Nil Nil not play because Of his health
Lft . raIk Is tne lone seasoned gardenel
Luney, third baseman. and EddE
1a.es, pNcher, are other Dependant,
be on the job. wa. ii''
seasoned infielders at hand inciud.
Guneey Owens. Freeman, Hunt ans
Her6ie Thompson. OH.
WIN Just three veterans left firm, Las,
seasons nine, Coach Lynn Woodwork
vi BUSINESS doubtless will have IN,
naIuest kind of time to round ont :
ereoitable nine. Rich, Eddie D,Irvee "a
lewis are the trio of seasoned nlavsr,
available. Max Schwartz and Phiiiins
pitchers; May, Cohan, Lester Singrnsy
ana keefer. infielders, and ReveII.
ZONES, outfielder, all are gone. WOOD.
MoI,n is expected to have unus,,al
'iouDie 70 develop mound strength.
Central Stars Gone.
Several leading members of last enc.
sons Central team have been lost h,,l
Coacn Seruch T. Kimble has a Sye,,-
o. boys at hand Of more or less exnesir-
ence and Is hopeful of getting togethe
q good nine. He will call candidafs.
.ogether for the first time nrnhahi,
wednesday with the idea OF startins
MS battery, aspirants, especially at lin.
-, Boys who now loom as the ,,,os,
..lkeiy aspirants for the Central tear
iieilue Sanford Ross, George Mehier
pitchers; Stan, Milwit. catchers. Rasa
icy, Irst baseman; Oliver Shriver. see.
ond baseman; Kenneth Fisher. shnrt.
stop; George Brandt. third baserna,s
anu Wilbur Cross, Blase ana McCjann
Clever players from the 1923 team
VINO nave been lost include willie FoIf
Eomund Ault, Bill Simmons, Ben B,irSh
AusLln Yingling. Everett Gross, Horscs
Duf1ey and Durham.
Play In the public high school chan,.
plonship series will open April this
season, about two weeks before Iasl
seasons start on April 20. Eastern vii
series. e'e Va 'iie
Private school base ball SQUADS also
soon VIII begin preparations for thu
campaign. Indications are that this
coming season will prove a banner ons
Tor the mines I'm this eyr0,,V, 10 49,. -