Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-04

INDICATIONS are that Eastern, de-
tending champion, has the edge on
the other teams In the series for
i the public high school base ball
championship, which gets under
way April IL, when Eastern faces West
ern in the Eastern Stadium. Tech,
Central and Western may provide the
sition, but the Fasteners are generally
favored to repeat. Business Is not ex-
pected to prove real contender.
With many dependables Of last sea-
sons crack team and several highly
promising newcomers at hand, 1t seems
certain that the Eastern nine will be
formidable Coach Charles NJ. "Chief')
Guyon's chief problems are to develop
strength In the pitching department
and plug up one or two gaps In the
infleld created through graduation OF
clever members of last seasons team.
There Is no question aS to the strength
of the Lincoln Parkers' outfield and the
catching department. Andy Oehmann,
pitcher; Jim Munro, catcher, and Eddie
Lisensky, infielder, are sterling members
Of last seasons nine who are missing.
Tech Outlook Bright.
Tech has lost several high-class per-
formers, but has q group Of seasoned
players on the job, In addition to sew
eral newcomers of more than average
promise. Such stalwartS as Ralph
Young, pitcher; Louis cBozy") Berger
shortstop; Chester Mills, second base
man; jules Sorrell. catcher; Demarest
fielder, have been lost to the team, but
there remain such sturdy performers
as Tack Ensor, pitcher; Paul Brown
hard-hitting outfielder, who Is being
groomed for Sorrell's job behind the
bat; German, first haseman, and Dis
sci, outfielder. II Malcolm Edwards
Techs new coach, Is able to plug the
holes left by these boys satisfactorily
the Mckinley team probably win make
all rivals hustle.
Central also has lost valuable players
from the 1928 nine. but has rather
good nucleus around which Coach
Seruch T. Kimble is building his 1928
machine. Such luminaries as Wee Will
catcher; Bill Simmons, shortStop; Ben
Burch, second baseman; Horace Duffey
and Lefty Stevens, pitchers; Everett
Cross, first baseman, and Yingling, out
fielder, have been lost, but the Blue and
White has available Sanford Ross
clever bespectacled hurler; Oliver
c"BitS'D Shriver, second baseman; Ken
Fisher, shortStop; George Brandt, third
baseman; Sam Blase, outf1elder; Fran
els Stan and Dan Milwit, catchers and
outfielders; Lewis Beazley, first base
man, and Willie Park, Charles Jorg and
Leonard Megby, pitchers; Randolph
Clollela, Cumberland and Butler, In
flelders, and White, outfielder.
Western Has Problems.
Western probably will not have q bad
team at all, despite the loss OF Bob
Wilson, star catcher and crack all
around athlete; Luney, third baseman
and Sterling and Fuchs, outfielders
George Fletcher, pitcher; Mike Hunt
crack shortstop; Bob Freeman, first
baseman; Quincy Owens, who Is be-
ing primed to take wilson's place be-
hand the bat; Herbie Thompson, second
baseman; Buck Eby, third baseman
and Worthington, Park and Jimmy
Thompson, outfielders, are leading
members Of the Red and White squad
With only one really seasoned player
available in Charley Rich, first base
man. Coach Lynn Woodwork Is not
expected to turn out more than cred
liable Business team.
Players upon whom Woodwork Is
counting heavily are Roland Hargett
catcher; Nathan Newman and Eddie
Leonard, pitchers; Joe Brown, second
baseman; Bob Lucas, shortstop, and
Fred Finley, Spencer Chase and Bill
Smith, third basemen. Comprising the
outfeld, according to the present out
look, will be those who fail to make
the infield. Bill Sergeant Is q pronlis-
ing garden aspirant.