Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-23
EASTERN AND TECH
FAVORED FOR TITLE
Stirring Series Is Forecast.
Contra! Has Little to
Build Team On.


~ NE thing that augurs well
for the success OF District
Y Schoolboy base ball teams
~ this season is that they
are not rushing into competition
or hard practice until they are
reasonably certain the weather is
really suitable. Last year .Scho-
lastics hereabout planned to begin
formal action March IS, but be
cause Of the unfavorable weather
did not get started until around
April l. Conditions also in 1928
were such that a start could not
be made until April !.
Without question squads here have
been hurt rather than helped By getting
started too early IN recent seasons. Not
q few Of the youngsters, seine Of them
valuable pitchers, too, have DEVELOPED
sore arms, which have hurt their teams
chances markedly
This Spring nene Of the schools has
arranged for formal competition until
after the first Of April though Emerson
has listed match with GaIaudet for
| Thursday at Kendall Green.
The public high nine first scheduled
for action Is Western. The Red IS listed
e engage Georgetown Prep April 4 at
Garrett Park.
Though the opening game CT tbs
public high title diamond series between
Western ana Tech Is April %, more
than q month ahead, many fans al.
ready are convinced that the hztt for
the crown IS between Eastern and Tech,
winner and rurrer-ur, respectively, last
season, and that none Of the other
teams has a chance.
These prognoSticators sse Eastern and
Tech putting on a stirring Aght for the
title as they did last Spring, when the
championship was not decided until the
last game, with Eastern taking the
measure OF Tech. And It Is believed
that the proportion who give Tech the
best chance to WreSt the title from
Eastern IS daily increasing. In the
anal analysis It viii be pitching that
viii decide the laurels, these Tech
hackers believe, ana they flKure the
Gray mound corps, headed by the sea-
Scnsd little 5ennie Spigel, captain, gives
Tech the edge necessary to win. On
the other hand, Eastern supporters
claim the Light Blue has rIsnty Of II
| likely box material. It looks, at least
from this distance, like a hang.up series.
Certainly no one can accuse LOUIS j.
(Ty) Rauber, popular Central coach, Of
being particularly fortunate. When he
started tutoring foot ball at the Coluya-
bta Heights School In 1923, Rauner was
greeted by squad lacking in expert
ence and now this season. When he
makes his debut as base bali coach. he
finds himself forced to build q cornbi-
nation around group containing only
two letter winners in Cumberland and
White.
Central's followers, though, believe
they see a rift in the dark clouds. They
are already discussing the Blues
chances OF winning the public high
school foot ball championship next Fall,
and 1t Is no secret that they believe
Coach Eauber,S boys, at least as things
look At this tine, have q great chance
20 win their ArSt grid championship
since 1928. Though such dependable as
brandt, LaInond and Eicholtz will be
among those missing, the Blue expects
to have ct hand, with others, the line
s Si1:I rcE Go!i,. cu.nDsr!and
Black. Centrars team gave Tech q great
rub in their battle last FAN and are
making no bones Of the fact that they
expect TO lower the champions the COM
ing Autumn.
passing when scholastic athletic teams
Of the city proper can look upon ccnbi-
nations Of suburban schools As push
overs"
During the past season Hyattsville
High Schools basket ball team made a
showing against District teams that in
eicated clearly that this institutions
teams In the future must be consider
ed by Washington rivals With real re-
spect. The HyattSville BOYS conquered
with others, both Tech, public cham
pion. and Eastern.
Teams Of other suburban schools also
have done we'll in recent years against
Washington teams. Alexandra High
has for several years been turning out
combinations in various sports, which
have furnished District opponents stern
battling. Washlngton.Lee High OF
BallSton, Va. Is another nearby school
which has sent clever teams against
Washington foes.