Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-01
EASTERN, BUSINESS
BOYS FILL BERTHS
Snyder Retains Catching
Honors-SIugging Poor
Fielding Mark Series.
BY EDWARD A. FULLER, JR.

- ran true to form in winning
the 1880 public high school
- championship series. The
wearers Of the Light Blue were
the favorities in pre-series calcu-
lations and from the outset
showed marked superiority. Pre-
Senting a well balanced combina-
ton, strong in all departments,
they swept to easy conquests in
all four of their games, running
their straight victory string in
championship competition to IL.
It was the third season In row
the Lincoln ParkerS have achieved
| the crown.
Business fiared early in the series,
winning dts first two games. but then
succumbed to Tech and Eastern. The
Stenogs had heavy hitting crew, out
| lacked effective pitching. Business ana
Tech finished In tie for second place,
each with two wins and as many de-
feats, while Central and Western, with
one victory and three losses apiece,
were deadlocked for fourth. Mound
weakness proved a severe handicap to
all of Easterns rivals.
Heavy scoring and loose work afield,
including errors, both OF omission and
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standard of play being decidedly below
par. An average Of more than 81 runs
game was scored, believed to be a
record here. Eastern piled up total
| of 10 tallies, on an average per game
Of 17t2. The biggest scoring game was
that in which Business topped Central,
20 to IS. The fewest runs were regis
tered in the opening game, when West
ern downed Tech, 8 to 4.
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Two Schools Represented.
Eastern and Business alone are repre-
sented on The Stars all-high team,
the former having been awarded five
places and the latter four. 1t is the
| first time in some years that the Stenogs
have contributed so heavily to the
mythical nine. Not single Stenog was
picked for the first team in 1929. 1t
was extremely difficult to make selec-
ton in the case of several positions.
Tech, Central and Western each had
some clever players, particularly the
first two, but none was figured up to
all-high standard.
One player who was selected by The
Star for all-high honors last season
again was picked his year, but another
who was chosen for the 1929 conbina-
ton did not find a BERTH Bob Snyder,
fine little Eastern catcher, was again
selected as catcher. Ben Mccullough,
who was picked as first baseman last
Spring, was not chosen again, though
admittedly his work was Of high order.
Good first basemen were plentiful.
Except Central, which experimental all
season, all the teams were represented
by highly capable players at the initial
sack, and filling this post proved one
OF the most difficult tasks.
Spencer Chase, Business, and McCul-
1 oil hut
Chase, however, got the call despite a
somewhat lower batting average than
Mccullough. He appeared more of the
inspirational type player. Both were
about as good first baSemen as are seen
In sclloolboy ranks.
Dick Lanahan, nifty southpaw Of the
Eastern team, clearly was the best
pitcher Of the series and was picked
for that job Dick Cooke of Central
also performed creditably. Bill Payne
OF Western doubtless would have done
well had he not become ineligible.
Snyder Leading Catcher.
Snyder got the catching assignment
hands down. This hustling little re-
ceiver not only handled his pitchers well
but stung the ball for handsome SOB
average to finish runner-up for batting
honors. Jack Cooke, brother of pitcher
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doubtless was the next best backstopper
Of the series.
Clayton Schneider, slim little Bust
ness second Sacker, has been awarded
that post. He proved a strong player
In every particular and the experience
he gained as guardian of the midway
cushion for Western in 1929 was APP
parent. Al WellenS of Tech was per-
haps, the best of the other second base
men, though Kessler of Eastern and
Oliver of Western were not unimpres-
sive.
For shortstop the selection was
Lyman McAboy. rugged Eastern boy,
who alternated at this Job and second
base with Kessler. McAboy proved a
consistent hitter, a good fielder and q
worth while player generally. Hum
phrey Miller of Central doubtless
showed second best In the shortfield.
Toby Taylor was figured the leading
third baseman on the basis of his all
around work. George Brandt of Gen.
trail, though he missed one game be-
cause of ineligibility and did not boast
much of batting average, looked bet
ter than the remainder of tossers who
held forth at the far corner.
Bill Duryee, polished Business gar
dener, was given the left field post;
Al Fratantuono, hard-hitting Stenog,
was shifted from right field to center
and Jimmy Hayden of Eastern, leading
batter Of the series, was picked for
right field. There were a few other
fiy-chaserS of ability, including Bob Hall
Of Central and Ed Wills and Ben