Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12
TECH AND CENTRAL
WILL PLAY FRIDAY.
All Five Teams Figured in
Running for Title Now Held
by Eastern.
BY EDWARD A. FULLER, JR.
-ECH VS.. Central.

~ECH VS.. Central.
There is glamour about
athletic clashes between
these dearest of foes. No
other schooIboy struggles here can
command quite the interest.
Thus it is that the battle be-
tween the Blue and the Gray,
which. will open competition in
the annual public high school
base ball championship series Fri
day afternoon in the Eastern High
School Stadium, is sure to draw
a sizeable gathering. Play will
start at $3.50 o'clock.
The game is attracting even more at
tention than it ordinarily would in view
of the fact that all five teams are given
a real chance for the penrant in the
10-gan,e series that will end May 10.
Weather Handicaps.
A lot of unfavorab,e weather has
hsmpered the preparation Of all OF the
squads this Spring and has made it vir-
tually impossible to get q real line on
the comparative strength Of the teams.
Eastern, which has won the crown for
the last three seasons. is given an edge
by many in view of the fact that 1t has
retained considerable veteran material
notably Lanahan. pitcher, and Snyder
catcher, who performed in particularly
bang-up style last season.
All four of the other clubs however,
also have a goodly share OF seasoned
timber and competition is expected to
prove a whole lot more interesting than
last year. 1t hardly could be worse.
Business, which last year boosted
plenty of batting strength but was
handicapped by wobbly, pitching may
find itself in similar situation this sea-
son. Silverman, Garner and Duryee, all
Of whom have had some experience, are
Stenog mound hopefuls.
In Emmett Buscher. former D. G. Re-.
pair Shop moundsman, Central appears
to have an unusually capable hurler Tor
a scholastic Ed Heflin, all-high selec-
ton. when he played third base for
Tech two years ago, is a noteworthy
newcomer to the Central nine.
Dates Are Listed.
Western will be counting on Everett
BUscher and Poore for its pitching while
Te-h will be relying on Batson and
proba bly, Russell.
Here's the complete series schedule,
all games to be played in the Eastern
Stadium:
Friday-Tech vs. Central.
Aprl 2lIB SntTsi =, vs. w essts5n.
Arrn 28-Eastern VS.. Tech.
lFfv i-Business vs.. western.
me- Central VS.. Eastern.
Ia 3-3usiress VS.. Tech,
Ifay i2-Eastern VS.. Western.
Ma2 l5-oen.rai vs. BUSINESS 1nin
john Paul Collins, assistant principal
Of Eastern High School, yesterday an
n-urced the schools complete base DaiI
schedule as follows:
syrn 15-Georgetown freshmen.
April 20-Washington-L High (pendins).
A APEiI z3-Es @sFSon:
Mey 4EMaryiand freshmen at College Park.
Nay s-Central
May 6-Georgetown Prep.
May lj-Alexsndria High.
Etay i5-Episcopal at AIexandria.
May IG-Georgetown Prep at Garrett Park.
Aside from the Tech-Central game,
eight diamond matches and a track
meet are slated during the week.
Nothing Is scheduled tomorrow but
Central, Tech and Western ali are listed
for action Tuesday. Gonzaga Will meet
Central and Hyattsville High will engage
Tech on the Monument grounds, while
Western will go to Alexandria to face
Episcopal.
Business will go out to College. Park
Thursday to face the Maryland fresh
men.
Aside from the Tech-Central match
Business will meet Alexandria High and
Gonzaga will face Episcopal, both at
Alexandria, on Friday.
Tech and Emerson are listed to battle
on the Monument grounds Saturday.
Central High athletes will compete IN
their annual interclass track meet
sponsored by the Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation Of the school Wednesday after
noon In Central Stadium.