Evening star., 1933-03-19
VARIED PAST|MES
TO GET ATTENTION. .
Base Ball, Track, Tennis and
Golf Due to Be Started
in Full Force.
BY EDWARD A. FULLER, yR.

AN oflcial bow Tuesday,
Y Y schoolboy devotees Of
base ball, track, tennis
and golf in this area will get out
in force this week, unless there
Is a bareback in the weather.
Spring foot ball work also will continue
at several schools, and Central Highs Ia
crosse squad. the lone schoolboy group
hereabout indulging in the ancient
pastime. will speed preparation for its
opening match against the Boys Latin
School twelve Friday at Baltimore.
boxing, rif1e and other sports also are
receiving some attention.
Formal competition in base ball will
get under way next week. Play in the
public high school title series opens
April rs, when Eastern and Roosevelt
face. 1t appears now that the fight for
the public high crown will lie among
Central, Eastern and Western, which
last year tied for the title. The big
problem of all three is to develop
capable pitching.
In prep school circles there again Is
somewhat OF curtailment of base ball
activities. with Gonzaga not represented
on the diamond for the first time In q
decade and other schools, which have
ldled in the sport the last few years
continuing inactive Much intramural
action Is in order. however, and. all in
all, the grand old game is stih very
much alive among schoolboys in this
section.
IN track the Central Eastern and Tech
1 squads have begun work and, while
there is cinderpath activity at sew
eral other schools, these three are the
only ones going In for it seriously. Gen.
tral seems likely to win the public high
title meet again the latter part OF May.
but Eastern may give the Blue Streaks
more OF fight than generally is ex-
pected. Tech Is figured to get the most
out OF q few capable boys, but in no
event Is expected TO finish better than
third in the meet.
Tennis seems to be in for a big sea-
son, with competition planned again in
the public high series and in the prep
school league. Many matches outside
the loops are booked. Western and
Central again are expected to rule the
public nigh whirl, with the former, q
many-ttme victor, likely to take the
| crown once more Central, though, has
many vets. Eastern may have no team.
Georgetown Prep has high hopes Of as
serting its supremacy again in prep
school ranks. Landon is going in for
tennis on q real scale this year.
Golf, constantly growing in popularity
among the scholastics hereabout Is ex-
pected to have the biggest season 1t
ever has had here. Most Of the insti-
tutions have teams.
Central has planned a long lacrosse
schedule and considerable rifle activity
is carded for the schools. Spring foot
ball and boxing, however, soon will Be
washed up.
| FRIENDS, one Of the few prep schools
L to string along with the grand old
game on varsity basis, has its base
| ball squad at work, and Coach Charles
Wannan figures to develop a creditable
nine. Seasoned players available include
Robert Perkins and Henry Clarke, pitch
erS; Charley Bushby. catcher and third
baseman; Leonard May. first base; Pat
Hayes, second base. and Charles White
and Des Mackey, outnelders. A lower
school team also will be formed.
In tennis Leroy Eakin, Mike Hayes
ana Henry Clarke are on hand At
Friends as nucleus The makeup Of
the remainder Of the team is proble-
matical
Base ball is largely an intramural ac-
tlvity at Landon. though the younger
students will have a nine. Most of the
boys, though. will play tennis Dwight
Collins, former Yale netman, is in gen.
eral charge Of tennis activities and or
ganizat1on Of some half dozen teams is
planned. The idea is to have a varsity
combination in the Prep School League
and another in outside matches, a junior
varsity to play regular schedule and
other teams. P. L. Banfield, the schools
headmaSter, has offered q CUP to the
winner Of an elimination tournament to
be conducted among the younger boys
or those below the third form.
7 ANDON, which Jared rather well in
~ basket ball, winning its share Of
games and losing several by only
narrow margins, will have to get along
next Winter without Bill Larimer and
Bill Baker, forwards. and Rene Martinez
guard. who are listed to graduate.
Clarence Becker. center, captain and
high scorer Of the team, and Charlie
Slaughter. guard. however, are listed to
return. Slaughter suffered q knee in
jury and was out Of the game three
weeks and, strangely enough, Becker was
tAA bAS NCAy III SatuC III WHICH
Slaughter played after his recovery. and
Becker also was forced to the sidelines
for three weeks.
Tom Clagett, who stands 6 feet 5b
inches. is expected to land the center
job. Bob Sands is figured likely to gain
guard berth, and John Paul Randall.
who played as forward with the Junior
quint during the campaign Just closed,
probably will be hard to keep OF the
varsity.
An attractive foot ball schedule for
next year is being arranged for Landon.
Games with st. Adams, st. James of
Hagerstown. Donaldson OF Baltimore.
st. Andrews Of Middletown. Del, and
Boys Latin School Of Baltimore are
among those planned.
There is nothing doing in athletics
just now at st. Adams the boys being
On their Spring vacation. but there win
be plenty Of action when classes are re.
sumed March %.
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