Evening star., 1934-05-20
TECH ALONE FAILS
TO EARN APLACE
De Stephen Is Rated Best
AII-Around Man-Sulli-
van Best HurIer.
BY EDWARD A. FULLER, Jr.

THERE doesn't seem any way
to keep this Chuck Guyon
and his Eastern proteges
from horning in on the
public high school base ball
championship. It has got so
that when one thinks of base ball
in the high schools one auto
matically thinks of Eastern.
So it was not especially surprising
to see Eastern sweep to four straight
victories and the title in the series
this Spring. Give Guyon a flock OF
bottle bats, few boys capable OF
welding them in telling style and the
efficient coaching aid of Walter Beall,
former New York Yankee pitcher, and
you have a mighty capable high school
nine, as Easterns opponents this year
will attest. Guyon thinks it was one
of the best-balanced teams Eastern
ever has had and that's saying plenty
Central was given a real chance
along with Eastern for the title this
year, but the hopes Of the Columbia
Heights crew were dashed when con-
quered by Eastern, 7-3. -,
There are those who think that II
Cliff Keyser, lanky catcher, had been
available for the whole series, Claude
Cowan Of whom so much was expected
and who did not prove so impressive,
might have pitched Central to the
title. However, Keyser did not be-
come eligible until too late to help
any and that is that.
The Eastern game was the only one
Central lost and Coach Jackie Rays
charges finished second, with three
wins against one defeat. Western
was third, with two victories and two
losses; Tech, 1893 champ. fourth.
with one win against three deleaS
and Roosevelt last with nary victory
in four starts.
Three Indians Named.
AsTERN, however. has been given
only three places on The stars
all-high team. Central also
was awarded three Western gained
two posts and Roosevelt the other.
Tech alone failing of recognition. In
seyeral instances flrst-team choices
got places by hair-hne decision.
Joe Sullivan, EaStern's smooth
working little southpaw, was far and
away the class of the series pitchers.
He won all his games handlly. Ihe
most striking features OF SulllVans
work were his fine change OF pace
and his steadiness. He was thinking
all the time. Cowan gets the pltcner S
Job on the second team.
As was the case last year the catch
40 EraY
(auck) wynee, Western, and Joe
(Butch) Keegin, Eastern, both were
good receivers and clouters. Wynne
was the series leading batter, with y
bingles in IS times at bat. Keegln
did not get so many hits, but ne
crashed two homers. Wynne, though,
showed a better arm and for this rea-
son gained the post. Keegin was TOO
valuable a player to be left on the
firSt team, however, and in view OF
the fact ne has demonstrated his aoil-
ity to play the garden he has been
assigned to right field.
Leonard de Lisio, Central, was the
best of a mediocre lot of first sackers.
There was nothing flashy about his
work, but he proved generally depend
able. Lloyd Schneider, Western, was
about as good as any OF the other boys
who held forth at the initial sack.
Two years ago Carleton Giovannetti,
Roosevelt, was picked on this papers
first team, but last year was dropped
10 the second combination. This year,
though, he comes back again to the
ranking combination. He was de-
cidedly the most finished second base
man in the series. Jimmy Corcoran
of Western at times showed strongly,
but was erratic. He was on the Sec
ond team as shortstop last Spring.