The Washington times., 1937-03-19
.Bortz Looms
As Hurting
Star
BY GARRETT WATERS

DN OAENhD - "R AAsS
They had a meeting today, mem
bers of the High School Athletic
Council. The purpose was to COM
plete plans for the baseball season
in the high schools. However, ten
mis- also was discussed.
The interhigh series is, OF
course, the big event of the
spring. The opening is slated
April 9 and six schools will be
represented. Woodrow Wilson
plays Tech at Tech in the opener.
The various stadiums will be
used for the games and only one
team will be forced to play on
foreign" field every game. mat
team is Woodrow Wilson, which
has no stadium at present.
The baseball series enjoyed its
most successful season in years
in 1896. The teams were evenly
matched. the games, for the most
part. close, and interest at fever
pitch.
Western Is Champ
Western won the championship.
But not before a play-ott with
Central, which proved a stubborn
contender down to the final game
of the regular schedule.
Because of all the new interest
in baseball. the interhigh series,
as a body, showed its first gain
financially in years. Hence, the
athletic council will go into the
program this spring with the ldea
even better gains will be made,
particularly when it is remembered
the teams promise to be evenly
matched again.
Speaking of finances. the recent
basketball series was a huge sue
cess financially. The night dou-
ble.headers turned the trick, while
the few day double-headers, helo
on Fridays, aided.
Next year it is the belief double
headers will be played exclusively
throughout the season. That
means there will be twin bills on
tuesdays as we'll as Fridays, the
former, of course, being afternoon
games.
Teams Mark Time
Getting back to baseball, the
several schools are marking time
for good weather so that they will
be able to take to the outside.
Roosevelt and Central partlcu-
larly are anxious to get going, as
both schools have many candidates
which Coaches Herman Littman
and Jack Ray wish to look over
and weed out.
The series promises to produce
likely looking pitcher over at
Woodrow Wilson. He is Kilmer
Bortz. young right-hander.
BortZ won a handful Of games
for the Presidents last spring and
while they were not against inter
high foes, they were victories over
well worthwhile teams.
Baseball Schedule
April s-Tech VS. Woodrow Wilson at
Tech; 13, Central VS.. Western at
10, 4eCu We bdslSIn dl lSS4Is
90 Central VS.. Woodrow Wilson at
Central; 23. Western VS.. Roosevelt at
Western; 81. Central VS.. Eastern at East
ern; 80. Roosevelt VS.. Woodrow Wilson
at Roosevelt.
May 4-Tech VS.. Roosevelt at Roose-
welt; Z, Eastern VS. Western at Western;
IA, Tech VS.. Central at Central; a.
Eastern VS.. woodrow Wilson at Eastern;
Is, Roosevelt Central at Roosevelt;
90 Tech VS.. Western al Tech; %, Roose-
welt VS.. Eastern at Eastern; rs, Western
VS.. Woodrow Wilson at Western.
Tennis Schedule
April 81, Central VS.. Mckinley; East
ern VS.. Roosevelt.
April 2s, Eastern VS.. Western; McKin-
ley VS.. Wilson.
May s. Western VS.. Roosevelt; Cen
trail VS.. Wilson.
May IL, Central VS.. Eastern: McKin-
ley VS.. Roosevelt: Western VS.. Wilson.
May 19, Central VS.. Roosevelt; Eastern
VS.. Wilson; Mckinley VS.. Western.
May 26, Eastern vs. Mckinley; Roose-
welt VS.. Wilson; Central VS.. Western.