Evening star., 1938-04-24
BLUE NINE DEBUTS
|NSER|ES TUESDAY
Two Other Title Set Tits
SIated-Net, Track Meets
Color Program.
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

Scholastic sports, chugging along at
. comparative ox-cart pace for the
last several weeks. become geared to
. quickened tempo this week as
schoolboy activities flourish generally
following spring vacation. Resuming
on all fronts, baseball, track and
tennis competition will find athletes
occupied in 20 engagements.
Probably the most important item
to schoolboy followers Is the debut
Of Central in the interhigh baseball
series against Roosevelt Tuesday at
Roosevelt Stadium, the first of three
games this week in the campaign
Roosevelt, twice trimmed by Central
in practice encounters and Inundated
by Eastern. 1870, in its only series
start, actually is better club than
it has shown and may find its stride
against the dark-horse Central entry.
Central Hurting Uncertain.
Coach Jack Ray of Central still
Is dubious concerning the caliber of
his pitching staff and upon its effec-
tlveness must Central base its fond
hopes of capturing the crown, which
1t never has owned outright. Dizzy
Dezerne or Dick Rozzelle will be
nominated to throw for the Columbia
Heights outfit and while they at
times have appeared brilliant, their
occasional leaning toward mediocrity
may bury CentralS chances.
Eastern's favored club, blessed with
brace of proven pitchers and sum-
cient power at the plate, will rate a
decided edge over Wilson at Eastern
Stadium Friday, with Western in
stalled prohibitive choice over Ana
costa at Western Stadium the same
afternoon. Wilson trimmed Anacostia
and Western trounced Tech in their
initial interhigh games.
The Lincoln Parkers' lusty swatting,
coupled with the twirling of Rip
Carver and Walter Stockwell, again
has stamped them as the team to
beat. The defending champions, at
this stage. have twice the pitching
and certainly as much power and
fielding flnesse as any of their six
rivals.
Wilson Hardly Figures.
Wilson, despite generous sprink-
ling of veteran material, hardly fig
ures in the championship chase. Its
i've errors and spotty hitting against
q club of Anacostias caliber aren't
exactly recommendations, but, like
rare wine, it may improve with age.
Western doubtless will gain its Sec
ond series victory at Anacostias ex-
pense. Now rated Eastern's chief
threat for titular honors of its 11-4
triumph over a Tech outfit that will
bear watching. the Red Raiders have
In Toby Bright pitcher who may
be the tonic necessary to boost them
to the top.
Bright limited a Tech club whose
outstanding quality is hitting to six
hits. In Dick Lynham, third base
man, and George Oertel and Bill
Swanson, outf1eiders, it has young
sters who can connect solidly, and
this quartet with q little aid may spice
the series with upeets.
Central Track Favorite.
Centrals track team, looming as q
favorlte to snatch the interhigh cham
plonship again, will clash with the
Maryland frosh at College Park We'd
nesday, while several local schools are
expected to send representatives to
the Penn Relays at Philadelphia Fri
day and Saturday. Episcopal and
George Washington High will square
off Thursday at Alexandria in a dual
meet.
Washington-Lee's undefeated base.
ball team will face its most severe test
Tuesday in meeting Eastern at Ball
ston, Va. The Little Generals, rap
idly gaining recognition as one of the
finest scholastic mines in this sector,
are anxious to topple the scrappy Lin
coin Parkers and broaden the scope of
their prestige. Washington-Lee has
an unblemished record of seven con-
secutive victories.
Nine tennis matches will supplement
the II baseball games and three track
meets, with Westerns racketers bump.
ing into st. Adams tomorrow. Eastern
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