Evening star., 1947-04-17
1eeh-CooIidge Game
Headlines Week 5
Schoolboy Card
By George Huber

Another attempt to break up the
Coolidge winning streak starts today
and tomorrow. with all eight teams
stepping Of in the District public
high baseball title race. Eastern and
Arlacostia beat the gun by moving
their game up TO today. while the
others start tomorrow as scf1ed-
uled.
Coolidge, youngest school In the
city, has won four major sports
championships In = row and that
doesn't include such minor items
as golf and rife, which 1t also holds.
The Colts started their string with
the 1916 basket ball title and since
then have added baseball, football
and another basket ball title to their
list. And they're in q good position
to keep going with this years base
ball crown. Coach Carl Heintel, who
took over when Bobby Hart shifted
to Eastern, has some talented play
ers back, including Pitcher Houston
(Tex) Jones, who tossed two no
hitters and several other low-hit
games last year.
Principal competition may come
from Eastern, although Tech and
Central also hope to move up. East
ern and Tech have good pitching
and Central sports collection OF
hefty hitters. Western also has 4
couple Of good-looking hurlers and
the 1947 series should be q scramble.
Tech Coolidge Big Game.
Tomorrow's schedule is Tech at
Coolidge, Wilson at Roosevelt and
Western at Central. The Tech
Coolidge game is the big one. with
Coach Bob Walkers Maroon crew
finding out right ut the start whether
it's good enough to replace the Colts.
Walker has just about decided to
start Bob Jones on the Tech mound.
as he's rounded In shape faster this
spring than Bob Uefty) Burlin-
game, another leftover pitcher from
last year. Techs fielding has been
q little sloppy 30 far, but II the boys
can straighten that out they'll be
hard to handle.
Tex Jones probably will draw the
Coolidge hill assignment, although
Bill Witzel, another vet, has shown
a lot Of stuff this spring. Backing
up these two are q number of slug
gers, principally Catcher Stan King
and First Baseman Bobby kohr
Westerns Fred Cahoon, who toss
ed q 1-hitter at Blair last Tuesday,
looms as Coach Billy Richardson's
pitching choice against Central to-
John Fulk, the Red Raid
ers' other talented hurler, has had
q sore arm recently, but should be
In shape soon. The supporting cast
has several bright prospects In
George Holmes, fielding and
hard-hitting shortstop: Hos Hos
tettler, another good hitter and 4
big tall boy who makes . nice target
at first base, and Jack Malarkey In
centerfield. Jack Is . sophomore
who may be the rookie Of the year.
He's small, but covers q lot Of
ground. and his throwing arm Is
something to see.
Pitching Is CentraFs Problem.
Gabe Ferazzi, the new Central
coach, has good hitting team, with
pitching the problem. Jim Walsh
looms as the best Of the green
mound staff. Among the sluggers
are Bob johnson, second base LAST
year who now Is at shortstop;
Catcher Elwood Mcdaniel, and
Jack Hickert, 4 rookie who may
replace Joe Ruggieri at first.
A lot Of youngsters are being
tried on both the Wilson and Roose-
velt teams, and 1t would take tomor-
rows game to show whether either
team will be up in the fight this
spring. All Wilson'S pitchers are
rockies, with Tom Evans, or possibly
Dean Maury, showing the most 30
far and due to start tomorrow
Coach Cliff Netherton has q couple
of veterans. Dick Janigiar1 and Jack
Whitcomb, in the outfield, plus Ed
Harris back st third.
Coach Herman Littman at Roose-
welt has several new players, most
of whom are hitting good In early
games. One Of the best hitters is
Bernie Mead. a leftover pitcher.
Also hitting we'll Is little Billy Hibbs,
a smooth shortstop who's out for
the first time in baseball.