Evening star., 1948-04-24
Eastern, Wilson, Tech
Mines Win; Western
Upsets Central, 1O-2
High School STANDINGS.
By Bill Fuchs


Looking very much like the giant
killers they hoped to be. Anacostia's
Indians almost knocked over East
ern High in their Washington pub
lie high series baseball game
yesterday at Anacostia and an i'm
portant actor in that show was
Robert (Pee Wee) Morris, Ana
costia's diminutive second baseman-
Among other things. Morris
banged out three hits in five trips,
stole two bases, scored two runs
and played fiawless ball afield.
Holding down second base as
though he owned 1t, Pee Wee
chalked up four putouts and three
assists, injecting q neat double play
In the proceedings. He took Marty
Cribbens' hard grounder in the
seventh inning, forced Jim (Re6
Davis at second and fired the ball
to First-baseman Jerry MACPHERSON
in one Of the snappiest displays OF
alert fielding seen on the schoolboy
diamond in some time.
Eastern Outhit, But Wins.
But even though the Indians OUT
slugged Eastern, 9-5, the Ramblers
kept their series record clean by
taking the game, 4-3. The victory
keeps Eastern in first place, along
with Wilson and Tech. Tech
trounced Defending Champion Cool
idge, IT'S, at Tech and Wilson
blanked Roosevelt, TO. at Wilson.
Western, meanwhile, upset highly
touted Central, 1912, on the Western
field.
The Indians were afire yesterday
and Morris supplied the spark.
"He's typical OF a boy who always
hustles," Coach Tommy Nolan said.
HE fires this club, for he takes his
game seriously"
"But when Pee Wee came to me
two years ago." Nolan continued.
che reminded one more Of q shoe
maker than ball player. But he
sat on the bench and listened to
everything and kept his mouth shut.
He never has missed practice and
he follows every game from the first
to the last inning. Most of the play
ers look in the standes now and
then or leave to get drink of water.
But not Pee Wee. He listened and
watched and its paying Off"
Nolan thinks Eastern's is the best
infield in the city. The Ramblers.
according to their coach, ROLAND
Lund, weren't up for the game.
They were overconfldent, he said.
As it was, the Indians got plenty
OF men on, but couldn't bring them
around. They had the bases filled In
the first, third and fifth innings and
had men on base every frame.
Ramblers Score at Outset.
The Ramblers scored run in the
first when Spike Baurath sacrificed
to bring in Bill Kallas, who singled,
advanced to second on an error and
stole third. The Indians tied 1t up
in their half of the first on singles
by Morris and Dick Cook and q wild
pitch by Ed Kline. Eastern added
two more runs in the fifth when
Sal De. Girogi walked and Dave
zatz and Stevens singled and scored
its deciding run in the sixth when
Kallas tripled and went home on q
f1elder's choice.
The Indians stirred up two runs
in their sixth on singles by Morris.
George Reeden and John OBrien
combined with an Eastern error.
Don Snider was the hero of Will
sons victory over Roosevelt, allow
ing only two hits, the only two balls
the Riders hit out Of the infield.
John Folk pitched four-hit ball
for Western in its upset over Gen.
tral. Norm Wacker singled, dou-
bled and tripled to lead the attack.
Benny Duvall, who went the route
against Eastern last week, found
Tech too much for him. The Train
ers pounded the Coolidge pitcher
for 13 runs in the first two innings.
Bill Jones homer in the first led
the attack.