Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-15
Disappointing Crowd
Sees AII-Prep Nine
Surprise AII-Highs

The gathering of parents and
students that sat scattered be-
hind home plate, mostly in the
lower deck, at Griffith Stadium
last night must have experienced
a determination not unlike
that of the poor little rich girl:
What am I doing here; why
must be different?"
Actually the attendance for
the annual All-High, All-Prep
baseball game last night was
judged to be the largest in the
three years the benefit game has
been held. Estimates ranged
from 1900 to 1850 fans, which
was slightly bigger than last
years estimate, when the Home
Plate Club cleared about $500
for its charity program. The
turnout was disappointing Just
the same.
Following To victory for the
prep team, its first since the in
ception of the event, some of the
coaches and other interested
parties considered aloud the mat
ter of public apathy. Some one
suggested an intercity all-star
game between Washington and
Baltimore, another a series of
games instead of a single contest.
Can't Understand Apathy.
Bob Dwyer, the prep coach,
thought that q championship
game between the Interhigh and
Catholic champions would go
over, like at the end of football
season. Herman Littman, coach
OF the high team, just couldn't
understand the lack of interest.
Contrary to what the score
may indicate, the game was
dominated by the pitchers. There
were rs StrikeoutS, 16 by the
four All-High pitchers, and only
nine walks. Each team collected
six hits and there was only one
exCra-DaSe nit.
The top of the first inning
proved the difference when the
Al-Prep nine scored five times
on four hits and a walk of Pete
Dyer Of Wilson and an error.
Jim Sabin of Friends led of
with single and was forced by
Gonzaga'S Ray Smith on a
grounder that should have been
a double play. Smith came home
on singles by Bob Rusevlyan Of
st. Johns and Tony Natoli of |
Gonzaga. AL Burch walked to
fill the bases, Roland Habicht |
cleaned them off with a double
to right-center and scored the
fifth run when Pat CLARK
dropped Porter Shreve's pop fly |
to left after a long run.
Ray Lambert of Eastern took |
over the All-High pitching in
the third inning and yielded |
single runs in the fourth and |
fifth.
SmallwOOd Brilliant at End.
After Dave Dagenhardt of Bell |
pitched the sixth inning, East
ern'S Dickie Smallwood finished |
the game and his high school
career by retiring nine batters in
a row, striking out six. Small |
wood had been the announced |
starter, but Littman, who has |
coached him for two years,
wanted to finish with his best
and take chance on Dyer.
Dryer was forced to distribute
his pitching among three boys
after Bill Galleher of DeMatha
a fractured jaw in two
places during pregame batting
practice when hit by a ball
thrown across the diamond by
Third BaSeman Ronnie Bennett.
Bill Collins of Gonzaga, Joe
Starke of Carroll, who recovered
from sore arm over the week
end, and Jim Lynch each pitched
three innings. Lynn, a 17-year-
old junior who pitched st. Al
BANS to the Interstate Academic
Conference championships, had
Shaky start in the seventh in
ming, then struck out four bat
tiers in a row and three more
in the ninth.
The An-High team got both
It's runs in the seventh off Lynn,
the only inning it could produce
more than one hit. Hal Dyer
Of Western singled to right,
Smallwood was hit on the back,
Bob Lomax Of Western singled
over second base to score Dyer,
Ind Smallwood came in moments
alter on an overthrow at third.