Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-08
SCHOOL ATHLETICS
Preparing for the High School Con-
tests in June.
TO STRIVE FOR 1.-THE Star" TROPHY
Program Arranged for the Track
and Field Sports.
MANY PRIZES OFFERED

Next to the annual competitive drill, the
most interesting event to the students OF
the High School this year will be the Inter-
High School track and field day sports,
when representatives from the Central,
Eastern, Western and Business schools will
meet in friendly contests for the champion
ship of the High schools. This event Is
somewhat of an innovation to the pupils,
who introduced 1t at the beginning of the
scholastic year, and decided to hold a meet
on the 18th Of November, but owing to
the lack Of time for preparation and
the rapid approach of cold weather, 1t was
found necessary to postpone the meet I'M
til spring, and row with the sanction and
aid of the faculties of the schools, prepa-
ratiOnS rapidly progressing.
At present most of the interest is GEN.
tered in relay teams to represent the Cen
trail, Eastern and Western schools in the
coming Georgetown-Columbian track and
field meet tomorrow. The managers Of the
meet have made the inter-High School re-
lay race special feature. The teams
chosen to represent the three schools that
accepted the offer are: Phil. Tindall, Frank
Coffin, A. Il. Stuart and Harry Ruff for the
Central; Hall Chapel, ALI Erly and
Lee Coombs or Harry Hurst for the
Eastern, and Charles A. Taussig. VIM.
Smart Capt. Allan +. Berry and H. 2.
Hudson for the Western. The teams will
probably run in the order named
The Inter-SchOOI Events.
Next week the boys at all four of the
schools will bend every energy in preparing
for their joint meet, which is to be held
OIL the Georgetown College campus We'd
nesday, June g. two weeks after the COM
petitive drill of the cadets. The plan for
the meet was the result of mass meeting
of the boys held in March. Each school was
elect delegates n cn-On q
as committee for making arrange
ments. The following representatives We're
chosen by each school, Phil Tindall, Hyber
b. Farrow and Fred n. Albert for the
Central: Hall w. Chapel, William NJ. Hal
lam and Gilbert w. Kelly for the Eastern;
Eugene T. Cough, Newton H. Ferree and
Dana White for the Business, and II. p.
Hudson, Charles A. Taussig and Allan E.
Berry for the Western. At the first meet
ing committees were appointed among
them as follows: Arrangements-E. T.
Cough, chairman: H: W. Chapel Fl. B.
Farr6w and H. P. Hudson. Rules-F. w.
Albert, chairBan; N. II. Ferree, c. A
Taussis. ana G.. w. Kelly. Finance-W. NJ.
Haliar chairman; =. Tindall, D. White
and A f. Berry This arrangement places
q representative from each school on each
committee At the same meeting Mr..
Philip Tindall was elected chairman and
Mr.. William Hallam secretary.
Events to BE Contested.
Since organization the different commit
tees have held several meetings. and the
following list of twelve events has been ar
ranged:
l. emile bicycle race.
2 100 yards dash.
3. 22D yards dash.
4. 40 yards run.
5. $50 yards run.
g. One-mile run.
Z. 30 yards hurdle race.
g. Running high jump.
g. Running broad jump.
10. Pole vault.
II. Putting 12-pound shot
II. One-mle relay race
Entries must be from students in the DIFF
ferent high schools, who have attended
school since January. No more than five
entries from each school are allowed for any
one event, and only three will be permitted
to start. The committee on rules has de-
cfded to credit the school whose represen-
tative wins any event with five points, sec
ond place getting three and third place one
The Championship Trophy.
The school that scores the greatest num-
Der of points will win the championship, and
will be awarded a trophy, donated by
The Evening Star Newspaper Com
pany. to be held for a year, and
contested for annually. The winner of
each event will be presented with
handsome medal, and there will also be
number of second and third prizes award
ed, the finance committee having received
merchants about the city: Mr.. c. H David
son, a silver medal; r. II. Harris probab bly,
gold medal; Mr.. Carr. the jeweler, a medal
and articles from the stock of Messrs. MertZ,
Tappan, Copeland, Davis and Robinson
Cherry & Co.
The events will he run under the rules of
the Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
and the bicycle race is to be held under the
sanction of the l.. A. W.
Probable Starters.
Apparatus has been purchased by each
school, and practice is a part of the daily
program. jolly, Coffin and Slack Of the
Central are making good time in the hun
dred-yard dash, but they will have strong
competitors in Parsons, Hurst and Coombs
at the Eastern, and Taussig, Hudson, Mes
DIT and Smart at the Western. Jolly and
Ruff for the Central school are expected
to set the pace in the 2g)-yard dash. Par
sons, Hurst, Chapel, Hoover and Erly of
the Eastern have signified their intention of
trying the 220-yard dash, quarter and half
mile runs. Chapel and Erly will most likely
start in the mile Maupin and Small
will put the shot for the Eastern and Kelly
will try the hurdle and jumping At the
Central Stuart and Oyster will probably run
the mile and half-mile, and Young, Tindall,
Slack, n. Underwood and Ballinger will try
the quarter. Farrow, Rollins and Slack will
probably do the high jump, while Farrow is
the only one who has yet decided for the
broad jump. Albert is going in for the hur-
dies and perhaps the shorter dashes and
CuTt!SS, EdlnS ana j. Underwood are to try
the pole vault Gains, Rollins and n Under
wood will also try the hurdles. n Under
wood, Dumars Parsons and Kmmei are
practcing putting the shot, and Edmonds,
Marean. Potbury and Hughes are in training
for the bicycle race
The Base Ball Championship.
At the close of the track and field events
there will probably be a base ball game be-
tween the two leading teams in the cham
pionship series. The Western has had
team organized for someI time, that has
played several practice games the last one
being with the Episcopal High School at
Alexandria last Saturday, when the West
erners were beaten by Score of l3 to r.
The following team has been decided on to
play the other high school teams: Graft
Duvall, catcher; Percy Thompson, pitcher;
Earl Tanner, first base; Graham Hume
captain. second base; Thornton Clark, short
stop; Robert Fry, third base; Rawlings
Hume, manager, center field; Lawrence
Reed, left field, and Frank Gordon, right
field.
Last Saturday the Central team beat the
Arsenal nine by a score of II tot. The East
ern school has decided on the following
team, which played a very good game with
the Vigilants last Saturday, to whom they
lost by score Of 16 to 10: John Maupin,
catcher; Hand, captain, pitcher; Linger,
fret haS Loo he h.. n