Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-18
GREAT INTEREST IN ATHLETICS
Who viii Captain and Manage the
Players.
SKETCHES OF CANDIDATES

The interest that is taken in athletics
AT the various High Schools of the Dis
trict this year bids fair TO bring that
feature of the school life into greater
prominence than il has ever enjoyed in
the past. Basket ball teams have been q
organized. bSse ball teams suggested for
rexI spring. track and field meets planned
and bicycle races arranged for as a spe-
cial feature OF the track meets. The
sprinters and field athletes are keeping
up their training. to be fit to uphold
the honor of their schools in the spring.
while the more enthusiastically inclined
are going into everything. no matter
whe- he they qualified for that form of
sport not.
With all this however, the greatest ir-
teresJ of the year will in all probability
be manifested IN foot ball a game of foot
hall between high schccl teams is one of
the most int resting contests on the grid
iron that is afforded in Washington, ard
is far superior TO one between a strong
university team, no matter how good that
team may BE-, and weak club. There is
always a strong rivalry between the
schools-intensifie1 by the CON petitIve drill
held every year-and this IS demonstrated
on the foot ball field perhaps more than
under any other circumstances.
The Central and Eastern High Schools
have always had strong foot ball teams,
and a Sane between them has been patron
lied i'll the past by foot ball devotees frc.a
all over the City. many having no special
Interest in either school. but simply de-
sire to see the good game put up by the
teams This year :here VIII be four high
school teams. the Western and Business
schools having decided TO put an eleven
the gridi-cn. \ league has been formed
with scheduled games. and there is more
than a likelihood of a prize of some de-
scription being hung up for the winning
team School loyalty IS Just 5 strong at the
Western and BusiTess it is al the Cen
trail ard Eastern. and the contests between
al four of the teams will be just as inter
.sting and as holly contested as the
games between Central and Eastern teams
have been in the past
The young ladies at the four schools
seem TO be taking much interest in the
approaching games as the boys themselves
and many plans are being made for lunches
and entertainments and similar means for
raising revenue 20 supply the teams with
suits and the necessary funds to enable
them 10 travel around and meet otheI
teams outside the High School League. In
fact, thrC ugh the efforts of the young
ladies. supplemented by the energy of the
boys OF the teams and interested in them
nearly all of the elevens are well fixed
financially, and may be depended upon tc
make {. strong showing throughout the
season in this regard. Each team has IL.
captain settled upon. and in each instance
IL would appear that wise appointment
lad been made.
The schedule of the league follows: DC
tober -. Eastern vs.. Western: Novembe
2, Central vs. Business: November ), West
ern VS.. Business: November o. Eastern VS.
Business; November II, Central VS.. West
ern. and November 16 Central VS.. Eastern
This will. in all probability. bring tn
that between the Central and Easter
teams. With this arrangement there Is no
much chance of a tie. OF course shout
the Central or Eastern be beaten by eithe