Evening star., 1897-06-05
High School Cadets to Meet in An.
nual Competition
FOR TEE EVENING STAR TROPHY
Boys From the Central Have Al
ready Won It Once.
MAY REPEAT THE VICTORY

The pupils Of the High Schools have as
much interest In athletics nowadays as in
the competitive drill, and the girls basket
ball and the boys foot ball contests, and
consequently the track and field games of
the Washington High Schools, next We'd
nesday afternoon. on Georgetown campus,
will be success. both as to the character
Of the meet and the size and enthusiasm Of
the audience.
This will be the fourth athletic meet, the
first being held in November, $780, on the
grounds of the Central High SchooI. by the
pupils Of that school only; the second on
the old Analostan Island track. June IL,
1892, when the Western High School won
the championship. and the games last year,
which marked the beginning of athletic
meets to be held regularly toward the close
OF each school year. The contests each
year are strictly school competitions, to de-
termine which of the four schools is en-
Titled to have possession for year of the
cup. donated by The Evening Star News
paper Company, to be contended for an
nualy.
The cup is as pretty and graceful as any
ever oncred for competition. being nina-
teen and half inches in height, surmount-
ed by winged wheel symboiixny the BIZ
cycle race. Engraved upon the body part
OF 1t is the finishing scene of n sprintfng
S'Ste. 4hiS t1OPHy IS dFllSlICdily prOpOr-
tion and is an extremely handsome affair,
the lower part, legs and handles being EN-
oossed with artistic designs. The trophy is
TO be contested for annually until one of
times, then 1t will become the property of
the successful school The Central boys
won the cup last year with ease and are in
fa1r condition to repeat the victory. The
reasons or the Centrafs superiority are
that the number of pupils greatly outnum-
bers those of the other schools, that
the central athletes have shown more dis
position to train conscientiousy, and that
Trey have had more experience.
Altnough young in athletic circles, the
Central boys have brought honor ami pres
tlge to their school. The interscholastic
mile relay championship for America was
won by the schools relay team last month
at the University of Pennsylvania's ath-
letic meet, the Washington boys winning
out from the Central High School of Phiia-
delphia, the ex-champions. with ease. The
team was made up of Farrow Ruff. Stuart
Curtis and Young. Last Monday two of
the Central boys won honors in Baltimore
In the games Of the Maryland Athletic
Club. Stuart captured the half-mile run
and Curtiss the high jump.
Rules for the Meet.
The championship and trophy that goes
with 1t will be won by the school which
scores the greatest number of points ac-
cording to the following system: The
sSiAoSA ASpi CochlcO ny Tie WlIlHeT OI edCn
event will be credited with five points,
wfile the second and third men will
win three and one points, respectively. for
their school. All undergraduates who have
attended their respective schools, pursuing
three major studies from the 1st of jan
uary 81, to the time of the meet. are
eligible. The events to be run Off are lO0-
yard run, 22O-yard run, 440-yard run, SSt)-
yard run, one-mile run, 22O-yard hurdles
one-miie bicycle race. two-mile bicycle
hjOh ftaTny v1r,iv,1 hvSN,,
jump, pole vault and putting tweive-pouId
shot.
gold medal will be given to the con-
testant winning first place. a silver medal
to the one winning second and bronze one
to the one winning third place. The Ma
tional Interscholastic Athletic Association
rules will govern the meet, except in the
marking of points.
The officials of the meet have been Sc
lected as follows: Referee, S. Stinemetz,
Columbia Athletic Grub. Track judges,
Mr.. Walsh. Georgetown University: Prof.
joyce. Carroll Institute, and Prof Cross
ley. Columbia Athletic Club Starter. Bin
Foley, trainer of Georgetown University.
Clerk of course. A. Early. Timers, Mr..
Fox. Georgetown University; Mr.. Wilson.
Friends Athletic Association, and Mr.
Cabrera, Columbia Athletic Club. Field
judges. Mr. B. H. Wefers Georgetown
University; Mr.. McGirr, Georgetown Uni
versity. and Mr.. Mccormick. Measurers,
Mr.. Larrimore and Mr.. Speare, Columbia
bian College, and Messrs. j. A. Wefers and
Cody, Georgetown University.
The meet will be held under the auspices
of the High School Athletic Association
composed of two representatives from the
Central, Eastern, Western and Business
These representatives were elected about
the middle of February, and have been
working hard ever since to make the meet
success. The members are as follows:
Hyder B. Farrow. chairman; Artley Par
son. secretary; Eugene Wilkins. Amzi
Smith. jr., Charlie Taussig. Edgar Berry,
Brooke Amiss and George Weaver.
Probable Winners.
Centrars athletic reputation last year
vas made by her track and field team.
which was one of the fastest school teams
in the United States. AS all but four men,
bers returned to school. and as there are
some very promising new candidates, the
team of '97 will in all probability break
the records of their predecessors, set a
standard in time and distance that will
not be excelled for many years, and win
out from the teams of the Eastern, West
ern and Business, with good many points
to the good
Hyder B. Farrow of this years graduating
class is captain of the field and track team,
and chairman of the High School Athletic
Association, and 1t Is due to his hustling
abilities and his perseverance that such a
successful meet is to be pulled off. Farrow
holds the High School record for the broad
jump. his best performance being 10 feet
l inch. He is a member of the schools re-
lay team, covering a quarter in as seconds,
and has quite a reputation as a high
jumper. =
In>the lOO-yard and 22O-yard runs there
are several fast men, Young having COW
cred the shorter distance in 10 20 seconds,
Capt. Farrow and Ruff are also fast at the
distance. and the former may surprise the
crowd and win out. In the 22D-yard run all
the above mentioned boys are fast but Ruff
Is the feetest. His last years record was
"a 4-5 seconds, and Trainer Foley expects
him to go in about y this spring. Ruff is
also premier In the quarter-mile run, with
a record of 53 seconds. Foley predicts he
will run under 81 seconds this year, and
says he is easily the fastest scholasti.
quarter-miler in the country. Farrow,
Stuart Curtiss and Young all cover the
distance under 55 seconds.
Creditable Records.
In the half and mile runs Stuart has the
best records, 2.O6 for the former and 5.O2
for the latter Stuart has wonderful abill-
ties, and is making quite a reputation as a
long-distance runner. In the 22O-yard hur-
dies the school will be represented by Cur
tiss and ]. Underwood. Curtiss will prob