Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-23
TO REPREsENTTAE CENTRAL
High School Boys Who viii Bun in the
Meet at Philadelphia.
VIII Have Fleet Competitors, but
They Have Shown Themselves to Be
Faster-The Work of Training.

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H. Ruff. H. B. Farrow, q. w. Curtiss. w.
G. Stuart and C. D. Young. left the city
this afternoon for Philadelphia, where
they will participate in the intercollegiate
and interscholastic relay race meet to be
given under the auspices of the University
of Pennsylvania tomorrow afternoon.
In the race tomorrow afternoon, which
will probably determine the High School
mile relay championship of America, the
local boys will have as competitors three
Philadelphia schools, the Central High
School, the Northeast Manual Training
ard the Central Manual Training. OF
these, the first named Is undoubtedly the
fastest. They won the race in which they
were entered last year in 3.45. The best
record the Washington team made last
year was in the race against the George
town University freshmen, when the latter
team won in 3.37, the High School team
finishing fifteen yards behind the winners
in 3.41. r
Centrars team is in much better condi-
ton than ever. and Trainer Foley says the
boys should be able to run well under $40.
This seem" reasonable, for the average
time made by the four fastest men at the
trials last Friday was 3.f1. This was made
on muddy, clay track, about one and a
half seconds slower oneevery quarter than
the University of Pennsylvania track
Before leaving this afternoon, Capt Ruff
said his men were all In first-class condi-
ton, and prepared to run the race of their
lives tomorrow afternoon.
I'VE don't think SO much of our own
glory, but are determined to do our best
rather for the honor and reputation cur
success would bring to the school, We will
no doubt have quite a hard race DIS the
teams against which we are pitted are very
fast, but 1 believe that barring apy mis-
fortune. we will be able on Monday next to
present the school the victor's banner"
Inc same spirit of determination domi-
mates all Of Capt. Rufus men, and it is
hoped his victorious prediction is correct.
me relay race has been the principal
subject Of talk for several weeks, not only
among the pupils and teachers of the
Central School. but in all the High Schools
friends.
J. Harry Ruff, the captain is the fastest
man OF the quintet. He Is member of the
class of '9S He was born il this city. and
passed from the graded schools to the
Central High. He began running in the
fall of 3d. but did not appear in public un-
I'll last spring, when he entered the District
ilgh School championship games and won
the DO and 440-yards runs In the record
breaking time Of twenty-four and four-fifths
seconds and fifty-three and two-fifths sec
OF DIS. Run was also captain Of the relay
team which won the District High School
mile relay championship last sprine He 10
quite fast in the one hundred wards RIM
nut MS sDec1alties are the furlcng ard the
snort middle distance Trainer Foley saws
his records in these eVahts this year viii
FIFTH IF saS r9 and
II amer confidently detlfa5s that RUIZ is
without superior as 81 scholastic quar-
ter-miler. and the bl,hds runner can no
uou1t prove TINS declafatton He will run
the last lap tomorrow AFTERNOON
The first lap will be RAP by w. G. Stuart
'os, the present High School chamnion IA and ID
r r, 20 cider, in the h2if-mEe ana mile
W yyas; Stuart is aIso produ:t of the
to the Business High ffAool. fror, which
ne graduated III the ctaps of '93 This is
MS second year on the!Sfack; last wear ra
H Ha "a member hs1fns Of the esfra relay team
quarter, doing the haifsfff two minutes ar5
and fifty seconds. He RsHso ipu a,,a MINUTES in
hf H,.tar p and fonr.tlfSs sconas NY -
years graduating crassi Sfiii TuhS The seeonS S
Jap. Farrow Is captains6f TINS wears field
ana track team. which he hopes to lead TO
victory in the, District 'fIieh School games.
baltimore City College. Last year was
farrow's first season or, the track but he
mas made several good records He is the
present 4iigh School champion and record
Hoiuer Tor the running broad t1Imn He
will probably set new record this bar IN
TINS event, and should be able to f1ut tho
1gures considerably over the 2O-foot marx
me running high jump is also one of Far
UPWARDS run. and cam go the quarter in
o3 80 seconds. =, "
George W. Curtiss. the best al!-around
man In the school, has the third lap in his
chaFse Curtiss is also "a Washington bow
and a member of the class of '9S He has
Deen IN athletics several years but hereto
tore has devoted his attention to the run
nl,is a nagn and broad jumps pole vaulting
ana 22o-yard hurdles. He is the present
Hlgh School champion in the first-named
anu me last two events, holding the record
Tor the hurdles. This year he will un-
doubleday advance the record in these
events beyond the reach of any Htph
Schooi athlete for several years to come.
Curtiss Is new man at the quarter mile
but has developed into one of the best in
the local schools being able to do the dis
lance in "a seconds.
The substitute of the team, C. D. Young.
Is also a native Washington boy and a
member Of the class of '9S. Young started
training for the first time last spring He
ran well in all distances I'M to tho uuarter
securing third in the latter event in the
High School games. This year he is very
much stronger than last season and viii
probably be one of the CentraTs mainstays
In the 1OO-yards run at the coming sprine
meet. Although Young runs a better run
IN the spr1nts he Is not, slow in the long
distances ,I and with a little more training
VIII make very good time At present he
can cover the distance in So seconds
inc Central team will be true to their
colors In Philadelphia, and they make a
PiS''1 anu tlIdcllVe appearance In a suit
the pants of which are white with an inch
navy blue stripe on the side, while the shirt
mas alternating navy blue and white two
men horizontal stripes. The only emblem
worn VIII be a big wv on the navy blue
and white sweaters.
trainer Foley, who will be over with the
Georgetown team. will keep his eye on the
boys and see that they are treated we'll,
and that everything runs off smoothly.
About dozen of the school boys will 20
along to root for them The students of
Swarthmore College, which is few miles
out from Philadelphia, eahave notified the
Central runners that they will be out in
full force to root for them, as tie High
School boys rooted" for them when they
were down here two years ago and played
the Georgetown foot BALL team, and they
think that one good turn deserves another
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