The times., 1898-06-09
CENTRALs ARE CHAMPIONS
Took Nearly Every Prize in High
School Games.
CURTIS BROKE FOUR RECORDS
Winners Scored 81 Ont of los Points
Consecutive Time - LaIge Crowd
at Georgetown Field Cheered the
VictOrs.

and track meet for the high school cham
pionship of the District was held yester-
day afternoon on Georgetown Field. un-
der the auspices of the Central High
School Athletic Association.
With all conditions of weather and
track favorable, it proved in every way
to be the most successful meet ever held
by the association. The attendance was.
Notwithstanding the warm weather, so
large that it quite filled the big new
grandstand. All the pretty girls. for
which the high schools have long been
famous, were there in their prettiest,
brightest gowns. Their presence added
much to the life and attractiveness of the
scene and the close competitions were in
several instances. in no small measure
due TO the spirited roofing of the fair
students, all loyal to the several high
school which they represented.
The competitors were spirited through
out and high school records suffered all
along the line and it will have TO be a
very smart set of student athletes who
can touch these new records next year.
Out of possible 108 points. the Central
High boys carried off 81 points and for
the third consecutive time won the high
school championship and a handsome sill
yer trophy cup The cup is now the abb
solute property OF the Centrals- In 1886
the Centrals scored 6S points out Of s.,
and in 1897, made 60 out of los. This year
the champions outdid themselves and are
far and away the best athletic team ever
put out by the high schools, and compare
II =
the East. Gold silver, and bronze medals
were given respectively to first, second,
and third men in yesterdays events To
say that the Centrals were delighted with
their victory is putting il mildly.
G. W. Curtiss, of the Centrals, carried
off five gold medals and in four events
broke the high school records. viz. In
the pole vault. putting shot. high jump.
and 220-yard hurdle He is also well
known as a prominent member of the Co
Iumbia Athletic Club Juniors and IS one of
the most promising field athletes in the
city. ". G. Stewart. is another c. A c.
Junior and a coming flyer in the mile
and middIe-distance runs. He captured
TWO "frsts' yesterday in the SS1-yards
and one-mile run. in both of which he
established new high school records. G.
d. Young is a sprinter of great promise
and the ease with which he won sur
prised even his admirers. He set new
marks in the 100 and 220-yard runs. r.
Mueden broke the high-school 12-pound
hammer record. with a throw of s. feet
> inches. He afterward covered s. feet I
inches in an exhibition throw
With such all-around brilliant work il
is not TO be wondered at that the after
noon was full of enthusiasm and excite
ment and congratulations, and Trainer
William Foley, of Georgetown Varsity.
under whom some of the Centrals and
a few Westerns trained, came in for a
big slice of credit and praise for their
good showing.
one OF the special features OF the card
was an exhibition mile bicycle unpaced.
flying start by Fred Schade for record
for the track. He covered the distance in
good shape in 2:2S minutes. Another at
tractive number was an exhibition of
fancy drill work by the Central High
Squad. in which appeared the following
under the skillful command OF Capt. H T.
Domer: j. H. GunneH. I. C. Norwood.
S. W. Began, H. VI. Shuster and G. HeyI-
man. The work of the squad was a
splendid exhibition OF the skill and pre-
cision and reflected great credit upon
Capt. Domer and the men who wen,
through difficult and fancy movements
like one man
The $50 yards run was the first number,
and it was one OF the most hotly con-
| tested. W. S. Stewart ~on in 2:10 min
utes. and only eight yards separated him
from the third man, EtZlar. Z. p. Wilson
finished second by about two yards.
The 100 yards had a large list and was
run off in three heats, and d semi-fnal, ii
which latter the second men ran 70 quail
fy for the final. c. D. Young won the
| final in 10 2-5 seconds by about three yards
Taussig of the Western.
The 290-Va rd hurdles was fuII Of cOOd
work by some good timber toppers, and
here Curtiss began his record breaking
and won handily in 2S 1-5 seconds, 4-5 of
| a second faster than the High School rec
ord Kelly was good second.
The mile run was quite q walkover. so
to speak. for W. C. Stewart. He took the
lead at the first turn and steadily increas-
ed it, running in good motion and with
strong steady stride and finally won
comparatively fresh in $50, beating the
High School record by is seconds. Lee,
of the Easterns. was no match for his
leader of the Centrals and came in sec
ond, 100 yards behind, EtZler a game
third
The 300 yards fiat was close event and
brought out all the best sprinters and
was won by C. D. Young in q 1-5 seconds.
about three yards ahead OF Taussig, who
lost the place to Worsley.
The two-mile bicycle was full OF ginger
and the field finished in bunch, so much
so that it looked as if the three advance