The Washington times., 1902-06-07
ATHLETIC HONORS
WON BY CENTRAL HIGH
Annual Track and Field
Games Field Yesterday.
NO RECORDS WERE BROKEN
Winning School Scored 81 Points to 81
by Western, Its Nearest Competitor
"Dick" Dear Wen aa Us.al-"Tines"
Newstoys Band a Feature.

The tenth annual track ard fed meet
Id yesterday afternoon on Georgetown
icld b. the Athletic Association of the
Ugh Schools was a success in every way,
nd was easily the best ever given by
cal schools.
The weather and track conditions we're
most perfect. ard the thirteen events,
it'll trial heats in several Of them. were
cary all holly contested and aroused
lenty of enthusiasm.
Times Band Present.
just before the games began the
lines Newsboys Band marched around
he campus and across the field to stand
cserved fo:' 1t, and began at once to play
ne numbers of well selected program,
nd when the crowd was net cheering the
,hletes It was anDlaudinS the well
raned little musicians, who acquitted
themselves in a masterl.' manner The
music Of the band was a decided feature
OF the occasion. f-..rs
While all the events were well con-
ested, no records except a local one
we're broken. The Central High School
cam seemed to be in especially fine con-
lition, and its members performed sc
sell that It carried of MANY OF the
lonors of the day, ard the official scorer
announced that 1t had won the cham
pionship. with total of 81 points scored
in the 10 events contested.
The nearest competitor TO Central was
Western High. with 81 points. and the
third, 81 by Technical. and for Bust
ness. while Eastern had to be content
With points.
Central Wins the Cup.
In addition to the gold, silver and
bronze medals won by the first, second
and third men in each event, Central
won the Evening Star" cup for scoring
the highest number OF points. winning
the championship. Central handily wor
tho track events and scored well in the
field numbers.
Dick" Dear was very much In EVIL
dence, and his splendid work won three
first prizes, as we'll as tie honors of
landing his relay team across the line a
winner.
Dear Won the Dashes.
Cock gave Dear. hot dash for first
place in the 106-yard, but was never
dangerous. Dear also won the 22O-yard
with Bristol close second. though the
winner did not extend him more than
just enough to win.
Bristol won the 22O-yard hurdle in
mandy manner after pretty race with
smith. who led all the way to the
sretch. wnen he fell away and Bristol
forged ahead.
l.orghran ran coed race In the $50
yard ana was very strong in his finish
Inc mile relay race brought to-
gether the Central. Western. Eastern
and Tech. 1t was won In the last
relay and Dear was again the man Of
the hour. for he won the event for his
school when it seemed lost beyond re-
coyery. He pulled away from Babcock.
OF western. and ran Il splendid race
from the start, covering the quarter
mile In O:53 2-5. the fastest relay time
for local high school runners. Bah
COCK ran good. heady race. but was
not strong eonugh to last and finished
about ten yards behind Dear Tech
started. but did not finish. as its first
man dropped ont before going lap.
Run OFF On Time.
The games were run off in less than
scheduled time, and the officials Of the
meet were conplimented on all sides
for breaking a record in this direc-
tior. One or two protests We're -made.
but they were not entertained. and
even II decisions had been reversed
IN these cases the final result would
not have been materially affected
Team Point Totals.
Scoring Tor first place, 2 for second Mace