Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-26


the supremacy of Central was seriously in
doubt. But the athletes of the older school
were trained to the hour and when the
final tests came Central won out with
comparative ease. Paul Cook, Centrars
all-around young athlete. was again the
star of the afternoon. He won individually
Is of the 60 points scored by his school,
and assisted as the final runner on the
championship relay team, in adding five
more points to Centrars credit
Central Takes The Star Cup.
By winning the meet yesterday Central
becomes the owner of the handsome Gun
presented by The Evening Star to the
school scoring on three occasions the high
est percentage of wins. Central has captur-
ed the cup in three consecutive victories
Nhen The Star cup is formally presented
70 the school it will make the third of the
series of trophies earned by other bioh
schools of the District
Inc cup series of competitions was IMAM
surated nine years ago, and Central has
maintained her supremacy from the very
Hrst, not having lost a single meet The
points for each school are figured on a basis
OF I'VE Tor first place in each event three
Tor second and one for third Junior events
not hgurlns In the results. Gold silver and
bronze medals are also awarded to the win
ner, second and third men respectjyelv in
the various contests
More than 1000 of the enthusia site Young
pupils OF the high schools were gathered in
the grand stand bleachers and on the field
OF Georgetown campus when at 3 o. clock
the first trial heat in the Junior race, at
seVenty-i1ve yards was announced Rows
and girls alike were dressed In holiday at
IRE. school colors were everywhere in evil
dence. Western High School occupying
the western section OF the grand stand
made fine display of school colors and
banners.
No Time When Interest Jagged.
Out on the field the beat down hot
and relentessly on the heads of officials
and athletes. The strong rays, however
had no terrors for the enthusiastic cadets.
who swarmed the track and field from time
| to time only to be kept within bounds and
out of the way of the competitors by re-
| peated urging from the management and
warnings from blue-coated guardians of
the law. One dapper little policeman made
| quite hit with the students by declaring
that all who were not implicated in the
games should retire to the stands
Despite the fact that the last event was
not decided until nearly o'clock there
was not q time when interest Jagged. The
friends and fellow-students of the men par
| ticipating in the games were ever ready
with lusty cheers of encouragement and
victory. The high jump and pole vault.
contested Immediately In front of the grand
stand, aroused perhaps the greatest enthu-
siasm of any of the field events.
AS the barrier was gradually raised IN
height and the jumping and vaulting be-
came more difficult, the excitement in
creased in like ratio. When Smith of Tech
| meal cleared the bar at five feet and four
| inches, after several contestants who had
| failed, the manual training cadets gave
| vent to their feelings with prolonged cheers
| and school yells. The demonstration was
| repeated when Backus, from the same
| school. also cleared the bar. As the event
| was thus made safe for Technical the
| question of first places was decided by the
toss of coin, Smith winning. Ritten house
| of Western was third. The corrected meas
| urement was feet ~ inches.
. A Close Contest.
The pole vault. the last event of the day.
was one of the most closely contested. The
| competition soon narrowed down to Moss
of Technical. Hampton of Central. and Phe-
Ian of Western. All three went gracefully
over the bar at eight feet and four inches.
Then 1t was raised to eight feet and eight
inches. AT the first trial all three con-
testants failed to make the vault clear.
Moss got over but struck the bar in de-
scending and 1t toppled from the pegs.
Hampton and Phelan tried in vain to nego-
tiate the height, and then the Technical
boys yelled for Moss to come on" 1t was
| felt he would surely win, for his first at
| tempt had been so near to success. As
| Moss approached the standards supporting
| cross piece. the throng was silent He
made a stalwalt leap into the air. rose clear
| above the bar. and releasing his hold upon
| the pole, dropped gracefully to the ground.
| He had jumped the distance with several
inches to spare. His achievement soon
| turned into a victory by the third failure of
| his opponents called forth great ovation.
/ Hampton OF Central and Phelan of West
| ern tried IN vain to clear the bar at eight
| feet and six inches. They were tired out
| from their earlier efforts however, and
| finally decided the choice of second and
| third places by the toss of coin, Hamp
| ton winning.
Four Records Broken.
! Four high school records were broken
| during the afternoon. DuGanne, a young
| giant OF seventeen years. student at Tech
| meal, broke two of the records. In the
| shot put he pushed the 12-pound sphere
| over a distance of forty-one feet. six and
| one-half inches. In the discus throw Du-
| Came broke his second record. hurting the
ancient object over ninety-five feet and
| six inches OF ground. Paul Cooke broke the
running broad jump record by clearing a
| distance of twenty-one feet and two inches.
| This was done on his first trial None of
his competitors approached the mark SO