The Washington times., 1905-01-25
CITY OFFICIALS
At COMING MEET
Commissioners and Others
Invited to Attend Games.
BELATED ENTRIES RECEIVED
Number of Athletes Competing Reaches
rs4-Scott, OF Pittsburg, Danger
Gus II Middle Distance.
BELATED ENTRIES RECEIVED

All the leading scholastic officials OF
the District have been invited to attend
the interscholastfc games at Convention
Hall next Saturday evening.
Invitations We're sent the Commission
ers. the president Of the Board of Ed
ucation. General Boynton, Superinten-
dent Of Schools Stuart, the director of
high schools. and principals Of ali the
high schools They VIII occupy special
seats, which have been set apart Tor
their use near the. finish, and their pres
ence will add both dignity and interest
to the evening of athletics.
Entries All In.
Quite a number of belated entries
Were received by Manager Foley IN
yesterday evenings mail. and the total
number OF boys who will compete IS
now ls4- This big entry list puts Wash
ington scholastic athletics on par
with those of New York and Boston
where indoor games are leading fea-
lures of the athletic year.
To manage this number of competi-
tors there is a competent list Of hus-
ting officials. headed by Referee NJ. B..
Rideout, of the Y. NJ. C. a The officials
viii report to Mr.. Rideout at I O'Clock.
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grade schools. which is the opening
event. will be given by Clerk of the
Course narpeies Fifteen minutes later
and promptly at 7:30, Starter Robertson
viii send FIVE young runners away in
the first heat of the long program Man
aSes Foley expects TO have the last
event, the championship High School
relay race. finished by I0:30
Pennsylvania Champion.
Washington's middle distance runners
Will have 10 keep a sharp eye on Du-
mont Scott. of the Pittsburg Central
high school, who comes to measure
strides with the Eastern half-niIe run
ners. He Is the middle-distance scho-
| lastic champion of Pittsburg and west
ern Pennsylvania, with an unbeaten
| record of consistent performances for
the past two years. He has done 1
minutes and so seconds in the mile, and
2 minutes and 5 seconds in the half
mile
Indoor running is a new game TO him.
however. and although ne WAS reported
today TO be In fine form and faster
than ever before, he may have trouble
! in negotiating the sharp corners of the
Convention Hall track The meeting of
! Scott. ByrneS, of Technical the lOca
distance: Conners and Sherman OF
/ Central and Babcock, of Western viii
make . race worth going far 10 see.
/ Freshman Relay Race
There is much speculation about the
outcoEie of the relay race of the first
| year high school teams Central, Tech
meal. Eastern, and Western are all re-
ported to have young quartets with
creditable records for athletic deb
utantes. Eastern, it is said, being
stronger in this than in any other event
on the program The light blue and
| white team viii be composed of Farmer,
Robinette. Brown. and Graham, Farm
er having been also entered on the team
| which will compete for the champion
/ ship These boys have been quietly
training on their indoor track on Capt.
toI Hill. and none of the other schools
have been abb, TO get a line on their
speed and form.
! Technical High also has great faith
in its freshmen runners. and so conf
dent is il of the result that ii is pre-
dieting a double win for their relay
teams Ellsworth, Ellis, Shade, ana
Bradley. with Bundiek as substitute
| will attempt 10 turn the trick for tht
Mechanics Central and Western are
not making such claims for their teams
but their silence is regarded as ominous
Charles SeitZ. of Georgetown, whG
will make an effort TO break the world
record for sixty yards, has rounded
into top notch form