The Washington times., 1905-02-07
ATHLETIC EVENTS
IN HIGH SCHOOLS
Making Preparations for
Georgetown Meet.
HARD BASKETBALL MATCH
Social Affairs of the Several Institu-
tions Moving Smoothly-Cadets
Getting Ready for Inaugural.
HARD BASKETBALL MATCH

AS the high school meet, which was
held at Convention Hall, is over, the
students have nothing more to keep
their attention from their studies. at
least Tor the present. The meet was
locked forward to by every person in
the schools as the time and place when
the staIwart defenders of their particu-
lar school should win victories and trail
the eseutcheons of their rivals in ig-
nominous defeat.
Whether things turned out TO suit
some of the students is a very doubtful
matter Still, while some of the young
seekers after glory were defeated, they
are taking the matter rather philosoph-
icaIIy and are trying to get the hang of
that do-or-die spirit which they intend
to show in the track meet at George
town or during the coming baseball sea-
son.
The Georgetown Meet.
On February %. at the Georgetown in
door track. the students will meet in
battle royal for it is there they will
face a team from Browns Prep, Of
PHILADELPHIA in a two-mile relay race
This will be the toughest proposition the
local schools have been up against for
some time The Browns Prep has
reputation as an athletic school, and 1t
is thought the local boys VIII have
hard time defeating them. AS yet the
race has not been arranged, and Coach
Foley will have pretty hard time get
ting the right men on the local team.
This is a somewhat difficult proposition
on account of the number of long dis
tance runners who showed up exceed
ingly well in the high school meet.
The men from which the team will
most likely be made are Connors,
Bridges. Kent. Roberts. Fagtn, Ritten-
house, Ellsworth. Morse, and Du Came.
From this fast bunch Of youngsters a
very good team should be developed
Central Jubila,1..
The Central students feel very good
over the showing they made in the
track meet, he'd only a snort time ago.
BY winning three irsts, four seconds,
and four thirds. a total score Of thirty
one points, Central has no room for
complaint on the showing she made in
the track and field events Saturday be-
fore last. Twenty-three points was the
next best score, and was made by Tech.
The best showing by any individual
Central man was made by Captain Kent,
who came in first in the fifty and the
hurdles, and also did good work in the
relay. In the fifty-yard finals his time
the worlds record. made by Duffey. AL
though this record made by Kent may
not stand, as there was no official timer
present, Central feels proud OF its
worlds record sprfnteF. L was some
what of disappointment to the stu
dents that Cook. their champion man.
should be out Of condition on account
of his recent Illness Many of the
scholars thought that if Cook had been
in his best condition Central would have
gained several more points than She did
Victor in Basketball.
In the basketball game with Western
on January q, Central was the victor
The score was IL 10 s.
The Central team was rearranged for
this game. Miss Osborne found it nee.
essary to stop basketball on account OF
ill-health, and Miss Galloway, the cap
tain. was put in her old place, side
center, and Miss Marion Little in center
AS this arrang cement was not made un-
til after the holidays, the team play II
The center was not SO noticeably good
as in the other games. The guards
however, played as well as ever, and the
goal throwers were more accurate thar
before.
In the beginning of the first half tn,
girls got too much rough house. mixed
in the plays and q rest was called Al
the end of the first half Central hac
five points and Western three.
The second half was a fierceIy played
affair and the game was pretty close
but when the smoke of battle had clear
ed away il was seen that Central haC
gotten the better of her opponent IL
the scoring line
After the game the Central team wa!
entertained at luncheon by Miss Os
borne.
Debates by Central.
The teachers and aiGmnf of Contra
are all feeling pretty proud Of the ex
cellent showing in the debates at Georg
Washington University made by severa
Of the old Central scholars.
The students of all of the high school
are still rejoicing over the grand sue