The Washington times., 1906-05-24
CENTRAL ATHLETES
WINNERS AS USUAL
Up to Their Work in High
School Meet.
SET FOUR NEW RECORDS
o Street Boys Brilliant in Quarter, Half
Hammer, and Discus-Technical
Good Second.

The Dark Blue and White OF the Cen
trail High School again waved triumph
ant over the colors Of the other schools
In the District yesterday at Van Ness
Park, when, for the thirteenth consecu-
tive time, the o Streeters demonstrated
their superiority IN track athletics by
winning the annual interscholastic fed
and track championship Of the DistriC [
OF Columbia, with a total Of 57A points
Technical was second with 5Sll. Western
third with 93z. and Eastern and Busi-
ness brought up the rear with 5A and
5A respectively
Although II was known that the
facilities for seating spectators would
necessarily be poor because Of the con
dition of the stands, one Of the largest
crowds that has ever witnessed the
elimination of track athletics in the
schools was on hand to cheer on their
alma matters. The track at the west
end Of the field had been roped of. and
several hundred rooters gathered there,
and TO speak word for the police. who
for once at least were onto their jobs.
the crowds stayed there throughout the
contests
Central the Goods.
Besides winning the meet by an over
/
the further honor of setting new marks
In four different events. and taking in
dividual honors through the work Of
August Macdonald. who got three
firsts-the shot. hammer. and discus
scoring fifteen points. the greatest num-
Der made by any single man at the
games Not only did Big Cy'' walk
off with these prizes. but he also shat
tered the hammer record, Of 120 feet :
inches, held by Duganne. formerly oI
Technical, by doing II feet 1nches. ana
the discus throw OF IS feet incnes.
which he set last year. by hurting the
Greek weight SO feet. .. +. Wilson, OF
the same school. broke the interhigh
half-file record Of 2.03 30. which
Tech. by is of a second, and in the 40
Noble Clagett. also OF Central. cut 1-5
of a second of the time of Paul Magof-
I'm. who ran the distance in 0:53 l-5 in
Technical also got a fair share Of
4 records. In the 90 hurdles. Browne, OF
the Maroon and Gray, covered II in
Curtiss. formerly OF Central. Curtiss'
mark Of O:2S19 was made in lsSs- w
G. ThralI. of the Manual Trainers,
cleared 10 feet 6 inches in the pole
vault. thus raising his last years record
J by 6i5 inches Tech. practically cleared
everything up N the field events. max
ing Z154 OF her points II them
Relay a Snap.
The one-mile championship relay,
which has never been lost by Central,
and which. although II counts but five
/ points IN the scoring, IS the big event
on the program, was taken by Central
! in a runaway race with Business. the
| other schools Withdrawing from the
event. Wallace, who finished third in
! the half. after a heartbreaking finish,
I which put the fieet-foOted runner in a
/ bad way for time, led or for the Win
ners and touched of Wilson some twen-
/ " yards in advance OF Donovan, who
was succeeded by Hughes Sherman and
Z Clagett, with big starts on Watson, IN
/ creased the lead stin more, the latter
finishing strong over forty yards 10
Roberts. Kemper and Phelan. the first
/ two OF Central and the last Of Western
4 taking this event in a walk. Roberts
| also easily took the 100 meter event
which was an added feature and did not
young Wilson, all OF Central, second aI1
third.
Schmidt Not Crowded.
In the mile Schmidt. Of Central, was
fully expected TO smash the old and set
a new record. which would be good for a
long time, but he was not crowded at all
I until the last forty yards of the finish
: by Adams, OF Tech, who finished IN one
. OF the most sensational sprints ever seen
at q high school meet, thereby beating
. out G. +. Wilson. he boy who had 4
few minutes previously broken the
record in the half, for the place
! Thrau, who won the 20 Tor Tech, wor
his heat with ten feet and more 20 spare
/ from Kemper. of Central. who was il
poor condition.
In the final, Kemper, by sheer grit
! held to the crack Technical athlete, and
/ though he finished all in he pushe I'd
/. ThralI hard for first honOrs. In credit tC
f. Thrall. however, IL must be said tha
/ he had such an easy time of it in tht
! trial that he was surprised when Ken
per ran him so close
! CIagett was never in danger in the
I quarter, taking the lead at the start
/ with Sherman and Phelan, Of Centra
Z and Western, respectively, trailing IN
the rear. The rest we're left hOpelessly
4 on the first lap. In the stretch Clagett
/ Sprinted and won with yards to spare
! with Phelan beating out Sherman at the
| tape.