The Washington times., 1907-11-12
CENTRAL TRACK
PROSPECTS BEST
FOR MANY YEARS
But Four Men Lost.
Their Places Adequate
" Filled

Central was the first Of the local
SCHOOLS to begin training for the winter
track events.
Aroused by the poor SUCCESS Of the
football season thirty athletes reported
last week when Physical Director Foley
sounded the call for candidates and in
dicauons are that Central will main
tain its prestige on the track.
While it is too early 10 get a line on
tie new material, the Dark Blue and
Whites prospects. as far as old men 90,
arc the brightest in years. But four
stars of the FIRST rank were lost by
graduation, and these viii DE replaced
" men who have already won d repu-
tation In interhigh school competition.
, Schmidt, next TO Connor The best miller
tie Washington schools nave produced,
graduated, but Hnderbrand is a can
didate for that distance.
MaeDonald's Loss Felt.
The man whose place viii be hardest
TO MI is that held by Cy Macdonald,
who will be missed in baseball and
track even more than he was in foot
ball. He was the largest individual
point winner in last springs meet, when
he smashed the hammer and discus rec
ords and eQualed Duganne's distance IN
the shotput. Tweedy, Coultry, and
Spranzy constitute a trio which should
be GOOD for as many points as Mac
Donald captured, although it is doubtful
whether one man can be found for many
moons who can take Big Cy's place.
Tweedy is an especially promising all
around athlete. Macdonald was pleased
with the progress he made last year
and gave his personal attention to the
younger athletes training. Spranzy
won second last spring in the hammer
throw and third in the discus event,
while CouItry captured third place in
the hammer throw.
In the 100 and 220-yard events Central
sustained another loss by the gradua-
tion of Kemper, last years captain. and
Burch. who came in behind Kemper
when the latter won these dashes in the
interhigh school meet. Carter looks to
be the only experienced man who viii
run in these events this year for Cen
trial; the others viii have to be devel-
Oped from new material.
OF the other men whom Central can
count on are Hamilton. who broke the
record in the 20 hurdles last spring,
anc sherman and McKeever, who
COPIED the next two places. and CLANCY,
the crack QuarteT-miler- Wingate,
winner OF the high jump, and Speidel,
who made second place in the pole
vault, viii feature in these two events
again this year, and Claggett IS reason
ably certain to again be a point win
ner in the running high jump. Rallins,
who was seen on the football team and
VINO will try for the baseball team. Is
one Of the most promising Of the new
comers, end he is expected 10 be a point
winner ia most Of the indoor meets.
Three Indoor Meets.
Captain Dick and Manager Garter
have about completed plans for the
track season. both indoor and out. Cen
tral will be represented in the George
town and George Washington meets,
and will enter IL full force the High
School and Preparatory meet more com
monty known as FOley's meet.
The first Out-of-doOr games in which
Central men will be seen is that at
Charlottesville in April Central won
this meet last year, as it did the Tome
Institute contest, which will take place
this year in May. The Washington
school will send team TO Port De-
post again this spring
in the interschOiastic games held by
the University Of Pennsylvania in Phil
adClphia about April j., Central viii bc
represented by what is exploited as the
fastest relay team II has yet produced.
Those who are now picked for this team
unless they should be disqualified or
beSted b. some other man are Dick,
Garter, Claegstt, and CLANCY, All OF
these ran on Central relay teams last
year.
Men Optimistic.
Work is being carried on daily and
the team is not disheartened by the
Ie-L- 80 material and mar start y5ybi,l,