The Washington herald., 1907-06-02
RECORD FOR CENTRAL
Track Team Most Successful
In Schools History.
MANY NEW MARKS RECORDED
Capt. kemper and "Cy" Mcdonald
Set New Marks in Dashes and
Weight Events, RcSpectiveIy-Dick
hemper, Burch, Hamilton, and
Schmitt All star Performers,

With the Inter-High School meet at
Van Ness Park last Wednesday. Central
ended the most successful track season
that the school has ever experienced.
The Blue and White has had stars 10
represent them ON the cinder path be-
fore, but never have the students carried
off SO many prizes, banners, and cups as
they have In the season Of 1gl6-O1. con-
sidering the quality of the men that the
athletes had TO compete with
Central has always been strongly repre-
sented on the track, the school usually
relying, however. upon one or two cracks
TO uphold its honor. But this year Ath-
letic Director Foley has succeeded in
turning out an evenly balanced squad.
Dick, hemper, Burch. Hamilton, Wilson,
Iweedy, and Schmitt are all stars at
their respective distances. and with the
aid of Mcdonald, in the weight events.
managed during the course 81 the season
% win first honors i'm FIVE meets and get
second place in two
Records. too fell before these hardy
athletes. Kemper broke the records for
the Virginia inter scholastic meet. at
Charlottesville. in the l11 and 220-yari
dashes going the former in 10 1-5 seconds
and doing the latter in . seconds fat
Mcdonald lowered the marks for the
hammer and discus throws. sending the
former 12i feet II inches, and the latter
100 feet 1 inch, and tied DUganHe's record
of Al feet 6 10 inches for the shot-uut.
The first athletic games that Central
participated I'm this season was the joint
indoor meet in the Second Regiment
AruOry Hal Baltimore Central sent
three men-SChmitt kempor. and Wilson.
SchmiJt was heavily handicapped !u the
mile, and won fourth place over large
field KempCr won the intersChOlastic zoo
Yards and finished third i'm the 100 yards
open at scratch.
Close To Virginia.
In the next track meet. ut Richmond.
on January 25. Central lacked one point
of tying the winners. the University OF
Virginia, getting Il TO Yirginia's Is points.
kemQer and BurCh were the only men
representing Central ut this meet. how
ever. Kemper winning the 50 and getting
second place I'm the H0, while Burch cap
tuTed third in each of the 51-yard novice
5'-yard scholastic, and the 4l0-yarI
dashes
on February g. at the Federal indoor
games in this city Central carried Off first
honors with "a total of 80 points the fol-
lowing men winning their respective dis
tauces. Schmitt, Kemper, Dick. and
Iweedy. The trophy won was silver
cup. presented 10y the University Of Penn
syiYania Alumni Association Of Wasu-
inStou
Central got second in the Georgetown
meet at Convention Hall, scoring "a total
OF Il points, Hamilton getting s. Carter ..
and Eager T.
Central won the annual iuterschgIastic
games Of the University of Virginia. at
Charlottesville, on April ~. with 81 points,
which was points better than the recOid
of Episcopal High School Kemper took
the l61 and on yards dIsheS. going the
former I'm 10 l-5 seconds and the latter
i'm -3 seconds Fat. the time for both Of
the distances being lower than the former
marks made az this annual affair Dick
and Chaney ran a dead heat in the 441
and tossed mp for third place medal I'm
the 90. Burch was second in the 100 and
third in the broad jump. Hamilton and
Clagett We're second iu the hurdles and
high jump. respectively.
Beat Episcopal High.
In the dual meet with Episcopal Hlgn
School. May Q, Central won. scoring sc
points 20 EpiscopaTs 49, Mcdonald threw
the hammer rs feet ana put the shot o.
feet Dick won both the quarter and
half mile runs. This was the first dual
meet ever held by these two schools. and
it is Likely to become a fixture in local
athletics.
I'm the annual Tome Institute meet al
Port Deposit. Nd. Central came off vic
to-iogs with 81 points 10 her credit Dick
captured both the half and the quarter
against good fields Mcdonald won the
slot-put and got second in the hammer
throw. and Sohmjtt finished second in The
mile Kemper, who was in poor condition.
got second position I'm the 211-yard dash.
Hamilton placed second in the 230-yard
hurdles
Central finished its season with the
inter-Htgh School meet at Van Ness Park
May o. scoring % points To- Techs 10
This was the largest score ever rolled up
IN the history of past meets. Kemper
won the l6G and -2o-yards dashos. Dick
the quarter and half. and Mcdonald the
hammer and discus throws and the shot
put.
The election of captain for the 19)7-'0s
track team viii not De held before the end
Of the present scholastic year