Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-30
ATHLETIC MEET
OF HIGH SCHOOLS
Central Carried Off the Honors
by a Big Margin.

The Central High School team easily
carried off the championship in the four
teenth annual field and track games of the
local high schools yesterday afternoon at
Van Ness Park, when that aggregation OF
tracknlen scored 81 out of possible Us
points Technical was second, with ~,
while Western, Eastern and Business failed
to secure a single point.
The work Of "Cy' Mcdonald was the
feature of the meet, as the big athlete OF
the Central school broke two records IN the
hammer throw. He threw the pound
missile for a distance of 1874 feet IL inches.
which IS more than twelve feet better IMAM
his record established last year. In the
discus throw he improved his mark OF nine
tv-nine feet by one foot and one inch. lie
eoualed the record of DuGanne of Tech
nical, three years ago, in the shot-put with
a heave of Al feet 612 inches
In only one event did the Central boys la'i
to get first place, this being the pole vault,
which was won by Thrall of Technical. IN
the mile run Schmitt of Central took lhe
load At the start and was never headed
winning by nearly a quarter OF zap III
the senior relay special match of 100 meters
Burch of Central won. Dick and >chper
both did good work in the otter distances
running broad-jump events
The hnnors in the junior races, which DID
NOT count in the totals for the trophy, were
wan Inv Western and Central, the west
anders capturing first and third place IN
the dash and landing, the relay race from
Central.
The summaries:
Toward dasll-First heat won by Kemper, Cen
trail: Hamilton, Central, second. Time, o'io D.
Second heat won by Burch, Central; lhFal' ieeN-
meal second Time, oil 10. Final won by heIn-
per, Central; Thrall, Technical, second Burch'
thirds Time, 0.l0 10.
2o0vard dash-Won by Kempcr Central; Burch,
Central, second; Thran Technical. third Time,
44o-yard dash-won by Dick, Central; Clancy 2g
Central second; Fishburne, Central, third. Time,
% seconds. W -
trail, second Easar Central, third. Time. 2 IA Is.
One mile run--Won by Schmitt Central; MaXeey,
Central, second; Easton. Central. third Time,
220-yard hurdles-won by Hamilton. Central;
McKeever, Central, second; Sherman, Central
'E Shot put"Won by Macdonald. Ccptral;, Tweedy,
Central, second; brewster. Technical. third Dis
'a Hammer ne i throW-Won by Macdonald Central;
spransy, Central. second Coultry, Central, third.
i'1 nIscns tbrowGwon by Macdonald Central:
Spransy. Technical; second; Spransy, Central
POLE vault-Won by Thrall. Technical: JanEis.
Technical second; Speidel, Central, third. Height.
8 feet 6 inches. $500
Running high jump Won by Winsatc, Central;
Clagett Central. second; Bryant. Central, third.
HTnuirr broad iuup-Won by Hamilton. Cen raj :
Jannis Technical. second: Burch, Central, third.
/ distance, II feet II Inches:
senior relay race exhibition Central. Time,
. 10.
Special IOO-mctcr rncc-Won Icy Burch Central /:
Hamilton Central. second; Carter. Central. tirI.
Time. OIL IL.
~ ward dash First heat won hv Nrl>e"ycr. con
/ a. a 4 Soc
uud heat won ~ -, ,'y. W.r'crU. Wrglr. Central.
second. TIVE. uus 20 Final won hy brVr'.
Western. MckuoU. Central. second, Glass. West
| rn. thlrd Tur o.uh -.
Junior relay racr-Won ~ Western tk,ats,