Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-01
TRACK TALK
is ON DECK
HIGH SCHOOL PROSPECTS FOR
SEASON ARE GOOD
Gloomy Conditions at Beginning Of
Year VIII Not Hold Sway, as
Many Cracks Are In
Sight


geies high and the northern bunch Sat
urday practically ended the pigskin sea-
son of the high school world. and from
now on the main interest Of the athletes
viii center about track gymnasium and
baseball.
Students of all sizes are out trying to
discover If they have 1t in them to be
good track men. At the beginning of
the school year it looked as though the
school was going to have hard time
holding 5 own with the other schools,
as most of the good men Of last year
had left and it did not look as If there
was enough new material among the
young ones to make up for the loss.
Since that time, l.. Bristol was elected
manager of the new team, and he Mas
been able to get together bunch of
gravel scrappers that should make hit
for the school. AS the school took the
state interscholastic championship of
last season 1t would not do for them to
make q poor showing this year.
The most difficult problem of all was
where the long distance runners were
to come from, as that was where the
team was weak, but Bristol has found
sprinter by the name Of Free, who is an
old one at the half mile and relay, and
should be a great help to his school.
Another good one is Tom Coleman, a
sprinter from the team last year, who
runs the 100, 220 anG 44O-yard dashes and
also helps out in the relay. His speciality
is the 100 and the 220, in which he made
a great showin- last season.
Among thoeo who fly through the air
in the pole vaults the school will be lucky
in getting back Ted Phelps the man who
gave Mum, the all around crack of Oak
land, hard fight for his money in the
Oaklapd-Los Angeles high meet last year.
With little lard work he should take
the honors Of the state this year. But he
will not be the only one out for aerial
navigation, as Potter, new man, has
been going up some in the practices that
are held two or three times a week.
Weight Men Numerous
There will be plenty of strong boys out
TO show off their muscles in the shot put
and the hammer throw Ben Walbridge,
one of the old men, will be out, and If
he is able to do as good as he did last
year there will be a good deal of trouble
among the other schools to keep up with
him. Four football stars will also be ort
doing the strong act, Mitchell Adamson,
Walker and Cochran.
The high jump will be taken care of by
Walter Burke, the human spring. and
John Macready, both old men at that
stunt. The hurdles will be cared for by
Bristol, Ha-rigan and Williams, all on
the last season team.
This is the bunch that will probably
represent the school this year, unless bet
ter men can be found, which looks to be
practically impossible.
At the tryout last week the gym club
picked its mes to represent the school
for the coming year. The team should
make fine showing, as it has about all
of the old men of last year on 1t, with
few good new ones.
Under the supervision of Instructors
Lousley an6 Nycliff the team will be
kept hard at work until the season is
fairly begun. so that they will be in the
best of condition for one of the hardest
seasons they have ever had. A new set
of rules has also been issued by the man.
ager of the league, which the boys will
also have to study so as to be sure of
their points on every piece of apparatus.
There are great many new members
of the county league, so that the Los
Angeles team will have to contest with
more schools for the championshin
About the hardest fight they expect to
have is with the local Polytechnic. as
they have a strong bunch this season.
and they also gave the hill bunch all thev
wanted last year.
The locals will also hold a contest with
one of tn northern teams. proba bly
Berkeley high. The school will be rem
resented ~ Cohn Macready, Beman.
Hall, Griffith, Frank, Howell, Cass. Nc
MILAN, Barman and Jason. =