Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
Local High School Notes.

Capt. Spransy, who is doing his utmost,
with the assistance Of DR.. Burch. to
round worthy track team into shape
to represent Technical High on the Gin
der path for the approaching season, an
nounced recently that 1t was his inten-
| ton to form Junior relay at Tech and
enter it In the local indoor meets which
will take place this winter. He has sew
eral men In view who are now at Tech.
| from whom he has excellent hopes of
| picking a fast four, which will undoubted-
| ly hold its own with the other high
school junior relays when they line up
for competition in the near future.
Judging from recent reports from Capt.
Martin who is leading Eastern's basket
BAN team mn, this season, Ris team from
a good account of Itself when it lines
up for battle with several Of the local
| teams of its weight. Parker and Whit
ney have been displaying much class and
many totals for their school in the games
the Southeast boys take on this season.
That an interesting race will take place
| for the baseball championship next spring
| is unquestionably affirmed by all those
WHO are wen up OH tuS DTdIcn Oh DlSu
school sports. Each school will have a
sufficient number Of experienced players
upon which the rest of the team will be
built, while 1T Is reported that an abun-
| dance Of young material of ability will
| also be on hand, and an interesting race
Oh the base ball diamond is predicted.
| Business High is fast coming to the
front in basket ball and the Stenogra-
piers expect to announce the lineup
which IS to represent the school in this
sport soon after the holidays. Several
hard games have been taken on by Man
ager Welcher which will compel the
Rhode Island avenue quint to display all
the ability and team work present in
order to come out victorious.
| Central track sprinters and weight men
will get down to real hard training i'm
mediatey after the weeks vacation in
order to prepare themselves for the
George Washington indoor meet. which
| will soon be upon them. and in which
Bill Foley will place many entries. A
track captain to take Cheneys place al
| the head of the team will also be elected
In the near future. 1t will in all proba-
blity be 'Skeeter'' Zeh, who has been
run during the past two seasons at the o
street school.
Louis Conner. who won such a credita-
BILE reputation for himself in the mile run
when he was a member Of the Blue and
White squard. is training daily on the Y.
| NJ. c. A. track and rapidly rounding into
condition for the Y. NJ c. A. cross-coun-
try which is scheduled to take place
New Year day. Conner is very we'll
known around this city as a long dis
lance runner and is expected by many
| of the local followers to lead the rest of
the entries at the finish. although several
| other men of considerable fame in the
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| Bill Foley will put the finishing
| touches OH his three star sprinters-
Dewey, Cullen and 1Tischer-after the
| holidays. and soon expects to have the
dminutive cinder path artists insthe best
several other sprinters of their caliber
in the George Washington meet. but are
| backed by Foley to hold their own with
the best of them, and are expected to
win points for the Blue and White in the
dash runs.
In Whitney and Martin Eastern can
easily boast of having the best battery
on hand when base ball practice is taken
| up next spring. These two boys have
worked together for the past three sea-
| sons and understand each other as we'll
as could be desired. while Martin knows
| most OF the weak spots Of the veteran
| batters who will compose the other high
school teams this coming season This will
prove decided advantage to the Capitol
Hill boys and will help matters greatly
| when the team reports for practice in the
| spring.
AS far as known now. the southeast
| base ball team will be coached by Jim
me Kerr. who is well known In the
| city as a clever slab artist, and who drill
| ed the Eastern foot ball team on the fine
points Of the game during the past sea-
| son. AS plenty Of material is on deck
| from which to pick an excellent nine, he
! has bright prospects OF turning out .