Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-30
Local High School Notes.

Boernstine, who has the Stenographers
track squad in hand this season. expects
to get line on the men out for the team
In the Y. NJ. c. 4. cross-country run
New Year day, in which Business has sew
eral entries. 1t is the intention of botl
Boernstine and Capt. Rathbone to turn
out the best team that has ever repre-.
sented the Stenogrs piers on .the cindey
path.
As Perry. who performed so we'll at
faifback for the Stenographers during tie
past foot ball season has signified his in
tentions OF DOMINIC basket ball toys and
trying for position on the quint which
Will represent Business in this sport dur
ing the winter months. the whole team
reels 1t viii be greatly strengthened. as
Perry has had considerable experience al
the game and will undcubt edly be a
strong candidate for a position on the
team.
Capt Spransy OF the Machinists' ira OK
squad expects many more candidates for
the team to report for training imne-
diateiy after the holidays. and it is his
chief desire to enroll many OF his men il,
the coming indoor meets in which they
can obtain the best experience and
practice. SpranSy hopes to get a line
on his men soon and start them training
for the distance for which they are most
suited. and along which they display the
most ability.
Hlldreth. WHO represented Western
high in both basket ball and base ball
last season. and who is at present attend.
ing technical. has emphatically denied
the rumor that he intends re-enteriDe
Western in the near future. He was
recently elected captain Of the newly Or
canned basket ball team at Tech and
hopes to soon have his five in fighting
shape. ready to hold its own with any
OF 'i1e local CUNTS around its weight
Bill Foley. on his return home from
his visit to Pennsylvania expects to hold
the interclass meets at Central High
every Saturday for the purpose Of drilling
the men in practically the same CONNECT.
ton they would receive in an ordinary
meet Every branch of track work will
ne taken UP. and il will do much to
arouse interest and at the same time
do away with the tiresome feeling which
III the Machinists land a suitable indoor
place in which to train the runners. Cant
Spransy recently announced he would
give the CentraIites run for their money
In the annual spring meet. which Central
mas repeatedly rim away with in former
years. An excellent bunch of material is
now attending Tech, and il an indoor
training place could be secured not only
track but other branches OF athletics
would be greatly benefited by the yinte r
training in developing speed aud endure
anCe.
The fact that seven CO.. men will report
Tor spring practice. and the fact that the
team will again be coached by Al Handi-
Doe. whose efficient coaching ena bied la
years nine to make such an exceedingly
good showing. base ball has an excellent
outlook at Central High for the approach
ing season. The team is fortified with
capable men in every position except the
box, but As several candidates have an
ncunced their intentions Of trying for the
vacancy. the whole team is houeful of de-
Neloping a man capable CT holding The OPP
posing high school mines i'm check. Boetlar
and Bullock, two substitutes on last years
nine, have displayed considerable ability
and are at. present the most promising
players for the pitcher position.
As Hildreth has denied that he will re-
enter Western. Technical should be highly
elated, as he was one OF the best players
on the Western nine last year. and ranked
we'll up among the foremost in the league
in batting Taking his batting and field
ing into consideration. Hildretn is practi-
lily sure of II position in the Mach'nis S
outfield. but Tech will he exceedingly
weak II ~" infeld this season he will III
ali proba bility try for one of these po-
sitions.
Capt Gray. who will lead the Red ana
Gray on the base ball diamond next
spring, reports that very promising ma
terial for another successful nine is in
school, and looks for an excellent and
PROSPEROUS year for the season of 1909. In