Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-20
CENTRAL ATHLETES WIN
GET FIRST LEG ON STAR CUP BY
BEATING TECH.
Winners Have No Competition in
Four Events-Thrall and 1eper
Point Gamers for Losers.

| After having won The Evening Star
championship cup last year for the third
time and secured permanent possession
the Central High School athletes yester-
day afternoon. in the inter-high school
championship games at Kendall Green, Sc
cured leg on the new one. when they
won the event with s2l2 points to 341a for
Technical, the only other competitor.
| Most of the events were closely con-
tested. and the several thousand students
of the high schools and of Gallaudet Col
leee heartily applauded the efforts of the
| athletes Thrall of Technical was the
largest individual point. winner, having
| three frsts and being tied for another
first, giving him a total of 10 points. Dick
If Central was the next best with 10 to
| his credit.
| Thrall of Technical surprised the stu
dents by winning the 1OO-yard dash. He
| took the pole vault with ease. clearing
| the bar at feet. Hamilton of Central
eoualed Thrall's broad jump of 20 feet ~
! inches. and thus. the points were split.
| On the lump off for the medal Thrall won.
The Central boys had no opponents In
the 44O-yard run and 22O-yard hurdles,
ssO-yard run and one-mile championship
relay, thus taking all OF the points LOT
these events.
! Spransey of Technical took the discus
throw on his first heave. with W feet Al
inches The special 1WD-yard dash was
won by Leper OF Tecnnlcal from SdfteI
and Hamilton.
The summary of events:
1OO-yard dash-First heat,,Leper. Teehn m
won: Carter. Central. second Time, o;io %
Central, second. Time, OIL. Final-Thrall Tech
meal. won: Carter. Central second; Leper'
trail al. second se~ Cagett, Central third. Time.
75-yard dash. junior-Kelley. Central. won:
Bragg. Central. second; Hunt. Central third.
22oyard dash-Thral. Technical, won; . Dick,
Junior relay-Won by Central l.n,r., ,ron. ~.
Keever. Central. second; r. Lancaster, Central,
third. Time. O29 %
trail second Cheney. Central third. Time,
Central. second Corridor, Technical third
Time. 4.51 Is.
onc-mile relay-won by Central;
Special 1OO-meter dash-Leper. Technical. won
Hamilton. Central. second: Carter. Central, third
Time, oil %.
FIELD EVENTS.
Pole vault-Thrall Technical. won. 9 feet;
wnsas
feet 3 inches: Cagett. Central second; Janus
Technical and Cullen. Central. tied for third
Running broad jump-Thrall. Technical: and
Hamilton Central. tied for first place, 20 feet
81. inches: Stern. Central. third.
Running broad jump. junior-Spe1del central
won Is feet 10 inches: Hunt, Central. second
Kelly Central. third -
lo-polnd shot -put-Tweedy, Central. won. e
feet 81 inches: Brewster. Technical, second;
spransy. Technical. third g..
II pound hammer throw-Spransy. Central
Won us feet 6 inches< Coultry, Central. second,
Stafford. third
Az inches: Mccarthy. Technical second; Tweedy.
Central. third.
The officials were:
Referee-Dr Joseph Reilly. Georgetown Uni
vcrsty.
Judges at finish-Dr Richard Dear. University
OF PENNSYLVANIA: Mr.. r. F. Fleming. George
Washington University; Dr. S. R. karpeles, Ma
tional University.
Field judges-Mr J. A. Sterrett. George Wash.
incton University: Mr.. Paul Taylor. Central
High School Mr.. Maurice Clagett.
Starter-Mr. James A. o. Shea. Georgetown
University.
| Pennsylvania. Mr.. Rudolph Jose, Washington
d. G. :.
Whites.
Assistant to clerk Of course-O. ". Kennedy.
Central High School
Announcer-Mr. Fred Hand.
Field marshal-Mr. H. 7. Bright. George
Washington University.
Scorer-Mr. Burroughs. Central High School;
Mr. Burch Technical High School.
Prizes-Mr. Kelly. Central High School.
Physical directorate. William Foley.