Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-06
General High School Notes.

Coach Foley. who again has the Central
track team in hand this year. made the
announcement recently that he would in
troduce a novelty TO the o street squad
during the wintry months. He intends~to
run off every Saturday after the Christ
mas holidays an interclass meet open
only to Central High School students.
Every branch of track athletics will be
touched upon in the different meets. and
the winners Will be awarded medals donat-
ed by track graduates of Contra. who
have won fame on the cinder path
Capt. Mclean, together with several
other of the veteran baske. bail players.
are fast rounding a team of varsity cali
Der into excellent playing condition. Pros
poets along this line have been consd-
erably strengthened by the addition of
several of the football stars to the squad.
who are now giving their entire attention
TO the sport.
Robson. who played such creditable
game at fullback for Western. is dis
playing old-time form on the basket ball
quint already this season, and gives
games the Georgetown boys participate in
this year.
Judging from present reports, Business
High will experience its best track season
this year. The team will have a capable
coach in Boernstein who is we'll known
around town as cinder path artist.
BOernstein will also train with the
Georgetown track team this year. and
will benefit the stenographer runners by
the knowledge he gains along this line
at the west end institution.
Eastern High will not enter track ath-
etics this season. but will devote its ell
tire attention to basket ball. The reason
for this movement is due to the fact that
athletics in all branches fall upon the
shoulders of the same men. and Ii would
be too much of task for the men to
look after both track and basket ball at
the same time.
The athletic advisers at Technical are
dickering for place where the basket
ball candidates can train and get into
playing condition. Several suggestions
have been made. but in all probability ar
engagements will be made with the author
tiles of the National Rifles Armory.
granting the Machinists permission to
use their armory on certain days during
the week.
Technical ought TO be able to turn out
fast quint judging from the excellent
material on hand at that institution this
season. Most all of the men who sign.,y
their intentions of trying for position
on the team have had considerable ex-
perience at the game. This will prove
decided advantage to the Machinists,
as the players can commence Immediately
in getting detail and teamwork.
In Hildreth, Tech will have one of
the best basket ball tossers in town He
is a heady player and knows the game
from start to finish. Hildreth gained
his first knowledge of the game at Y. NJ.
c. A.. but so far this season has shown
good form for Carroll Institute in its
games against Y. M. C. A.
If the Business lads keep eligible,
Boernstein will have a strong nucleus to
build an excellent track team upon.
Gregory. Welcher and Stantz of last
years team. together with Rawlings
Davis, Stewart. Scott and Perry, who
displayed classy speed on the gridlron
this past season. should, with a lie
training. develop into first-class sprinters.
The Stenographers are very fortunate in
having an excellent track with up-to-date
accommodations. which should be of
great aid in turning out runners with
regulations.
Capt. Small. who captained the cham
pionshp Tech eleven during the past foot
ball season. has decided to enter Cornell
next year, where he will have an oppor-
tunity to display his foot ball ability in
the college world.
The MachinistS are considered for
tupate in losing but two or three men
from the foot ball team by GRADUATE ton
this season. This will leave them with
practically the same team for the series
of 1909. which Will prove a decided ad-
vantage to them when the team lines
up for practice.
Eastern High will in all probability
experience the most severe loss nv grad.
uation. Besides losing several foot ball
men. Martin and Whitney, who have
shown up to advantage in base bail and
basket ball. will leave the Capitol Hill
school in June. Martin has long been
a star in athletics at Eastern, and the
school will have a hard time In develop
ing an all-around man t. fill his shoes
He will in all probability enter the Uni
versity of Michigan next fall