Evening star., 1909-03-07
CENTRAL HIGHS
SPEEDY ATHLETES
Lost Good Ones Last Year,
But Newcomers Are
Standing Up.

The graduation of the men who were
School running away with the spring
meet championship last season has left
the track situation at the 0 street in
stitutiOn in a far weaker state than It
has been for several years.
When the veteran trackmen, Hamilton.
Dick, W1ndgate. Carter and Tweedy
quit Central it robbed the squad of its
best material. leaving the nucleus OF the
team to be composed of few experienced
men and a large number Of nOvices. AL
though the Blue and White runners will
undoubtedly put up their usual credit
able performance in the spring competi-
tions, nevertheless the race for first hon
ors this season Is predicted to be much
closer and better contested than 1t has
been in former years. This is brought
about and accounted for by the fact that
Central's team is somewhat off color this
season and the fact that the other high
schools are taking considerable interest
in track athletics this year, which will
undoubtedly afford them a better op-
portunity of giving the Blue and White
team a rub for the championship.
What experienced men Central has at
present training under Bill Foley's
capable direction are possessed OF un-
usual ability and have displayed much
class in participations this season, earn
ing them the name of typical Central
High School track men. These rumors
are booked to uphold Centrars end In
the approaching competitions. and al
though few In number their ability and
quality make up what Is lost In guam
tity. Mr. Foley entered three of these
men. Dewey. Zeh and G. Lancaster. In
the Johns Hopkins meet few weeks ago.
and the trio succeeded in copping six
teen points. eight Of them being annexed
in the open events. In the scholastic
points were secured. making as splen-
did a showing for three men as could be
desired by their coach, who backs this
performance as remarkable piece OF
work in track circles accomplished by
high school track men.
Midget Sprinter.
In Dewey, the midget sprinter. and who
annexed first place In the 1O0-yard dash
in the above mentioned meet. Foley has
a man who will make them all sit up
and take notice in the short distances.
For such a small man Dewey is running
at remarkable clip and always pre-
sents a creditabl exhibition in any com
petition he enters in track athletics. lie
game at some other high school, but
since his training under Foley he has
RAPIDLY come to the front as a full
fledged sprinter. Zeh and Lancaster also
ran clever races in the Johns Hopkins
meet and placed in the mile and quarter.
respectively. Both these boys have
trained faithfully at Central for the past
few years. but have reached their stride
and are going good at this writing. AL
though Capt. Cheney has had very little
training this season, owing to his long
absence, nevertheless he is rapidly regain
ing his old-time form which has won him
name in high school running circles.
Cheney runs the 44O and covers this dis
tance In a time that would be credit to
a college track man, and he can easily
be booked for place In this event IN the
spring competitions.
Richardson, who Is known among the
high schools as Centrafs heavy hitting
outfielder is experiencing his novice year
on the track this season and is running
the 6OO novice in excellent form. He re-
Gently ran second in this event In the
George Washington games and was
strong at the finish. He Will undoubtedly
prove a strong addition TO this year $
team but will soon be compelled to quit
loss will be severely felt Macdonald.
another base ball player. is displaying fine
form In the dash events. but base ball
practice will also rob the team OF his
presence on the track in few weeks.
In Hamilton and Reuter-. two freshmen
runners, the team has pair of men who
with consistent training are expected to
be full-hedged stars of the cinder path
by their third or fourth year at the q
street institution.
Reuter is running the dashes. while
Hamilton Is training for the distance
runs Menefee, the crack athlete on both
the gridiron and base ball diamond. is ex-
periencing his first year In shot putting.
but is expected to hold his own after
little more form has been acquired. Ham
ilton and Spransy. two more weight men.
are also indulging in light work with the
weights and expect to soon be in excel
lent condition to do their best In both the
shot nut and hammer throw The hur-
dies will be looked after by Bragg and
Hunt but the team is somewhat wea <er
i'm this event than II has been .or several
years although both these boys are going
the hurdles good at this writing.