Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-03
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

Capt. Cheney, who is to lead the Central
ties on the cinder path this season, and
who has been absent from the o street
institution for some time preparing for an
entrance examination to West Point. has
returned to Central and will start train
ing within q few days He rs q fast man
at the 20 and 40 yard run. and Coach
Foley expects to soon have him in the
best possible physical condition for this
distance.
Robson of Western High put up
strong defensive game In the scrimmage
with Business Monday. and played Q hard.
consistent game from start to finish. He
blocked many of the Stenographers' ad-
vances and did considerable toward aid
Ing his teammates in making such q cred
liable showing against the strong Rhode
Island avenue combination.
1t was rumored this morning that an ar
rangement for an indoor competition be-
tween Technical High and Business High
would be completed within few days.
The meet will in all probability be pulled
OFF in the Stenographers' gymnasium. and
a close and interesting affair will undoubt-
eaiy take place. II the event can be ar
ranged satisfactorily to both teams tho
of the meet will be looked
after exclusively by Capt. Rathbone OF
Business and Manager Howard Of Tech.
Business High and Georgetown Props .
clash this afternoon In q basket ball game.
which will be played in the Stenographers' !
gymnasium. Both teams are keyed to the
highest point Of interest. as victory for
either Quint will mean much toward put.
ting in claim for the scholastic cham
pionship Of the District. That the contest
will undoubtedly be interesting Is q pre-
dicted fact. and the lineup Of the teams
will. in all probability. be the same as in
former contests.
pie" Howard. erstwhile fullback on the
Blue and White foot ball team for the
season Of 1907, is expected to join the
track ranks at this institution within the
near future. He has had considerable ex-
perience at the running game. gained
while a member Of the Belmont Athletic
squad and also in his first years at Cen
trail. Howard will not enter any Of the
local indoor meets. but expects to annex
several points for his school in the spring
meet competitions.
Scott, who is at present holding down
the center station for the Business auint.
is playing his position like q veteran and
seems to improve with every game. In
the contest with Western last Monday he
frequently won the applause Of the crowd
by his clever goal shooting from different
angles.
That Central has a capable trio OF
track artists I'm Dewey. Lancaster and
Zeh is confirmed by the excellent show
ing these boys made in the indoor COM
sity last Saturday night. Although these
boys were the only ones to carry the
Central colors in this meet. nevertheless
they made splendid representative for
the o street institution, and scored twelve.
points for their school With q few more
runners Of such caliber Central would
have very little difficulty in annexing the
spring meet for another year.
1t was announced this morning, much
to the regret OF the basket ball enthu-
siasts at Business High, that Dutch
Stentz. the sturdy little back Of the
participate in the game this afternoon
with Georgetown Props. This will severe
ly handicap the Rhode Island avenue
school in this contest. as the playing OF
Stentz far this season has been of
high standard. and his loss viii greatly
injure the Stenographers' chances for a
victory. He is still considerably troubled
with his injured knee. which was severely
wrenched in the contest with Western
about two weeks ago.
Davidson. Westerns star forward. con-
tinued his stellar work for the boys across
the creek last Monday. and succeeded In
pocketing the most number of goals for
the Georgetown boys. He is strong in
covering up, but also loses no oppor-
tunities for scoring from dificult angles.
Welker played a pretty offensive game
for the Stenographers against Western
and displayed an accurate eye for the
basket, which has won him considerable
reputation in high school basket ball cir
cles SO far this season. He leaves school
in the near future and his vacancy will
be hard to fill. as he has had consider
able experience at high school basket
ball. .
Judging from Witten's performance in
the jumping line Last Saturday for Cen.
trail, he will make The other high school
boys sit UP and take notice in this event
when he meets them In competition in
the spring meet. He Is also somewhat
of a standing high jumper and frequently
clears the bar at four feet six inches with
little exertion.
Arrangements for landing park for
the approaching high school base ball
games is under way and will likely be
decided within the next few weeks DIR.
Burch Of Technical 10 anxious OF landing
American League Park for the competi-
tions, but prospects OF the games being
played at Union League Park Aro
brighter.