Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-22
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.


HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
Coach Foley reports that the track
| squad at Central will begin to get in
some hard practice Immediately after
the holidays for the George Washington
meet In February. The management in
tends to enter quite few of the track
representatives in this indoor competi-
ton. and the showing the entries make
In this meet will afford the coach and
captain an opportunity to get line on
the ability OF the novices Judging from
the number of candidates now training
at the 0 street institution. it would not
De surprising to see the number Of en-
tries exceed the number of former years
by large majority.
Central High will hold reunion next
Tuesday. and about 400 former Centralites
are expected to be on hand during the
will be given by the pupils OF the school
some time this week. The play will be
up-to-date from every standpoint.
Bullock, who did considerable twirling
for the Blue and White nine last spring
This leaves Boetler as the only veteran
slab artist. What is worrying the base
stop position. This position will be filled
by novice next season, and the Cen
tralites are beginning to realize that a
capable man must be developed if they
ors. The outfield will also be composed
largely OF new material as the three
players who held down the outer garden
last spring have either quit or gradu-
ated.
At this writing Dodge of Business is
playing the stellar role on the basket ball
floor for his school. He has been featured
in most every contest the Stenographers
have INDUCED in this winter, and it be-
gins to dawn upon the Business follow
ers that the duint has one or two live
ones on 1t. Several of the high schools
have lined up against the Georgetown
Props, and have come out on the short
end. In order to get line on the strength
of the Stenographers' quint in comparison
with the other high school teams, Bust
ness should take on a game with the
Props.
There is not much track news at this
date at any of the high schools. with
the exception Of Central and Eastern.
Basket ball seems to be taking the place
tention being shown the tossing game
by most of the local high schools. 1t
certainly would benefit athletics at all
the high schools IL track work were taken
up in earnest Immediately after the
basket ball season.
1t looks as if Central had picked up
a promising athlete in Prince, who is at
present training for the shot-put. !: is
claimed by many he Is Well acquainted
with all the branches of athletics played
In the high schools. He entered the 0
street institution too late in the year TO
try for the foot ball team, but he is
booked for position on the Blue and
White eleven next fall. Prince Is also
tOuted as base ball player, and will be
given an opportunity to display his cali
Der early in the spring.
If Technical has a basket ball team the
quint must be very secluded, as little is
being heard OF its maneuvers. After the
holidays are over the fnterniy.i school
matches will begin. but as there.is notE-
ing at stake il is not expectct. that much
interest will be aroused.
The Business team has been severely
handicapped Of late, owing TO the :ib-
aggressive players of tho unint. The
Stenographers expect to --each :heir stride
after the holidays, and will present their
strongest lineup. Rath5Dne win In all
probability take Davis place until his re-
turn in the near future. Business has
one aim in mind, and that is to annex
the preparatory schOo, cham )onship CT
the District, and with E::fii.,ient practice
the Rhode Island avenue school will come
pretty close to coping the HONOR
Western High is 10: having the sue
cess at this writing that it had in basket
ball the early part OF The season. The
boys across the creek are dropping games
now with as much regularity as they
won them the first part Of the season.
Maybe the boys arc overtrainad, or ere
now playing opponents VI their class.
Defandorf, prominent as foot ball
and base ball player ut Eastern High
School, has been elected captain Of rhe
Capitol Hill track team for this season.
In a recent converse ton with the new
captain he stated that the southeast team
would enter most IF The indoor meets
this winter, and that the track outlook
was brighter this season than it has been
for several years. Capt. Dsfan!orf Is ;.
the first Call for track candidates ea:'y
In the week. This is good news as far as
track athletics In the nigh schools IRE
concerned. as 1t was thought That This
but with such a man as Def ,r.dorf han
ding the reins track trai1ini; Is sure To
be boosted at the southeast ';hoel. Mfr.
Foley. physical director Of the hi:,h
schools, viii coach the 1oSs n tine fine
points of the running game.
The captain of the base ball nine at
Eastern High has not as yet been elect
ed. The most likely candidates for the
position are Leland and Varela, both
infielders. with honors slightly In favor
of the former. 1t was recently stated
that Elberfeld. the American League
player, would give the Capitol Hill base
ball team a little of his time next spring
as coach. Eastern has several veterans
back in school, and IL this school does
not come out on top of the heap in base
ball next spring it will not be because
good trial wasn't made.
Technical will also have a good nucleus
for winning base ball team in the
spring. provided the funk rule does not
expel some of its best players Lynch
showed that he was a real twirler dur
ing Gray's absence last spring, and the
nine will most likely use him regularly
in the box this coming spring The Ma
chinists are also extremely fortunate in
having the entire infield OF last season
enrolled in school,
In Woodfield. Eastern has a sprinter
who will make any Of the high school
dash men go some to beat him. If East
ern keeps up the spirit in track athletics
il is nourishing now there is no reason
whatsoever why an excellent track team
should not be built up with the material
on hand. Dom, captain OF the Eastern
High foot ball team In the series just
past, will train for the high jump. 1t has
also been decided by the track manage
ment to form a relay to participate
against other preparatory school or club
relays in these local competitions.
Judging from early reports. 1t begins
m lO0k the hiUh schools will ha