Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-14
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

Jimmy" Kane, who was recently elect
ed to lead the Stenographers on the base
| ball diamond for the approaching season,
| announced in personal interview that a
| meeting of the base ball candidates
would take place next Friday aft
| ernoon, in order that the captain and
manager could get line on the material
that Is now attending school. Another
| reason for holding this meeting is to find
out how the boys who have the best show
of making the nine stand in their studies
so preparatory advice can be given them,
allowing them plenty of opportunity to
raise the mark in their studies to high
enough standard to permit them to par
ticipate in the High School base ball
series.
The board of athletic advisers of the
High Schools will meet in the near fu-
ture for the sole purpose of arranging the
schedule of the High School base ball
games for the season of 1909. The games
will in all probability be pulled off at
Union League Park, as the American
League Park is always in such great
demand. Shorty Hughes is more than
likely to handle the indicator again for
the High School boys, his decisions
in the High School series last spring were
satisfactory to all the teams
Walker. the crack local sprinter. who
has the Machinists' track squad in hand,
Is capable man to drill the men in the
art of track athletics and gives promise
of developing fast team out of the many
candidates who not training daily
under his direction. 1t is his intention,
and also that of Capt. Spransy. to hold
competitive meets among the boys who
are now training. in order to discover in
what ways their charges are weak and
strong at the running game. The idea OF
holding such meets was inaugurated by
Coach "Bill' Foley of the Central High
and Georgetown track teams, and affords
the men training in a large measure the
same experience they would obtain in
regular meet.
Sturgess. Frazier and Farmer of the
Technical track squad are showing to
advantage and displaying much form I'M
der Coach Walkers method of training,
and give promise of developing into full
1edged cinder-path artists after little
more experience at the running game.
Considering the large bunch of boys who
are undergoing daily training at the
Technical School prospects of the sport
being firmly established at this institu-
ton are exceedingly bright.
Four of the players who are certain Of
positions on the Business basket ball
team are Gregory, Welker Scott and
StentZ whose playing in practice and
against the Tech team convinced Capt.
the positions. Several men Of basket
ball ability are fighting it out for the
fifth place on the team, and that the
Stenographers Will hold their own with
the various preparatory teams they meet
this winter is self-evident
As Cheney, who was to lead the Gem
tralites on the track for this season. has
very little prospects of returning to the
o Street School, election for track
captain to lead the Blue and White in
the various meets Will take place in the
near future In spite of the fact that
the boys have no leader to direct them
in their work during the days when
Coach Foley is absent, nevertheless
training is shirked by none of them and
the spirit in track athletics. which at
one time made Central famous is fast
returning and seems to be present in the
majority of the boys, who are now de-
voting their time to this athletic work
at Central High.
Menefee, Rheem and Hartman of last
years base ball nine are working daily
with the rest of the track squad in order
to be in the best possible condition when
the bell rings for the first spring prac-
tice. Many more of the candidates are
expected out in the next few days, and
the benefits they receive by this training
are sure to be displayed in their playing
against the other high school teams this
spring.
When the February class at Business
High graduates a severe blow will he
sustained in the loss of Welker whose
this institution has been of high standard.
Welker has won his 81 in every branch
of athletics INDUCED in by the high
schools, and his services N all these
sports will undoubtedly be missed when
he leaves the Rhode Island avenue school