Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-26
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

ball floor and are doing most Of the
scoring for the southeast auint. Eastern
is not putting up any spectacular games
at present, but when taking into consid-
Grafton the short time the five has been
organized, the article Of ball played
by the Capitol Hill quint is all that could
be expected. Eastern should get in the
much needed practice during the holidays.
as lack of team work seems to be the
cause of so many defeats being registered
against 1t.
The ex-high school athletes now at
tending college are beginning to arrive.
and Monday win find a great many well
come college lads within our midst.
These boys are living up to the reputa-
ton made by Washington high school
athletes in by-gone years by making
good In college athletics and upholding
the statement that high school athlete
dent at any of the leading colleges In
the country.
Latest reports from Business have II
that the track outlook is Frightening.
Over thirty candidates are out for the
team and training regularly. Capt. Shore
recently stated that the track team would
train Off and on throughout the holidays
In order to keep in fairly good condi-
ton for the many track competitions
festivities. The Stenographers intend
having a very large list of entries in all
the local indoor meets. and judging from
the spirit at this school being displayed
on the track, these intentions are bound
to be carried out.
Western should get busy I'm the near
future and secure some sort of training
quarters II the school is thinking seriously
of supporting track team this season.
The boys across the creek stayed with
Central till the last minute before the
spring meet last year, but withdrew when
they saw they would be the sole competi-
tors Of the Blue and White team. The
only way for the high schools to Wrest
the track championship from Central is to
all unite. and by each school winning a
few points one of the other schools might
land the coveted honor which Central
has been claiming year after year. In
order to do this not one school, but all
the high schools, will have to enter a
team with as much enthusiasm and spirit
as the high school track teams possessed
several year ago.
Business is taking up the weight events
this year for the first time since the
graduation Of Powell, who was one OF
the best shot-putters known to the Rhode
Island avenue school. The men trying
their hand at the shot-put this winter are
Rathbone, Schmidt, Paschalis and Capt.
Shore All are big fellows and should De
able to obtain results. This ls another
instance Of track work being boosted at
Business, as weight events have been I'M
known there for the last few years
It begins to look as IL the Stenographers
are trying their best to raise the stand
ard of track athletics at their school.
We now have three schools back at the
running game, namely, Central, BUSINESS
and Eastern. Western Wouio s,ar. lrach
work IL suitable quarters could be Sc
cured In which to train. This Is the same
trouble at Technical, and 1t seems pity
that this sport is steadily being killed III
the high schools for the lack OF a small
appropriation for a school gymnasium
Track is the basis of all athletics and II
is a concluded fact that great benefit
Is derived from track training. so 1t would
be about the best move as we'll as the
most desired IL little encouragement
in the way OF training quarters would be
donated to the high school athletes OF this
city. 1t is nothing more than the hign
school boys deserve, for they have al
ways afforded the public year In and
yea2 out with good. clean sport in almost
every branch OF athletics known to an
American.
good sprinters If it has nothing else In
the way of a track team, for Rathbone,
Nordlinger, Marks and Grace are all
dash men of excellent ability. The Ste
nographers have never been known 10
turn out a team of distance men, and II
they could develop a few men for the
distance events the track team would
be pretty we'll balanced. Business should
realize that the school has annexed
base ball championship and the drill. and
should now be all the more eager TO win
a foot ball and track championship. II
the school could cop first honors on the
track It would accomplish feat OF
which few Of the high schools could
boast.
Capt. Scott of the Business quint reports
that the basket ball team will continue
practice throughout the holidays. The
five will receive instructions from Coach
Tanner, who has signified he will render
his services to the boys as OFTEN as de-
sired during their lay-off from the
work to take part In the basket ball
practice, and the Business boys appear to
be anxious to uphold the reputation the
school has made on the basket bail floor
during the last three years. Business
will take on long list of games after
the holidays. and Manager Perry has
scheduled the team to meet some OF the
best preparatory school teams around
town.
Manager Burklin of the Central High
team recently stated that the Blue and
White would have a relay team again
this season, and three OF its members
would likely be Hunt, Reuter- and Hami-
ton, all three foot ball warriors. These
boys are all good at the 40 and should
form the nucleus OF good relay four.
The team will in all probability be picked
shortly after the holidays are over. Mac
Donald who was on the team last year,
will be unable to try for position on the
team this season, as his injured knee.
sustained in a foot ball scrimmage. will
not permit him to undertake track work
this winter.
The high school Christmas entertain
ments were all played to large audiences
and were all enjoyed from many stand
points The teachers deserve plenty OF
credit for getting up these plays, as they
always are appreciated and serve to bring
the graduates and non-graduates together.
Central has a seasoned hurdler In Hunt.
who will represent the 0 street institution
In this event this season. Hurdlers are
scarce in the high schools and good ones
like Hunt are scarcer. He has had two
years experience at Central and should
be at his best this year. Central will be
weak in the pole vault this spring. for
there does not seem to be any veteran
vaulters in the school. Central will most
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