Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21
MANY GOOD ATHLETES
At WESTERN HIGH
Track Team Working Hard for
the Coming Spring
Meet.

4 nave a SutttSSllil Ntdi IN tidSR "'iiiN''S'
this season Judging from the large mum
| Der of promising candidates out for the
| team and The fact that excellent train
| ing quarters have recently been secured
| I'm which To develop the material
| The Georgetown school has not turned
out a worthy aggregation in this branch
! of athletics capable of holding its own
! for several years. but this season pros
| poets are better for a good team being
developed The fact that this sport is
! receiving at present the exclusive and
undivided attention at the other high
| schools seems to have doomed track ath-
| letics at this institution considerably.
! The boys across the creek are never
behind III any branch OF athletics in
, dulged in by the other high schools. and
always present teams in the high school
competitions which usually make strong
bid for first honors. So in order not to
/ he outdone by the neighboring high
| schools III turning out better teams in
! this sport than usually represent their
/ schools in track work. Western has also
caught the fever.
The leaders III this sport have con-
/ fidence of developing team OF high
/ standard TO compete against its opponents
| in the spring meet and make "a worthy
showing. This school did not have a
representative track team in the annual
! high school competition last spring, and
| so most of the men now training under
| Capt. Bone are noviceS. They are ear
nest and faithful in their training, how
| ever. which gives the candidates the title
of a typical Western High School squad.
The Georgetown team has a capable and
energetic leader of ability in Capt. Bone,
who lost no time at the beginning of the
season in making an urgent call for cam
didates 10 come out and uphold Western $
1 a hfl ripl1 nf n n
fifteen men reported at the first call and
began training in one of the main cor
ridOrs of the school under many setbac-s
and disadvantages. What candidates did
come out, however, displayed much class
and after a little training showed excel
lent progress at the running game. Re-
Gently the team secured the services of
the old bathing beach quarters for train
ing purposes and this place, owing to
the ample room afforded the squad to
receive a thorough workout, has proven a
most excellent and up-to-date indoor
track for Capt. Bone and his men.
About three weeks ago closed dual
meet was arranged between the two
managers of the Western and Business
track teams mainly for the purpose of
affording the noyices of both teams an
opportunity of receiving the necessary
experience. The Georgetown school came
out victorious over its opponents by a
few points, in spite of the fact that few
men represented the school in the events.
A three-cornered meet in which Western
took part was also recently arranged and
the boys across the creek finished a
good second to Technical in this indoor
affair. In both these indoor competitions
the team was severely handicapped ow-
ing to the absence of Capt. Bone, who
was compelled to quit the squad for a
short period on account of Illness. The
squad scored most of its points in these
matches in the distance runs, in which
Dysen, Pratt and Robinson figured largely
for the boys across the creek. All three
of these men have been displaying sur
prisingly early form in the mile and half
mile runs, and with sufficient training are
expected to cover the distance in as
good q time as any of the other high
school at this distance.
Dyscn is well known in local circles as
a y. Nj. c. A. runner, and it was while
running for this organization that he re-
ceivcd most of His experience in long
distance running. He has lasting wind
and long steady stride and easily cop
ped both the mile and half mile runs in
the above mentioned competitions. Robin
son and Platt have gained what little ex-
perience they have had I'm track work
while attending Western High. but will
be found worthy opponents when the
high school runners line up for COM
petition in the spring meet.
These two runners were also in the
recent interhish closed meets, and ran
good, heady races. Other promising men
in the distance runs who will carry
Westerns colors on the cinder path are
Decker, Weeks and Taylor. all three be-
ing novice runners. The other men, be-
sides Robinson. Dyson and Pratt, who
have previously represented Western on
the cinder path. are Capt. Bone. IIillyer
and Baldwin. This trio is a strong COM
binatiOn, and are all backed by their high
school followers in this branch of ath-
letics as sure point winners.
Bone is one of the oldest members of
this years team and gained his fame as
quarter-miler when he was member
of the crack junior relay which defeated
the Central junior four a few seasons
ago in the spring competitions. Since
that year. however. he has been training
faithfully each season at this distance
and is at present about the best man at
Western in the 44O and will undoubtedly
hold his own with the other runners when
the time comes. He is hard worker
and drills his men with the knowledge Of
veteran. and the school is confident of a
winning team being developed under his
leadership.
| this year. but has two good sprinters in
Hillyer and Aires, who have been cover
| ing both the 30 and 100 yard dash in good
time. Hilyer has run some speedy races
for his school in the past and will I'M
doubtedly form the backbone of the dash
men who will represent Western this sea-
son. Baldwin has had considerable eX-
perience at both the quarter and half
| mile distances ana Is expected 10 De or
great aid to the team when he regains
his old-tme form. The school was eX-
ceedingly fortunate when Tanner, for
mer Y. NJ. c. A. quarter-miler. took up
| studies at the Georgetown school. he
| is considered one of the best preparatory
school runners at this distance around
these sections. Tanner, together with
| Capt Bone will undoubtedly form hard
pair to defeat Robson, who performed
so creditabIy for Western in the past
high school foot ball series. Will eXper-
fence his first year on the cinder path this
season and will also probably train for
the 40.
Judging from the speed he displayed on
the gridiron. he will prove a decidedly
strong addition 10 the squad Robson
| will also try his hand in putting the shot,
and should be able 10 hurl it some dis
lance after 4 little form has been &C
quired
| are the only two at present who have
been clearing the bar al any height. Both
| these boys have a good spring and have
| been displaying splendid form for so
early in the season. SemmeS, who is
| some what of scholastic pole VaulIer.
| will represent Western I'm this event and
! will begin training outdoors as soon as
| the weather permits. Trials for the
| senior relay will In all probability be run
| off in the near future, and the men from
whom the four is most likely TO be picked
are Capt. Bone, Hillyer. Robson Tan
| ner Aires and GutherZ. Gutherz was
duties OF the team and is at present bust
| ~ engaged in booking the men in the
| approaching indoor meets. He will also
| train and has an excellent chance of max