Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-20

| off Immediately after school in the south
east lads gymnasium. and promises to be
| both an interesting and evenly matched
! scrimmage.
Walker was the one bright star in the
Stenographers last contest and was
largely responsible for his teams victory
by his al-round playing. Besides being a
difficult man to cover and hold in check
he is also of great value to the Business
qunt by the remarkable accuracy for
the basket he has been displaying in the
late trays the StenOgraphers have been
taking on.
In Dewey, Centraps diminutive Splinter.
the o Street School certainly has star
cinder path artist and Coach Foley is
willing to match him against any runner
of his weight in the District in the dash
runs. Dewey will be entered in the John
Hopkins meet the Both of this month. and
is expected by his school and teammates
to annex several points for the Blue and
White squad in this competition.
Prospects are more than promising in
track athletics at Technical High as the
boys who are training have taken keen
interest in their work and are confident
Of cutting considerable capers for their
school on the cinder path this season.
The material on hand is about the best
that could be desired and the Tech follow
erS in this sport are predicting that the
Tnen WHO are ilOW ulsPidyihS lol III VIII,
with little more training under Coach
Walkers directions. develop Into full
fledged stars at the running game. Man
ager Howard and Coach Walker are pull
ing off meets every Saturday among the
boys to afford them the right sort of
competition and report excellent results
are being obtained.
Capt. Rathbone of the Business track
team has been compelled to quit training
on account of slight attack of water on
the knee but has strong hopes of donning
the running toys In the near future. Man.
ager Hill is anxious for Rathbone's re-
covery as it is his intention to enter the
captain in the sprints in the Johns Hop
kins meet. The relay that will represent
the Stenographers in this meet has not
as yet been selected but is expected to be
picked from the following runners:
Feagan, Hill. Davis, Welker, Stentz and
Rathbone.
Bill Foley is confident he has one of
the best standing high jumpers in Witten
ever turned out in the District. and that
the Blue and White jumper will win sew
eral first places in this event is a predict
ed fact. Witten is taking light work
under Mr.. Foley who expects to have him
in the best possible condition for the ap-
preaching meets.
Menefee and Kelly split about even
honors in the shot put at Central High
last Saturday, and it is on these two
men the school will look TO represent the
o street institution in this branch OF
track work. Both boys have had very
little experience in the weight events. but
SO far this season have been displaying
excellent form and give promise of hold
ing their own with the other high school
weight throwers when they line up for
competition.
Dutch" Stentz. who has been putting
up such a strong game for the Business
quint this season. was forced to retire
in the western scrimmage owing to an
injury to his knee, and unless he has a
speedy recovery the Stenographers will
be severely handicapped by his absence
Helmouth. who has also been playing a
snappy game for Capt. Gregory's aggre-
CATION is more than likely to hold down
the vacancy till StentZ is able to compete
again.