Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-19
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

Technical seems more inclined at this
writing to indulge in track training than
at any time during the present season,
and when the Machinists fall in line all
the high schools will be supporting this
sport with the proper spirit. The Tech
squad will be captained again by Spran-
sy, who Is about the best all-arounf track
athlete in the school. He is a weight
the sprints. The team will train in the
! indoor quarters being used by Western
and George Washington University at
18th and H streets. Manager Spencer ex-
poets to have large bunch of candi-
dates training throughout the week.
The question being discussed by the
principals of the high schools as to the
employing of an outside coach for the
high school teams must he passed in the
affirmative II high school athletics want
to progress. These coaches receives very
little compensation for their services and
the good they do high school athletes Is
well worth the small slice of money re-
ceived from the athletic associations of
the various high schools. A good part
of the compensation they receive is in
the gift the members OF the high school
squads usually contribute in appreciation
for the services rendered. These oacheS
are also as a rule men who are we'll I'D
on all branches of athletics. and who
strive to better the standard of high
school athletics in the District, as they
arc mostly local men.
The interest of the graded school in
track athletics is bound to benefit high
school athletics within the next few
years. Usually when a boy from the
grades enters high school he is ignoran MT
of the benefits of track training and is
late in getting out working on the track,
and a good many times he never enters
this sport at all. II he is taught the rlI-
diments of the running game while in the
grades he Will be a very apt pupil and In
tip-top condition to learn the fine points
of running when he becomes a high
school pupil
Central will send a list of entries to the
Richmond indoor meet early in February
AS Episcopal High will also send several
runners to compete in this meet. the o
street school will be compelled to go some
to register the largest number Of points
in the preparatory school events The
Alexandria High School has always been
rival of Central High in track athletics,
so the team which finishes first I'm this
competition can consider it an honor. as
well as victory. This meet should az
ford the other high school track teams
an opportunity to gain the much needed
experience.
Basket ball may exist in the high
schools throughout this season afte, all.
Eastern mas remained organized, and is
willing TO line up in competition with the
other high schools. while Western is
scheduled to play Business Friday Of
this week. This is encouraging. and it
should inspire all the high schools to
enter the tossing game early next season
and organize league. A basket ball
league fully organized has never been
given trial in the local high schools.
and many predict the game would be
very popular and create as much en-
fhtttr ND into no :, y<rl,
school pupils as either base BAN or foot
ball.
Business will turn out junior relay
this season. and the boys who have the
best chance of landing a position on the
four are Nordlinger, Grace. Ingram and
Marks. These boys are fast and should
be able to cope with the other high school
Junior relays. As far as is known now
a senior relay will not be picked to rep
resent the Rhode Island avenue school.
for all the seniors are needed In the in
divfdual events. The Stenographers are
not letting up an inch in their hard
work on the track. and results are bound
to show themselves i'm the near future.
Business plays the University School
basket ball FIVE this afternoon in the
latters gymnasium. Business will not
only play all the high school teams will
ing tn meet it's fast quint, but Will also
branch out and play several q: the pre-
paratory school fives In and around town.
The way the StenOgrapliers lock at 1t is
that they have a good team rc ."ese ntipg
the school, and they do not intend to
allow the quint remaining idle waiting
for the other high schools to play it when
they feel disposed Business would look
pretty good hitched up in competition
with the Georgetown props. This is
about the best preparatory school match
that could be made in the District. and
the management of both teams should
do oil hiv, ~ ga a
game between these two institutions.
The pitchers who desire trials for this
position on the Business high base ball
nine will begin indoor work in the schoo,
gymnasium in the near future. Bust
ness will he severely set back In the
spring If some Of the veteran players of
last seasons championship team do not
hustle and get eligible to play Capt.
Naughton is himself behind in his
studies, while Whitmarsh and Davis are
also tied UP with few funks. These
boys are the boys on whom the school
is depending to form the nucleus of the
nine in the spring.
Now comes the report that Eastern
will not try to do much in track athletics
this season and that there is very little
interest in TINS sport at the southeast
school. A few weeks ago the outlook
on the track appeared to be very prom
Using at Eastern. but judging from the
few candidates out for the team at pres
ent the sport does not look if it is
progressing the way it should This is in
no way the fault of Capt. Defandorf. who
has triedx to get as much available ma
terial together he could. but there
does not seem to be many track athletes
enrolled in the school.
Eastern High was beaten to finish in
basket ball yesterday, but the boys from
the Capitol Hill school were in the game
from start to finish. Business outweigh
ed Eastern considerably. but also played
too snappy bali for its lighter opponents
to follow. Coach Tanner. who has the
Business uuint in hand. has perfected the
boys in team work and this Is mainly
responsible for the many victories this
team has been annexing. Another feature
which the coach has drilled the Business
team is covering up. and owing to the
carrying out of these instructions by the