Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-14
GOSSIP OF LOCAL
AMATEUR ATHLETES

The George Washington track team is
being augmented every day by one or
more men. Yesterday several recruits
showed up and If the regulations they
have is any criterion of their ability the
Hatchetites will not be in such a bad
way for material after ALL One thing is
certain. that they will make much bet
ter showing in the meet this year than
they did last
1t is more than probable that several
men will be entered by Western in the
meet to be held by the Georgetown props
and Business High School. The meet,
contrary to what is generally supposed, is
open to any of the preparatory schools in
the District. Western has been asked to
enter some men, and the invitation will
very likely be accepted. None of the old
men will run, the aim being to give the
new material a chance to get into compe-
tition before the real season opens.
The Maryland Aggies look to have bet
ter prospects just now for turning out a
good relay team than was at first sup
posed. There are one or two new men
who are showing up SO well that it is
almost a certainty that they will beat
four. Some good dash men are also being
developed, and the Farmers hope to be
better represented in aIl-around competi-
ton than ever before.
King Of Central High is doing some
mighty good work on the track now. He
has been showing the goods in the
dashes. and gives fair promise of devel-
oping into a worthy rival of Fritz Reu-
ter. If Central turns out many new men
Of ability this season it will undoubtedly
have things it's own way as far as the
scholastic events are concerned this win
ter. This will probably be about the
size Of it, too. as the largest squad in
the history of the school is working out
at present.
George Washington will have an at
tractive set of relay races on the card
when it's meet is held February 4. The
two classy events now being arranged
are between Cornell and Princeton and
Pennsylvania and the Indians. Both
races should be closely run, and both
should be big features of the meet.
The race that was carded between
been a big drawing card, but unfortu-
nately the Hopkins management has an
nounced that it will not enter relay
four on account of having had two OF
it's star men cut off. Fulton and Stol-
lenwork are the two old men who will
not be seen in the big races of the year.
Both were great performers last season.
and without them it was figured that 1T
would be impossible to make a good
showing this winter against the teams
in Hopkins class.
Business High certainly has the ma
terial to make as good a track team as
there is in the high schools. Rathbone
is one Of the fastest men in this section
in the dashes, and with the proper con-
ditioning should be able to hold his own
with any of the local scholastic sprint
ers. Shore and Scott are both way above
the average in the quarter, and should
furnish the nucleus for a crack relay
four or prove formidable opponents in
the scholastic 44O. Bridget is another
good man the Stenographers have for
that distance. Goldsmith and Black are
about as good they come in the $50.
Besides being good Splinter. Rathbone
is a fair shot-putter. Zapponi is also
likely to make showing in the field
events.
While it is sure to be a scrappy basket
ball game today when Gallaudet and
Georgetown hook up. there is not much
chance of the former team winning.
That showing the Hill Toppers made
against the New York University crew
gave them a big boost when 1t was seen
that the northerners put it on the Navy
the next day. 1t must be taken into
consideration that the blue and gray
auint had not been on a floor to practice
in over two weeks when the game was
played. That they have been working