Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-25
GOSSIP OF LOCAL
AMATEUR ATHLETES

The great need OF the scholastic instt-
tutions in the District in the way Of ath-
letics il undoubtedly some method by
which the different classes Of boys in
each school may be enobled to compete
against similar classes in the other
schools For instance. n present there Is
no winter track meet In which four-fifths
OF the boys may hope to compete. II
there were such q meet, hundreds OF
boys who now never get into competition
would be competing against the other
scholastic institutions.
Why these boys never get . chance TO
enter into contests during the winter rs
simply because there are no events
carded on the programs OF the reSu.
lar meets In which they are capable OF
running. II their success were the only
thing to be considered 1t would be all
for q boy fourteen or fifteen years OF
age to run mile race. especially when
he ii against men who have had years
Of experience. Why doesn't some one
with lots Of pep" get in and start an
indoor scholastic meet, such as "BilP
Foley had some years ago.
Jimmy Mulligan, the old Georgetown
runner and member Of the relay team
yards distance. is working out in great
style. He il showing the same old form,
and It would not be surprising to see
him rip OF quarter this spring in about
81 or So seconds. Certainly 1t il that he
will experience little trouble in making
the relay four.
Western High and Business meet this
afternoon in the latter's gymnasium in
basket bail game. On form 1t would
matched Neither five has been very sue
cessful 80 far this season, and about
two wins is about the sum total OF the
victories that can be charged UP to the
pair. Western has improved consid-
erably in the last two weeks, while Busi-
ness has been strengthened by the addi-
ton OF a couple Of good men from last
years Ave.
That was some basket ball game around
at the Carroll Institute gymnasium last
night. Prof. Joyce's boys were playing
for the right to contest the champion
ship of the District with the Georgetown
team. 1t was evident from the start of
the contest that it was to be warmly
debated affair, and 1t was. While there
was q whole lot OF good hard playing.
it was all legitimate, and there was not
q single instance OF dirty work in the
whole game.
Prof. Beckett was little premature. it
seems, in his efforts to arrange a series
Of games with Georgetown for the Dis
trict honors. The leaders are now tied
for first place in the District League.
Jack sterret. the record-holder for the
pole vault In the South Atlantic Asso-
citation, will make what he says IL likely
to be" his last appearance in an athletic
contest in the George Washington meet.
He says that he has not had pole In
his hand since he vaulted down at New
Orleans In the national championships
last fall 1t seems to make little differ
ence to him, though. whether he prac-
tees or not. as he had not worked-out
since June, when he went. to New Or
leans last October. and yet he went
eleven feet three inches and won third
place in the Junior event.
It would be q rather. peculiar state Of
affAirs IL the Carroll Institute Ave does
win the District league championship.
Prot Joyce coaches both the Carroll and
Georgetown duints and ne would De IN
charge OF each Of the two teams fighting
IL out for the highest honors. Besides
being q big honor for him 1t would enable
him to sit down and enjoy game with
out being worried to death AZ to whether
his team were going to win or not.
Sprowels, who ran second to Vlyman
last season In the open quarter In the
0eof1etnwn meet, 10 showing up well at
present. He ID running IN mucn better
form than he did 4 year ago. and 1t 10
likely that he will make somebody hustle
for job ON the relay four.
With the Tome Institute team entered
In the George Washington meet, Central
will not have the easy time gathering
in the points that was expected There
are generally some Of the fastest scholas-
tic men In the country at the Port De-
post school.
GEORGETOWN and Gallaudet are slated
for q go up at the Arcade tonight I. Is
not likely that the Hilltopers will have
the easy. time with tho Kendall Green
five that they did before, when they
doubled the score on T.