Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-05
ATHLETES DOWN TO
HARD WORK AGAIN
Track and Basket Ball Teams
Start Preparations for
Winter Campaign.

Athletics among the local schools and
colleges is beginning to assume a lively
aspect again. The holiday jauntS are
over and the men are loosening the kinks
In their muscles, and are preparing for
strenuous season. Today every one Of the
high schools will he out except Eastern.
and by Monday all Of the college squads
will he limbering up
The Central squad. about thirty strong.
has been training since the first of De-
cember, and is far advanced over the
other teams as far as condition is con-
cerned. The Blue and White aggregation
will have a big advantage over the other
local schools i'm the first meet. 1t is be-
lieved that Foley will not enter a relay
four in the George Washington meet. but
will go after the scholastic trophy. 1t is
pretty certain though. that the relay race
for the prep school championship Of the
District in the Georgetown meet will find
Central a strong contender for first
honors.
Business has also been doing some
work, and the list Of those already ont. is
being augmented every day. Things look
brighter for the StenographerS than ever
before. and they are counting on turning
Vut n great tediI tIilS SedSch.
Western and Tech will be out for the
first workout today, and each school is
counting on being represented by the
largest squad in its history. Tech. espe-
cially. has some great material, and jim
my Mulligan. who will coach the team
is more than likely to turn out a good
bunch of cinder-pathers. besides having a
better chance to get men for the weight
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is sure to have a large squad turn out
the material itself is expected to he far
below the average. But. in spite Of this.
the West Finders are hoping to be repre-
scented by fair team.
While yesterday was the day appointed
for the first practice of the George WASH
ingtOn squad. there were but five men
who showed up. The others will be out
Monday, as they are arranging other
matters at present which take up all
their, time. Manager Keats and Capt.
Fleming expect about thirty-hve men to
report next week. as more than that
number have Signified their intention to
come out and lend their support to the
team. 1t looks at present as though the
Hatchetites will be represented by a
fairly good aggregation this season. a
good relay team will he developed If pos
sible. and it will be matched against one
Of the colleges in this section. possibly
the Maryland Agricultural.
The Maryland Aggies start work today
with excellent prospects. in spite of the
fact that they lost their two best men
last year by graduation Some good high
and prep school runners came in with the
freshman class this year. and it is ex-
pected they will develop into stars of the
first water. Two good dash men and one
distance man are sure to earn places on
the Farmers squad.
Tomorrow night the Georgetown basket
ball team will play it's first game since
the holidays against the New York Uni
versity. The Hilltoppers will use their
regular lineup. The New York team is
always represented by a crack five and
this year is expected to be no exception
to the rule. and from this the Blue and
Gray team is looking for hard game.
The contest is pretty apt to be nip and
tuck, as the locals improved wonderfully
after their first two games. AS the Ryan
gymna SUM will not seat very many. the
game will be played at the Arcade. where
as far as a basket ball game is con-
cerned the seating capacity will be almost
unlimited.
Saturday night the Maryland Aggies
will open their basket ball season against
the same team. The game will be played
at Berwyn so as to give the teams a
larger floor space than the college gym
affords. 1t Is the first game of basket
ball in which an NJ A. G.. team has been
represented in five years and the Aggies
are showing that they don't care much
for anything. when they take on team
! like New York University to open sea-
sport at the school may depend. The line
| up of the College Park team will not
even be determined until Saturday morn