Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-14
GOSSIP OF LOCAL
AMATEUR ATHLETES

The colored track meet. held last Sat-
urday night. was certainly a success
Not only was there a large attendance
but it was an enthusiastic crowd, and
time and again when a runner would
make squirt near the finish and over
haul his competitor it was about all the
officials could do to keep the spectators
back. While there were not great many
entrants there were enough to make the
events interesting, and the performances
OF those entered, while not record break
ing in any way. were very good, con-
sidering the limited amount of training
that the contestants had received, the
streets being about the only training
quarters that the schools had in which
to prepare for the meet.
That the games served their purpose
in stimulating athletic interest among
the colored schools is guarantee enough
that the affair accomplished that for
which it was intended.
Outdoor track work will be begun in
the local high schools as soon as the
weather conditions warrant taking the
men out Some of the schools will be
STRENGTHENED during the outdoor season.
| as the marks for the term go in this
week. and 1t is reported that those who
nave fiunks that have kept them out Of
making them eligible for the spring
meets. 1t is probable that one or two
OF the other schools will be weakened
as 1t Is almost assured that at least one
or two men will not pass the present
term marks without the funk that will
| keep them out of competition for the rest
| of the year.
Those meets that will be entered by the
iocai schools are the games that will be
! held to take the place of the Tome in
terscho!astic championships. the regular
spring high school meet and one or two
dual affairs: IT is probable that two of
the local schools will send teams to the
! Pennsylvania relay carnival in April #
present plans do not miscarry.
| The first base ball game that was
scheduled to take place in the southern
| colleges had to be postponed Yesterday
on account of the poor condition Of the
grounds and the inclemency of the
weather. The University of Virginia and
Connie Mack's Athletics We're to have
played in Charlottesville, but the game
had to be called off. 1t will probably
be played when the Philadelphians re-
turn from their sonthern trip.
Business High was scheduled to play
! a practice base ball game last Saturday
with Gallaudet. but at the instance of
both schools the game was declared off
Business will open it's season this week
as will several of the other high schools
Spring foot ball practice will be started
at Western High School this week. 1t
l mas UceIl uetefiHlneQ tIldC the candidates
| for next years team be taken out, in
| order that they may be instructed in the
| rudiments of the game. 1t is RELAXED
that, owing to the fact that the team was
| disbanded last fall on account of the
| losses incurred through flunks the men
at present are not as far advanced in
| the elementary departments of the grid
iron sport as they ought to be to start
| strenuous season. and 1t Is hoped that by
getting them out for some early stunts
tbo,, xr-i1l ha tn, roI, hntf choN
| the season next fall.
| 1t is about the first time that such
departure has ever been tried in the local
| high schools and how it will turn out is
lis certain, but whether the boys will take
to the sport in the spring is problematic
| After the weather becomes hot the work.
outs will be discontinued.
Roller, who was considered the most
| reliable candidate for the short field po-
sition on the Gallaudet base ball team. is
out Of the game for two or three weeks.
Jacobson. who was the next best man
for the position, is also out OF it, as he
has been declared ineligible on account
of faculty regulations governing ath-
letics.
Just what effect Rollers loss will have
| on the ultimate success of the base ball
| team remains to be seen. The nine is
| in it's formative period now, just the time
when the presence of every man is most
needed to get the teamwork up to as
| high a standard as possible.
II Fritz Reuter- is made eligible by this
terms marks. as he most likely will it
| will give Central chance to send the
| best relay team into the spring meets
| that has ever represented the Blue and
| White. Centrars quarter milers did not
| show the best that was In them during
| the indoor season because they usually
| had to start from scratch with several
| good men on the marks ahead of them
and big field to make their way
through. They are also little heavy for
| indoor running.
| When the outdoor season begins there
is little doubt that Central will muster
the fastest bunch Of 40 men In any
scholastic institution in the south.