Evening star., 1911-01-11
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

The sudden squirt of Eastern High
School athletes in open competition has
come in for a greater share of praise
from the local following than any hap
pening in scholastic circles in many a
day.
1t will be recalled that last season the
Capitol Hill teams were struggling to
keep out of the rut, and in but a few
instances did they show anything like
the form displayed by representatives Of
the other schools. However. this season
has brought about complete reversal
and to date Eastern has been a promi-
nent factor in everything attempted. The
school experienced it's most successful
foot ball season in history. finishing Sec
ond in one of the most interesting races
furnished in recent years.
Now a representative Of the school has
gone one step better. BY defeating Bust
ness High most decisively at basket ball
last week the school strengthened It's
claim on the high school title In TINS
branch The team demonstrated its su-
periority beyond question, and the van
quished admitted defeat-fairly and
squarely. Eastern will shortly be given
a chance to cop the scholastic title OF the
District, for should its representative
right to challenge the latter to thlro
game to decide superiority.
Central High will be represented by one
Of the strongest relay teams IN IT'S ms
tory should Coach Foley be so fortunate
as to develop a fourth man to work with
Capt Reuter-, Hamilton and Kelley. This
likely trio have been showing excellent
form this season and form the greater
part of a team that should prove strong
int hnnnrS
the south. The possibility of entering the
PENNSYLVANIA relay championships next
spring depends entirely on the showing
that the boys make in the winter meets.
Followers of the . street school nave
been clamoring for a representative In
this important set of games in which
Central teams have oftimes carried OF
honors. Three times in the history OF the
school have representatives OF the local
institution carried off honors in the race
between scholastic teams of the country.
However, in recent years the coach has
not seen fit to enter team, In spite or
the fact that several have shown more
than ordinary form. A victory In race
of this class at this juncture would mean
much to Central and would undoubtedly
add to it's already strong popularity
among scholastic institutions of the coun-
try.
The next set of marks which will be
present month will decide the fate of
many a track athlete on whom the diff
ferent schools have been pinning their
faith. 1t has never been known to fali
that at least one star is lost TO team
through failure to live up to the strict
code of eligibility requirements that are
enforced by the faculty board of advisers.
Those who are on the edge have IN
many instances been warned. and VIII
be afforded every opportunity to make
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atty. In consideration of the fact that
Baltimore scholastic teams are not up to
the standard of past years, the local boys
should make every effort to stay on the
bing such as they have not experienced in
many a day. This applies particularly TO
the Central team, which is known TO have
the material. and which with an even
break of luck should sweep any other
scholastic team of the south off its feet.
Should Technical be SO fortunate as to
secure the services of Jimmy Mulligan as
track coach. the Maroon and Gray ath-
fetic authorities will have made a ten
strike. Tech has always lacked the
services of a good. live coach, and it is
widely known that this deficiency has
been responsible for the rather mediocre
showing of the team in the past few
years Mulligan is an experienced coach
and at one time was one OF the greatest
scholastic runners of the country.
AS member of the Brown Preparatory
School team he was recognized as one
Of the leading middle distance runners OF
tre coun ~ and i wtS cue in large
way to his work that team represent
ing this institution established worlds
mark for the scholastic relay race which
stands to this day. Mulligan only lately
took up permanent residence in our midst
and last season was track coach at one
Of the Philadelphia preparatory schools.
Western High seems to be in the grip
Of one of the most severe athletic slumps
by it's athletes in many years.
To date the boys from across the creek,
who have heretofore been important con-
tenders in every branch of athletics, have
failed to show anything like winning
form.
The student body at Western need not
feel discouraged, for these self-same
slumps have held sway at other local
schools and it can easily be said that
not one of the Washington high schools
has been forced to entertain the upwel-
come visitor at one time or another.
The showing of Western teams in past
years has been nothing short of remark
able in view of the fact that the school is
by the smallest male stu
dent body of any of the schools.
Western is not down and out. in spite
Of the many defeats its team has been
forced to suffer in the last few months,
and it's followers can look to COM
plete reversal at most any time.
1t has been authoritatively stated that
should the Central High School be so
fortunate as to be favored by Congress
with ain appropriation for new building
the same will be equipped with one OF the
finest gymnasiums and athletic fields In
the south. The absence of these features
has been kenly felt by athletes at the Q
street school in the past years of its ex-
stence, and they would surely be well
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