Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-22

bly, have the most successful season or ms
career One or two of the new men are
showing excellent form for so early in the
season, making il certain that Renter Will
not he without good running mates. King
especially is doing some good work.
Hamilton a Mainstay.
Kelly, who has been entered mainly in
the shot put and other field events here
tofore, will run in the 40 this season. and
IN company with Hamilton. who COPIED
nearly everything in the way OF a scho-
lastic quarter last year, should be able to
sweep things in that event. barring the
unforeseen.
The distance runs will be held down by
Dyson and Lawrence, both Of whom are
above the average.
No scholastic hurdler in the District is
in a class with Hunt and Bragg The
former had no trouble in trimming his
opponents at topping the timbers last season
and he is running in much better form
now Bragg Is the equal OF Hunt In
everything but experience. and in prac-
tice often beats his mate down the
hall
The field events will find many contest
ants who are bound to give good
account of themselves. If Kelly is enter
cd in the shot-put and high Jump he Is
likely to do his best work. Besides him
King in the shot-put and Currie in the
high jump, the latter having already done
five feet four inches in practice.
Tech Has Poor Quarters.
At Tech great deal OF trouble has
been encountered in regard to obtaining
suitable quarters for training purposes.
At present the upper hall in the school
building is being used, but 1t is extremely
unsatisfactory, as the floor Is of stone and
is very short, and neither is conducive
TO the best development OF a runner.
The first of the year much good ma
terial reported for practice. but owing
to the poor facilities the men have kept
bilities are now nothing to what they
were.
Two men In the school who are booked
70 give their opponents rub in the
Hurd and Thrall. Hurd is good miller
and has showed good form, but he will
graduate in February and his services
will be OF little value TO the team.
Thrall Is the captain OF the team and
the best 40 man in the squad. He did
some very good work last season as a
member Of the Mercury Athletic Club
relay four.
Business had and has the material to
turn out a team nearly, if not fully, as
being done to develop a winning aggrega-
tion. Several OF the best men are playing
basket ball. and they will certainly never
lecome runners until they quit the game.
AT least while they are supposed to be in
training for the track team.
Rathbone a Good Splinter.
In the dashes the Stenographers have
Rsthbone, who Is counted the equal OF
any dash man in the District. He would
undoubtedly be able to give Reuter- Of
Central a merry run for his money In any
event. If he would get down to work.
At Business. as at Central, there is a
wealth of material for the 40 Scott,
capt. Bridget. Shore and Goldsmith are
all good men at the distance and would
he likely to make any OF their opponents
hustle TO win. Goldsmith equaied the
record made by Davis in the indoor track
az Business. and in the spring meet last
year Davis beat Hamilton, Centrars main
stay i'm the quarter.
Rathbone and Zapponi are both good men
IN the field events. Both are good shot
putterS. and Rathbone is also q good
high jumper. The latter cleared : feet
4 inches in the indoor meet held this
winter, ard could have gone higher
Business is better supplied for the dis
lance events than any other school. Scho-
field. Holland and Black are cracks in
the $50 and mile
No Material at Western.
Western started the season with but
two old men back In harness, and the
other day one Of these left to study
In the Corcoran Art School A whole
new team will have TO be built, but the
boys have put in some hard ticks since
Christmas.
Dewitt is the only man being trained
ior the uasles at present. Probably Hol-
den and tpman and one or two Others
VIII be entered in that event i'm the first
meet
Every man who has showed much speed
20 Tar IS being whipped into shape to run
the quarter III an effort 10 turn on, a good
relay four. Niiiegas, Brother. Tanner.
Holden. Cpman and Shoemaker are the
men from whom the quartet will prob
ably he picked.
Some men are showing up fairly well
yor the distance runs. but IL is hard 10
tell What viii be made OF them
With Central sure to turn out its reru
TAI championship team, Business with
material enough 10 give it plenty of com
peutoh IN case IL gets out and works
a little beforehand. and Western And
Techs possibilities OF turning out about
equal teams there is every likelihood ~
being some interesting contests between
them during the winter and in the spring