The Washington times., 1911-12-06
HIGH SCHOOLS NOW
TURN EFFORTS TO
TRACK PREPARATION
Large List of Candidates
Are Practicing at
Central.

Football having been concluded for
the season In the Washington High
Schools. the athletes Of the Ave institu-
tons have now turned their efforts
toward developing indoor track teams
that will reflect credit upon their
schools and which will compare well
with past performances. In this branch
of athletics there is hardly a boy in
the schools but who can participate In
some Of the events and as q result a
large list Of candidates are out for the
track at all the schools.
Although the halls snd corridors of
Central High School are already lined
with penants. medals. CUPS end various
other trophies won by athletes OF that
class is going to Sy 10 sddrn ths
walls Of their school with a new and
silver lining Judging from the num-
Der of candidates that are out at the O
street school and the ardent manner In
which they practice, they will succeed
IN adding many victories to the long
list Will was established many years
ago.
Prepare for Meet.
More than aalf a hundred youngsters
ut Central have donned the rubber
shoes AMI under the tutorage of "Bilr"
Foley. are endavoring to make them
selves proficient for at least one and IN
many caseg two and three events of
the !nterscholastic Indoor Track Meet,
which will be held in February. Long
and short distances alike are being tried
for by equal numbers, AMI the broad
and high jumps and hurdles ere also
There is a list of over a dozen shot
rutters and hammer throwers who are
developing their arms to the maximum;
strength.
Central will have Dick scofield and
Holland from Business High School in
both members of the Washington Cross
themselves in long distance running.
Holland came in fourth in the ten-mile
psrmer FSrsss B BsS
hard struggle. Among those who
will be out for the half mile are oldys,
Reuter- Stokes. McDonough. Pollard,
and King. of the football team, will be
seen on the track for Central. Pollard
and McDonough are likely quarter
s mie sSd an 1S Rerter VIII be out for the
hammer throw. Yates will try for the
half-mile and broad jump.
Out for Dashes.
Those who will try for the differen,
| dashes and sprints are: A. S. King
Dohch6SiB H6hS", runway, "lnSteaQ
Oyster. Hovey, Brody, DuvalI, d. Tyree
4. Cox, Helm, Moran, Arbeely, Yates
| and Bruell Among the Central hur'
oilers are Young and Davidson. Davis
who Is the smallest athlete at the Blue
| and White institution, is showing well
for the midget sprint and is one O,
Coach Foley's hopefuls. Davis comes
| from Alexandria and Is one of the best
| athletes that ever represented Central
from the city on the shores of the Pc.
| tomac.
Officers of the Central track team
| are: Reuter-, captain: Pollard, man.
ager and Scott, assistant manager
At Technical Hghi School. Coach
Gisch and Captain Offutt have not COM
pleted arrangements for the training OF
the Manual Trainers. 1t is thought
that arrangements will be made to use
| the track at Business High three after.
| moons a week. including Saturday after.
noon. Business will probably use the
! gymnasium on Saturday mornings.
Coach Hill of Business reports some
likely material and believes the Stenog-
raphers will be we'll represented on the
track. ~