Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-20

for first in the senior pole vault at II
feet
Central High has ball game arranged
with Mercersburg Academy. The Blue
and White nine will mako the trip to
meet the Pennsylvanians June l.
1t was mentioned some time ago that
John Paul Jones would make the trip to
Stockholm with the Olympic team despite
the contrary reports. The opinion was
has signed his entry blank for the try
outs to be held In the Harvard stadium
next month. 1t Is not very likely that
Jones ever had any other thought than
to go with the team, the reports to the
effect that he would not probably origi-
mating in the brain of some enteTpr1sing
summer camp press agent
The makeup OF the Olympic team will
probably find something that has never
been evident before in athletics, school,
boy athlete who is the peer of all col
legiate runners at his distance. There is
no doubt that Meredith OF Mercersburg
will earn a place on the American team.
is very questionable II there is a col
lege man In the country who can do that
well.
| Had Blackstone been running on a
good cinder path when he broke the high
school record last week at NJ. A. c.. he
would probably have set & mark that
would stand for years. He could have
ter, and that is faster time than IL gen.
orally made in the college meets.
Harry Smithson. who has been pitch
ing for the Nativity club in the Sunday
School League has been doing some very
creditable work. In the last two games
in which he has off1ciated he has secured
twenty-six strikeouts.
With the worlds records falling as was
the case in the Olympic tryouts held on
the Pacific coast last Saturday. 1t begins
to look as though there will be another
Olympic meet added to those already won
by America. There are no other athletes
in the world today capable Of lettering
the marks set in two or three events in
the coast tryouts.
When II comes time for the eastern
tryouts in the Harvard stadium 1t is prob
able that more records will TALL. It will
be the meeting of all the best eastern
athletes. and classed against each other
with an Olympic trip as the prize, they
will put forth such efforts as will be out
especially 1t Is probable that some records
will be bettered John Paul Jones. run
ming in one OF the events. the mile, for
instance, will in all likelihood be able to
lower his own mark, made a year ago,
after he had already run the half.
As soon as permit for playing grounds
can be obtained from Col Cosby another
interdepartmental circuit will be launch
ed This league viii be q four-club affair
and will be composed Of clerks In the di-
visions of banks. audit, post Office and
finance Of the newly organized postal
savings system. It is intended to play
two games a week. commencing June /,
and continuing until the close of August.
As most Of the employees in this depart
ment are recent arrivals In Washington
and include many former collegians, it Is
expected that some good base ball will
result and that many players win be de-
veloped for the post Office team. last
years champions and present leaders in
the Departmental League.
A meeting win be hold next week. at
which time smceFs will be elected and q
schedule adopted.