The Washington times., 1912-02-04
Captain Pollard to Have
Twenty Best Athletes in
S'o' Coming Meet.
SHOULD CAPTURE
IT. 4 r5,s "a SCHOLASTIC CUP
Reuter-, Hill, and McDonough
adaaW Will Be Seen in So
gaw Yard Events.

,l9 Of the five local high schools, Central
, will have the largest representation in
the George Washington indoor track
h meet which will be held next Saturday
night at Convention Hall. Captain Pol
lard has selected twenty of his best
Rthletes for the big indoor games and
under the direction OF Coach Foley
these men are gradually being rounded
into the best physical condition for the
coming events.
With this number of entries COM
pared with the possible eight or ten
.othat will be entered from each of the
., other schools, with the exception of
. Eastern, Central stands well to cap
ture the scholastic trophy which Man
agerS Hodgkins has decided to offer to
high and preparatory schools.
H., In the fifty-yard novice event, Cen
trail will be supported by Captain Pol
lard. In the fifty-yard open. Reuter-,
Hill, and McDonough will run for the
% street school Reuter- is an athlete
OF wide track experience, having won
many points for his school in the short
er events. Hill and McDonough. al
though new men in the Central field are
both good athletes. McDonough will
be remembered for the stellar game he
last fall. The above trio, with the ad-
dition of Pollard, will be entered in
the 60-yard scholastic event.
Three Good Hurdlers.
Coach Foley has three good hurdlers
in Blackstone, Oyster, and Schrieber.
These three will be in the 5o-yard scho-
lastic hurdles, and the two former ath-
letes are entered in the 50-yard open
hurdles. Van Dyne, Hamilton, and Az
new will be the Central athletes to try
for honors in tho 440-yard open event.
The same three men will run in the
440-yard scholastic run. Hamilton is the
Blue and White candidate for the $50
yard run, and Kelly will be in the Geo.
yard event. Lawrence and Suively will
be entered in the one-mile run, and
should ontrun any of the other local
high school entrants. Jones, Chamber
lain. and Hamilton are shotputters that
should capture goodly share of points
in that event. Schiaba will be Central's
high jumper In the George Washington
meet.
Gish Is Entered.
Braley Gish, the Washington athlete
who was prominent winner in the
A. A, U. outdoor championships in
Pittsburgh last year and who has been
connected with the Irish-AmeriCan Ath-
letic Club and the Seattle Athletic CLUB
at various periods, is another Washing
ton athlete who will be seen in the
George Washington games. Gish has
entered unattached, and will be seen in
the 5o-yard dash and 50-yard hurdles.
Tome Institute, of Port Deposit, Md,
will be a strong contender along with
Central, Business, Western, and Tech
meal high schools. Other out-of-town
clubs and schools that will be seen next
Saturday are: Baltimore City College.
Baltimore Cross Country Club. st. An
drews' School, of Baltimore; Richmond
College, Maryland Agricultural College,
st. Johns College, of Annapolis.
A military relay, which viii be made
up Of teams of Fort Washington. Fort
Myer, and Fort Hunt, will be feature
OF the George Washington games.
Among the colleges that will be seen
are Swarthmore and Carlisle. Officials
Of the meet are: Emory Wilson. referee;
James v. Mulligan, starter; A M. Ches-
ley, clerk of course. and George White,
custodian of prizes.