Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-29
COLORED ATHLETES
TOHOLD BIG MEET
Eiqhth Annual Interscholastic
Events at Howard University
Tomorrow Morning.

The eighth annual meet of the Inter
scholastic Athletic Association OF the
Middle Atlantic States will be held at ~
O'Clock tomorrow morning on the campus
at Howard University. The same events
will also decide the +. s. A. = high
school championships. Trophies are to
be awarded
Each of the local colored high schools
is striving hard to win the meet, for a
victory is likely to determine the all
round championship of the year, and
with this goes the Capt. Walter Howard
Loving trophy This cup was donated
by Capt. Loving of the Philippines Con-
stabulary Band and Is to be awarded TO
the high school which wins the greatest
number of six events of the scholastic
wear. NJ Street has won the competitive
drill and the foot ball championship:
Armstrong has won the basket ball and
indoor track championship. while the
base ball and outdoor track honors are
vet in the balance. with Commercial High
School leading in the base nall race.
NJ Street High School track team,
under the leadership Of Capt. Cyril
Miller and Coach Douglas. is putting
forth great efforts to win. The attn
letes of the senior class are again
getting into the field Of track competi-
ton after a lay-on of more than a
year Among the boys who are de-
pended upon by NJ Streeters are Capt.
Miller. Johnson, Logan. Lacy, Holmes,
Greene. Watson, Rector, Cooper. Senac,
Faxio. Slade. Tyler and samueis.
Armstrong Team Is Strong.
Armstrong; track team consists of
fewer boys, but contains number OF
athletes of sterling worth who are sure
De-.
well is the most consistent sprinter
and the best Splinter that has ever
been in the local high schools and is
easily the best scholastic Splinter
among colored schools in the east and
has taken the measure of the champion
OF the high schools Of Philadelphia
during the past winter Duckett
Smothers. Ferguson, Piper and others
are capable performers.
Coach Cowan Of Armstrong feels s,S&
his charges will duplicate their feat
performed at Convention Hall.
At Commercial High Coach Samuel
Compton has an even dozen fleet-footed
runners on whom he bases his hopes.
officials in Charge of Meet.
The officials in charge Of the meet are:
Games committee. r. b. Henderson. s.
F.. Compton. II. G. Douglass. NJ. NJ. Nor
ton and W. B. Hartgrove: referee. G. G.
Wilkinson, 4. NJ. T. s.: starter, w. +. y.
Wilkinson, Mott School, track scorer. w.
l.. Smith. NJ. st. III. s.; field scorer, J.
Clifford. \. NJ. r. s.; announcer. J. NJ.
Saunders. Franklin School: marshal. A.
Z. Newman. Vocational School; clerk of
the course. 3. Mattingly. a. NJ. r. s: re-
porter S. Matthews. Ambush School:
track judges, Maj. J. r. Walker, president
+. :. A. L.; Eugene Clark. president
D. A. L.. No. IL: J. G. Payne. president
D. A. L.. No 10; field judges, c. Adams,
Birney school; J. Chestnut Jones School
b. Dodson. A. NJ. r. s.: timers w. H.
j. Beckett, Y. NJ. c. A., II. Myers, II. L.;
J. Cromwell. NJ st. H. s.; inspectors. G.
s. Wormiey, Bunker Hill School: r.
| Green. Stevens School: NJ. Gregory,
II. T.; w. s. Duffeld, III. p: assistants.
Walker Savoy. Normal School. and Peter
Robinson. Normal School.