Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-18
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK MEET
OUGHT TO BE WELL RUN
Competition This Spring Should Be Exceptionally
Good-Schoos Have Star Performers Games Will
Be Held Saturday - Other Athletic Gossip.

mean that Eastern is champion again Tor
the second time in succession. but If the
Stenographers get away with the lonS
end of the score the series will be tie
and the two clubs will have to play
again in order to decide the champion
ship. That holds good unless the con-
test which Eastern tied with Western is
played over, in which event if Western
should be returned the victor far diff
ferent result would be noted.
Business will be without the services OF
Kelly. Kelly is undoubtedly very clever
scholastic hurler. and would be valuable
to any team almost, but sometimes and
under certain conditions star does
about as much harm to team as he
does good. The effect 8 star player may
have on the others at times is not con-
ducive to the best interests of the nine
as a whole. t. "
1t is probable that the postponed game
of base ball the Maryland Aggies have
with Gallaudet will be played this week.
1t is likely the contest will take place
Thursday or Friday.
Virginia is proving itself the most for
midable of the southern colleges this
spring in track athletics. as it has done
many times before. Saturday the Orange
and Blue got away with the Johns Hop
kins University squad in q dual meet in
Baltimore by a margin Of fourteen points.
and it is well remembered how it won
the south Atlantic intercollegiates two
weeks ago in the easiest kind of manner.
With the possible exception Of Hopkins
Virginia is about the only college in the
south that pays real attention to outdoor
track. Georgetown. of course, has a
team, but it never trains as faithfully as
during the winter months. and none Of
the other institutions which support track
sports spends great deal Of time after
the indoor games.
Centrars main strength in the track
meet, besides one or two really brilliant
performers seems to be in its generally
men running for seconds and thirds,
probably more than Tech, notwithstand-
ing that the latter will have more men
entered.
Eastern High will also have several
men in competition, though they are not
likely to figure much in the distribution
Of points.
Rockwell, who is playing shortstop for
Gallaudet, is about the best performer
Gallaudet has. He Is fast enough to run
bases well, he hits better than any other
man on his team and fields much above
the average. Rockwell is also intelligent,
and plays intelligent base ball. If Gal
laudet had three or four more men OF his
calliber it would have a much stronger
nine.
Bob Eler was at the Naval Academy
week before last to take part in the dual
games between the Middies and George
town. Eller was taken down by the
management Of the Blue and Gray squad
capture few points in the hurdles and
dashes. He appeared on the field In a
suit but he was notified through the
management Of the Middies team that
2ras ta~1sl
phoned to the academy authorities not
to allow him to compete. as he was in
eligible. The Midshipmen did not hesi-
tate to say that they did not mind Eller
competing, but there was nothing left
for them to do after the member Of the
Georgeown faculty had phoned that he
was ineligible and that he should not be
allowed to take part in the games.
The Rex A. c. defeated Fort Hunts
nine yesterday by to 3. The soldiers
did. not field nor hit as well az the local
youngsters. Harrington and Haislfp fea-
tured the contest with their hitting. the
Rex A. c. outfieiders getting three safe
ties each.
The Emerald Athletic Club team went
to Clarendon. Va. yesterday and was de-
feated by that nine by to 1. The Elmer
aids were able to get only two hits on
connected with the offerings Of Norris
for twelve safeties.
I The Lincoln Athletic Club went to Bal
timore yesterday to meet the Young
Mems A. A. Of that city. A double
header was played, in which an even
break was secured. The first contest
was won by the Lincolns by to 1, while
the second was taken by the Baltimore
club by to 2. Poor playing in the
field cost the Washington boys the Sec
ond game, as they made eight errors.
Only four hits were gotten by the Balti-
more nine off the delivery of Nelson in
the first game, and the same number
was made off Bischoff and Hildebrand in
the second.
Down at the Naval Academy they have
a mighty fine opinion Of Nick Aitrock's
teaching capabilities. Altrock was there
for a week, and under his instruction it