The Washington times., 1915-02-05

Technical Hlgh ScnOOl, with SUV
boys, is virtually without track
team and coach, according to the
admission of ex-captain Robert Har-
dell. On the eve of the big indoor
meets the Tech athletes are training
here and there without supervision
and will enter the G. w. U. meet in
dividually.
After a gallant start under Bradley
Gish last season Tech gave promise
Of developing formidable track
team. With such stars as Hardell,
Taylor, Sheehan, Supplee, Gibson,
Ochsenreiter, Rooney Tibbott, and
others who were counted upon to
come through this season, Tech ef-
forts in track have amounted to lit
tie so far.
Bradley Gish offered to assume COM
mand Of the track team this season, II
he could be assured OF enough candi-
dates to work with. All Gish asked was
to have the boys come out, and Tech 8
failure to support the game Is q matter
Of speculation today. After galloping
Off with the football title, won by the
best team that ever represented Tech,
1t was thought that the school, and
more particularly the boys, would show
interest In track work.
A few setbacks In the shape of poor
training conditions. an outdoor track
which depended on fair weather and
some other disheartening factors lost
ih.eTssi rGsIi IN m, the tsr game according to
team at present. We may enter a
number Of boys In the meets but they
have done little work this winter"
Tech was expected to make a strong
bid for scholastic honors this winter.
The team Is possessed of a number or
athletes who could be whipped into
shape in short order II they were dis
posed to report to Bradley Gish for
track work.
Mark de Grange. a former Tech ath-
lete. now in charge Of the Epiphany
Church gym work. has prepared pleas
ant surprise as a feature of the exhibi-
ton work toni ght at the gym. where
the youngsters parents are to be en-
tertained: De Grange will have two
basketball games. one between the jun
other between the Seniors and the Boys
eye aggregation.
In addition there will be an exhibition
OF fancy clown work by Percy 8. Oliver.
late tnoro OF tHe Hoviir ssrnnm n', Bailey ciown
barrow races. and other diverting per-
formances will give the grown-ups a
chance to see what Is going on In the
indoor work.
Western and Army and Navy Prep
will meet today in the fourth game OF
the lnterscholastic Basketball League
series. Western Is expected to win de-
cisively. The A. n. =. team has been
Director Beckett and Assistant Obst, of
the Y. NJ. c. A.. will officiate.
st. Alban and Business are hooking up
today In the Business gym in a game
calculated to make the spectators sit
up and take notice all the wav through
Both teams are on edge Just now, and
with the Improvement shown by St.
Alban In the past week Business will
have to 60 all the way for win.
Another good game carded is that be-
tween the Georgetown Props and the
Gonzaga team. Gonzaga is endehvoring
to hold on to the leadership Of the Pre-
paratory Basketball League. Two wins
have been earned by the Gonzaga lads
while the G. u. p. team has won two
and lost one game.
Now that the American League base
ball dates are out. the faculty advisors
will begin to figure upon the use of the
park for some Of the baseball dates for
| the high school championship games.
to the rescue and loaned the park to
| the schoolboys. Double-headers were
| run Off and the schedule went forward
| nicely. This year 1t has been said that
the schedule would go to twenty games
| and that II parks could be gotten there
would be no difficulty in running of the
| full quota of contests.
Chairman Matthews. Of the faculty
athletic advisers. is expecting to call
| a meeting shortly at which all OF the
coaches and advisers will be present for
! the purpose of getting action on the
twenty game series. Adherents Of more
games for the schools will present their
views while those who opposed and
getting parks and umpires. will tell
their side Of it.
Eastern and Western have yet to get
together in basketball and there are
those who say that the light blue and
| White will continue to be Westerns
hoodoo as 1t has been for the past two
years. Eastern won the baseball cham
| pionship last year and was tied by the
| Western team in the first engagement
In football Western was expected to
win by a goodly margin but lost to the
/ T.osterners On both occasions Eastern
proved the hoodoo. This year 1t may
| be that Eastern can show something
more in basketball. Eastern is the only
team that Western has failed to meet
| this season.
Owen Thompson. captain Of the All.
| Scholastic swimming team. says his en-
gaeement with the Baltimore City Col
lego team will be filled some time to-
| ward the last of the month. The
schoolboy swimmers were trimmed by
| last month Since then the team has
lost one or two stars. but hopes to re-