The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-02
St. Adams Youth Comes
Within Fifth of Second of
Worlds Century Mark.
OTHER SCHOOL COMMENT
By ARTHUR =. WREN


Brewer Yesterday in the track and field
games at the Maryland Agricultural Col
leCe was by far the greatest thing ever
done by a scholastic athlete in dec
ade The most noted feat performed yes
terday by this youthful runner was the
breaking of the worlds scholastic rec
ord for the hundred-yard dash. which
was but one-fifth of second behind the
worlds collegiate record While he ran
a great race he was forced all the way
BIZ Maxam of Western High, and Gates(
OF Central. who finished in the order
named Not contented with the achieve
ment in the dash he entered and won
the 22O-yard rim and the 220-yard scho-
astic hurdles. This performance is far
above the average scholastic runner and
much of the credit for it goes to Coach
George Green, of the st. Adams school.
who has had "Untz' under his charge
for the past two years. during which pc
Rod he has brought about an enormous
change in the youngster
Maxam. of Western. performed very
creditably, winning the 4fo-yard inter-
scholastic. besides coming second In the
1C0 and a'O-yard runs. being beaten out
both times by Brewer. He deserves much
praise for his performances and showed
the marks yesterday of developing into
one of the fastest men ever turned out
of the scholastic ranks.
Luigi" Thornett. former Eastern
High School boy. has received an
offer from the Martinsburg club of the
Tri-City League to play ball this
season, but it is not known whether
Thornett will be willing 10 enter the
professional ranks. Thornett while
playing with the Eastern High School
was one of the best performers in
the city. He hit well above the ordi-
nary and felded far above the aver
age scholastic player. He is an in
fielder and has seen several years
experience in amateur baseball in this
city. That he will make good should
he accept the terms of his contract
goes without saying.
The most noticeable achievement on
tanned by any scholastic teams this
week goes to the credit of the Army
and Navy Props. This team under
Coach Newberry defeated the strong
Strayers Business College, something
that has not been done SO far this
season by any amateur or scholastic
team. The victory of the Props adds
another feather into the cap of their
coach. who although he has had but
very few men from which to pick
team, has kept on with the mate
rial and developed one of the great
est teams in the history of the Con-
necticut avenue school.
News has reached the capital from
the North that Ed Kelly, former star
twirler of the Business High School
team of this city, and also an ANA
teur pitcher of good standing. has
the distinction of being the first
string pitcher of the Dean Academy
at Franklin. Mass. In his first start
although being out but few days,
he presented the Connecticut Agrfcul-
lure College Zeros for five innings.
holding them hitless and striking out
eleven of the sixteen men that faced
him.
While in his last year at high school
here Kelly was barred from athletics at
Business because OF an alleged offense
OF INSTRUMENTATION to the coach, and left
the Capital under the same ban. but MS
showing at the Massachusetts, school
shows that it was not entirely his fault.
but to some extent the coach. Kelly is
now under the charge of Tad" Sullivan.
a three-lctter man at Syracuse, who has
gained much fame through the New Eng
land States for his ability in handling
Youngsters and through this man a more
finished player than the one who left
in January Is bound to be
developed. Kelly possesses a wide as
sortment of curves and can hit the "p IT,
with any scholastic player seen in this
.own in a decade and through this. fact,
also is it thought that he will more than
make good in future playings.
Bill Culligan and Gerardi., both mem |
,ers of the Business team. are at present |
n danger of being barred from scholastic |
James because of deficiencies in studies. !
With these two men out OF the Business !
lineup a great change will have to be !
made as both are by far the best of the |
infield and the team will |
,e weakened to no small degree through |
heir absence. 1t is not certain whether
ither will be barred but both were told
o be on the safe side and study up be-
ore the filing OF the advisory marks.
Coach Eimble's Eastern team, which
vent down before the Stenographers last
will be strengthened with the /
edition of JEFF" Thornett and should |
e able to give the other teams Of the
eague a good rub from now on. Thorn
it's ability to hit the ball and field will,
10 doubt help the last-year champions
ut. as their troubles were the inability In
hese departments