The Washington times., 1915-12-21
'STEEVER'S SYSTEM
EXPECTED TO HELP.
SCHOOL ATHLETICS
Success Of Method Used in
Wyoming BY Former West
ern Man Looked For Here.
BUSINESS PLAYS WESTERN
Best Teams Meet Today At
Arcade in Battle For Inter-
scholastic League Title.
Probable Line-Up.
By BRYAN MORSE.

receive a big boost if the plans Of
Lieut.. E. z. Steever, T.. S. A., in
charge of cadet organizations in
Wyoming, are fully carried out by
the school authorities here. Lieuten-
ant Steever is now in Washington
in an advisory capacity for the War
Department, and has outlined plans
for the cadet organizations. The
Steever system is games and gym
nastics put into practice and ma
tional service.
Lieutenant Steever is a graduate
of the Western High School, and
has been engaged in Wyoming in
cadet work. The idea of the sys-
tenn is to develop cadets for compe-
tition during the year in the manual
Of arms, target shooting, wall seal
ing and other activities. Astounding
results have been obtained in Wyom-
ing until the cadets have proved to
be the outstanding feature of the
student life there. Football, base
ball, track, and many other activities
are maintained by the cadet organi-
zation.
Boys are kept in training throughout
the year for the competition in the
branches of the cadet curriculum.
which comes every six weeks. Lieu
tenant Steever will be given overy OPP
pcrtunity to put the system in practice
here, II is understood, and will meet
with a ready response from all of the
cadet companies.
The past few years have seen many
OF the best athletes in the high school
officers in the cadet companies. Last
year Capt. Randy Belcher, OF the VIII
ming cadet company at Central, was II
member of the baseball team. Carl
WaSSman, center OF the Business bas-
kStball team this winter, center OF the
football team, and catcher on the Dase-
bail team, 10 a cadet officer. John
Whe1chel, captain OF the Western COM
pany. is a catcher on the baseball team,
halfDack on the football team, and
Brard on the basketball team. His
brother, Westerns captain last year,
was q member OF the track team.
These lads in charge of companies
every possible help with their COM
pantes, which in turn is expected to
help out the standard of athletics.
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Business and Western are meeting to-
day In their first title engagement of
the season at the Arcade. Report has
It that Buck Wise may be out of the
game for Business. The Stenographera
have come forward more rapidly than
western this year, and are confidently
expected to win.
Western will not be found wanting
In the engagement, as the players are
IN top form and can be depended upon
TO carry the fight at all times. The
best scholastic players In the city will
be found on the two teams. Wise. Culli-
gan' and Glessner are rated as among
the stars Of the game. while Peck and
Peine. of Western. have enviable
records on the floor.
The announcement that Hope Fall
coner. Techs first sacker of 1909. will
coach the baseball team for the Ma
chinists this year is meeting with ap-
proyal Falconer has had some ex-
pertence in playing semi-pro ball. is well
liked AT Tech and should turn out a win
ner. DENLY Hird is captain of the team
ana VIII have number of veterans on
hand. IT is expected that Tech will an
ply for the diamond near the Monu-
ment, in Potomac Park. again this
season.
Westerns outdoor track is nearing
completion, and the track candidates
with be out just after the first of the
year. Frank Bridget is the only veteran
at Western, and is captain OF the team
Ansley. EaEan, -WinRate. Larner. and
ElEin are holders from last season.