The Washington times., 1916-12-09
WOULD CHANGE
SCORING In MEETS
Tech Coach Would Like College
Method Adopted for
Schools Here.

w. r.. Mcmillan, coach OF Techs
track team, comes forward with
suggestion that tho annual outdoor
track meet for the high school cham
pIonship change It's method Of scoring
individual points.
Mcmillan would award flrst places
Ave points, second three, third two,
and fourth one point as in the annual
intercollegiate meet for the college
championship. He would also live
the winning relay team three points
instead OF f,ve points.
: "Practicaliy every championship
meet in the country uses the inter.
collegiate method OF scoring points"
says Mcmillan. 81 believe this method
would induce more boys to compete
and In bringing larger fields into the
various events. / think competition
would be keener."
The high schools now score nve
points for first, three for second. and
one for third, awarding Ave points
for irst In the relay race at "A milo.
One or two advisers are known to
favor the proposed change in the
method of scoring the events.
Basketers Active.
Basketball teams In the various
schools are unusually active. Central
was scheduled to meet Friends yes
terday. but as the Quakers failed TO
show UP Coach Metxier put the first
team against the second.
Central's first Ave yesterday was
composed OF cisseli and Gottlieb, for.
wsrdsi White, center. and Hoover and
Potter. guards. The Blue team IL
expected to make great strides In
Busin.ss bsskstsrs played a gam.
FIJI Nh sigma League. returning a
20 TO 9 score In their favor. Business
appears to have a veteran combina-
ton. With Buck Wise and Coo In
forwards. Macdonald 10 center and
team can be looked upon as a capable
None OF the other schools are far
advanced In basketball Eastern land
work while Tech has done something
In the way OF preparation. but not
enough TO warrant putting team In
the field.
Meet Successful
Techs track meet was a successful
affair and was we'll attended. The
members OF the track team. regulars
and letter men. were not allowed 20
compete. shorty De La vergne
was the highest point winner. scoring
II points. De La vergne won the
''s Mo.sr !" w sss s shs s"s snd .ho,pu,
for a tenpoint total.
Other winners In the meet were
Schneider In the freshmen 50.yard
dash and 5o-yard hurdles; Powell. so
jump. 's ana garter ssoyspd e run. o'o"'
Coach Mcmillan 10 working up In
terest In track at Tech. and expects
10 have a strong team for indoor coin
petition this winter on the boards
Tech will probably enter all the meet,
In the annual title games In the
spring.
WIN Pick Leader.
Central will select a football cap
tain tonight at tho celebration OF
the win In football. Long and Nc
Kinney are the favorites, according
90 those on the inside. Long seem,
90 have the best chance OF landing the
captaincy. He 10 a Junior and played
fullbaek during the season.
Advisory marks will 20 In on Mon
day. and IL will then be known what
boys are eligible 90 compete In thc
first half OF the basketball season
expected TO make an appearance.
The first game IL slated for AIN
uary 8 at the Y. NJ. c, A., while tn,
preliminary contests are due to star
scrap for the Independent title are
Friends, Ganzaga, Georgetown Props
Army and Navy Props. and the Alex
sndria High School fve. which Ia viii
Ing 10 come 20 the city for q crack a
the schoolboy title here.