The Washington times., 1916-10-05
CENTRAL OPENS Up
ATHLETIC PROGRAM
WITH TRACK MEETS
Three Sets Of Games Announced
for the Candidates Under
Coach Foley.
BY BRYAN MORSE.

BY BRYAN MORSE.
Central High School has opened up It's
athletic program on the largest sort of
scale in calling out track candidates.
More than 40 youngsters reported to
Coach Bill Foley at the new school yes
terday. and work will be started at
once on the new quarter-mile track in
the big stadium.
1t II not generally known that Central
boasts the best indoor track In the
South. and on days that are too cold
for outdoor work the Central candi-
dates will take advantage Of the 1856
yard cinder track indoors. Eight run
ners can be gotten Off In heats. ana 1t
IL expected that the athletes can be well
taken care OF.
The new program at Central contein-
plates no less than three meets this fall
There will be an interclass meet, a ham
dioap meet, and a relay meet. The first
meet will be held on the second Friday
In November. and the two others will
Be held on successive Fridays.
Managers and captains of the four
classes are to be appointed at once. and
the athletes are expected to get action
today. Forty worked out yesterday,
and the entire squad. which will num-
Der well over $50 in few days. will be
gotten to work Immediately.
In line with the expanded program at
Central. the track meets this fall will
develop a number of first-class runners
who are expected to take rank with the
best scholastic athletes in the country.
In Coach Foley Central has a track
mentor who has turned out a host of
crack athletes.
The winter program will be announced
later. 1t Is intimated at Central that
m N n ilY
held for all scholastic teams in this sec
ton. This will insure a fine outdoor
track season. when taken in conjunction
with the Penn relays. Washington and
nual Hopkins meet
Two notable additions to the Central
track squad are expected In Lynch and
Williams, two Manassas High School
boys. Lynch made a great record in
the sprints during the past two years.
Common, a first-string quarter at
Western last year, has entered Central.
Western High School called out bas-
ketball candidates yesterday for out
door work. Thirty-three responded to
the call and will be given light work I'M
championship nve of the past two
years has graduated. Peine. Peck, Ser
CANT. Whelchel. and Smith went out In
June. Larner. forward of whom
much was expected this year. has en-
OF last years squad, Wight. Cham
berlaine, Jewett, Davidson. Simpson
Heron. and Argo are on hand.
Friends Select School will have a new
basketball coach this season. Malcolm
p. Junkin is the new Quaker coach. c.
r. Zavitz, who coached the team last
year and brought out a crack five. will
take charge of the small boys al
Friends, 1t is reported.
Walter Mllstead, Centrafs crack
Splinter, has reported for the football
team. Milstead was easily the best
Splinter in the high schools last year
He has speed a-plenty for football, and
weighs well over 100 pounds.
Two former Business High Schoo
boys are making good at college. Harry
Harris, former Business quarterback
and captain. is trying out for the fresh.
man eleven at Dartmouth. while Ed
Kelly, who pitched for the Stenograph-
ers three years ago. has entered Yale
University. and is trying out for the
baseball team