Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-29

CentraPs foot ball team came out
last fall a dark horse and won the
championship. A light. fast. consistent
combination. 1t played brilliantly from
the beginning of the season until the
end, The basket ball squad en-
countered lot of setbacks, but man
aged to do some excellent work at
various times during the season. The
track SQUAD now appears to be as good.
at least, as any scholastic combination
in the section. With the next three
| weeks presenting fine opportunities to
compete the runners should gain much
credit There is no question about the
base ball team being in a class by Itself
as far as local high schools are CON
| ship, but If it fails it will be the great
est surprise of the year
There are several reasons Tor Cen
trails achievements FIRST OF az an:
worked for years to build up the "Cen-
trail spirit" There is no other high
| school here which can boast OF an
alumni association so strong and whlch
shows such consistent interest In the
work of the school along all lines. And
Emory Wilson himself is splendid
| factor Not a single activity is car
ried on by his students in which he
| fails to show vital interest, and par
ticuiarIy is this true of athletics. Some
thing else, Central has a coaching
system which is superior to all the
other schools with the possible ex-
ception Of one. Metzier h VINO ,s CANE sau II
teaches foot ball, basket ball ana base
ball: Bill Foley is trainer, Of the track
squad, and Fred Drummer has under
taken the development of aquatics
with three such capable men direct
ing the energies of it's teams, Central
may be expected to show its heels 10
the other four institutions, because
| the best that any other has is one man
to do all the athletic work-and some
| Of the four have nobody-and there,
| fore no consistent policy. The Contra!
has facilities far superior to those OF
the other schools.
| Technical High and Tome School
/ were the only two institutions south OF
| the Mason-Dixon line which had win
ming relay teams in the u M; OF
yesterday. The former finished first In
class 2 of the high schools and the
| latter won in it's class for preparatory
| institutions. Both schools were ex-
| pected to have even chances to win
| and their victories were not surprise
| by any means.
| Techs win will undoubtedly stimu-
4 late interest in track sports at that
| school, and that 1T covered the mile in
a fraction over 3:35 indicates that it
will be able to give the othef scho-
lastic squads some hard races in the
| middle distances in the meets to be
| held In the next three weeks. McNa
mara ar ears to be the most capable
sprinter and there is no half-miler in
| the section good enough to best Shee-
| han. Everybody will hail Techs victory
j at Penn with pleasure not only because
| the runners have the best wishes of
| those concerned, but because of the
| GOOD effect it may have on the future
1 of track and field athletics at the
| school.
Maryland States relay team finished
| second to Delaware College. For the
] last two seasons State has been. the
| victor at Penn. but this spring sent
1 the weakest quartet to the Philadel-
4 phia games that has represented the
| college in four years. The race prob
i ably would have been won. at that.
! had Nick Carter been eligible for mem
bership on the four. State. though, is
credited with a victory in the 100-yard
dash, which this year practically car
ries with it the intercollegiate cham
| pionship of America. Brewer won
\ that event by virtue of the disqualif1-
/ cation of the Penn State man who fin
ished hrst. The Penn State runner was
i under suspension by the Amateur
Il Athletic Union. Teschner. the great
i Harvard sprinter. finished second to
Brewer.
i The Alexandria County Athletic AS
ISOLATION win hold another track and