Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-13
CENTRAL winner
Of TRACK GAMES
Captures Annual Interhigh
School Meet by Small Mar
gin-TeCh Second.
SHEEHAN BREAKS RECORD
Central and Technical
Lead in Point Scoring
BY n. C. BYRD.

events and until the last two were de-
cided appeared to have very near an
even chance to capture the meet. West
ern was third, Business fourth and
Eastern fifth. The result of the meet
gives Central it's third consecutive leg
on The Evening Star trophy and, there
fore. permanent possession.
1t was realized before the meet began
that there was likely to be a close fight
between Central and Tech. with the
former slightly favored. This proved to
be the exact condition of affairs, and
about the only unexpected thing in the
meet was the manner in which these
two schools outclassed the others. Cen
trail made so liza points and Tech was
shooting close at that figure with
81 9-14. Western had enough men in
the place to score IA IL points. Bust
ness got IL of a point and Eastern fall
ed to count.
Particularly good time was not made
in the majority of the events. the $50
being the only one in which there was
exceptional running In that race
Sheehan Of Tech set a fast pace from
the start, after jumping away from the
mark in the lead, and at the beginning
of the back stretch of the second lap
began to open up a lead that was con-
tinually widened with every yard until
the tape was broken. Sheehan's time
was announced as minutes 3-5 sec
onds-about four seconds better than
the previous record. Holden of Central
ran Sheehan hard for the first 500
yards, but in the stretch broke and fell.
Tech took first. second and third, Gross
finishing second and Burgess third.
Gerry of Central got fourth position.
Mcnamara Beaten in Century.
McNamara of Tech was looked upon
as the best sprinter in the high schools,
but the best he could do in the 100
yard dash was fourth place. His team
mate. Carpenter. won the event. with
of Central third. Swaine led for the
first fifty yards. but was not quite
strong enough to stand off the deter
mined running of the Tech boy.
Connor of Central got away first in
the 440-yard dash, and, though he was
pushed hard all the way. held the posi-
ton Conradis of Central, Lipscomb
of Technical and Nash of Central were
Connor that a blanket almost would
have covered the quartet.
Cetrafs murders were too good for
those of the other schools, three of the
four places going to it Hedian of
Tech pushed Swaine and Mclean hard
during the last fifty yards. but did not
quite have the strength to hold up.
All the dopesters had picked Taber
OF Central and Clark of Tech to fight
II out for honors in the mile run, but
they had reckoned without full knowl-
edge of the capabilities of Alexander
of Western The red-jerseyed runner
opened up gap of twenty-five yards
in the first hundred and there was
much sympathy expressed for him by
the wise ones because of such foolish
ness, but the wise ones figured wrong,
and when the final test came in the
stretch against Clark of Tech and
Taber Of Central Alexander had the
most stamina and fought it out down
the final 100 yards to a victory by a
scant three or four yards over Clark.
Taber used rather poor judgment in
dropping back so far in the early part
OF the event. He caught up on the last
lap. but the making up of the distance
used so much of his stamina that he
had not enough left to hold what he
had gained.
Clark Wins Shot-Put.
Just before he made such a fine fight
in the mile Clark won the shot-put
with a heave of 81 feet 1 inch
Business High got its only represen-
tation in the point column when Noetzel
tied with six other athletes for fourth
place in the high jump. The Stenog-
raphers are credited with one-seventb
of point as a result of Noetzers eff
fort.
OF all importance to Central and
Tech was the relay race. There had
been much discussion as to the relative
capabilities of the two fours between
days meet Every other event was
finished before the relay was begun.
Central won the toss for the pole and
Common of Central and Mcnamara of
beat Connor OF the mark and man
aged just barely to hold the lead and
touch of his teammate just a yard or
two TO the good. Nash. second runner
his opponent and. after following the
pace for the first 300 yards. sprinted
and touched Mclean off a good twenty
Yards in the lead. Mclean held his
distance and Iatta was much too fas,
for Sheehan of Tech TO catch under
such conditions In fact. had Sheehan
started within two yards OF the Cen
trail star the two men might have
finished in relatively the same posi-
tons. so unappreciable was the diff.
ference in their running.
Summaries:
Ersas s No !: . 100 gard dash-wpn by carpen
swaine Central; fourth. McNamsra, Technical
Erent No. 2: sso-yard run-won by sheehan
Technical: second. Gross, Technical: third Bur
gess. Technical; fourth Gerry. Central. Time
Event No. 5: 44oyard dasii-won by Common
Central: second, Conradis. Central: third Lips
comb, Technical; fourth. Nash. Central Time
Event No. 4: 2oysrd hurdles-won b,
S%sine' osn'rsi; second, Mclean Central: third
Time. OBS rs.
Event No. 5: 75yard dash. junior-won b,
Ioehler. Technical second. Russell Technical
third. ksyser. Western; fourth Montgomery
Central. Time. o,os 20.
Event No. @: 220-yard dash-Won by Iatts
Central; second. Carpenter Technical: third
Mclean. Central; fourth. Ryan Technical
Time. 0-23 As.
Event No. Z: One mile run-won by Aie1ap
der, Western: second. Clark. Technical; third
Shoemaker. Western: fourth. Taber. Central
Time. $50 80.
Event No. S: 12pound shot put-won b
Clark. Technical: second White Central; third
Barnes. Technical; fourth, Bailey Central Dis
lance. 81 IT in.
Event No. 3: High jump-First place tie he
tween Bosiey of Technical and Chamberiafae o
Western: Aaronson. Technical: fourth place ii
between Swaine. Long. t;addes Solomon Of Gen
tral. Noetzel Of business. Hout of Western ar
Powell Of Technical.
Event No. 10: Running broad Iump-won b
Solomon. Central: second. CARPENTER, Technical
third. Abbott. Western; fourth. Hout Western
Distance 10 IL. 10 in
ESent No. IL: Pole vauit--wop by ArLeeiy
Ceatral. second. tie between Hoover Of Centrn
and Aaronson OF Technical: fourth tie betwee
Ieinap OF Central and Pullman OF Central
Hight. 10 II.
ksen, No. IL: on@-niie relay race--won b
Cseiral !Gsnnor. Nssh Mclean. Lattsl; second
technical.