Evening star., 1917-05-07
BIG MEET
At TOME SCHOOL
Athletic Director Green States
That Arrangements Are
Progressing Well.
CAPITAL LEAGUE OPENS
BY q. g. BYRD.

Tome School expects to hold the big
gest set of track and field games that
has ever taken place under its auspices,
according to George Green. physical
and athletic director of that institution.
The big prep and high schools of
Washington, Baltimore and Philadel-
phia are entered and the county high
schools Of Maryland are sending in
lists for competitions even faster and
in greater numbers than looked for.
"Our meet is going along in fine
shape" says Green. of course, we
have encountered some few difficulties.
but in the main have had rather easy
sailing. The hearty responses received
from the high schools of the middle
Atlantic section have been very crafty
ing. and we are doing everything in
our power to insure the boys a recep
tion that will be pleasing to them.
Special arrangements have been effect
ed for transportation and entertain.
ment, and think that the athletes VIII
be well satisfied with conditions as
they viii find them at Port Deposit on
May 49,
What is of particular interest to
Washington schools is the special ar
rangement for transportation from
Baltimore to Port Deposit. e. Norman
Anderson, physical director at the Bal
timore Polytechnic Institute. has in
charge the handling of the crowds
from that city A special boat has
been procured and excursion rates viii
prevail. The boat is scheduled TO leave
Baltimore at $50 o'clock in the morn
ing, and all athletes and their friends
are to receive round trip tickets for
that part of the trip at 30 cents each.
The cost of car fare to Baltimore and
back Is S1.50, and the additional round
trip fare to Port Deposit makes an
exceedingly reasonable rate for those
students of Washington high schools
who enter.
Fred Drummer, director of swimming
In the Fairgrounds department of the
District government. and coach of that
branch of sport at Central High School,
is planning another innovation for the
summer
Brunner yesterday directed letters to
the principals of all the high schools
in Washington. asking their co-opera-
tion in forming an interhigh school
swimming association, in order to fos-
ter the sport. with competitive meets
during the summer months. Brunber's
letter is self-explanatory, and its body
follows:
Il am endeavoring to organize for the
coming summer an interhigh school
swimming association among the five
local high schools. The object is to
study competitive swimming and life
saving and have ten dual meets ending
the season with an individual cham
pionship meet There will be no ex-
pense attached. except for suits.
Each school should have a squad Of
about twenty boys who are already fair
swimmers and who are not deficient in
their studies.
Central already has recognized this
summer swimming, and passed a rule
last week whereby the school &C. will
be given for certain number of points
won during the summer.
i suggest appointing a faculty di-
rector of swimming and have him get
in touch with me as soon as possible.
The swimmers will train at the mu-
nfcipal swimming pools and hold their
dual meets there Seats are now being
provided for spectators.
If you should care to have me do so
shall be pleased to talk to your boys
more in detail about the proposition"
The Alexandria County Athletic AS
sociation nine engaged in a real slug
ging contest with the Federals at Clar-
endon yesterday. Twenty-four hits for
total of forty bases resulted from
the onslaught OF the hatters against
the offerings of the pitchers. Stewart
Bolen, Newton and Putnam of the Nir-
ginia team and Wise and Poore of the
Federals got more than one safety
Bolen and Putnam registered three
eacn, the former doing remarkable
work at the plate. Each of Bolen's
wallops went for three sacks. Pfeil,
pitching for Clarendon, was effective,
as far as strike-outs Were concerned,
fourteen of the opposing players drop
ping out in that way.
Capital City Amateur League opens
its season today with a game between
Takoma Athletic Club and TrIxton
Athletic Club. The second contest, to-
morrow, is to be played by the Frank
Inns and Westovers. The home grounds
of the league will be the field formerly
used by the Terminal Railroad Y, NJ.
e. A. The league is playing under
the jurisdiction Of the Amateur Base
Ball Association, its application for
admittance to that body having been
favorably acted upon. Vic Gauzza,
John Ernst and others responsible for
the activities of the circuit predict a
good season and believe that the
schedule Will be productive of much
better base ball than was PLAYED In
the orga ganization a year ago