Evening star., 1918-04-04
.SW|MM|NG.MEETS
FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS
Faculty Athletic Advisers De-
eide Upon May II and May
81 for Events.
BY n. C. BYRD.
The only kind of a reputation
that's enSy to get and easy to
hold is one that's bad. All others
come mighty hard both ways.


At the meeting yesterday Of the faculty
advisers of the high schools it was de-
cided to hold two swimming meets this
spring. the first officially sanctioned
competition of that character that has
ever taken place between the local in
stitutions The first meet takes place
May 81 in the Central High School pool
and the next one May 81 in the big pool
at the bathing beach. No boy will bF
allowed to enter more than three events
including the relay, but other than that
there is to be no restriction on the entries
from any of the five schools.
Last spring two championship scho-
lastic swimming meets were held. one for
girls and one for boys Both were more
successful than expected, but they al
lowed entries from any scholastic instl-
tuition in the District. The events listed
for the meets this year are 5O-yard DASH
100-yard dash, 220-yard swim, plunge Tor
distance. diving. 50-yard backstroke, 100
yard backstroke and relay race.
Also it was determined to hold
tennis championship. Each school Will
contest with each of the others in
four singles and three doubles. Each
set will count one point and the cham
pionship will go to the institution
which at the end OF the season mas
the most points.
Letters for interhigh school COM,
petition will be standardized. All the
schools will give the insignia for the
same attainments in the foot ball, base
ball and track games among them
selves, but each will adopt its own
standards for the award of letters for
competition with outside institutions.
a schedule was adopted for the
freshman base ball teams. The list
Of games:
April II, Eastern VS.. Western. Tech
vs.. Business, Central VS.. Eastern;
May l. Western VS.. Central, Eastern
VS.. Technical; May S. Business VS..
Central. Western vs.. Technical: May
Is, Central VS.. Technical, Business VS..
Eastern.
No place for playing the contests has
been obtained, but in all probability
they will take place on the Monument
Lot. No difficulty in getting permission
to use one of the diamonds there Is
anticipated.
A letter containing entrance blanks
for the annual South Atlantic Associ-
alton of the Amateur Athletic Union
Marvin H. Markle, chairman of the
committee on wrestling. The missive
follows and is sself-eXplanatory:
Enclosed you will find entry blanks
Union wrestling bouts. You will note
that the final bouts are to be held at
the Central Y. NJ. c. A, i'll Baltimore,
and that there will be prelirninaries
night April l.. Mr. Hyde Cowley of
the Washington Swimming Club is
member of the wrestling committee,
but. due to his work for the govern
committee. Mr.. Reginald Rutherford
of the Union Trust Company of Wash
ington is the A. A. L. representative in
your city. Entry blanks may be Sc
cured of Mr.. Rutherford or Mr.. Cowley.
Mr.. Cowley is also connected with the
Walter Reed Hospital.
ANY interest that you may stir up
in the wrestling game in Washington
will be greatly appreciated. The vari-'
Gus camps around here are going to
send their best anna ateur wrestlers to
this meet. and 1t looks as though we
were going to have the finest meet in
the history of amateur wrestling in this
section.''
Last night in the gymnasium Of the
boys department of the Y. NJ. c. A.
the final set of preliminary events for
the big indoor track and field meet for
grade schools was held. The finals
take place Saturday night in the mems
gymnasium at the ~ The names of
those who qoulified last night in certain
events follow:
Nulty, Hall. Beavers. Galloway, Milton.
Broad jump-McClaren McNulty, Lee,
Totoreo. Atkinson.
High jump-Harding. Stewart, Reamy,
Small, McNally.
Shot put-MoLeaven, McNulty, Romer
Relay-RosS: Kearn, Stewart, Brown,
Hoke. Wallach-Lowey: Lee, Reamy.
Small. Beavers,
Holy Cross won from Navy yesterday
at Annapolis by to 1. The. northern
ers had the advantage Of having played
several contests prior to yesterday,
while it was the Middies' opening.
Yesterday the Army and Navy Preps
took the measure OF Centrars nine,
winning by to s. Central was in the
lead at the beginning of the last in
hing, but a triple by Baker. with the
bases full. produced three runs for the
preps and gave them the long end of
the score.
Tigers Nose Out Cincinnati.