Evening star., 1919-05-05
Swimming EVENTS
| SCHEDULED JUNE: I
InterschoIastic Champion
ships to Be Held Then at
Bathing Beach.
BY n. c. BYRD.

The third annual interscholastic
swimming championships for the
District of Columbia are to be held
Saturday, June 7, at the bathing
beach. Swimmers from each of the
five high schools and the preparatory
schools are expected to take part.
The affair is to be under the direc-
ton of Fred Drummer, director of
swimming for the Fairgrounds and
swimming coach at Central High
School.
Brunner originated the idea Of the
District interscholastic swimming
championships. and when the first
meet was held two years ago for
both boys and girls it was an ex-
ceptional success. Preparations are
being made at the bathing beach to
seat about 1000 spectators.
Central High athletic teams took
part in two events in Baltimore Sat-
urday. The swimming squad sur
prised even it's own supporters by
winning the South Atlantic A. A. U.
indoor championship meet. and the
base ball team dropped a contest to
Mount st. Joseph's College by to Z.
The showing of the swimming team
was excellent and the base ball men
deserve credit for the kind of game
Eddie Curtis. distance runner for
the Navy. probably is one Of the
two best milers in collegiate circles
1t is doubtful II any mile runner in
the colleges can beat him. and GER
tainly no individual other than
Dresser Of Cornell could be picked
offhand to finish in front of him.
Curtis broke the Naval Academy rec
ord last Saturday in a dual meet with
f%l yy,,:, D.
ming the mile in 4.2s As. lawson
Robertson. Pennsylvania coach. made
the statement after the race that he
believed Curtis could beat Dresser.
Jimmie Mulligan. former George
town track star who is coaching the
all-round combination out of rather
green and youthful material. With
the exception of Curtis. Mulligan
hardly has man who did anything
of note before entering the Naval
Academy. Pennsylvania. touted good
took forty-two men to Annapolis Sat-
urday for the dual event, yet with
that array of track and field talent
against them the Middies scored
forty-four points.
Baker, who does most of the pitch
ing for the Naval Academy nine. 10 a
left handler. Saturday he hurled a no.
hlt-no-run game against Virginia
Military Institute. Bakers most ef-
we. saS u 7 which iDae1 hs has fa.
cellent control.
For that no-hit game last week,
though, Baker can thank his right
fielder. A. v. M. 1. player hit line
drive over the inheld that dropped
a perfect hit. but the " M. I. man
took 1t easy going to first and the
Navy right fielder Jumped ia on the
ball fast, took it on the first bound
and shot it to first in time to get the
batter by about half a stride.
Georgetown and Maryland State ap-
parently have tho strongest base ball
teams in the south Atlantic section,
The records OF the two mines indicate
that, and ono or the other 10 almost
sure TO be rated south Atlantic cham.
pion. The teams have met once and
are to play again. Maryland State was
victor in tho frst contest, but by such
. small margin that the result of the
next contest should b Just as much
In doubt as the drst
Catholic University appears to be
striking something like its old stride
In base ball. The Brooklanders at
last have found man who seems
vSAS ~ pAsSA "tuu1u8 0dAie aL l0a6t,
that is true II his performance against
Lehigh ts any criterion. Lucey held
Lshigh to two hits in eleven innings
and famed eight. His excellent slab
work enabled G. U. to win 2 to 1.
Le Gendre's performances at the
University Of Pennsylvania, when he
surprised lot Of athletes from the
big universities by winning the PEN
tathlon, and Saturday when he cleaned
up hvs hrst places in q dual meet with
Hopkins. proves him one Of the best
Al1-round track and field athletes in
the United States. He probably is tho
most capable performer Ia all-round
events Georgetown has had, inciudinx
svsn its zenith In track and asid
sports fifteen years ago. Ls Gendre
should be able to score enough points
IN tho South Atlantic ]. A. A. cham.
rionships In Baltimore Saturday to
mako the meet certain for George
town. provided it gets its share OF the
seconds, thirds and other PLACES.
Wastern and Business meet tomer-
row Ia the school base ball series. The
former - said to have one OF the best
scholastic squads Of the hve contend
Ing for tho championship, In fact,
Wsstern supporters believs they have
good chsnce for the title.