The Washington herald., 1919-03-10
HIGH SCHOOLS
BOOM SWIMMING
Central and Technical Have
Aquatic Teams Being De-
veloped by Coaches.

Swimming in the high schools is
now beginning to boom. Both Tech
and Central have excellent SWIM
ming squads, and with these compe-
tent teams the local boys are expect
ed to come out well in meets with
outside teams.
Central has a remarkable swimming
squad. and the boys have been de-
veloped to fine form by Coach Brun-
ner. Coach Brunner, in the beginning
of the school term, had very little
material to pick successful squad
from. But at the present time at
least twenty-five boys are training
for position ON the regular SWIM
ming team Last year Central did
exceptionally well and they have a
few of those men who performed last
year back with them Granville,
Dickery. King, Spur, Buher, are four
veterans who will undoubtedly show
up well in future swimming matches.
Fuller. Fowler. Lutz, Little, and many
other promising youngsters are COM
ing into fine shape. The Central boys
are practiclng every day, and when
the Central and Tech meet Is ar
ranged 1t will be difficult to determine
the winner. Sterling competition be-
tween swimming meets in and out OF
the District will be in progress this
season.
Swimming in the high schools has
not been authorized very highly by
the athletic faculty advisors. Swim
ming is now beginning to come into
its own, and in the future this
sport is expected to stand as
high as foot ball. baseball, and other
major sports. Coach Brunner, of Cen
trail. and Coach Apple, of Tech. take
considerable interest in this sport.
Both these coaches have developed
excellent squads. and have done
wonders to promote this sport
The Tech swimmers look like a
million dollars. and are showing real
skill in the pool. Coach Apple, OF
Tech, who is handling every sport in
the Tech High SCHOOL is training his
team into fine form. The boys prac-
tice at the Y. NJ. c. A. twice a week
and with very few veterans. Coach
Apple is developing a wonderful team.
Swimming at Tech is progressing
much higher this year than in many
previous ones. From twenty to thirty
rs much spirit is shown I'm swimming
as in any other sport. Winkjer and
Sinclair are two of the mainstays of
'he team. These boys are speedy, and
have developed under expert coaching
of Coach Apple into fine form. Mont
Eomery King, ISoehler. Long, Nc
Cartees Zamensky, Rothwick, Haynes,
Harwood. and Carson are boys who
are developing into fine shape Many
other youngsters who are out for a
position on the team are coming along.
and after a little experience will
undoubtedly show I'D just as we'll as
the majority of them.
In time all the high schools are ex-
pected to authorize swimming which
will surely produce more spirit. and
more interest will be taken in SWIM
ming by the boys. Eastern and Busi-
ness who take very little interest in
this sport are expected to come across
and authorize this sport very soon.
The main factor in this failure is that
they have not the facilities. like
Central and Tech have. Central has
a swimming pool at its disposal at
any time. Tech has not. but Coach
Apple arranged to use the swimming
poool at the Y. NJ. c. A. and will con-
'tinue to do so until a pool is installed
in Technical High.
The swimming question about the
high schools is expected to get into
the lime-hght pretty soon, and
more development of the students will
be noticed. Both Apple, of Tech, and
Drummer of Central. are in favor of
swimming and they also wish that
swimming had more prominence, so
1t would take a determining stride
and more interest be taken in this
sport in the future.