Evening star., 1920-05-06
NEARLY 3QOMEN
IN CENTRAL MEET
Strong Array Of SchooIboy
Athletes to Compete Here
Saturday.
nv u. 4. BYRD.

Nearly three hundred athlete. are
10 take part in the Central High
track and field meet in the Central
stadium Saturday afternoon. Thea.
represent the best track and field tal-
cnt among the high and preparatory
schools of the South Atlantic section.
and some Of the closest competition
ever seen II scholastic meet in the
District is fairly sure to be ION tan"
According to the list OF entries an
nounced by Cy Macdonald. who IN
managing the meet, oS9 mon have
fairly certain that practically all
these Viii have on their running
suits at Central Sa turday. In talking
about the meet Yesterday Macdon-
aid said:
1T seems to me that we are going
10 pull off the greatest meet ever
held in the South Atlantic section
purely for scholastic squads. We GER
lainly have an exceptional entry lis,
and ] know that there are many star
athletes among those who will take
part.
we have a better set OF prizes than
YOU ever find given in a scholastic
meet. and something else we have in
Washing ton. several competent squads
TO throw against the visiting ath-
letes. Tome. Starnton Military Acad
envy and other big prep schools may
figure they are coming here to win
events easily. but You can just bank
on it that they will find all the op-
position they want from local
schools"
Georgetowns base ball team goes
against Washington and Lee Cniver-
sity today on the Hilltop. The Blue
and Gray probably will not have an
easy game. as the Lexingtonians have
been putting up pretty good brand
of ball all season. Yesterday Wash
ington and Lee played Navy game.
in which the Navy won by s to ..
West Virginia University is due
here tomorrow TO play Georgetowr
West Virginia is said to have an ex
ceptionally strong combination. and
its record just about proves il. West
Virginia has been winning consist
emily all spring and Cornell is ons
Of The teams it has defeated on its
present trip.
Central High and Eastern are to
meet tomorrow in the high school
championship series. The game may
be played on St. Adams field.
Catholic Cniversitys track and field
squad left last night for Blacksburg.
Tow and Saturday in the South Allan
tic Intercollegiate Athletic Associa-
ton championships.
Tonight at Blacksburg the annual
meeting of the South Atlantic Intercol-
legiate Athletic Association is to b
held. Routine matters Of business ara
to come up, the annual election Of on
GERS will be held and applications for
new members will be discussed.
Maryland State found st. Johns the
easiest proposition it has faced this sea
son yesterday at Annapolis and won by
Is to l. The st. Johns nine Is far
weaker than the average St. Johns nine
and showed little of real base ball abil-
it, in any department. The College
Park nine got three runs in the first
inning, when Bob Knode and Stewart
Knode were walked and Riggs sacri-
feed and Bailed hit drive to center.
which got by the centerfielder and al
lowed him to make the circuit after
scoring the other two runners. After
that Maryland scored frequently. Bailey
led in the onslaught Of hits. getting
four out of five times at bat. Keene did
the pitching for State. and notwithstand
ing that he did not work in. as good
form as usual. st. Johns was helpless
before his shoots.