The Washington herald., 1921-01-31
TOO MUCH WORK
RUINS BOY STARS,
SAYSG. u. COACH
Ayers Restraining Young
Trackmen Is Nee
eSsary.
BY JACK NYE.


only two running events in each
meet is absolutely necessary If they
are to reach their best form when
they are more mature, according to
John d. o'ReiIIy, track coach and
athletics director at Georgetown
University.
OReilly is a member of the Asso-
citation of College Track Coaches of
America, who, at a meeting in Gin
clnnatt last week, made recommend
suons that are expected to have an
important bearing on high. school
track activities. In addition to
limiting the runners to two events
IN each meet it was urged that the
two-mile race be eliminated from
nigh school meets because of its
strain on the athletes.
These suggestions, II carried out.
would do much toward developing
track men in the high schools" said
O'Reilly, and to my mind such a
change is necessary for the advance
ment of the sport. Under the pres
ent method of conducting high
school meets, the runners are usual
ly burnt out by the time they reach
college, when they ought to be at
their best. This is especially true
Of the stars, who are usually called
upon to take part in three or four
events because they are sure point
winners"
The recommendations adopted by
the coaches will be sent to all high
school principals in the country. AL
ready II is understood that there is
well defined movement to put
them into effect at Central High
here. In view Of the number of high
school track stars developed in the
District the action of the schools as
a whole will be watched with inter-
est. The belief is expressed by lead
ers in the track sport that most of
suggestions made.
Efforts of Georgetown authorities
to secure the Convention Hall for
the purpose of staging a big college
track meet. with teams entered from
Yale, Princeton, Harvard, Cornell,
Penn and other leading colleges,
have fallen through because of the
inability to come to terms on the
question of finances. 1t was planned
TO make this one of the biggest
meets in the country, giving the
District an opportunity to see the
class Of the country.
Miller Huggins was reported to be
in Baltimore yesterday for the pur-
pose of chatting with Frank Baker
over plans for the coming season.
Latest reports from New York
are that Johnny Mitchell, the short
stop secured from Vernon by the
fanks, will be sent to the Browns
II Lee Fohl consents TO part with,
Jacobson This appears to be rea-
s0nable, as it was hardly probable
that the Browns leader would part
with Baby Doll'' for an ordinary
bunch OF players. If Mitchell is as
good as he is cracked up to be he
ought to make the Browns, or any
body else, good man.
John J. McGraw figures on pick
ing up some talent out of the re-
cruits he corralled from various
sources. No less than twenty as
p!ring youngsters will be taken
South by the Giants manager this
spring. They will consist Of seven
pitchers, the same number Of in
Outfelders.
The pitchers are Bill Ryan and
Pat Shea, both right-handers from
the Toronto club; Virgil Barnes. q
brother to Jesse; James Carton, a
southpaw; Olin Voight, another port
slider; Robert Grody, a young right
handler Of this city; and Claude Dav-
enport. a brother of Dave, who
pitched last year for the San An
tonic team.
The new inffelders are Howard
Burkett, a son of Jesse Burkett:
Roy Grimes, John Monroe, from the
Beaumont team; Lance Richburg.
from Toledo; "Goldie" Rapp, from
st. Paul; Leo Kane, from Hartford.
and Ewen Cross, from San Antonio.
The catchers are Walter HenIine.
from Indianapolis; Leo Dixon, from
the Rock Island club; and Alex
CASTOR, from Milwaukee The out
felders are Edward Brown. from
San Antonio; Ray Bancroft. from
Lawrence, Mass; and Curtis Walk
or, from the Augusta club of the
Confb Atlantic