Evening star., 1923-04-25

John Paul Collins, added to East
ern's physical instruction staff that
Coach Charles Guyon's too arduous
task might he lightened to some ex-
tent, is In charge OF the development
OF the track and field squad Collins.
who has been al Eastern but a
month. is a Washingtonian and was
prominent in local athletics about a
decade ago. although he has been
connected with out-oftown inst.tu-
tions for the past several years.
Collins attended Princeton Prepar-
atory School and st. Joseph's in Phil
4dclphia and was first class track
performer At both. His first work In
coaching was done at st. Nincents
school in Philadelphia. where he
turned out some capable track and
field teams.
Bond Good High Jumper.
Although Eastern has not been
active in track and field work for
some while. it would not be surpris
ing IL one of its representatives shat
tered A long standing high school
meet record this spring. In the fresh
men class a the East Capitol street
institution is Adolph Bond. likely
youngster, who gives promise of be-
coming an able high jumper. Com
peting for Peabody School in the ele-
mentary schools championships in
Central stadium last summer. Bond
won the high jump at feet inches
without exerting himself.
This jump was an excellent effort
for a graded school athlete and all
the more remarkable when one con-
Siders that the high school champ on
ship meet record for the event is
five feet. five inches, a mark that has
stood since June s. lSsn. II was es-
tablished by George W. Curtiss of
Central. on Georgetown University
Held. Francis B. Rankin of Tech.
Bernard Wise of Business and Leslie
McFadden of Central have equaled
rhe height in high school meets. but
among the scholastics capable of
rreater heights. none has been very
successful in the championships.
Should Bond turn the feat this
VIII be the second Easterner to break
into tho high school meet record
making class since the institution OF
the games in 1894. The only Light
Blue and White athlete to establish
a mark was Leo Flaherty. who heav-
ed the twelve-pound shot forty-one
feet, ten three-quarter inches at Col
lege Park. Nd. May 30. 1916.
Bond probably is Eastern's only
hope as a record smasher this year,
squad may provide keen competition
in the meets. Collins has several
boys who have starred in foot ball
preparing for field events Joe O'Dea
the javelin and is being groomed to
pole vaat and throw the discus, too.
Tom Hook Is getting much distance
with the disc, while Ray Weber is
working with the javeln and Jack
Smith is training for pole vaulting
Several Sprinters Out.
For the sprints, Collins is pointing
Red Roberts, Otto Lehnert, John Ros-
son and Paul Doerr. The first three
mentioned are century dashers, while
Doerr seems likely to become a good
furlong runner. Lehnert had plenty
of speed in foot ball where he be-
came All all-high school end one sea-
son and he has been adding to It
on the track. He is work ing out over
the hurdles in addition to running on
the fat
Lehnert can turn d neat quarter,
TOO. ana is expected to become one
OF the lnainstays of the relay quartet.
other prospective quarter -milors and
relay team candidates are Roberts,
Doerr, Arthur Boudurant and Red
Rose. Eastern is shy on distance rum
ners. or the scant lot. Edgar EgGle
Ston at the half and Dick Graham at
the mile appear TO be the best.
Collins ia working earnestly with
his material and Eastern more than
likely will have some good perform
ers ready for the meets. They would
be welcomed. too. for real competi-
Iion in the inter-high. school games
mas been limited to too few schools
for years.