Evening star., 1928-04-05
|AXT HAS CHARGES
LOOKING TO TITLE
Team Will Get Its Initial Com
petition of Year in
Dewitt Meet.
ny r. A. FULLER. Jr.

If representatives or Langley Junior
High School do not show well IN the
annual Junior high championship track
meet to be held next month 1t Will not
be the fault of their coach, Dutch AXt
For three afternoons each week, AK,
former University of Maryland foot
ball. lacrosse and base ball star, sends
his Youngsters through their PAGES and
despite cramped facilities he is making
real progress.
incidentally, it might be mentioned
that If any one can bring out the best
there is athletically at Langley 1t Is
Axt. That he has the coaching COM
plex there can be no doubt. It Is plain
that he likes his job and the boys like
him and are determined TO do their
best for Unc, as they have affectionately
dubbed him. What Is more important
is that Axt understands what 1t is all
about. He realizes that boys Of junior
high age must be handled with partic-
ular care, as they are far from mature
physically and overWorking them might
| seriously affect their development. Axt
| insists that each boy on the squad do
his share, but he must not overdo It.
The Langley mentor says that he would
rather his pr0teges not win single
point in track If they must do it at the
expense VI LllCAl AuLAAC pay SoASoA Wa
| being or athletic careers.
Hazen Jordan is manager Of the
team, which will get its first competi-
| ton in the Dewitt School meet, April
| 81, when relay teams in the ll5-pound
and the unlimited classes will carry
| Langley's colorS. It is expected that
Axis hopefuls also will show their
wares in the annual c Club games next
month in addition TO competing in the
| junior high championship meet.
| What points Langley scores this sea-
son doubtless will be registered in the
running department. as development Of
material for the field events is diff
cult through lack of facilities. In fact.
all running practice must be obtained
| in the gym or on the sidewalks, as the
school has little ground suitable for
training purposes. Axt Is well salts
| fed with his material in the 85-pound
| class, but does not expect his team 70
be strong in the heavier divisions.
| Perhaps the outstanding member oi
| the squad is a slim. little blond. Harold
/ tRunt) Pearson. This boy. verita5le
| golden flash, with remarkably fine form
| for one of his age. won the 50-yard
| dash in the 85-pound class in the 1927
championship meet and Axt believes
he will repeat next month. He has
another year too, at Langley.
Other leading members of the squad
include Capt. Mario Juliano. Lawson
Hustled Johnny Wells, Joseph O'Briep
Edward Hughley. Howard StrasSer. B.l
Mahroney, william Ditzler, Farmer
Mills. Gilbert Bates and Richard DanZi
Following is list OF remaining mem
bers of the squad, some Of whom show
! real promise:
Harry Heir. Clayton Fish, Kenneth
| Stauffer. Henry Rubin. Harry Singer
| Harry BasSin, Jack Juliano, Henry Val
/ Donald Herman. Eddie Bruce, Leor
| Reikes. Herbert Hague. Tony Longo
Belford Longenecker, Richard Danu
| Randall Gardner, Joe Margolis. Ken
meth Cole, John Del lErba. Joe Malloy
Frank Feldman, Francis Garcia. Ed
ward ThraSher. Charles Sullivan, VII
liam Shelton. Frank Galipo. james
Stretch. Leslie Herbert, Milton Polinger
Richard Won Bernowitz Alfred Wardell
John Fales Jack Robertson, Charlcs
Giesenbury, Jack Cochran. lie Roy
Reno. Lawrence Kicker. Elmer HipSley
Elmer Miller. Fred Hartung, Warren
Callahan. Edgar Smallwood. George