The Washington times., 1931-01-29
CATHOLIC j.
MEET NOW
OBJECTIVE


ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. %.
With the first-term examinations
out of the way the more or less
informal board track practice
which has been going on during
the month of January at the
Academy will take on more seri-
Gus and determined nature. Forty
to fifty varsity and plebe candi-
dates for the spring track teams
have been working out.
General conditioning, b a to n
passing and. starting has been
the order of the day. From now
on the development of a group
of men to take part in the Catho-
lie University games in Washing
ton on March 7 and to compete
in an informal meet with Mary
land University the latter part of
February, will be the goal Of the
coaches.
Due to the fact that number
of varsity and plebe track men
are engaged in other winter
sports, it is hardly possible that
winter track will attain any ma
jor Importance on the winter
sport schedule of the Academy for
some time. A trip each year to
Baltimore or Washington with
one or two informal meets with
nearby teams on the Navy 10-lap
track will suffice, however, to keep
up the interest during the winter
months.
Navy Undefeated
Navy's harrier's started the
track ball rolling last fall by
going through the season unde-
feated.
Capt. L. c. Hudson and Second
ClaSsman S. K. Gibson are
counted upon to be of material
aid to the track team this spring
as two milers. These two, along
with Ward Hardman, were the
most consistent point winners
on the team.
Two youngsters who aided
greatly in the teams march to
an unbeaten season were BlOuin
and HaSkinS. The pIebe team
was also undefeated and two or
three Of the boys promise to
make things warm for the var
Sity men next fall.
Although nine letter men were
lost to the team by gradua,
ton last June, the midshipmen
look forward to having a good
season in outdoor track.
Chief among scorers of last
year who are gone are Lloyd
a threat in four or five events;
Briner, who holds the Academy
44O record as we'll as being joint
holder of the $50; White, who
led the middle long jumpers
and RED" Cook, who several
times broke the Tar record in
the shot put.
CAP Kohlhas, record holder
in the pole vault, is also a
graduate now, but there is still
Stewart. who also took a shot
at record breaking in that event
to carry on.
G. K. Mackenzie is captain
of this years team and is one
of the best sprinters ever to
represent the Annapolis institu.
ton. Against Notre Dame last
June he equaled the local rec
ord of 9.8 in winning the cen
tury. His coach believes that
this figure will be touched as
often as need be this spring.
Success or Failure
"Wallie" Coleman, another
speedster, broke a bone in his
ankle last fall in football and
has not been able to start his
preliminary work as yet. Upon
this lad will depend the success
of the outdoor season, as he is
counted to score in the low
hurdles rather consistently as
well as help in the dasheS. He
is a very important cog in the
spring relay teams as we'll
Coleman did a good sound 10
seconds for the hundred last
summer and can turn a quarter
in so seconds.
Among the newcomers on the
varsity from last years pIebe
squad will be Kastein, basket
ball center, who looms as the
best hurdle prospect to enter
the Academy in some time;
Hagemeister, an excellent high
jumper and a guard on the