Evening star., 1941-02-20
Sends Skeleton Team; l.;
Central, Episcopal,
Tech Entered
Events at Chapel Hill
Give Line on Rivals
OF CupitoI Sector
BY GEORGE HUBER.

Coach Johnny Baker of the Wash
ington-Lee track team has little
hope of returning from the South
ern Conference indoor track meet
at Chapel Hill, N. c., with the scho-
lastic section championship as he
did last year or even with the second
place he had the year before.
The Generals are sending skele-
ton crew of five boys, four of them to
run in the mile relay and the other
to compete in the 1,000-yard run
Three other local high schools will
be represented-Tech, Central and
Episcopal of Alexandria-and of
these the Tech crew seems to have
the best chance. All, however, are
wary of Thomas Jefferson of Rich
mond, reported to have practically
the same team which consistently
turned in victories last year.
The jefferson star is Hargraves,
who competes in the hurdles, and
that gives the Richmond school an
almost certain first place. In meet
of this size with 20 or more schools
competing, one first place and two
or three seconds and thirds can win
the title.
Graduations Hit Generals.
Washington-Lee's good track
team of last year was broken up by
graduations. Among others, Wally
Legg is gone, and Wally was one
man team. Going with Baker to
Chapel Hill are Leo Urbanski, Ches-
ter Waldron, Walter Warner and
Bob Wilson for the mile relay and
Jack Fallin for the 1000. Baker
says he honestly doesn't expect to
win or place in either event.
Coach Rusty Thompson of Tech,
with 10 men competing. has hopes of
picking up point or two, although
Norman Davies, who will do his
hurdling, almost is certain of being
topped by Jeffersons Hargraves
Techs best bet for a title is Ed
Barham, the District scholastic
high-jumping champion, who has
leapt as high as 6 feet 21a inches.
He may be good for first place.
Barham also will compete in the 10
yard hurdles and Davies likewise
will go some high jumping.
Techs relay team also may earn
point, although Thompson is
wishing for one more good quarter
miller to put in his quartet. His crew
in that event will be Ed Ellis, Jack
Barnes. Edmund Maggia and Al
Nencioni. Others going with Tech
are Jack Ballard and Bill Dellasta-
tious for the 60-yard dash and Bill
Hall and Don Grey for the 1000.
Central Coach Pessimistic.
Coach Hardy Pearce of Central is
taking nine runners down, but his
prospects, he says, are slim. His
relay team has the best chance,
being composed of Fred Dunn, Jack
Samperton, Stew Knox and Johnny
Wood, with Gene Dunn as an alter
nate. Fred Dunn and Samperton
are the only letter men on this years
team. Al Diotti and Jack Lehtz will
run the 1000 for Central, while Jack
Berry and Abe Bremen will compete
in the 60-yard sprint.
Episcopal will be the best repre-
sented, with II men, but, according
to Coach Charles Tompkins, they
mostly are inexperienced and have
vet to reach the form they will have
later. Gibby Scenes and Moltry Lee
gre entered in the high jump: Todd
Bartlett and Tom Morton in the
hurdles: Herbert Darlington and
Fill Williams in the dash; Luke
EN2ldrop and Bill Bucknen in the
0C0. and Bucknell, Robert Hopkins.
Doug Allen and Bud Dodson in the
relay.
No matter who wins this Southern
Conference scholastic division, it will
give line on possible winners here
later this season, since these four
schools - Washington-Lee, Tech,
Central and Episcopal-figure to
have the best in or around Wash
ington.