Interscholastics

Northwestern University's enormous Patten Gymnasium resounded shrilly with high school cheers. It was the national interscholastic track championships. When the high hurdles were strung out for the 60-yard race, a dusky shadow whisked over them during the heats, and burst the red yarn first in a fleet final. The same shadow flitted through the low hurdles, placed second. Then it took second pace in the high jump and was hero of the meet. This shadow was Runner Loving of Cass Technical High School, Detroit. His teammate, Runner Talan, also a Negro, rushed in second in the 50-yard dash. The 14 points thus won between them were sufficient to win the championship for Cass. Second, Detroit Northwestern, 12 points. Third, Elmwood (Ill.), 10. Twenty-two teams of the 56 entered placed in the score column.

Hard by, in Northwestern's pellucid pool, lithe swimming boys from Wilmington (Del.) High School, eastern champions, trudgeoned to national aquatic honors with 33 points. Second, Detroit, Northwestern, 25 points. Third, Rockford (Ill. ),14.