The morning times., 1896-05-09
CHAMPION WEFtRs,TO RUN
Great Athletic Contests at
Georgetown Field Today.
LOCAL 'VARsIrIEs no MEET
Columbian and Georgetown Uni
versity Teams VIII Test Speed and
Strength-Schade eWillRide-Society
VIII Turn Out to Witness the Re.
vival of Classical Grecian Games.

EVERYTHING is i'm readiness at George
town campus for the dual contest between
Georgetown and Columbian. The athletes
received the finishing touches last evening
and are now in the best OF condition.
This is the first contest In field and track
events between these two universities, al
though Columbian had many men entered
in the athletic meet held by Georgetown last
fall. AT this meet her men showed up SO
well that she decided TO form a track team.
Today the men will have their first chance
to display their abllity.
Columbian followers have averaged up
the points. They are pretty confident of
victory.
The representatives have been i'll constant
training for several months past, so II superb
condition prevails, good records are
expected.
Il. j. Wefcrs, the worlds champion in the
short distances, will appear i'll the best OF
form. He is feeling better than ever this
season AMI promises 10 break rev RECORDS,
This afternoons races may see hiIn cut
down the 22O- yard record. as he has been
running Lnis instance I'D wy 4 quleh t,ile ~
of late In the UO-yarus ne Will alsO start.
Walsh. Fox, and McAnerney are en-
tered III the sprlntS. 1hese men LOOK pidces
in last falls meet anu are expected 10
break the strlng among tne ,ifSe, e >ii,Dne m
is confident OF une nigh jump, but may share
honors WIN Green, VINO captured the iheuai
last faIl III the pole vault,
Schade, no doubt, VIII have 1t all hls
own way in the bicycle races, as lie is
considered in Vi ucible IN the District.
McCrea can hurl the hammer and put tie
Slot beyond all known conn etltors, While
p Mclaughlin hopes To PICK Up bis 1eet
lively enough u finish tlrsU III The iil!e
walk.
HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARS To RAJ CE.
The relay race between the high schools
of the CITY has occasioned considerable local
interest AS the schools are evenly matched
a hot contest is looked for. Central High
School is picked as the probable winner
with Eastern good second.
The following boys VIII compose the
teams:
Ruff, and Stewart substitute: J9lley:
Hudson, and Berry. Substitute, Tanner.
Eastern High school-Hnrst, Erly, Combs.
and Chappcil. Substitute, Kelly.
Society as well as the confirmed ''Iooter'
will accept the chance 10 witness the games
tuar resemble 80 mach the ancient Greclan
contests and will be present il full force.
Handsome gold ara silver medals VIII he
wardcd the yiCtors and those VITO inisii
second.
Inls meet is parallel with the meets now
being held by all the leading universities
. and Is for the same purpose, w, 70 choose
legiate contest at Berkeley Oval Hence
there is an especial incentive for the young
men of bra wn 10 exert themselves.
ire CiIlCr'S fCr ihe meet have been ap-
pointed as follows
Referee, Howard Perry; track judges,
John Hadley Doyle. and DIR. Il. T Ii ard
ing: field Judges. Mr.. Mccormick, Oscar
p. Schmidt. and Maurice Joyce; timers,
Frank j WiSsner. Sam StinenetZ tZ and X.
Lee; starter, L. c Quackenbush; announcer,
John Leahy: scorer fer field Henry john
son: scorer fer ira ok Walter T.. Clark: me as
urers, Louis Tracey OF Georgetown aud G.
r johnson Il Columbian University.
GEORGETOWN'S ENTRIES.
The following are the entries fer George
town College:
100 Yards WcferS Walsh, Fox, Col
Inns McAnerney, Gallagher
220 Yards Wefers walsh, Fox, Sheri'
dan, McAnerney, Gala CHER.
40 Yards-HOu. Fox. Gala CHER, Dillon,
McA leer Collins, DCnahue.
$50 Yards-Devercux a. j.: Claiborne,