Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-09
TOMMY CONNEFF COMING
Jhe We11-KnOwn Athlete Likely to BE
Georgetown Student

1t Is probable that 7. p Connect the we'll
| known athlete, will become a student at
Georgetown University. Conner endeayor-
ed to secure admission this year bur for
some reason failed 1t Is understood that
he VIII take either a course in law or ruedi-
cine While nothing Is stated by the au-
'horltes OF Georgetown University the state
ment has been made by one of the prefects
who is acquainted with Conner. that he
Will enter Georgetown next fall 1t was his
intention to join either Georgetown or the
University Of Pennsylvania, though all
along he has expressed preference for
Georgetown.
conner Is one of the leading long-distance
runners IN the country. He holds a number
or American records and several worlds
records. His time of 435 80 for a mile RIM
made In New York city on August % Of
last year is worlds record. He also holds
lhe worlds record for 1920 wards time
5;O., made at Cambridge, Mass, August %
1850. another OF his records which still
STANDS against the world is 53S A. for
nliie and quarter run, and his mile ana a
nalf run, made September 9 lSa5 in n AZ
- 10 Is another worlds record He made
TINS run at Bergen Point, September 4 IS.cE
IN the last time of 17.42. In 1881 he beId
the championship for the mile run for thai
year, ms time being 4.30 3-5. For lsSS ISSg
n .S1 ana 1871 he held the amateur fve-miIe
championships being 25.37 40 In the
Metropolitan Division of the Amateur Ath-
ietlc Union he won a number of CHAMPION
ships. holding the record for 1895, under the
colors of the New York Athletic Club in
4.44 %. He held the record in the same
union for 1898, his time being T. p while in
1891 he held the record again, his time be-
ing 4.26 80 In the same union he held
the fVe-mile run record for 1891 in 26 ~
and again in 1893 he won the championship
with his time at D. 10 80.
He held the Canadian amateur champian-
ship for the one-mle run in 1855 his time
being 4.32 40. He held the Canadian two
mile run championship for 1855, time 10 10:
again in 1890, time 93i 80; and again in
1891, time 9.5S ID.
With Wefers the champion short-dfs-
lance runner. and Connect as the iong-dfs-
lance runner George town will have a team
of record breakers, and men who will be
bound to keep the name of the university
always prominent.
The athletic associate of Georgetown
has nothing to say regarding the coming of
Conneff, but nevertheless all feel that i'm
the next scholastic year he will be hunting
for records under the colors of the blue
and gray.
]. ID. Delaney, one of the best quarter
mile runners at Georgetown, who was en-
tered for the dual meet this afternoon in a
number of events, did not run, owing to
action taken by the faculty.
Gilbert is Champion Gunner.
Fred. Gilbert of Spirit Lake Iowa won
the title of champion target shot of Amer
lea at the initial clay pigeon championship
tournament which was concluded at Gut
tenberg, n. j., yesterday afternoon. Gill
bert broke 266 out of a possible 300 fving
targets, defeating E. d. Fulford of Utfca
N Y, and j. A. R. Elliott of Kansas CITY
who tied for second place with 261 breaks