The morning times., 1896-04-16
TRIAL RUNS FOR RELAY TEAMS.
Excellent Showings Made by Can
didates for College Races.

Trial runs for the relay teams were
brought off OH Georgetown College field
yesterday afternoon, and with the adj
ditional attraction of a bali game, drew
a big crowd OF spectators.
The day was a superb one for out door
uUrtS, and at !. 80 ocioCk the candidates
in the first heat of the trial runs toed the
mark, and wave of excitement and eX-
pectation spread over the assembla Ge, Tor
it was assured that the runs would DC
''Cor keeps" and the trials hotly con-
tested. In this no one was disappointed,
for i proved TO be Il half hour of excellent
sport and one full OF satisfactory results.
The track was in good condition and
fairly fast, and the time made by the
several winners excellent but these were
not given out, for obvious reasons.
The distance run was one quarter mile,
giving each man fair test OF his ability
and endurance The heats were run off
''strai ght for time" and not in relay
race fashion, aud was probably the best
way of arriving at each mans ability and
time.
The first heat was won by Dillon, Nc
Ancrney and Romadkl, who finished in the
order given, the finish between the first
two being very close and exciting.
Second heat was by Deveraux and Daily
and was won by the former by three yards.
This was Days first appearance, and his
performance was very crcditable. He is
well known as one Of the best players in
Carroll Institutes basketball team.
The third heat was hotly contested and
resulted in d close finish between Delaney
and Fox, Claiborne being the third man.
Fox led up the third turn, when Delaney
put on steam and battered up to and along
side OF Fox, and Won by u fraction of
second
In the fourth and last heat Gala CHER.
Walsh and Holt competed IT was nip md
tuck from start 10 finish. and gra nj
exhibition of running. The men finished III
order given. At the second bend Walsh led
and looked like a winner, but Gala CHER
put on IL burst and soon put aside the "eren
tcrrns.'' led down the stretch and won by
six feet The performance was en-
Enthusiastically applauded.
As an additional feature, b. j. Wefers,
the worlds champion sprinter at all dis
tances, gave an exhibition sprint of 220
var.ls. He was iii sranGscopditioG and fit
for anything i'll the line OF which he is the
undis puted master. His world's record for
the distance is % 3-5 seconds.
He was in splendid motion from n good
start and came round the bend and down
the stretch in his usual clean, sure stride
moving in majestic form, truly the king
of sprinters.
Six stop watches In competent hands
were held Oh him and When lie finished, Tour
| Of these agreed that lie had completed his
| task and the distance in % % seconds,
! cutting down his own time made III Compe-
! tition Ivy a full second.
| 1t was grand performance and one tha
| was hailed with cuthusias site and uproarious
! applause and congratIlation. 1t was a
/ pity that il was only an exhibition and
| not a contest that ii might go down in
sporting lore as a new record.
The five runners who Will go TO Phila-
! dclphia on April % for the University
of Penns ylvania relay races are Wefers,
! Gallagher. Walsh, Fox and Delaney. The
! team Will be selected from among those
I ny Capt. Dick Douglass and Trainer Foo
! ley and it would seem from the splendid
! material at hand that it viii be Il diff
! cult task to select the team.
From present indications. and Judging
! from tie splendid condition Of the men.
who daily show Improvement in form and
! speed, Georgetown Will he We'll UP in
| front in the group in which she is cast
| when the college relay races are over
! on the date so near at hand.
Tic timers were w. Il. Hibbs, F. j.
| Wismcr, John j. Leahy, Arthur McCOr-
mick, T. q. Huyck and Fred Schade.