The times., 1897-06-06
ceorgetown varsity Athletes.


The Mott Haven track and field games
are over and the Georgetown VARSITY
entrants and rooters have returned to their
campus and have about finished talking
il over. The athletic team does not fee!
at all discouraged over its WORK; on the
contrary. it feels encouraged over the good
showing made. There is great dlstress over
the condition OF Bernard Wefers, the king
OF sprinters, and the unfortunate accldeht
which brought him defeat and his present
enforced temporary retirement III was
in the 22G-yard dash, when ne was roail'-
ing into the fiat and getting ready ior
his worl,i-famous spurt, aud 'steam-up'
when he stepped into hole or depression
in the track, about 100 yards from the nm
isb. and gave his right leg wrench, badly
straining a ligament 1t is surprising
that in this condition he finished the spien-
did second he did, and only Shows now
wonderful runner and how powerful an
athlete he is Cofelt, the winner TOOK
n race he never would have gotten IL
Wefers had not met with the accident We
fers was examined immediately after the
race by Dr. White, of the University OF
pennsylyania, who found ligamcnt in the
leg severely strained, and advised that ne
do no running or practice or any KIM
inside of six weeks and the champion Will
snend the most of that time leaning upon
a cane with great care he may be able TO
pet into shane to take partin the A. A. Z.
cham,ionships, which will be held in New
York thelatter partof August He wilIthen
have the honor of defeating Coifelt and the
winner of yesterda IS events in the n. Y.
A. C. games, in which latter he was entered
to compete.
McGirr, the champion ten-miler of the
country, made good showing at Mott
Haven, finishing fourth in the mile event
| in the excellent time OF 4.2I minutes, ana
crossed the line only about eight yards
! behind the great Orton and gave Grant
| Of Harvard the race of his life for third
| place
Cody, the new sprinter, although novice,
| ran we'll at the games, and Trainer Foley
| believes that he will develop into star
| by next season.
Smith, the big bammer-thrower, made
I quite Il showing on the trip, especially mt
| the New Jersey Athletic Club games
| on Mondayiast Ofcourse, hisperformance
| like that OF Mitchell, Chadwick, and Nc
/ Cracken, came to All end when the mighty
Flanagan, the Irish champion, came upor
the scene and equaled his old, and made
the new record of i 90 feet inches in the
hammer event.
Magic, very promising miller wh'
defeated McGirr in the field sports on th'
campus last month, very bandly Won tn
| mile event at Maryland A. G. Decoration
dav games III him Trainer Foley be
Ileycs he has smart short distance runne
for next year. His work has been ex
ceptionaly fine all this season.
The Blue and Gray tennis players jun
into prominence at a bound; they do no
go up by easy stages. Driscoll has set th
ball rolling, and his good example Is bein
followed. The new star is Thomas Z
Whitney, 1900, of this city, who, durin
the past week, won the college handica
tournament, defeating J. A. Rates, 9s
in the finals, by a score OF 6-3, A-6, 7-t
p-e and e-3 His net work was especial
strong, and his playing at times briiiian
The baseball team left on Friday Il
. Cambridge, where on yesterday afternoo