The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-26
ATHLETES IN FINE SHAPE.
The Entries for the Georgetown In
door Meet Closed Saturday.

The list of entries for Georgetown Uni
versity's indoor meet at Convention Hall
Saturday evening is now complete The
entries closed Saturday evening last and
a large number were received at the last
moment by the management. Among them
are the names OF we'll known athletes OF
New York. Philadelphia, Baltimore, and
Washington. besides many from college
men at other points. There was an I'M
usually large bunch of entries from Johns
Hopkins University and the Washing on
7. NJ. C. i. Among the athletes from the
former, who will compete is Garrett, the
former captain OF the Princeton team,
which won so many laurels at the Olym-
plan games in Athens, several years ago
Garrett is entered in the shot put and is
said to be in splendid shape, as he was
when he carried cf that event together
with the discus throw at Athens.
The following is the full list of entries
from Johns Hopkins: " E. Hoffman, 30
and 440-yard handicap and the relay race:
F. H. Watson, so and 220yard handicap;
f. s. Passagno, 80 and 220yard handicap;
and shot put: T. f. Riggs. in the 220-
yard and 440-yard handicap runs and the
relay race; W. V. Brem, high jump; j.
T. England, 220-yard and 440-yard handi-
cap: Fl. X. Lootte, 5O-yard and 220-yard
handicap; a. 3. Atkinson, 50-yard, go
yard, and i+O-yard handicap runs, and the
relay race: w. II. Thatcher. 440-yard and
mile handicap. also the relay race; H. 5.
Whitman, 50-yard and 220-yard runs and
shot put.
The team to be selected to meet the re-
lay team of the Johns Hopkins University
has not yet been decided upon, but it is
probable that the Washington Y NJ. c.
A will be the one picked. The Y ". c.
A. will be represented by eleven good men,
all well known locally. Gould is enter
ed in the 449-yard handicap; Bisnette
and Dreyfuss also start in this event.
Speare, the sprinter, who has things all
his own way in local V. VI. c. i. circles,
is down for the 50-yard handicap and
should do well If the handicaPer is not
too strict. Whitney will take part in three
events. the 220-yard. 44O-yard. and so
yard runs. Rediugton will toe the mark
in the same event. Stanley will start in
the 50-yard and Kerr in the 440-yard. with
Richardson. Pitchlynn and Cheseldine as
companions.
Cornell will send her best men down
and expects TO be heard from in other
events besides the relay race with Column
bia. Among those best known are C. II.
Young, formerly of the Central High
SCHOOL. OF tnlS CltN- re WIS Drought out
by William Foley, the trainer at George
town, who at that time predicted great
things for the yOungster. Young repre-
scented the Central High School when that
institution sent 4 team to Philadelphia
two years ago and brought hack the in
terscholastic championship for the mile
relay. He will start in The 50-yard hand
leap. the 220- yard and 50-yard hurdle; s
n. Sears il the 50yard, 220-yard, and
I40-yard handicap; W. D. Warren. 80
yard, 220-yard and the hurdle; G.. Tun-
nell, 4i0-yard handicap, and probably the
relay race. H. Z. Hastings, captain of
the relay team, will start in the 40
yard and SSO-yard handicap besides the
relay. d. s. Bellinger will be Cornells
support in the mile run. John c. Spauld-
ing, Columbian University. who is prob
ably the hest half-ntiler in the District,
will start in the race for that distance
Manager Foley had all his men at work
yesterday on the university indoor track.
They all showed up we'll and appeared to
be in the hest possible condition. Hol-
land. REILLY and Minnahan showed great
speed in their trials. Duffy was also in
his spiked shoes. and showed his usual
form. O'Shea, the distance man took a
long jog, and finished in good trim.
The prizes for the winners have been
received and are now on exhibition in the
windows of Shaw & Barry, jewelers., on
+ Street. near Eleventh Street