The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-26

PHILADELPHIA, April 26.-The atmos-
phere in the vicinity Of Franklin Field IS
today vibrating with the intense sup
pressed excitement Of over 700 athletes
from thirty universities and colleges and
from one hundred academies and prepare
tory schools, who have come here as con-
testants in the University OF PennsyI-
vania's eighth annual relay carnival
Finer specimens of the American youth
than are Coagregated on the Quakers'
athletic field this afternoon are seldom
seen anywhere, and especially infTequeBt-
y by the hundreds. as here today Sturdy
Iimbed, deep Chested. COURAGEOUS hearted
foTerunneTs Of the American citizen Of to-
morrow, the hcyish-looking athletes snow
IN their clear eyes and pink flesh the -cx-
emPlifcation of the spirit of freedom and
the glorious opportunities Of this day and
generation.
Good Hen From Washington
Not in the least inappropriate is it that
IN such a galaxy Of athletic quality some
Of the best types OF physical prowess
should come from the Capital Of the Ma
ton. In the Georgetown team, with the
swift runner Holland as captain Wash
ington is ably represented in the mile
GldIlplolS-llpr ana mas OLnGE youngsters
striving fer her in the high school and
GaIlauGet College quartets. Dick Dear the
Washington High School boy champion.
Is entered il the special hundTed-yard
dash. in which he viii meet enough inter
collegiate champions to scare the breath
out OF the ordinary competitor OF much
greater experience
Large Entry List
The entry list for the games today is
the largest in the history of the sport n
this city. and includes nearly all the col
Jege stars in the East and West The
championship races are expected to be
productive Of new records IN each event,
as the teams are by far the best that have
ever been seen IN any relay races Yale,
Harvard, Columbia Wisconsin, Chicago,
and NCtTe Dame arrived yesterday, and
this morning the nearby colleges and
schools sent their representative The
entire program consists OF twe1ty-nine
events
The one mile championship has six en-
tries with Yale. NCUre Dame and Har-
ward as the favoTites- All three Of these
teams have quartets scheduled TO 90 under
three minutes and twenty-fCur seconds.
Georgetown. Syracuse and Pennsylvania
should have good fight for fourth place
VITA chances in favor Of Georgetown But
The struggle for first should be mcmor-
able one. Notre Dame comes from the
West y th very fine reputation and in
their practice runs on Franklin Field the
past two days showed up well Harvard
has team which she Is confident viii
average faster than any college team ever
gotten together. Every man can do close
to fifty seconds. Yalc's quartet is another
record breaker, and if the weather Is fne
today a nav college record for the mile
Is almost q certainty
a RecOrd-BTeaking Field.
The tWo-mile race is regarded as Ike
IL to be the finest race OF the day Here
Harvard. Yale Pennsylvania. and Column
Va viii fight It out for supremacy. and
the greatest lot OF haif-miIers ever seen
on any one athletic field will contend with
one another. Several Of the men should
GO close TO two minutes, while two or
three OF them should beat this time. The
Old record OF minutes > seconds, though
such good record that it may not be
changed, is nevertheless in danger
The four-nIile championship will again
bring together the East and West Yale,
Harvard. and Pennsylvania viii defend the
East. while the West viii be represeuted
~ the sturdy sons Of Wisconsin The lat
ter team IS the favorite for the race
me school championships have the
very pest teams IL the country IN them
ne Algn school race should be especially
interesting. because Of the appea rance Of
the high school champions Of the West
the south division school team Of Chi
cage They viii have to be very fast to
WIN out. as the Brooklyn Washington,
and Philadelphia school teams are going
under the record. held by the Washington
team. last years champions in this event.
The Georgetown Team.
The Georgetown team in the one-mile
championship consists CT " Holland.
captain; P P. Edmonston, s. L. Owens.
and J. 4 Reilly.
Last year the championships we're won
as follows One mile, Yale; time, 3:27
10; Chicago. second Two-miIe, Har-
ward; tire, S:I4; Columbia University
New York second FoUT-mile. Harvard;
time. 1875 %; University Of PennsyI-
vania, second
The Death Record.