Evening star., 1902-02-24
A BRILLIANT EVENT
Indoor Athletic Meet of
Georgetown University.
LOCALS OFTEN IN FRONT
DUFFY, DEAR AND HOLLAND
STARS OF THE TOURNEY.
All the Contests Were Interesting and
the Victories Went to the Speedier
and Stronger Men.


Georgetown University, at Convention Hall
Saturday night, was a brilliant success,
both from an athletic and financial stand
point. All the events were interesting and
were started with clock-work regularity,
and fully 4,O00 spectators were on hand to
cheer the contestants.
AS early as o'clock the spectators be-
gan to crowd into the big hall, and for an
hour or more continuous stream passed
through the doors. The hall was taste
fully decorated with bunting and banners,
and Haleys band was on hand and eniiven-
ed matters throughout the evening. The
different committees are to be congratulate
ed upon their good work, and Directing
Manager Thompson was all smiles when
the last event had been concluded at the
early hour of 1913 No records were
broken. but the contests were interesting
and sometimes exciting, 1t is to be regret
ted that the relay teams were not more
closely matched, especially between the
noted teams. as these events were won
with comparative ease.
The blue and gray team led by the bril-
liant Holland. left the Pennsylvanians far
in the rear at the finish, and the same
can be said of the Notre Dame victory over
Cornell and Williams over Villanova Ii
such q thing were possible, a three-cor-
nercd race between the Georgetown, Will
Jams and Notre Dame would be sport of
the royal kind and worth travelling miles
to see Williams. especially, looked unu-
Sually swift as well as NOtre Dame, and
with the known quantity of the blue and
gray representatives record time and bet
ter would be a certainty.
In the sprint races Arthur Duffy and
Dick Dear, as usual We're the stars.
Duffy's reputation has become a bugaboo
to the runners Of other colleges. and many
OF those entered Saturday night withdrew
before the events were called. The famous
Georgetown sprinter captured the col
legiate and open handicap fifty-yard events.
although in the latter he was set back of
scratch two feet on account Of his late
entry. Ambitious sprinters should watch
little Duffy make his start. Saturday
night he was Strengthened out and on the
wing almost with the crack Of the pistol,
and in this way his handcaps were over
come in whirlwind fashion.
When Dick Dear graduates from the
Central High School there will be many
thanksgivings offered by the other high
schools Of the city. He carried every
thing before him Saturday night, and once
more placed the name Of Central to the
fore. In the fifty-yards scholastic event
Dear won with plenty to spare. and in the
relay race between the high schools he was
the last runner up and made his opponent
look like a novice.
Another young local sprinter who de-
serves especial praise is W. L. Matthews Of
Central. He bids fair to slip into Dear's
captured the half-mile scholastic event re-
fleets the greatest praise upon his grit and
staying powers.
About the closest contest of the evening
and the one in which true excitement was
manifested was the relay race between the
Y. NJ c. A. of Baltimore and this city.
The teams were evenly matched, and the
Washington boys placed the event to their
credit by narrow margin after fine ex-
hibition of gameness and speed
The best exhibitions given by out-of-town
athletes were those of Aleck Grant of
Pennsylvania and l.. G. Blackmer of Will
Jams College. Blackmer, who had just fin
ished winning the high jump, hurried to
the start Of the fifty-yard hurdle race and
came out ahead in the most brilliant fash
ion. Grant was entered in the mile event,
The Pennsylvania traled the bunch of
starters for couple of laps, then went up
with the leader. and on the last lap went
to the front and won, hands down.
OF the contingent of boys schools Emer-
son Institute upheld the local reputation in
good style. The Emersons We're entered
in a relay race with the Boys Latin School
of Baltimore and the senior class from the
Friends Central School Of Philadelphia
All three teams were pretty evenly match
ed until the last lap. when the Emerson
representative went to the front and won
with plenty to spare.
Summaries.
Following are the summaries:
Fitty-yard run, handicap; final heat-Won
by u. D. Dear. Time. 2 As seconds.
Fifty-yard run-Won by A. F. Duffy,
Georgetown. Time. 3-5 seconds.
Fifty-yard run. handicap; final heat-Won
by A. f. Duffy. Time. 35 seconds.
Fourth eyent-Interscholastic relay race;
distance, eight-elevenths Of mile-Won by
Temple College Time, 2.j0h.
One-mle run, handicap-Won by Alex.
Irpip n PENNSYLVANIA
$50 yards: inlercollegiate-Won by G. Uf-
fendell, N d. Time. 200 4-5.
Fif,y-yard hurdle, handicap; fnal-Won
By l.. G. Blackmer. Williams College. Time.
q 3-5 seconds.
Running high jump. handicap-Won by L.
G. BIackmer, Williams College; 5 feet .
inches.
f. o. Bennett, Berkeley School, Washing
ton Time % 1-5 seconds.
Relay race; Washington and Baltimore Y.
NJ c. Avon by Washington. Time.
> 1902.
Cornell-Notre Dame relay race-Won by
Notre Dame. Time, 23S 1-5.
$50 yards; scholastic handicap: final heat
Won by w. L. Mathews. Time. 2.18 3-5.
44u-yards run, handicap-Won by w. j.
Holland. G. L. tscratch). Time. 0.58 3-5.
lnterscholastic relay race between Boys
Latin School Of Baltimore, Emerson Insti-
tute Of Washington and senior class
Friends Central School Of Philadelphia
Won by Emerson Institute; second, Boys
Latin School. Time. 243 As.
Race between Williams and Villanova Col
lege-Won by Williams: Time. 2.42 s-5.
Putting sixteen pound Shot-Won by H
B. Stone. J. II. T.; 81 feet inches.
Relay race; Georgetown-U University of
PenGsylvania-Wo by Georgetown. Time,
2.3S 3-a; distance Sill mile.