The Washington times., 1903-01-21
Manager Thompson Has
Athletes for Track and
Field Events Working
H3rd-PIenty of Material.
Relay Races to Be Feature
of Coming CarnivaI-Car-
Isle Indians May Take
Part in Games.

fifth athletic carnival is more than q
month OF, NJ J. Thompson, graduate
manager of athletics. and Manager NJ
J. Herman Of the track and field team
are working just as hard as if the at
fair was TO be held tomorrow Man
sger Th0mpson's Office is always filled
with students and others making in
quiries about the meet which is TO take
place in Convention Hall on the night
OF March Z.
Georgetown has number OF ad-
vantages at this gathering. The Bos-
ton Athletic association holds its car
nivaI on February Il. and Columbian
University meeting is on February IS.
The men who participate in these events
are the crack athletes in the country.
They viii keep themselves in trim d
week or two after the meet and come
to Washington to figure in the George
town events.
Games in Boston.
At the p. a. A, games, Georgetown 5
crack relay team. reputed to be one of
the fastest quartets on the track today Is
10 run Amherst College. Arthur Duney
will endeavor to smash a few records
He is also TO try for the 60-yard fig
ures. and may run IN handicap event,
The relay team, composed OF such fleet
footed lads as Captain Owens. Kelley.
Preston. Edmonston and Holland with
Yoder as a possibility, viii make it a
contest the Amherst boys should re
member.
At present the local colIegians are
doing their training In the long cor
ridor in the basement OF the college
When the weather gets better they viii
don trunks and sweaters and cavort on
the big track around the athletic field.
A training table is 10 be placed in posi-
ton at the university within a day or
Two Captain Owens keeps a watchful
eye over his men He reports that
Yoder. Abbattichio, Seftz and other new
runners are showing marked improve
ment Good work is expected of them.
both at the Boston meet and the Blue
and Gray carnival On February Il the
Baltimore Athletic Club will hold a
meet Georgetown IS 10 send. several
men there, if she does not have a fresh
man relay team IN the field
Managers Thompson and Herman wiz
go to Boston. If they see any man whom
they would like to have participate in
the local meet. they viii make the nee
essary arrangements Quite a number
Of those in the two Northern carnivaI Is
have signihed their intention of enter
ing the Georgetown meet, and there
viii be more entries this year than
ever.
Relay Events a Feature.
Relay races viii be features Of the
Georgetown meet. There viii be about
twenty-three OF twenty-f0ur events on
the program. and about a dozen viii be
relays. These races are the most excit-
ing Of ali running events, and for that
reason Manager Thompson has decided
to feature them. The star event of the
evening viii be the Georgetown Penn
sylvania contest.
Some people are Of the impression that
because Pennsylvania did net give
Georgetown a date on the baseball sched-
uIe the Cuakers would not run q team
here. In fact. it is almost generally
known that both teams are anxious TO
meet, and the fact of the two universi-
ties not crossing bats has nothing 20
do with the running OF two of the fast
est relay teams In the country.
But few relay races ever stirred a
crowd up like the Georgetown ennsyl-
vauia race last year. II was the last.
best. closest. and hardest fought strug,
gle OF the eyc---z- Georgetown won by
q hairs breath.
Notre Dame walked away with Cor.
nell last year. beating her by almost
half a lap. This year. Manager Thompson
viii pit a stronger Eastern team against
the husky Westerners. and the race viii
be a warm one, The runners from that
institution are ali sturdy. well-put-up
fellows. and can stand a lot OF grUeling
They are not beaten until the pistol
crack announces the end OF the race.
Mr.. Thompson is looking over the rec
ords Of the various colleges and univer-
sity teams, and hopes to Dit Notre
Danes brawny sons against a quartz;
which she cannot defeat as easily as she
did Cornell
The lnterdeBar race between
the four branches Of Georgetown also
promises 10 be a fast affair. Last year
only The Law and Medical branches
we're represented, but it is almost a
certainty that the Collegiate and Dental
branches viii enter Great rivalry ex-
ISIS between the four branches. and
if the Dental and Medical BOYS could
be induced 10 lay aside their books for
little while ana train there would be
no trouble
May Fall in Line.
As yet the managers have received
no answer. but it is generally believed
they viii LaH In line. The managers
Of the meet say they viii give handsome
prizes 10 the relay team from George
town coming in first This viii in all
probability stir. the boys up. AL all
events the interdepartmentaI race
must be run in order 10 satisfy the
hundreds Of followers OF the college
who have favorites in the various
branches. Manager Thompson says he
VIII not run the race unless the Law.
Collegiate. Dental. aLd Medical branches
are represented.
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