The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-01

ifth indoor carnival was announced.
Graduate manager of athletics, NJ. J.
Thompson. and his assistant. Michael
Herman. manager OF the Blue and Gray
track and field team, have selected
March next SATURDAYS the date of
what promises to be the most successful
one in the history OF the Jesuit insti-
tuition.
Plans for this meet were arranged last
fall, and now all of them have material
lied. and the managers anxiously await
the hour when they can take possession
OF the spacious Convention Hall and
welcome their friends and the lovers of
collegiate sports. who are numbered by
the thousand in this city. The meet will
begin promptly at 1880 O'Clock in the
evening. and IL everything runs smooth
". as the managers expect. the last race
will be over by IL o'clock
Interest Steadily Grew.
When the athletic committee of
Georgetown started these meets about
FIVE years ago, they were merely local
affairs. and only local athletes partici-
pated in the few events. Each one of
the meets has surpassed fits prede-
cessor. and under the skiliful and COM
petent management has increased in
size and magnitude. The coming meet
gives promise Of proving not only the
greatest meet in the annals OF the local
college, but one OF the best and largest
ever held in this corntly. In point of
entries it is far above any as yet held
in the South. and there will be more
star athletes. who are recognized cham
pions in their class of sports. than ever
participated in a Georgetown or other
college meet.
Relay Races a Feature.
One OF the best. If not the best form OF
competition in college athletics is relay
racing. Manager Thompson has long
since recognized this fact. and as it is his
idea to give the best possible sport, he
will feature this sport. There will be
about twelve relay races at this meet
The best and fastest teams in the country
have been paired. and some good races
should be the result The greatest num-
Der Of races Of this order ever held at
local meet was seven. last year. At this
meet twelve are scheduled The dis
tances in these races vary. Some college
teams run four miles. others two, while
the regular relay team distance is one
mile. There are four men TO each team.
and each runs a quarter of the distance.
whatever it may be. In the regular one
mile race. the man who has been selected
to run the first relief for his team, starts
off with his opponent, when the starters
give the signal. One quarter of the dis
tance in the one-miIe race is 900 yards.
After the first man has finished that dis
lance, another member of the team
starts where his predecessor stopped, and
runs the same distance. and so on. The
main test in a race Of this sort is endur-
ing power. and grit These are what
count in the race. and without them as
elements in the contest it is not race.
Staying Qualities Count.
In the two and tour-miIe races there
are the same number OF men on each
of the teams. but the distance each man
runs is necessarily greater. In the four
mile race each man runs a quarter Of
the distance. which is one mile. This
distance, at the rate Of speed which col
Iege athletes run. Is a splendid test Of
endurance and staying power. and it
takes a lad who can stand large
amount OF gruelIing to keep pace with
seasoned men. unless he has had ex-
perience In a similar test. 1t requires
a great amount OF rigid and faithful
training 10 get into shape for these
strength and endurance testing events.
and after Splinter has finally mastered
the distance and secured a position on a
team. he must be careful OF his habits
and mode OF life, because the least in
discretion will get him out of condition.
weaken him. and make him physically
unfit for the race. upon which the stu
dents OF his alma mater think. and
truly so. that so much depends.
The managers of the coming meet
have practically clinched the majority
)of their relay races. but as yet one or
two Of them are in an embryo state. be-
cause one or more institutions have not
as yet stated definitely whether or not
they would participate. Mr. Thompson
is still endeavoring 10 arrange a four
mile relay race between Cornell. Uni
versity OF Wisconsin. and the University
OF Pennsylvania. These are practically
the only Institutions which have such
long distance relay squads. and for that
reason the managers have endeavored 20
get them in race. All OF them are