Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-24
BLUE AND aRAY's BIG MEET.
Matters Shaping Up for Splendid
Athletic Carnival in March

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The fifth annual athletic carnival of
Georgetown University. which is to be held
in Convention Hall on the night of March z,
bids fair to surpass any previous meet of
the Blue and Gray College. A large num-
Der of the colleges and universities to whom
Graduate Manager NJ. J. Thompson sent
invitations have replied that they were an
xious to be represented and would have
men In the meet. Among those to whom
invitations were sent are: Yale, Princeton,
Columbia, Pennsylvania, Syracuse, Notre
Dame. University Of Wisconsin, University
OF Chicago, University of Michigan, Will
nams, Villa Nova, Johns Hopkins and the
Boys Latin School Of Baltimore Of which
Bernard Wefers, the celebrated Splinter, is
coach.
There is no formality about accepting the
invitations, and Mr.. Thompson does not
expect to hear from some Of the institu-
tons until a few days before the meet is
held. If the management receives entries
from half the colleges. universities, acad-
emies and preparatory schools. to whom
than 500 entrants. Owing to the fact that
the Boston Athletic Association and CO.
lumbia University hold their meets a week
or SO before the blue and gray gathering. a
number OF men will already be in training
for the Georgetown meet, and will enter
the various events. This is one advantage
that Georgetown has not hitherto had.
Mr.. Thompson proposes to feature relay
have proven to be the best and most inter-
esting events on the cards. and he is look
Ing out for the entertainment of the vast
throng which will crowd the large and
spacious hall on the eventful night. The
real star event of the evening will be the
pennsylvania Georgetown race. The rival
ry existing between these two teams is
most intense, and the fast blue and
gray four won out by a hairs breadth last
year the Pennsyivanians will strive hard
to retrieve their laurels and capture the
handsome individual prizes offered to each
member OF the team. Georgetown's old re-
naoie relay team. composed of Kelley.
Captain Owens, Edmonston and Holland,
will defend the blue and gray on the track
against all Corners this year. These four
men have been In hard training for more
than month, and are well seasoned and
hardened by this time. By March they
will be in fit condition. and will be pre-
pared to run the race of their lives If
Columbia and Syracuse enter. Manager
Thompson will select two fast western
| teams to run them. or probably Columbia
| will be pitted against Williams of Mas
I sachusetts. In case Princeton and the
| University of Michigan both accept the
| Invitations, these two will be paired. AS
yet almost everything is in an embryo
state so far as results are concerned, but
Mr.. Thompson and Manager Herman of
| the track and field team are working all
| day and late at night fixing up entries,
sending out entry blanks. and answering
| formation about the meet.
| When Georgetown first began to hold in
door meets they were regarded as strictly
local affairs. and most all Of the contestants
| were local boys, but now the meets are
| regarded as Of great Importance, and ali
| Of the big institutions have representatives
| to look out for their interests. Last years
| Georgetown meet was reported to be one OF
the most successful ever held in this coun-
try. and the prospects of the coming car
nival are even brighter than those Of the
past meet were six weeks before 1t was
held.
| to pay especial attention to the younger
| talent at this meet. They will endeavor ia
| have as many local entries as possible
! Manager Thompsons attention was called
| to the Olympia Athletic Club of this city
| and after hearing that the association had
number of good husky. well put up young
| sters who knew something about running
and were anxious to participate in the
| meet. he decided to make every effort to
get a relay team from the association.
| Should Kennedy, Dodge, Watson and Brad
| ley consent to train for the event, they
would make a fine team. and put up q
| good showing against the Baltimore Ath-
| letic Club, whom Manager Thompson would
| pit them against. The high school boys
| will also receive special attention, and the
managers Of the meet will endeavor to bring
| a number Of contestants from Philadelphia
| and other northern cities to compete with
| the local cadets.
The inter-scholastfc events promise to be
good ones. The Boys Latin School Of Bal
Charter School will in all probability run
| three-cornered relay race. Besides this
numerous other short distance races will be
run, in which only school boys will parti-
| cipate.
The prizes that are offered by the athletic
association this year are very handsome.
The first prize will be gold. the second sill
yer and the third bronze. All Of them will
he in the shane of watch fobS and the
pendant which hangs from the chain will
bear the winners name and the event on
one side and on the reverse the seal OF
Georgetown will be stamped.