The Washington times., 1903-01-16
Arrangements for Big Indoor
Meet Nearing Completion
Manager Thompson Home
From the North.
Harvard, Brown, and SYRIA
cuse On the Baseball
SChedule-Coach Demp-
sey PleasedWith Outlook.

These are busy days at Georgetown
University. M J. Thompson. the ener-
getic little graduate manager of ath-
Ietics. has his hands full communicating
with various colleges and universities
for information relative to their repre-
sentation at the athletic carnival to -
held by Georgetown in Convention Hall,
March :; Manager Miller, of the 1903
baseball team, is getting tips about ball
clubs and incidentally his own; Coach
Dempsey is looking over the material
from which ne has to select TWO crews;
Arthur Duney, the plucky little sprinter.
who has carried the Blue and Gray TO
victory so often. is on the indoor track
warming up. with lot of other lads
in trunks and jerseys tagging at his
heels. Besides, there are minor affairs
to attract the attention OF a large num-
Der of the athletes
Mr. Tbompson's desk is covered with
letters from far and near, and letters Of
his own writing which he is too busy to
direct and mail. The little man with
the big title is back in harness, and viii
work faithfully and earnestly to make
the coming Georgetown meet the most
successful in the history of the Blue
and Gray university. Although he has
not received definite ausU ers from all
of the big universities to which he sent
invitations. he is confident there will
he more institutions represented this
year than ever before, and that the
races and all other events viii be fast.
Mr. Thompson, while in several Of the
Northern cities. asceTtained that the
Boston Athletic Association and the Co
lumbia University meets would be held
on the night originally planned for the
Georgetown tournament. He therefore
decided to change The date TO the first
Saturday IN March.
Syracuse, Pennsylvania, Notre Dame
Villa Nova and a number OF other in
stftutions are sure to be represented.
The relay race between Columbia and
Syracuse viii be one OF the star events,
and one in which great deal of interest
is centered.
The Georgetown Pennsylvania and the
inter departmental relay race, between
four branches of Georgetown will not be
tame affairs. Georgetown's relay team
is in the hands of a capable and hard
working man. Captain Owens. He also
has charge Of the track team. Under his
care the runners, both long and short
distance, are expected TO develop rare
speed.
Captain Owens has had the candidates
outdoors. but yesterday they were pracz
ticing on the indoor track. which extends
the length of seventy-hve yards. The
relay team and Arthur Duffey are relied
upon to see to it that the standard of
,heir alma mater waves triumphant on
March Z
The relay team will be composed OF
Captain Owens, Holland. Charlie Seitz,
Joe Reilley. the popular captain Ct the
football squad, Preston Edmonston.
Abattachio and Yorder. youngster
from the Wilmington High School Only
FIVE Of these men viii go on the track,
but all will hold themselves in readi-
ness to take il on a moments notice.
The regulars will in all probability be
Owens. Holland, Reilley. Edmonston and
Seitz. Some of them will run short dis
tances and viii enter the $50 yards All
of the high school relay and short dis
taHce runners will do their preliminary
training on the Georgetown track.
Georgetown viii have several men in
the shot put and the high jump. but as
little interest is taken in these sports at
the university no provision has been
made for any first prizes. Curran
is a new man at Georgetown, and al
though he has not figured prominently in
athletics thus far, he will do something
IN the shot put Ia practice he has
thrown the sixteen pounds Of lead a dis
tanee OF forty feet, which is .ery near
the record.
All in all but few II any athletic
meets held in the country viii surFass
Georgetown 5. AS an extra attraction.
Arthur Duffey will run in a handicap
event. and will also run an exhibition
fifty and sixty-yard race. and .udeavor
to lower his own excellent records which
stand as the world s guide today.