The Washington times., 1904-12-18
SNOW No TERROR
TO THE RUNNERS
The Carroll Institute Cross
Country Men PracticiDg.
SPINS ARE HEIGHTENED
Ambitious Entrants Now Covering
Nearly Full Distance in Prepara-
tion for New Year Event.

Tho authorities at Carroll Institute
who are managing the cross-country run
TO be held under the auspices Of the club
on New Year Day. last night applied to
William Grant. NJ d, of Baltimore,
chairman of the registration committee
of the South Atlantic Association of the
Amateur Athletic Union, Tor permission
TO run the event.
Intended at first for the members of
the club only. 1t has been decided after
some little consideration for outsiders
10 extend invitations TO all amateur
athletes I'm the city. With this i'm view
IL was necessary TO have the official
sanction of the Amateur Athletic Union
10 conduct the event
Interest Growing.
Interest among the members i'm the big
affair continues undated. The prac-
tices are being we'll attended. and now
that the novelty of the affair hes TO
some extent worn of. the men are set
Ting down 10 good hard grind. Form
and stride are being taught by Dr.
Reilly. The spins have been heightened
To such an extent that the men are COW
ering nearly the fun distance which will
be demanded of them the day the affair
Is pulled on.
Friday night Witnessed the longest jog
OF the season. After the usual gymna-
sium work a squad OF about forty left
the institute clad in the light garments.
and under DR. Reilly's leadership, went
up Tenth Street to Massachusetts Ave
nue. 10 Dupont Circle where a turn was
shere 10 the Zoo. From the Zoo the
men logged 10 the institute doors. and
when they reached their lockers the per
spiration was apparent. Although the
.rlen covered go0dly amount OF ground,
they did not appear tuckered out. No
time was taken for the run, but the re-
sult was much 20 the satisfaction OF
those interested.
Prizes Provided.
Prizes. dt and appropriate, have been
given by the various stores .u the city
that cater TO athletes. As there is no
chance for any revenue from a thing
OF this sort, since the affair viii be open
to the public and no admission charged,
the Carroll management feels that il
is unable 10 give expensive prizes out Of
its own pocket or out OF the treasury.
The event Is intended as only "a feeler,
for the institute has never before at
tempted anything of this sort and much
depends on the way the race is liked.
There viii be some good men in the
run L0rando, Georgetown's fast dis
tance man, has made application for en-
Try blanks. and says he is just getting
into trim. He is seen on his jog around
the university daily, and has covered a
distance of about five miles i'm his
trips With him viii be seen f. S,
Yoder both of whom viii be under the
colors OF Georgetown University. LO-
rando and Yoder viii make a good pair,
and with their usual team work, VIII
make II evident that they have been I'm
the running.
High Schools Active.
The cross-country runners OF the high
schools viii be in condition TO measure
strides with these two but little C0nn0r
viii be there when IL comes 10 going
over bitches and fields. The entry blanks
viii be az the institute on Tuesday or
may be had from any OF those i'm
charge.
While. 10 some extent. the institute
has never before had "A opportunity 20
shine in enterprises Of this kind, yet the
viii be pinned 10 the number OF men
who are under the yellow and white
c0lOrs. Evidently the snow has no ter
rors for them, as the weather has not
interfered with the work so FAR. RObey
captain OF the track team. i'm cOnjmc-
ton with Kerr, who is well known TO
all basketball players and HOuaudsr and
Whalen have been in the harness. and
az the finish OF the runs IL has been a
pretty night for the tape. The entrants
are just beginning 10 appreciate the dis
tance and are not afraid Of the heavy
going. Chambers. Ryan Hau0ran. WI
krrsOn, r. ColHhOwer, u. COllinoWer. j.
Manning and all the other are iu good
shape. 4 training diet has been ordered.
and the smokers Of the squad We're
obliged TO reliuqEish their whins and
pulls for few weeks.
Plan Indoor Campaign.
Not content with outdoor cr0ss-couu-
try aspirations Carroll Institute is ale
ready endeavOTing 10 build uD a fast
indoor held and track squad 10 is the
ambition OF the athletes 10 put as many
good teams i'm the neld as possible. AS
the people OF Washington are so fond
Of relay racing, a fast quartet VIII, il
is hoped. be among the attractive fea-
tures Of the institute.
Probably the most important acquisl-
tion ia this line VIII De that OF James a
Sullivan. across whose breast last yeai
the cOl0rs OF Georgetown were seen
Jimmy comes 10 the institute wiki
ali Of the marks OF "a finished runner
He Is in his second year at Georgetown
being I'm the medical department. and
received his early training iu the North,
cru States. lie was "a member of some
of the fastest teams that ever ran I
Mechanics Hall at Boston. Hr viii
commence work al once. and hopes tC
go on the runs Of the cr0ss-countu
team. In Sullivan the institute has O
man who viii be up with the best on
she relay line.
H0wells Is another find evidenclug fast
qualities. and with his long legs he vii
be q big help m the sprints. There ls q
wealth of good material az the lnsti
tute and labor VIII bring 10 out Sulu
van and H0wells will be iu the spriuts
Robey is too well known 10 followers o.
relay running % need any comment. In
the high jump Manoy is coming 10 IN,