The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-04
Georgetown Field Meet
Offers Many Features
Crack College, Runners and Relay Teams
From Baseball Organizations
Are Entered

The open outdoor field and track meet
for the benefit Of the Georgetown boat
house site fund will be held tomorrow
afternoon at Georgetown Field. begin
nin@ at 2:30 .. m.
The decision Of the Corporation Coun-
sci that the varsity boat house occupied
public property at the foot OF Thirty
second Street compelled the Blue and
Gray rowing association to demolish the
structure. and as a result the boat club
Is without home \ friend has offered
to provide the university with a house
on condition that the ground o. which
to build Is purchased. II was TO raise
money for this fund that Directors
Shea and Reilly decided to hold an
outdoor meet.
In conjunction with the field and track
tourney there will be an interleague
game between St Stephens Institute
and Fourth Presbyterians. the winners
Of the Dennants offered by the Capital
City and Church Leagues, respectively.
Ever since the formation OF the Capital
City League. which is the younger OF
the organizations. baseball enthusiasts
Of this city have been awaiting a game
between the clubs of the two leagues in
Two Good Teams.
In the Sunday school race Fourth had
no trouble IN landing the trophy. but I'm
the city league St. Stephens was just
able to beat out Turner Athletics after
a pretty fight Neither Captain King
EOr Captain Moriarty has as yet decided
upon what pitcher he will use IN the all
important contest In Lowe, Buscher,
and Kidweu the West Endcrs have
trio OF strong slab artists, while Donald
son and Red Waller are the standbys
Of the Presbyterians. Moffatt Bradley
will be behind the bat for Fourth, while
Graves will do the receiving for the
Institute.
There will be two umpires for the
game-Handiboe. of the City League, and
Collihower, OF the Sunday School
League The handsome trophy cup 20
be presented TO the winners by r. Harris
& Co viii be one of the most coveted
prizes offered to athletics in this city
in years.
The big feature Of the track meet Will
be the relay race between the Maryland
Athletic Club and an aH-WashingtOn
four running under the COlOrs OF the
Gonzaga Club. The Baltimoreans have
one OF the fastest club tours in the
country, and a victory over their team
will be no little achievement. The
Gonzaga quartet will probably be LO-
rendo and Edmonston, Fischer and
Robey.
Four From Capital City.
There will be four relay teams in the
Capital City race The Carroll Insti-
tute entry is Lucas. Crowley, Cullen,
and Lanahan. St. Stephens Institute
will be represented by Fitzgerald, How
ard. Ross and Drewry. Gonzaga's team
in this race will not be the same that
will be pitted against Maryland Athletic
Club. but will be made W OF Connolly,
LOrendO. Fischer and Brown. In the
National Guard race the Urell Rifles AMI
the Capron Cadets will enter teams. The
Grells will be Bateman, Gill, Laughlin
and Graham. while the Capron men
who Will compete have not yet been
finally selected.
In the intermediate relay race the
DupOnts viii be classed agaicst the In
dependents. The Dupont four Is Rose
mOnd, Royce, Wallace, and Johnson.
The most prominent Of the individual
athletes entered is Joe Hill, the Ameri-
can champion hurdler and ono of the
best broad jumpers In the country. He
will probably be the scratch man in the
broad jump, and in the relays will run
third on the Maryland Athletic Club
Randall. of the Baltimore Athletic
Club, and Reilly. OF Georgetown, the