The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-10
GEORGETOWN ATHLETES
BEGIN TRAINING TODAY
Thirty Relay and Sprint
Candidates Respond.
DUFFEI TO TRY HURDLES
Is No Novice at the Game-Local COL
legians Prepare for Column
bia Meet.
0UFFEY TO TRY HURDLES

Georgetown track candidates will to-
morrow begin their first earnest train
ing for the Columbia University meet.
which will be held in New York on
January 80
call was issued for candidates yes
terday afternoon, and already thirty
have promised to be out today to pre-
pare for the games in which George
town athletes are to be entered. OF
l1hese thirty candidates. fifteen are re-
lay aspirants and fifteen sp int and dis
lance men.
Dufey to Try Hurdles.
The most sensational announcement
that has come from Georgetown for
some time is the news that Arthur Duff
fey, the worlds 100-yard dash champion.
may try to make his mark over the
hurdles. Although Duffey has never
tried the hurdles at Georgetown. he is
no novice at the game. as he tied the
worlds record for 45-ysrd low hurdles
at the Boston High School, which he at
tended before coming to Georgetown.
Duffey will have as a mate at the hur-
ole game Staples. who is considered 10
be the best man at the college.
Duffey Will continue 70 run I'm 80 and
100 yard dashes, however. until he quits
college His first start will be I'm the
50-yard intercollegiate dash at the Co
lumbia University meet. when he will
meet Hahn, Of Michigan. who gave him
the hardest race he ever had at 100
yards. Joe Reilly. who. excepting Duff
fey. is the f. test man at Georgetown at
I NJ M n a
run In most events between these dis
I tances. In addition TO Duffey and ReiI-
". Dougherty. Joe Seitz, Mccarthy, and
Wade. who was fairly good last year.
but has shown a marked Improvement
of late; Sullivan. formerly of Holy
Cross. and Preston Edmonston will train
for the sprints.
Timber for Good Relay.
There is plenty OF good timber from
which to build good relay team, and
Captain Reilly already predicts success
/ for Il. Several of last years men are
candidates for the team, and each has
| proved himself a good man. The fol-
lowing men have signified their inten-
ton Of beginning work with the squad
tomorrow: Etchison, of last year s
team: Mulligan. Of Brown Preparatory
Boston High School; Staples. who at
tended Notre Dame two years ago and
vas last year at a preparatory school
of Cornell University; Preston Edmon-
ston, who has been . member OF the
relay team for the past two years
foder, an old Georgetown man; Reilly
captain OF the squad, who has been on
the team for three years, and McGetti-
gan. quarterback on the football team
and second baseman on the baseball
nine. For the long distance events,
Lorando, George. and Yoder are the
most promising men.
A relay team will be selected from
these men to rur IN three or four
cornered race witt. Pennsylvania, Cor
rell. and Columbia.
The best OF these athletes will also run
at the meet of the Boston Athletic
Club, In Boston, on February L. Cur
ran, OF Law School. will compete in the
shot put in both the Columbia and
Boston Athletic Club meets. Curran is
exceptionally good at this game. Last
year he came third to Dick Sheldon
Jeff Carroll, the big football tackle
may also try putting the shot.
GEORGETOWN studetns are almost sure
OF carrying of at least two events at
the Columbia meet. namely. the 50 and
440-yard events, I'm which Duffey and
Reilly. respectively, are entered Reilly
made the worlds record for 40 yards
at St Louis last spring.