The Washington times., 1905-02-26
LARGE CROWD CHEERS VISITORS.

When the event was called all of the
two thousand odd spectators arose and
made the auditorium ring with the
cheers Of their fayoTites, and as the rep
resentatives of the respective universi-
ties tore around the track the cheers
were deafening.
Sullivan was Georgetown's first run
ner, while opposed TO him was Runyon,
the Princeton freshman crack. With the
crack of the gun the Blue and Gray run
ner jumped away ahead of his opponent
and was first to reach the bank Around
The track they tore. with the Georgetown
man leading by five yards. This advan-
tage he maintained and passed 10 Nc
Gett:gan-
Mac Ran Well.
The football captain was fully equal
to the occasion, and although II is his
first season in spiked shoes he held the
advantage over cornstock, and when ne
tipped Captain Mecarthy the Blue and
Gray was stIn leading by fye Yards
Away went the Georgetown leader. while
behind him came tearing Connors, the
Princetonfan. OF whom so much was ex-
pected
IN the first lap Mccarthy held his lead
but In the final burst of speed he open
sd up about three yards more, and
when muiligan took the touch he cleo
trified the crowd by his Beautiful sprint
ing abilities. Although he was opposed
to Ntleile, the pick OF the Princeton
ians, he gradually increased his margin
until, when he breasted the tape a win
ner, he was fully twenty yards IN tise
van of the Tiger.
Cornell Won.
After the PTinceton-G Geor getown
event the Cornell-Colun1bia relay.
which was won by the Ithacans, was
the most exciting. From the pop of
the gun to the time Rogers crossed the
finish line the race was close. At the
start Gould, who led off for the Itha-
cans, led the Columbia man by q
couple of yards. and Cornell main
tanned the difference through the first
and second laps. but in the third relay
Metzenthin, the famous Columbia
quarterback. caught and passed Car
penter. At the finish the rivals were
practically abreast. In the final re-
lief Vonnegut was little too good
for knaSaI, and succeeded in opening
up five yards on the Gothamite, which
he held right up to the tape and was
declared winner.
Meet Big Success.
The meet itself was "a big success con-
sidering the handicaps which the man
agement had to overcome and reflected
the greatest of credit upon Manager w.
H. Graham Assistant Manager BreH-
non and Il large corps OF assistants who
did all in their power to give the uni
versity creditable tourney. Two hum
dred and eignty-fiye entries were re-
ceived and these represented sixteen col
leges and universities and twenty-eight
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other organizations.
Besides the relay races an even dozen
events were decided. with three hand
some cups to go to the athletes who got
first, second or third in any of the
events. In the relay races each member
of a winning four was awarded an in
dividual trophy.
First Event of Evening.
The first event was the 5o-yard novice.
After nine preliminary heaes eighteen
raen toed the starters mark for the
| seni-finals From these, five men
Sherlock Maryland Athletic Club;
Doyle. Georgetown; Jeffs. Georgetown
.preps,'' and KeTaper and Farnham. OF
the Central High SchooI-were chosen
for the finals, 1t was pretty race from
start to finish. Sherlock wen in 500 10
| Difficult to Decide.
| The novice was followed by the fifty
ward invitation. the fipa,fs OF which were
qualified for by fouR@ men. The race, one
/ of the prettiest Of the evening. was dis
Ecussed for c6nsideTabl bic time by the
Judges before a decision was made 70
Some il seemed that Eaton, of Amherst.
had wensS Others declared Dick Dear.
! formerly Of the Central High School but
| now Of the University OF Pennsylvania.
| had xyou Eaton was finally declared the
| yier,ar with Dear second Time :05 3-a.
/ An event. the result of which coule
| mot he Judged until the tape had finally
bcen broken, was the relay race te-
+ tween the freshmen from Georgetown
Il and the George Washington University
u II was for eight laps, each man run
4 ming two laps. George Washington
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