Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-18
BLUE ANO GRArs MEET
Entries Class Up Very High
This Year.
TIGERS ARE COMING
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIvER-
sITY's FIRST TRACK TEAM.
Crack Runners From Yale, Cornell
and Columbia Sure-Baltimore's
Big Delegation.

The students of that progressive insttu-
ton, George Washington University, in
tend to make their debut in the athletic
world most fitting, and to that end meet
ings are being held to get the yelling squads
in line They meet the Western Maryland
in the varsity race, and their freshmen will
go up against the same class of George
town. The first event will be trying one
but the last is expected to be a whoop
from start to finish as from the decided
rivalry of the two institutions the ad-
herents flying the banners of each seat of
learning will be out in great numbers. 1t
is expected that George Washington's stu
dents will secure the entire northern half
of the east side of the hall and
from there will yell their cries of de-
fiance to the Blue and Gray on the opposite
side. Coach Bryan is hard at work with
his men, and is meeting with more than
the success that usually follows the first
entry into new field of sports, and if his
advice Is followed the athletics of George
Washington will boom from now
Princeton has sent word that 1t will
send its relay team, and it is the desire
to go In the race in which Yale meets
Georgetown. This is the most gratifying
news of the week, and Manager Graham
is more than pleased with his success in
getting Princeton to come here to meet its
old rivals in athletics Yale and George
town. One of the hottest races of the day
will be that in which Cornell will meet its
most intense rival, Columbia College of
New York, and this race alone will be
worth travelling miles to see. They raced
here last year, and Cornell lost through
accident, one Of the runners missing his
stride and falling on the turn, and it is the
desire of the Ithacans to wipe out the dis
grace of that defeat.
The other seven relays will be just as in
teresting to the adherents of the other col
leges and clubs, and altogether it Is the
greatest card ever offered the athletic
world. The sprfnts will bring together the
present champions of the country, Seitz,
Eaton, Hahn, Walsh, Torrey, Castleman.
Walsh, Dear and Kent, a cluster that for
quality has never been together at single
meet.
Manager Graham had received up to this
various events, list larger than George
town has ever gathered together at any
of it's previous affairs, and each mall was
still bringing forth additional ones. Every
section of the country will be represented.
and to insure that every record will stand
as made, extreme caution has been taken
to secure officials of high standing. The
of the course, will be prominent officials of
the Amateur Athletic Union. thus attesting
to the genuineness of the track and time.
DIR. w. G.. Grant, president of the southern
division, A. A. L., will referee; Capt. J. c.
McCue of the New York A. A. L. will be
starter and Theo. Osheans of the New Eng
land A. A. U. will be clerk of the course,
while DR.. H. E. Baer, the official hand-
capper of the A. A. T., will be leading
timer. A beautiful poster of the meet by
John Sheridan of Golfers Weekly and
Scribner's Magazine will be distributed dur
on sale at Sanders & Stayman's early Mon
day morning.