The Washington times., 1905-01-08

AFTER an interim OF over q Gio1ieAA
since the closing of the gridiron sea-
son athletics will be revived at George
town tomorrow, when the candidates for
the field and track and crew Will re-
port for their first regular practice
Following the success that has at
tended graduate coaching since It's IN
PRODUCTION in baseball and football IL
has been decided to have the system III
field and track, and DR.. Reilly, last
years captain, has been elected as
coach. He will have full charge OF the
squad and will make special eHort TO
develop young runners 1t mas now
been eight years since the Blue ana
Gray had an outdoor meet and the re-
suit has been that Immediately arter
the indoor games in Convention HaH
practically every member of the squad
who is not star has dropped out ana
left Duffey, Holland, Reilly, and other
stars to represent the university ar the
big outdoor meets.
Stars a Detriment.
While these men won fame both for
themselves and the university, never
theless, it was at detriment OF the
track interests. There have been many
men, who, had they been at other col
leges, would have been encouraged and
developed. but they were not in the
championship class, and as result they
would not continue running against
world -beaters
Another reason for the lack of inter-
est in field and track athletics has been
that there were no Inducements for a
mediocre sprinter to run at dual, inter
class. or inter-departmental meets. 1t
sets of games wete arranged with the
Naval Academy, North Carolina, or 9TH
er institutions in this vicinity, they
would bring out large number of can
didates who would be good enough for
third or fourth place in their respective
events, and thereby score as many
points as the actual winners.
Seitz Did Not Linger.
The graduation of Arthur Duffey took
| way by far the best sprinter on the
| whole tearn At the Pastime Athletic
| Club meet in Madison Square Garden
~, New Year Eve Charley Seitz, 1865, as
| tonished the natives by winning the
American championship sixty-yard dash
] and equaling the record of 2-5 seconds,
which was made twenty-five years age
/ by Lou Myers. What was even more
cre.fitabie for the Georgetown man was
that instead of going simply sixty yards
he Was set back one yard behind scratch
and he went sixty-one yards, which
would smash the old record.
| AS this was an Amateur Athletic
Union event the starter and timers were
Z, the best obtainable. and there is nt
/ chance of the governing body refusing
to accept the record made by SeitZ. The
remarkable showing by the Georgetown
a II
men in the country, and he is now re
ceiying numerous invitations TO run a
Eastern meets during the winter season
Two-Man Nucleus.
| OF the varsity relay team Of last year
Captain Mccarthy and Mulligan are tbs
two men whom Graduate Coach Reilly
Twill have as a nucleus around which Il
build. 1t will be hard job to fint
tamong the other candidates any run
sners who are as fast as these two, bu
las there is a large number of quarter
snilers in the university, the coach vii
make an effort to develop soule of these
McGettigan. the varsity football ant
baseball player, made his debut las
Iwinter as runner and won the 600 yart
trace at the Georgetown indoor meet
Then there is Yoder, who was a substi
tdtS Two years ago wilson, from hyd
Park High School, Chicago, and Wat
son. who formerly ran under the Olym
ipia Athletic Club colcrs, are both fresh
men who will be out for the one-rnfI
team. as will Brennan, Lorando. an,
Ewing, all members of last years squad
For the past few seasons there ha
lbean little interest IN field events, but i
lCurran, Heffernan, and Orme the Blu
and Gray has three good shot-putters
with Neil, a newcomer at the sport VIII
should do well
At FoTdham Games
The first indoor meet in which tn
field and track team will compete Wi
be the Fordham College games In Nes
York. on February n Then will com
1.-THE Georgetown meet the followin
week. and then the annual Boston Ath
letic Association games. On March IS
delegation will be sent TO the Columbi
meet in Madison Square Garden. Be
men entered in the different meets he'll
I'm Baltimore In February and March.
Manager Graham, or the track tear
commenced sending out the entr
blanks for the Georgetown meet yes
terday. There Will be the usual fieI
and track events, with relay races a
the feature OF the carnival
Crew on Rowing Machines
The long grind of the candidates 70
he varsity crews will commence tomor
.nvr afternoon IN tna rowing machine