The Washington times., 1905-04-30
SCHOLASTIC MEET
DRAWS ATHLETES
Many Sprinters Will Com
pete in Alexandria.
WASHINGTON CONTINGENT
Local Schools VIII Be Strongly Rep
resented at First Annual Games.
The Officials.
WASHINGTON CONTINGENT

Entries for the athletic games to be
held at the Episcopal High School near
Alexandria closed on Friday last and
there are numerous contestants In each
Of the thirteen track and seven field
events, as well as in the relay races
which. though they do not count in COM
petition for the banner presented TO the
winning school by the Episcopal High
School aImuni now attending the Uni
versity OF Virginia, nor for the loving
cup presented by Hon. Joseph E. vii
lard, lieutenant governor of Virginia, TO
winner of most points an first class
events. are still of great interest TO both
contestants and spectators.
Central High School. which has again
this year many of the cracks, such as
Captain Kent and Paul Cook, who last
year won pretty much everything in
sight, and has been training up a lot of
youngsters during the winter under the
efficient coaching Of William Foley, will
proicsiiiy win the meet, but there will be
a ciost contest between Cook, Kent & I'D
Duffy" Marbury OF the Episcopal Hisl.
School for the loving cup for all around
man. Marbury may be greatly handi-
capped by knee sTraiued in football
last fell and which shows signs of re-
beIling at the work incident to taking
the hurdles.
Good Contests Promised.
From the list OF schools 1t can be seen
that there will be an interesting and
varied performance in the many events,
junior and senior. for the meet is open
10 three classes according to age. all
school boys, first; second. school boys
Jaqs ND hf1zy
under 15.
John E. Sheridan, formerly of the art
staff of Golfers. and now en- the staff
of The Times. has adapted for use in
advertising the meet poster formerly
used for the Georgetown indoor meet,
and these posters. together with consid-
erable correspondence and extensive ad-
vertising on the part Of the manage
fneut, have attracted much attention to
the games. This interest Is increased
by the fact that there are many alumni
Of the school scattered about through
the District and the States of Virginia
and Maryland and almost TO a man they
are enthusiastically loyal to their alma
mater and 10 DIR. L. NJ. Biaclforf, who
for thirty-five years has been it's prin-
cjpa1
Reception by DR.. Biackford.
Dr. Blackford has asked his alumni to
make the meet the occasion OF a re-
union at the old school and numbers of
them have expressed an intention of
coming. The contestants, as well as
the alumni, are invited TO attend an in
formal reception given by the principal
in Liggett Hall, the assembly hall Of
the school. Immediately after the games,
which begin at 1;30 and will be over by
$50, If not before, and at the same time
the trophies viii be presented to those
taking a first. Il second or a third
place in the events OF the day.
The Virginia schools have been slow in
responding TO the invitatioft TO compete
in the meet, but as many of them are
represented as could be expected, consid-
ering the fact that the first interschoias-
tic meet in which any Virginia school
ever competed was held at the univer-
sity only two years ago.
Two Especially Strong.
|. OF these Virginia institutions which
will be represented in the meet the
Episcopal High School and Woodberry
Forest are the two which will have the
best chance 20 carry off trophies, and