The Washington times., 1905-01-24
SCHOLASTIC MEET
ENTRIES CLOSED
One Hundred and Fifty Ath-
letes TO Compete.
FIVE CITIES REPRESENTED
All Local Schools VIII Be in Line With
Stars From Baltimore, Philadel-
phia and Pittsburg.
FIVE CITIES REPRESENTED

When the entries for the interscholaS-
tic games, to be held in Convention HAN
Saturday night, closed yesterday even
ing there We're on Manager Foley $ Inst
the names of Isl boys who VIII take part
in the various events.
These will come from thirty schools
in the District, Alexandria. Baltimore,
philadelphia, and PittsburS, and with
the exception of the Pennsylvania re-
lay races, will be the biggest school
boy meet ever held south OF New York
The size of the entry list was sur
prise even to Manager Foley, and the
games promise to be the most sue
cessfuI scholastic enterprise ever run In
The District.
Two Especially Strong.
Technical High School and the George
town Prep School sent in an especially
strong bunch of entries last night, Con
zaga College entered young Devlin in the
hurdle race Dumont Scott was entered
bv the Pittsbs.rg High School in the
I,alf-rnile run, and the Episcopal High
School, of Alexandria, put in eleven rep
resentatives in addition TO a relay team,
which will rln against the Country
School for Boys ard the Milton Aead-
envy, both of Baltimore. Takoma PARK
will be represented in the grade school
5a-yards by Raymond Ryan, and the
Franklin Schoel has a strong spr1nter
in the same event in Edward Schmid-
The ARM and Navy Prep. School, OF
this CITY has entered four good men,
among them Edward Kelley, captain of
Central Highs track team last year, ana
will try his chances in the 50-yard Tor
prep. schools and the n'ile run Kelley
was formerly tie local high school
champion in the half-mile run, and this
is his first trial at the longer distance
He will find some formidable cornpetl-
tors in Blondin, of IeorgetoWn Prep,
and Magness, OF the Baltimore Polytech-
mic
Techs Long List.
Technical High has entered team
of twenty-nfne men, including relay
quartet. to compete for the champion
shin. ard another in the race for first
year boys With the evident intention
of making sure win of the big race,
Tech has entered four of her best men
for the team who have not been en-
tered in any other. event, and will there
fore be fresh for the final event of the
night.
1t looks now as if the race between
this team, Central'S strong four. and the
Eastern and Western relay runners vii
be very close and uncertain until The
break for the tape on the final relay
In this race Tech will depend upor
j. Browne The Training School has
a string of eight runners in the half
mile lead by Byrne, the present cham
pion and record-holder, Ellsworth. anC
Janus. Backus. in the high jump; Du
Came and Smith, in the open higi
school sprint, and Doran, Mccarthy
and DuGanne in the shot-put, will b'
very troublesome competitors to th'
boys from the other schools.
Prep's Best Card.
Georgetown Prep. has entered Vol
Schroeder. national schooiboy pole yaui
champion, in the high jump, and it i
said that he is equally as strong in thi
event as in the vault Jeffs and Nc
Evoy will ably uphold the Blue an
Gray in the sprint, while the George
town youngsters relay team agains
DreXel Institute, the Baltimore Cit
College and Baltimore Polytechnic wi
be composed of Duggan Montgomery
JEFF, and Captain GateIy
The Drexel institute of Philadelphia
sent in their entries last night, includ
ing a relay team. two men in tn
sprirtS, one in the hurdles and a mig
jumper. These boys are coming owe
from Philadelphia Friday afternoon
Manager Foley received word yester
day from Manager Fontaine of tn
Alexandria High School, and the man
ager of all the Baltimore schools, tha
they Will have big cheering delegation
here Saturday night the Alexandri
school being represented By every mem
Der OF the institution.