The Washington times., 1906-04-24
TRACK ATHLETICS
ARE ON THE RISE
District Runners Have Busy
Time Ahead of Them.
FIFTEEN MEETS SCHEDULED
High School and Club Athletes of Wash
ington Rounding Into Form for
the Spring Season

Never IN the history of athletics has
there been so much doing as in the pres
ent year. SO far the South Atlantic As
sociation has held twenty-eight meets
and there are fifteen more scheduled.
The next 4. A L. meet scheduled is
that of the newly organized Wissa
hickou Club. OF Philadelphia in that
city on Nav 3. on the same date, meets
will be held at Episcopal High School.
Alexandria. and at Charlottesville.
Va. the latter being a dual meet be
tween Johns Hopkins and the University
OF Virginia At the former, a large num-
her of washington athletes will be in
competition, as has been the case here
tofore Last year Central High Of this
CITY won the Episcopal meet by a large
margin.
Jacob Tome Games.
At Port Deposit. Md. on May Z. the
Jacob Tome Institute will hold its ap-
nual, interschOlastic field and track
games, at which there will also be a
strong contingent of District athletes.
Two years ago this meet was won by
The Central School of Washington. and
last year went to the same school Of
Philadelphia. This year Central will
make a special attempt TO repeat her
victory of 1904 and Western and Techni-
cal will also send capable teams. which
should be great factors in point winning
The Philadelphia teams will not com
pe:c because of "A State meet on the
same date.
So far. Tech has done but little i'm the
field and track line because OF the lack
of facilities for training. but in a few
days the squad Will be out in force and
the Maroon and Cray this season. as she
1..s-
tho Central School, can be counted on
10 push any school represented to its
utmost Western, though greatly handi-
capped by the loss of such performers
AS Morse. will have many good new ones
III the ncld. For the Red and White
there viii be Phclan, who took the
quarter last year in the High school
spring meet: OsEood, a youngster who
has shown remarkably fast time in the
Sprints in the recent indoor games. and
others who are still TO be heard from
Eastern and Business may also be rep
-eSented at these games on the 18th
Not to be outdonc by the schools. the
athletic clubs of Washington are on the
Jump. too The Washington Athletic
Club viii hold meet at Luna Park ON
j me To- which VIII bring together some
Of the best amateurs the business.
The Columbia Athletic Club. after the
success which attended its initial af
fair at the Coliseum last summer. has
become ambitious and VIII hold meet
on July 4. another on August II. the lat
ter to be held at River View The place
for holding the first is stiil to be settled
The southern championships are book
cd To take place at BennnE on June g.
and the annual Washington Grove car
nival is slated for September 5. Other
meets which have received the sanction
Of the A. \. l., and which are OF inter
est to local athletes. follow:
List of Carnivals.
May episcopal High School, Alex
oil 1T.
lctes-
May 5-Dual meet Johns Hopkins VS.
University Of Virginia, at Charlottes-
vile Va.
Nav 12-Interscholastic meet Jacob
Tome Institute. at Port Deposit, Md
May 12-JOint meet OF Western Mary
land College. St. Johns College. Wash
ing;on College. Maryland Agricultural
College. at Westminster. Md.
MAY 12-Dual meet, University of
Pennsylvania Us. Naval Academy, at
Annapolis.
May 19-Johns Hopkins University vs.
Naval Academy, at Annapolis. Nd.
May 2S-IntcrClass meet. United States
Naval Academy. at Annapolis, Md
Nav 30-InteTschOlastic meet. held by
the Mount Washington Athletic Club at
Mount Washington.
June Central Young Mems Christian
Associations annual meet at Patterson
Park; open to all registered athletes.
June 9-South Atlantic Association s
annual outdoor meet at Benning race
track. Washington.
June Washington Athletic Club. at
Luna Park, Va; open TO all registered
athletes
July 4-Columbia Athletic Club
Washington, open
August 11-Open athletic meet at River
view Park on Potomac river; Columbia
Athletic Club.
September 3-Open meet Washington
Athletic Association, at Washington
Grove. Md.
September II - Municipal Athletic
Games Association. annual meet at Pat
InrSon Park. Baltimore.