Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-20
HIGH SCHOOL MEET.
Virginians 20 Send Big Delegation to
SATURDAYS Athletic Carnival.

The sturdy and fleet half-mile runners of
the University of Virginia and George
Washington had their final trials yesterday
evening for places on the teams which will
run against each other next Saturday night
for the two-mle intercollegiate relay cham
pionship of the south at the Intercollegiate
and interscholastic games in Convention
Hail. The colors of the local university
will be carried by Capt. S. T. Lorando, w.
S. Babcock, r. F. Fleming and A. D. Su-
vers, with c. A. Wright for substitute.
Three of these men, Lorando, Fleming and
Babcock, are veterans of the cinder path.
with records close to two minutes for the
distance. Stivers. although new at the
game. has all the earmarks of coming
nidde-distance star. In their trials yes
terday these men showed superb condition
and encouraging speed. and although the
time was not announced 1T was said to
have been only few seconds over the two
minute mark In each case.
Virginia will trust the winning of cham
pionship honors to Capt. J. B. NAPLES, j.
w. Burke, jr.. P. M. McNaguy and Arthur
Guy with J. r. Marbury as substitute Nc
Naguy is the star of the quartet, being the
strongest half-mile runner Virginia has ever
had. He is classed as two-minute man,
and, pitted against Capt. Lorando on the
stirring races of the night. Capt. NAPLES
and Guy are both new at the half mile, al
though both proved strong and reliable per-
formers In the quarter mile on the team
which won the one-mile championship from
Johns Hopkins. NAPLES is also f1rst-class
broad jumper. and was Virginia's star half
ba ok on this years eleven Guy Is a quar-
ter-mife runner of several years experience,
noted for his quick cool Judgment in
race. Burke Is Virginia's champion mile
runner and was a member of the one-mie
team which opened the eyes of the north
erners at the Pennsylvania relay races last
April. He is a bit new at the half, but has
been a close second 10 McNaguy all this
winter
In addition to her relay team, Virginia
will send five men for the open handicap
events. G. w. Pinch Will be in the fifty
yard and 440-yard handicaps. w. b. Mar
bury in the same events, Holmer Fletcher
and W. r. McIlwaine, jr., also in the dash
and quarter mile, and Capt. Wapies in the
sprint Pinch and Marbury are members
of Virginas championship one-mile relay
team and speedy sprinters. Fletcher is an
old Western High School star runner and
foot ball player. and McIlwaine is new
man at the Charlottesville university who
has created a furore by his fast work in
the dashes
Accompanied by crowd of 200 rooters
the Virginia squad will arrive in Washing
ton about noon on Saturday and make their
headquarters at the Ebbitt House
The Business and Eeastern High Schools
also had their final trials yesterday for he
runners on their first teams. The Business
team will be L. Curran. II. Renner, ].
Thuoy and Capt. e. s. Johnston, while
Eastern will depend on Capt. Field Brown.
Covell. Miller. with Mansuy and Farmer for
substitutes These teams are as closely
matched as any on the program. and spe-
cial interest will be taken in the Business
team, as it is the first time the commercial
school has been represented by relay
four. Manager Foley completed the ar
rangement of the program today, and there
is total of twenty-nine events, including
trial and semi-fnal heats ia the dashes
and hurdle race.