The Washington times., 1906-02-20
TEAMS ARE CHOSEN
FOR SCHOOL GAMES
Virginia and G. W. u. Sc
lect Relay Men.
CLOSE FINISH LIKELY
McNaguy and Lorand Well Matched
for Final Half-Five South
erners in Open Events.
CLOSE FINISH LIKELY

The half-mile runners of the Univer-
sity of Virginia and George Washing
ton had their final trials yesterday even
ing for places on the teams which VIII
run against each other next Saturday
3 night for the two-mile intercollegiate
& relay championship of the South at the
( intercollegiate and interscholasic games
in Convention Hall.
The colors of the local co-university
will be carried by Capt. 5. r. Lorando,
W. s. BabcOck r. f. Fleming, and A.
D. Stivers. with c. a. Wright for sub
stitute. 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 a coming middle distance
star. In their trials yesterday these
men showed superb condition and en-
coura ging speed, and although the time
was not announced ii was said TO have
been only a few seconds over the two
minute mark ia each case.
Virginians Strong.
Virginia viii trust to Capt. J. B..
NAPLES. J. w Burke. jr.. p. NJ. Mona
guy. and Arthur Guy, with J. r. Mar
bury as substitute. McNagUy is the
star of the quartet, being the strongest
half-mile runner Virginia has ever had.
He IS classed a two-minute man, and
pitted against Captain LorandO on the
final relay should make one of the most
stirring races Of the night. Captain
NAPLES and Guy are both new at the
half mile, although both proved strong
and reliable performers in the quarter
mile on the team which won the one
mile championship from Johns Hopkins,
jumper and was Virginia's star halfback
on this years eleven. Guy is a qrarter-
mile runner of several years experience,
noted for his quick, cool judgment in Il
race Burke IS Nirginias champion
miller, and was a member Of tho one
mile team which opened the eyes of
NOrtherners at the Pennsylvania relay
races last April He is a bit new at the
half but has been close second on Nc
Naguy all this winter.
Five in Open Events.
In addition to her relay team. Vir-
ginia will send five men for the open
81 handicap events. G. ". Pinch viii be
IN the 50-yard and 44G yard handicap,
~W. 3. Marbury in the same events,
HOlmer Fletcher and w. B. McIlwaIne,
jr., also in the dash and quarter-mile,
and Captain NAPLES in the sprint. Pinch
and Marbury are members OF Virginia.
champion one-mile relay team and
speedy sprinters, Fletcher IS an old
Western High School star runner and
football player. and McIlwaine is a new
man at the Charlottesville university
who has created a furoTe by his fast
work in the daShes.
Accompanied by q crowd OF 200 TOOters
the Virginia squad viii arrive in Wash
ington about noon on Saturday and
make headquarters at the Ebbitt House
High Schools Select Teams.
The Business and Eastern High
Schools also had their final trials yes
teTday. The business team will be L,
CurTan. H Renner, J. Thuoy. and Capt.
Z S. Johnston. while Eastern will de-
pend on Captain Field, Brown, Covell
Miller, with Mansuy and Farmer, for
substitutes. These teams are as closely
matched as any on the program. Special
interest will be taken in the Business
team, as il is the first time the com
merclal school has been represented by
a relay four
Manager Foley completed the arrange
menJ OF the program today and there
is total of tWenty-nine events, in
Guiding trial and semi-fnal heats in the
dashes and hurdle race