The Washington times., 1906-02-04
SCHOLASTIC MEET
GROWS EACH WEEK
Thirty-tive Institutions Rep
resented Among Entries.
VIRGINIA RELAY HONOR S
Episcopal High and WOodberry Forest
Will Race for State Champion
ship Squads Training.
VIRGINIA RELAY H0N0RS

Athletes representing thirty-liVe ciuDs,
colleges. high schools, preparatory
schools. and academies VIII compete IN
the open handicap and interschoiastic
track and field carnival on the evening
OF Saturday. February "A.
Already the management or the games
has received assurances OF entries frsm
that number or organizations, ana the
entries viii n6t close until a week from
next Friday night. With ten open and
scholastic track and field events. and
as many relay races. including two
championship. there will be something
doing all the time. and the officials viii
be kept hustlins TO the limit to keep the
program 10 schedule time.
All Ages Represented.
Every athlete of any consequence in
schools, colleges, and clubs i'm Washing
ton and Baltimore. a majority of those
IN Virginia, and some from Phiiadel-
phia viii nh the various events 10 over
flowing. All ages of athletes viii be
represented from the youngsters. who
Will tear Ground the track Tor the grade
school relay championship OF the Dis
trict, 10 their older brothers in the col
less and athletic club races In every
stCtion OF the city streets and vacant
quarters for boys who expect soon TO
wear the letters Of high school and col
lege. The interest is Just as great and
the rivalry even more intense among
these novices of the cinder than among
the veterans.
The introduction of three open handi-
cap events on the program of the in
teTscholastic games has drawn 10 the
entry list the stars Of George Washing
ton University, Gallaudet College, the
Columbia Athletic Club and the local
Y NJ. c. a. of the Baltimore. the
Maryland the Mount Washington and
Garrett Athletic Clubs. Jehns Hopkins
University, ST. Leo's Gymr asium and
the Central and West Branch Y NJ. G.
A. OF Baltimore. In the scholastic
open events viii be boys not only from
all the local high schools. but strong
teams from Georgetown Prep, the Wash
ington School for BOYS. the Army and
Navy Prep St Johns College and the
Friends Select School; the Baltimore
city College. the Baltimore Polytechnic
School Marston's University School. the
Country school for Boys, the Balti-
more Boys Latin School Deichmann's 5
Prep. and the Friends School Of Bal
timore: Cheltenham Military Academy,
OF Philadelphia; the Episcopal High
Scnool of Alexandria. and the Wood
berry Forest School. OF Orange. Va.
Virginia Championship.
These latter two schools are the bitter
est rivals for the Virginia State champion
ship ia all branches of sports. and have
been matched in one-mile race for
the relay hOuoTs Of the State. Since
their spring games last May the Epis-
copal High School students have shown
great interest in track athletics. Last
year the relay team Won its race
against the Country School for Boys at
Convention Han. OF last years team
Charrlngton, f. W. Daniel, Howell. La
tame Mcdonald and Wood are IN school
again, and these with W. II. Taylor
J.. Taylor. r. r. Blackford. Doubleday.
Temple. a. NJ Blackford and Good
Wyne. and half a dozen others are
working out each afternoon. Little
IS known Of the strength or the Wood
berry Forest boys Ola the track. They
have crack football and baseball aggre-
cations and are said 10 be equally
strong in track and field events.
The Central High squad has increased
until there are now fifty boys training
every day Conner. the o Street Schools
old long distance star, is working with
the candidates ana they are rapidly
rounding into good form. For the
sprints the blue and white has Kemper,
Roberts, Lum, SmithsOn. Fleming. Muir
ray. Wilson, Evans. Meek. BeIote, B0-
nine. Fishburn and Howard: for the
hurdle, Hamilton; Tor the 6O0-yard nov
ice, Clark, Saum, Fleming. Wilson.
Evans, r. Wallace, Jackson. Kause.
Young. Hinds, Anderson, and Fishburn;
for the half mile, r. Claggett, Dick, 3.
Claggett Sherman, and Wilson; for the
mile handicap, Schmidt. Richards. for
the field events. Mcdonald, 3. Clag-
gett. and Wilson, and for the relay
team. Captain Wallace, KempeT, y.
CIaggett. Roberts, Smithsons and Sher-
man.
Manager Foley announced last night
that the classification OF relay teams will
be completed before the end OF this
week and that no additional classes will
be added 10 the program after that date.