The Washington times., 1907-02-03
GEORGETOWN MEETS
ATTRACTIONS MANY
Best Runners in the North
and East Expected to
Perform Here.
CHANCES FOR HOME TALENT
Interclass Relays, Law School Matches,
High School Competitions, and
Many Other Diversions.

Georgetown's ninth annual indoor meet
viii be held Saturday. March 9.
Several new stars will be seen here
for the first time this year and the
fastest relay teams In the East viii
appear.
Such men as Coe. the great shot-putter,
and Enery Clark and r. J. Leavitt. Of
the Boston a. a. ex-champIons. have
been asked TO appear at a Georgetown
meet Tor the first time.
Stars Invited.
Other weI-knoWn stars who have APP
peared at former Georgetown games and
may be seen here again this year are
Shepard, Of New York, the great mid
die distance runner. c. j. seitz. form
erly of Georgetown. the 50-yard cham
pion. Harry Hillman and Paul Pilgrim.
OF New York. the great rival quarter
milers: Cartmel and Haskins. from
Pennsylvania Carter, of Virginia. and
the strong Boston \, 4. team OF Boston.
which is one of the star organizations
OF the present season. This team is
made up OF w. y. Eaton. the 41-yard
/ champion Of the world. AIalcomb WIZ
l.ams. the Eastern S0J-yard champion
| 3. Youus. a former Harvard crack half
miller X. J. Leayitt. ex-intercoIegilte
hurdles champion; W COe. world S
champion shot-putter, and EIlery Clark.
who is sun a fast man in the hurdles.
a good man in the weight events. ana a
wonder in the high jumps.
Georgetowu's Material.
Against this powerful array George
town viii stack her field and track
team, which. though small has ln the
| weight events o Norman and Henerman.
the former already the middle States
champion in the shOt-put and the latter
a newcomer who has won this event in
/ the two meets this year. Murray. a good
pole vaulter. and OBoyle. who is fast
/ in the hurdles and the dashes. he having
| defeated Seitz once in the 0-yard.
| Georgetown will depend on Sullivan and
Devlne 10 win places in the sprints. Sui
llvan's ability al short distances is well
known. while Devine cores from the
West with a good reputation.
I Virginia and Hopkins are expected 70
| send strong teams. Hopkins always
| shows up strong in the hurdles while
Virginia eXcels at long distances
GeOrgetown-v Virginia Relay.
The relays will be a special attraction.
! Georgetown viii meet Virginia for the
/ first time in many years In the last and
] feature race OF the evening. Princeton
/ viii probably be matched with Yale In
/ a one-mile race. Penn is expected 20 run
/ either Johns Hopkins or George Wash
/ ington, probably the latter. in which case
| Johns Hopkins will be matched with
/ Washington and Lee, North Carolina is
( cardrd TO run Richmond College. and the
two local Institutions. the Catholic Uni
/ veTsity and GonZaga. viii have suitable
| opponents.
| There Will be the usual Georgetown
/ interclass relays. with probably Some
! thing new in the matching OF George
town Law ana George Washington Law
/ The local Ugh schools VIII be matched
/ in shorter relays. as viii th- several
athletic clubs OF the District There is
q chance for a coTking race between an
ap-Washington high school team and an
! adhesion relay four. High school ath-
letes are expected from Baltimore,
Philadelphia. ana the nearby cities.
/ The Big Event.
/ What should be the event of most
! general Importance VIII be a special i'm
vitation J0-yard dash. This event VIII
! bring together about the fastest short
/ distance men in the country, one notable
| exception being Don Kelley, OF the Uni
| versity of Oregon. the present holder
of the A. \. U. record OF 9 So Tor I0
| yards.