The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06
THREE HUNDRED
ATHLETES HERE
Many Colleges tobe Rep
resented in Great In
door Meet on Doth.
MUCH INTEREST
IN RELAY RACES
Event Will Be Greatest Social
Occasion of the Winter-Large
Following to Accompany
Track Tearns-Some
Famous Runners
Coming.

Three hundred or more college atii-
letes will be here on January 9th to take
part In the annual indoor meet OF tho
Richmond Collegiate Club. TO be held
In the Horse Show Building. Interest in
the great meet Is increasing daily, and
already many applications have been
sent in for boxes. which will be put on
sale on Tuesday in the s,rans cigar
store.
The event will be notable in every par
ticular. Star athletes from all over the
country will assemble here to contest for
the valuable prizes. which aggregate to
ut least l,uc The meet Will be real
society occasion, and. as last year, the
leaders OF the smart set will marshal
their forces to be on hand on the night
OF tho contests. Evening clothes will
be the rule
Such was the success of the meet last
year that there is little doubt that all the
universities and colleges to whom cir
culars and invitations have been sent will
come. Among the University OF Penn
sylvan.n men who will probably come
here is Dick Deer, the famous firty-yard
man, who made his gait In 30 seconds.
c. j. Seitz, the northumberland runner
of Georgetown University, Will be here
to set the pace for the other contestants.
Squires and Wilkins, V. p. /. men, who
team last year, will also probably be
here.
SCI ie OF the colleges and universities
that have been invited to take part In
the event are: University OF Pennsyl-
wanna, Johns Hopkins University. George
town. George Washington. Western Mary
land College, University OF Virginia, Viz
slnia Polytechnic Institute. Virginia Mill
tary Institute. Washington and Lee.
Hampden-S!dney. Richmond College VIII
liam and Mary, University OF North Caro-
lima. Randolph-M Macon College. Trinity.
Davidson, Agricultural and Mechanical OF
North Carolina, Clemson. Auburn (Aia-),
University of South Carolina, Georgia
Tech and others.
Preparatory schools invited to part.ci-
patio are: Woodbury. High School, Epis-
copal High School. Washington School
for Boys. Boys Latin School of Wash
!ngton, Army and Navy Props. George
towns Preps, Stanton and Augusta Mill
tary Academies, Miller Manual Training
School Richmond High School, McGuire's,
Eolley's, Richmond Academy. St An
drew's. and others.
Among the most interesting and exciting
features OF the event Will ne the relay
races, which always create the greatest
furore OF excitement from start to finish.
The relay races are open to colleges,
schools and clubs. The track will be
1870 yards to n lap, and each man will
run three laps or 800 yards. II it can
be arranged, one OF the best and fastest
OF these relay races will be that between
University OF Pennsylvania and Univer-
atty OF Virginia Both un!vrsities stand
well in track athletics. and the spirit
and rivalry in such race would be Of
the utmost excitement 1t is hoped that
race Will be arranged between George
town University and George WASHINGTON
University, between whom exists the deem
est and keenest rivalry.
or no less interest will be the three
cornered race between Richmond College.
neutrality-suspicious. and William and Mary
all OF whom gave fine burst OF speed
in the race OF las: year. Richmond Col
lego finally winning out. These colleges
are warm rivals in every form OF ath-
letics. and their teams will put up one
OF the hottest and fastest races OF the
night.
The Episcopal High School will prob
ably line up against Woodberry Forest
and McGuire's School will race against
the Washington School for Boys. Relay
races will also be arranged between thu
schools of Richmond. all of whom arc
now making preparation for the event
A loving-cup will be presented to every
member of the winning team, and silken
banner to the team as whole.
A creating element will be the
three-legged race. which hiss recently be-
come very popular in the North.
Scores Of prizes will be given. First
prizes will be gold watches; second prizes,
silver medals; third prizes. bronze medals,
which will be given in all regular events.
A sillSen banner will be given to the
college winning the highest number Of
points. first, second third and fourth
Continued on Second Page)