The Washington herald., 1907-12-15
CARBOHYDRATES
G. w. L. Plans Big Indoor
Games Meeting.
MANY ENTRIES RECEIVED
Number OF Athletes Already In
Training - Large Representation
from Local High schools Assured.
Management 10 Build Running
Track ut Van Ness Park.

The announcement that the George
Washington University Athletic Associa-
ton is going to hold indoor genes at
Convention Hall on January . has
stirred up much interest in track and
field athletics among the students and
alumni OF the Buff and Blue institution
Manager Fleming of the track team has
an assistant In each of the seven depart
ments of the university. and well-or-
ganized promotion" campaign, which
has been under fun sail for two weeks
has brought good results
There have been a number of candi-
dates for the George Washington track
team in training since the FIRST of De-
cember, but Capt. GIL has issued "a for
NAL call for the men to report 10 him
at Van Ness Park tomorrow afternoon.
For another week the candidates viii do
only light. easy work, out Of doors
1t is likely that following the example
Of Princeton. Cornell. and Harvard. the
Buff and Blue track team management
will build board track in Van Ness
Park for all the runners To use during
the winter season. the candidates for
field events using the Y. NJ. g A. gym
nasium.
From the present outlook the down
town university viii have this year the
largest track squad in It's history, with
not less than half a hundred men trying
for the different events.
Many Entries Assured.
That the inaugural indoor games Of the
Hatchetites win draw fattering list Of
entries from high schools. prep schools.
colleges. and clubs Of Washington. Balti-
more. Richmond. Philadelphia. and small
towns n Virginia is assured.
The local high schools will have an
/ especially large anG representative list II
entries Dr. Hudson has large squads
out at both the Western and Business
schools. and although the Technical
school will not officially enter a team.
practically all the track and field athletes
of the school will be in the various
events. both scholastic and open
/ AT the Central school there are between
! fifty and sixty boys at work every day.
and the Eastern has almost as large "a
squad as last year. At least three OF
/ these schools will have teams in the
/ high school indoor championship relay.
/ The Episcopal High School of Alexandria
/ has asked for a match relay race with
/ the Central High School. but the latter
school has not yet given a final answer
| 10 the challenge
/ From Baltimore half dozen schools
/ will send entries for the scholastic events,
! and Johns Hopkins viii be represented
/ by a dozen men IN the open handicaps.
Besides the relay between the George
Washington department teams. there will
be a race for the freshmen. another for
junior clubs of the District. aud half a
dozen match races Entries viii close on
January IS with Manager r. r. Fleming,
709 Fourteenth street northwest
Cross Country Run.
That there viii be nearly fifty entries
for George Washingtons New Years
handicap cross country run seems Ger
tain from the number OF inquiries re-
ceived by Manager Fleming. The BufT and
Blue itself has squad Of fourteen men
working hard to get into shape for the
four-miIe jaunt
The men now training are Capt Gill.
Wenderoth. Holmes. Fleming. Falconer,
Birney, Seller, Carl. Clagett, Brame. Nc
Farland, Ball and Calder
Eele Htttihb- OF the MOUNT Washing
tor Athletic Club, the South Atlantic
middle distance champion. is going TO try
his speed at the longer distance. and
mast Of the long-distance runners Of the
local high schools Will toe the scratch.
probably with liberal handicaps
Manager Fleming last night announced
the following list OF officials for the
cross country run: Referee. Dr. d. r..
Wiber; starter c. +. Hecox; judges at
the finish, DR.. w. y. Phillips. f. NJ. VIII
son. and Or. w. b. Hudson; timers. W. c..
Thatcher. G. f. Beckett. and W l. Jose;
clerk of the course, W Q. Stuart: scorer.
w. p. Bowie; inspectors. Messrs. Turken-
ton. Conwell, Baer Biddle. Gail. Brookes.
NpWhnuser Gates Wilson and Ran