The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-20

rhnmpionahip IN putting the shot from
y sherilan, the olympic champion, last
Saturday in Baltimore. and the re-
aoubtnbly O'Gorman, Will enter the
contest agiinsf coe, making the shot.
putting far more exciting than IT
would he with simply one inhn try
4 Ing To break Il record
Il Quicker. the fast hurder OF tile Baltl-
Il more Athletic club will enter the hurdles
T competition, and will form an antagonist
worthy OF the steel Of Captain Archie
q Randolph. OF the University OF virginia
]. team Sterrct, the champion pole-Yaulter
or George washington University, who
GAS conspicuous for his good WORK last
gear will be here again. Iorando the
fastest man OF George Washington, viii
Ss q strong competitor in tie longer runs.
Last year, in the outdoor meet ut the
university of Virginia. he won the half
mile, the mile aud the two-nliia rice thus
ussurIng himself of permanent place
d among the annals OF Southern athletics.
From Virginia viii come Randolph, cap
lain the champion hurder; MaHbury
Fletcher and others, Pennsylvania viii
rcnd j, v. Mulligar. her champion quar-
ter-mile runner
IL An interesting program has peen made
out and. AS has been shown, the entries
will he filed with many athletes who
have Nllready established records, and
who win hero attempt to make others
Such entrants tend TO make this meet one
of the most notable in the country, and to
place 1T on a footing with the best and
The largest attended in the North The
preparatory schools are taking ms much
interest ana pride in their work as are
tile colleges and universities, and it Is
expected that the local preparatory
schools will turn out as strong and sturdy
competitors as those from Washington
md Baltimore.
Other Features.
new feature will be the relay race
for the Y. VI. C. a. championship -Four
teams have already arranged to enter
Newport News, Portsmouth, Richmond
and Washington. This will be the first
time that any such event will have been
held and the Y NJ. C. a. organizations
are taking much interest in this feature
The Richmond branch is training already
md will put up n good run for the coveted
aionors
The catholic University of America,
of Washington. is to be represented by
q team this being the first time that in
stitution has ever taken prominent po-
sition in the world of college athletics.
Their team will probably be matched
against some other in relay race. which
is always tho most popular event for
the test of supremacy.
Midget Race.
All the preparatory schools of the State
and city are making active preparations
for the meet. and all are showing an
ardent interest in developing the best
teams possible.
Woodberry Forest made a splendid
showing last year and the Episcopal High
School viii find 1t all she can do to pre-
vent herself from being worsted. Me-
Cures Richmond Academy and Rich
mond High School have made out their
formal entries, and will be represented. |
Coach Robertson IS doing good work
with the High School boys and he ex-
poets to train such an aggregation as will
sweep all before them. Among the other
interseholastic relay races will be that
between the Washington School for Boys
and the Army and Navy School, of Wash |
ington. Both have strong track teams,
and they win be pretty evenly matched.
And last. but not least, among these cx-
citing relay races VIII be the midget
relay race between he little fellows of
f Woodberrv Forest and those of the
4 Country School, of Baltimore. This race
Will be all the more interesting and ex
citing on account of It's novelty in track
athletics and because of the size of the
ssefl.rants.
The meet will he largely attended
by Richmond society. and many people
Will come down from Baltimore and
Washington Special cars will come
esdown from the last two cities. Nearly
wall the boxes have been sold. and the
seats are going rapidly. There was
ia large attendance last year. but next
saSaturtlay night. now that the indoor
lsnleet is so much better understood and
because it has become so popular, the
crowd VIII probably double that of last
year.