The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-03
DOZEN RELAY RACES
Twelve Match Events ON Card
at Federal Games.
G. W. U.-vIRGINIA ONE MILE
Interesting Struggle for Southern
Championship Is Expected When
HatchetItes Meet Charlottesville
Four in the Feature Attraction of
the Convention Hall Tourney.

Manager Foley has booked twelve
relay races for the Federal games
which viii be held at Convention Hall,
February 2S. The latest additions are
match races between the Woodberry-
Forrest School, of Orange. Va. and
Georgetown Prep, the Army and Navy
Prep and Western High School, and a
junior race between the Country School
for Boys. of Baltimore, and the Wood
berry Forrest School Negotiations are
pending for three other relay races,
one a three-cornered inter-city schol-
astic event
Two colleges will make their debut
in indoor competition in Washington
at. ahe Federal games-the Catholic
University and st. Johns College, Of
Annapolis. The representatives OF the
Brookland institution made a creditable
showing in Richmond a week ago. and
expect to be especially strong in the
J0-yard handicap and the quarter-mile
open They may also have one or
two entries in the invitation shot-put
against Sheridan. Capt Harrison, Of
ST. Johns College. has written Man
ager Foley that the Annapolis institu-
ton has some good sprinters and quar-
ter-Inile runners this year, and that the
pick of the team viii be sert TO Wash
ington on the ed.
The distance of the relay race for the
championship of the South between
George Washington and the University
Of Virginia has been fixed at one mile.
after an exchange OF communications
between Manager Foley, Acting Mana
ger Brookes. Of George Washington,
and Manager Horner. of Virginia. This
race~will mark the first appearance Of
both teams in competition this season.
The prospects Of the Hatchetites have
been recently Frightened by the addi-
ton of Clagett, formerly Of the Cen
trail High School, to the list of candi-
dates.
Three High school Teams.
Three of the local high schools viii
have senior relay teams in competi-
tiOn. In addition 10 the Western
AFmy-Navy Prep race. Eastern and
Business have been matched. The
former race promises to be close. The
Army and Navy School has been
strengthened by the addition of Pagan,
last year at Woodbury. Forrest. With
Capt Osg0Od as their mainstay. how
ever Western expects 10 develop a
very good team. The Army and Navy
boys viii also be represented by
Humphrey, Mclean. Blunt, Birney
Sylvester. Sigsbees Finch, Furman, and
Capt. Pagan in the various scholastic
omen events
Candidates for the track team at the
Washington School for Boys have been
at work several weeks getting in shape
70 make n good showing in the open
events. They will have entries in all
the sprints, the quarter mile handicap
the half-miie and mile runs. and the
relay race for junior teams. Burke
with a record Of 10 seconds in the
j0-yard dash. will be the star entry Of
this school. which will also be repre-
scented by Capt. Mccartney and several
newcomers in the novice events
Floweree in the SS0-yard and one-mIle
runs; Britton, Stuart, and Browne. In
the middle distances. and Kaysor
Townsend. MicOu, EllersOn, Curtis. and
Mccain in the junior relay team.
There are already five entries in the
junior open relay race, the latest heing
those Of the Alloy sius Club and the
Boys Department OF the Y NJ c. A.
The candidates for the Aloysius team
have narrowed down 10 six speedy
youngsters. Herds Reid. Darlington.
Fealey. Van Reuth, and Curran, while
the Y. NJ. c. a. quartet viii be picked
from Legge. Meyer, Tanner, Wetzel
Marks. Sharpe, Shiles. and Downs. all
about equally fast. In the two midget
championship relay races there will be
teams from the local high schools, the
Woodberry-Fo School. and the
Boys Department Of the Y NJ c. A
The Hubbard School, Columbia Heights.
and the Wallach School, OF East Wash
ington, are the latest entries In the
grade school championship relay