The Washington herald., 1908-03-01
CARNIVAL OF SPORT
Galaxy of Stars Entered in
Georgetown Meet.
RELAYS FOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Georgetown and Virginia VIII Meet
iE the Crowning Event OF the
Evening, While Good Race Is Ex-
pected when Columbia and Cor
nell Clash In TwO-miae Event.

Plans for the tenth annual renewal OF
the Georgetown meet are now practically
complete. and those in charge of the
games predict the greatest gathering Of
college. high and preparatory school. pri-
vate school. and athletic club athletes
ever fostered b. the Blue and Gray
school
When plans were outlined early in De-
eember Il was the intention of Manager
Moran to make this years meet the most
pretenti0us collegiate athletic tourney
ever held in the South Next Saturday
night will doubtless see the realization OF
these hopes. The leading colleges, ath-
letie clubs. and preparatory schools OF
the East and South have either sent their
entries in or have given the management
assurances that their representatives wiz
be IN the competition at Convention Han.
Five championship relays form a most
important part Of the programme. Cor
nell races Columbia at two miles for the
Eastern collegiate title. a race that IS at
tracing interest throughout the country.
while Wesleyan has been matched to race
against the fast Fordham quartet at one
mile. Wesleyan has claim on the East
ern one-miIe championship. The Con
necticut team has made the fastest time
for that distance registered this year
Colleges in Relays.
The Georgetown Reserve Richmond Col
lege struggle should prove one OF the star
attractions Of the night Western Mary
land College has been added 10 this race.
making it a three-cu-nered affair. The
one mile relay. arranged for Maryland
Agricultural College. Washington College.
and Catholic University. Is attracting no
little attention on the part OF their sup
porters. The crownlng event on the pro-
gramme will be the Georgetown Virginia
one mile race for the Southern title. The
Blue and Gray will strive 10 retain the
title Il won last year by defeating Vir-
ginia in a memorable race at Convention
Hall On paper the teams appear evenly
matched. Besides these there will be
the senior ard junior high school cham
pionships of the South. athletic club. and
private school relays
Particular attention has been paid to
making the individual events noteworthy
y
the many h0nOrs 10 be won az the meet.
Harry Hillman. the bright particular star
Of the New York Athletic Club. viii come
TO Washington 10 defend his title Of hUT
ding champion. against Forrest Smith
son. the athlete who has come out OF the
West the past year. and won his spurs
among the Eastern cracks. Snlithson and
Hillman viii be pitted against each other
in the 50-yard hurdle race. in which will
also be the leading timbeT-toppeTs in the
South. Smithson broke the worlds record
IN New York Friday night thus adding
more interest TO his appearance for the
FIRST time in Washington
Hillman and MulIgan. the former
Georgetown star. viii meet in a special
match race at 40 yards. There viii also
he a special match race between Guy
Haskins. the former PENNSYLVANIA crack.
and Bacon. Of the Irish-Anerican Athletic
Club. or some other equally well-known
distance man
stars I'm the SprintS.
In the sprints. Butler, % Yale: Myers.
OF Marquette College, Milwaukee; Rec
tor. Of Virginia; Martin. Of Georgetown;
Smithson. Of New York: Mulligan. GIL.
and other well-known short distance men
VIII compete Butler is the man Yale is
depending on to win the intercollegiate
sprints this year. His performances up
10 date have been most encouraging
| In the $50 and one mile collegiate races
the fields are just as classy. including
men from the leading universities. The
/ pole vault will see Thral. OF Technical
High, competing against a find" OF
Capt. Dray. OF Yale who is expected 70
take the latter's place when he graduates
/ from the New Haven school Kreuger.
! Of Swarthmore. and Stpp, Of SIercersburg,
| have been invited to compete in the shot
put against the pick of local weight men.
In the high jump. Brennan. OF Milwau-
/ kee, and Randolph and Martin, Of Vir-
ginia, will have TO compete against one
OF the leading jumpers in The country IN
the person Of Fielding, of the New York
Athletic Club.
| The preparatory school events are all
being well hIed, and the list or entries in
these events viii be published along with
the others this week. Reserved seats are
on sale at Hickman & Whites. 1919 G
street northwest.