The Washington times., 1908-03-01

Next Saturday night will see the
tenth annual renewal Of the Georgetown
Indoor Games Plans that have been
worked OF since the close Of the Christ
mas holidays and which now are near
completion indicate that the 1908 meet
viii be the greatest ever attena 1ted by
Georgetown Everything to make the
affair d success has been done this
year. All the leading colleges, prepare
tory schools. high schools. and athletic
clubs Of the East ar 4 South have been
invited and urged IL send representa-
tives, and the assure ices and entries al
ready received bode we'll for the realiza-
ton of Manager Moran's hopes.
Probably the greatest attractions OF
the evenings sport viii be the cham
pionship relays that are to be decided.
Five. college titles alone are carded.
Cornell win race Cola-ubia at two miles.
Wesleyan will meet Fordham at one
mile, Maryland Agricultural, Washing
ton College, and Catholic University
will race for the minor college cham
pionship. and the Georgetown varsity
viii strive to retain its title OF South
ern champion in t'I5 annual One-milo
race with the University OF Virginia,
its greatest rival in the athletic f1ei5
Besides these there viii be the senior
and junior high school championships.
the private school and athletic elG5
championships.
Many Stars to Race.
In the line OF individual events ath
letes of national repute will contest
against lesser lights who are striving; -
reach the pinnacle of success in the
many branches. Doubtless the most
noted Of these will be Harry HiIlman, of
the New York Athletic Club; Forrest
Smithson, Of the sane city: Brennan
and Myers, OF Marquette College, Mil
waukee. Wis; Butler, of Yale: Bacon,
the crack 4lO ana SsO-yard man OF ives
leyan; Kreuger, the giant shotputter Of
Swathmore: Fielding the crack high
jumper OF the New York Athletic Club;
MCGEE, Princeton's half-miler; Bacon.
the find IN the $50 from the Irish Ath-
IetiC Club: MulIigan. now OF PhIadel-
phis and the former Georgetown relay
man arG quarter-niler; Clyde Haskins.
until recently a student at Pennsylvania
and last year the winner of the inter
collegiate titles in the mile and half
mile.
Besides these there will be athletes
who have Won their spurs in the two
local meets held this year, such as Mar
tin. Munhall. BieIaski Mohn, Ballear-
geon, and Mudd, of Georgetown: GIL.
Of Tome Institute; Stipp, the MERGERS
burg weight man, and Tom Smith, inter
scholastic champion hurdler Of the Dis
trict.
Two match races sure TO be good are
the Haskins-Bacon race at either $50 or
100 yards and the HiIlman- AIulligan
contest at 40 yards. It was at first in
tended to run White against Haskins,
but plans were changed during the past
week, so that 3acon, the great half
miller OF the Irish Athletic Club of New
York, viii toe the mark with the former
star Of the 1ntercollegiates.
Hillman to Run Smithson.
Hnlman and Smithson will meet in
the hurdle race at fifty yards along
with other lesser stars Of the South
competing. Smithson has been making
great strides in this department. and
bids fair to snatch JIiIlman's title away
from him If he keeps on improving. In
the Seventy-first Regiment games at
Madison Square Garden several weeks
ago SmithsOn broke the worlds record.
Tom Smith, OF the Georgetown Preps,
along with Randolph. or Virginia, and
Hill, Of Tome Institute. are also entered
IN this event aud are countad unAn HI