Evening star., 1908-02-03
BLUE AND GREY
ATHLETIC TEAM NEWS

N!th the mid-!ear exams over the in.
crease in the track squad at Georgetown
is very notccable. Several new men re-
ported to 'r. Reilly. among whom the
most prominent are Nilsach for the
weights. from the law school: the two
DlikeS brothers. both of the junior cIass
OF the college. Lawrence Smith. WHO has
had quite a little experience having
qualified for the track team at the Uni
versitN of ST Louis. which he attended
last year. and Sudwarth from the law
school. who. although as yet he has not
donned suit. will in all probability get
al work this week in the high jump.
hurry of last years varsity crew will
be out about three weeks before the big
games which Georgetown will hold
March q. With these additions 10 the
already largest squad which Georgetown
ever had DR.. Reilly has a very cneouras-
ing outlook for developing one of the
best squads in this part of the country
The total number of the squad now num-
bers fortN-foGr men. a most gratifying
showing - those who have foStered and
squad at The school across the creek
Plans for the big collegiate games
are being rapidly perfected Although
the meet will not be held until the 1th
of March the arrangements already
point 10 The fact that they are on A
scale far more laborate than similar
events given under the auspices of thu
Blue and Gray. Entry blanks To all the
leading colleges were started Friday and
the manager aad his assistants soon ex-
pect to be busy looking after the re-
sponses. The games which Georgetown
will run off this year will mark a new
era in the athletic progress of this school
famous for It's development of two of The
best runners who ever donnad Il shoe.
This year if present plans mature
Washington will i)e treated to no less
IAN ten relays from the five largest
universities IN the countrywide. Prince
ton. PENNSYLVANIA. Cornell. Colum.,a
Besides these vi! Sinia than whom no
Washinstonan would rather see a race
than with GeurSatoHn. Will be present.
Wesleyan will ia al pHohabi Journey
from New England and make its initial
bow III Washington. Johns Hopki !: of
tire athletes while Il d race suitable tn
fofdham can be arranged the boys from
the metropolis VIII come to Washington
for the bg affair.
While til. athletes fre,n tan Iic schools
are i'm town Georgetown will endaavor to
make their stay Il pleasant one in the
form OF receptions. Each of the frater-
mites in the law and medical schools
has siSniiied its anxiety tn cooperate
with the management in this regard and
there is doubt bl; that the athletes
Will enjoy their stay in the Capital city.
Tie University Club Of this city vii
also he asked 10 arrange some little al
fairs for the boys. ard no doubt these
viii witness scme of tha most decidedly
collegiate" doinSs Of the school set Of
Washington this season
Georgetown viii also have as her
guests the two l"rg@ athletic clubs Of
New Gork-thc New York Athletic cub
aud iii" Iriet-American These teams in
themselves Will comprisr college grad
yates. and two uf their most distin-
suished will be Georgetown Seitz
of New York Athletic tlub and Bernie
NsterS. who has signiiied his intention
of accompanying the Irish American
team. with which club he is associated. I
In the Squads from botn / ne coil aees and
the clubs relay men and distance man
will De Included. ;t.ld il is being coaSid +,
cred 10 maiea up RELAYS from each OF
the New York clubs. However. AT this
date iIie authorities are not prepared to
announce finally just whar matches Will
be made. aud 50 race beiwaen these F.
two is 'iu the air as yet.
Harry BeNine, the popular captain cf
the squad. has been under the weather /
for the past week ard result has I
hardly done anything more than present /
himself for practice and thereby encour- I
age the men by his presence Still ii is (
that the clever iit;l- captain 7
viii be around in Il fsw dars. The rsSt I
Of the men. tsnacially thDsa wi'o have
been out all year. ar getting strenuous /
wcrk. Every day the relay meu arr sent /
for the full quartsr together with prac- !
ticing starts and running through short /
SprintS Munhail. the man OF WHOM
Georgetown expects so much III the Il $
tancas. is daily sent for the mile. and re-
ports from those who have had watch
on him ccfroborate tn" pr. dict.Gn Of tie .
coach that Georgetown has Il coming star
III him.
The completion OF the r,rairs on tl,.. +
indoor track has added no Ett1 entnusi- 4
aSm To the work of the track men. The /
track which is laid IN III" basement - 4
seyeni N-Hfe yards stIaip .Ituway. and i .
now considered FAR III advanc Of coll y
indoor traces elsewhere. hurrn. iii" lat :
ly built siadiums.