The Washington herald., 1908-05-24
MANY ENTRIES FILED
Preston School Meet Events
Fast Filling Up.
INTEREST BY BALTIMOREANS
City College, McCuIIOh Athletic Club,
and Cross Country Club Athletes
Games at National PRrk-CentraI
and Tech VIII Be Represented.

Games at National PRrk-CentraI
and Tech VIII Be Represented.
The entry list for the outdoor meet next
Saturday at the American League Park.
under the auspices OF the Preston Univer-
sity School. Of this city. are coming in
rapidly
Baltimore is taking a deep interest in
the affair. and the Baltimore City College.
through its physical director. A. c. Lever
ing. has promised twenty men. IN order
20 accommodate him, as well as the men
at the Central High School OF this city,
il has been found expedient to add a spe-
cial open hurdle race OF 220 yards. This
race should prove fine affair as it will
be so arranged that straightaway course
viii be mapped out, and the timber top
pers will be in fun view of the audience
all the way. The McCulloh Athletic
Club Of Baltimore will have some entries.
The Cross Country Club Of Baltimore,
which so handily won the cross-country
jaunt OF the Bloomingdale Athletic Club,
Of this city. has written for more blanks.
and is determined to win the cup offered
for the team obtaining the highest num-
Der Of points in the two-mile event.
Point Scoring Arranged.
In order not TO handicap the contestants
too severely, the men coming IN first.
second. and third In this two-mile affair
will be permitted II they are running
under a clubs colors-that IS, trying for
the point trophy-to total the number OF
points obtained in the two-mile run. for
the point trophy.
Central High School. OF this city, viii
be strongly represented. capt, Dick has
not decided the number Of men that he
Will enter In the sprints. but it IS safe
20 say that he and Claggett and Cheney
Will appear. Hamilton has been travel
ing in fine shape, ard IS booked for the
hurdles.
For the mile. Hndebrand. who ran
such a strong race at the iuterhigh school
games last week, viii be the favorite.
In the half-mile. Clagget. Dick, Rose.
and Harvey will be seen. They are all
in fine physical condition.
In the weights. Spransy and Tweedy
are entered. Coach Foley is we'll salts
fed with the way the men are working.
Central will have a good starter in the
twO-mile, but his name has not been
given out as yet, as he is somewhat Of a
Ozark horse.
TechnicaTs EentrIes.
Technical will not De far behind the
wearers Of the blue and white In Thrali.
the Mckinley School has one Of the best
athletes that Washington has boasted Of
in recent years, He is strong, power
fully built. and well conditioned athlete.
and will be IN the 100 and 220-yard dashes.
He won both Of these events at the inter
high school meet. Leper will be his
travelling mate. and is going in fine form.
jacob has been named for the hurdles
In Tie half-mile Hodges is the selection.
Tnlthe mile Corridor and Hodges will run
as a team. In the running high jump
Janis and Ballantine have been deter
mined upon. The shot-put will have Ellis.
Mccarthy, and Brewster
Georgetown's men have been in training
since the announcement Of the meet. and
DR.. Reilly has the squad narrowed down
TO the men that he viii send in the
events. In the sprints, Martin, who is
regarded by Reilly as the fastest man
that he has had AT Georgetown since
Seitzs time, and Gibbs, a freshman. are
the entrants. In the Quarrer. Gibbs -Cohn,
and Mobn will start. Fred Rice will be
the man in the 200-yard dash. Georgetown
Will have relay team, and if arrange
ments can be completed will meet the
University OF Virginia.
is going well and from the best reports
Is doing zen seconds under Bernie Wefers
at Travers Island. II Rector can be
persuaded to meet Seitz, Washington may
have an opportunity to see the Southern
flyer, who has been credited with the re-
markable time Of 2-5 seconds for the
century
This race. IL il can be arranged, should
prove a good one as both boys are IA
vorites in the city, Rector among the
University Of Virginia Alumni. and Seitz
among the Georgetown coterie.
Soldiers Relay Team.
The National Guard will send in its
fast relay team This is made up Of
Schlosser. Rice. Royce. and Bopp. This
team will be pitted against some fast
aggregation.
The Preston University School has a
number OF lads in training, and some Of
the youngsters are showing strongly. The
closed 100 and 22O-yard dashes for the
school alone will have the following as
starters: Dove, Morgan. Wilmer. Brice.
Pierce, Pratt. Chandler, Millnor, Ross
Thompson. and McCallom; in the 100
yard dash, open and handicap Preston
Porter. Bowers. and Ward. In the high
jump Ward and Ramey will contest
Porter VIII in all likelihood be in the 600
In the shot-put Corby and J. w Thomp-
son are among those from the school.
Corby is promising boy.
A baseball game between two Of the
best teams that can be found in amateur
fandom will be on the CARPET for the
latter part of the afternoon. and as the
two teams that are being considered al
ways draw well. large crowd of friends