The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-15

from his home to the school was four
miles. and In his two trips a. day IT is
q safe bet that he held the record as
the speedlesh ARKANSAS traveller" OIL
his time.
Virginia came by this great runner
honestly enough From his infancy
he had been slated to go to Virginia,
for his father before him attended the
universally, taking tho law course un
der the renowned teacher, John Is.
Minor, and graduating with honor IN
IA. Since leaving the university the
senior Rector has attained great prom
inence In his profession, and has taken
an active part In the politics of his
native State. He was the opposing
candidate against Governor Davis IN
the memorable campaign OF 1903 He
now enjoys d large and lucrative prac-
ttce at his home at the Hot Springs.
Rector might be called n natural
born athlete, for he early demonstrated
his ability In many, sports. At the age
OF seventeen he entered Lawrenceville
Academy, Now Jersey, one of the
prep" schools from which Princeton
regularly draws many Of it's star ath-
letes.N Before coming East the young
ster had never seen track shoe. lie
was persuaded by the athletic director
at Lawrenceville, Mr.. Prentiss, to come
out for the track team, and before tho
end of the scholastic year had run the
100 In ten and one-fifth seconds, and
found himself the captain of the track
team, a position which lie held during
his stay at the New Jersey school. Nor
did he conflne himself to running. He
jumped into football and baseball and
earned his "L' I'm the three branches
of sport during his sojourn of four
years at Luwrencevile. He was the
premier twirler on the baseball team
and had q record made by but few
prep" school athletes. The most mem-
orable game in which he ofticiated as
pitcher, perhaps. was that against Mer-
cersburg Academy, In the spring or
| 1906. Only twenty-seyen batters faced
| him in the nine innings single hit
was made off his delivery, and not, a
4 man reached second base. Lawrence
| VILE, OF course, annexed the game, 8
| to o.. During his stay at Lawrenccvllie
RECTOR pitched several highly credtta-
BILE games against Princeton. In foot
4 ball he put up a star game In the back
.lfeld. Upon coming to Virginia Rector
started in to play football and base
ball, but was prevailed upon by Mr.
Lannigan, the associate director of ath-
letics, to drop both OF these sports ant
devote himself exclusively to track
!, work This decision was fastened b,
the breaking of tendon in his arm
). during the early baseball practlce las
A spring.
A glance at the physical statistic!
4 of this athlete shows at once why h,
4 stands out pre-eminent as the sta1
Isprinter OF the season. He Is n frac
Il ton of an inch under six feet in height
weighs ito pounds. and Is OF the clean
cut. rather slim-looking, rangy type
1 that always makes the best athletes
!. lin fact, for the short distances. his
build is ideal. with sufficiently robus
chest and shoulder development, SO
necessary for maximum results.
After the indoor meet in Richmont
next week, Rector will break training
land enjoy well-earned rest until TIL
!, several outdoor meets to be held at thu
, university in April and May. His mex
/ appearance in the North will be at thu
olympic trials, to be held at Philadel
! phia early in June. he having beer
, invited by the officials of the Amateur
/ Union to compete in the 10O-yard dasl
, with Dan Kelly and Cartmell. 1t ha
r been decided that but two men for tn,
!. 1O0-yard dash can go to England wit!
, the American team. Kelly, Cartmel
( and Rector are considered the mos
: promising candidates.
], 1t goes without saying that thi,
I; wind splitter els Just now the idol o
rtNirginia. anu ranks first among TIL
y Fast Flying yirginians of the Old Do
Y Iminion. Following in the footsteps q
his father, he is attending the la,
Y school. He Is member of the Delt
:, Psi fraternity, which has the hand
: soonest frat home in college: mem
VI Der of the Ell Bananas, the swell rib
e bon society, and president of the Law
$ renceville Club, which has member
ship of nineteen. He is now twenty
e two years OF age.