The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-09

four men who are certain to be mem
Oers of the American team at the
Olympic games in London next July,
and two others who viii make very
strong bids FOL. places Five OF these
men are national champions and three
OF them record holders.
The four who are certain to be in the
OlympIcs are Martin Sheridan, OF the
Irlsh-AmeTican Club of New York, who
won the worlds au-round championship
at Athens in 1906; Guy Haskins, Of the
University of Pennsylvania, intercol-
legiate hRlf-mile one-mile, and cross
country champion. and holder Of the
mile record; Matt AIcGrath. OF the New
York Athletic Club, conqueror and
cousin Of the mighty Flanagan, Amer
scan hammer-throwing champion, and
y. J. Cartmeu, captain of the Pennsyl-
vania team. and for three years inter
collegiate champion in the 100 and go
yards run. Besides these ". A, PAUL,
formerly Of AIercersburg Academy, now
at Pennsylvania, and the American
scholastic record holder in the mile run,
ana J. A. Beck, Of the Quaker team,
with a record of 1:57 SIS for the half
mile, are very likely to make places
In the Federal games Sheridan and
McGrath win meet in a try at the rec
ord FOR throwing the 56-pound weight
for height, and in a special l2-pound
shot-put, with Canister, of Baltimore,
and several. local men. Sheridan will
also be IN a special three standing broad
jumps against SehlosseF, Of the Ma
tional Guard, the local record holder Of
the event; King of the Gurley Club. |
and probably Cartmen.
Haskins to Try for Record.
HaskYns will run in the 1.Oo0-yard |
handicap early in the evening and try
10 set a new indoor record He will also
run on the Pennsylvania two mile relay
team, which meets an all-Washington
team in the last event OF the night. |
Cartmeu will be In the 50-yaTd handl- |
cap. PAUL in the mile run, and Beck |
IN the 200 yards and on the Penusyl- |
vania relay team.
Besides these star performers there
will be 100 other good athletes in the |
twenty-eight events. representing prac- |
1icalIy every college. school, and club /
between Philadelphia and Richmond. |
prominent in athletics. Among the more |
important colleges which have entered /
men are Georgetown, the Catholic Uni |
versity, Johns Hopkins, Virginia. st. /
Johns. Of Annapolis. and George Wash ]
ingtOn; IN the list OF schools are Mer- /
cersburg Academy, Tome Institute,
Baltimore City College. the local high 4
schools. Georgetown Prep, the Episco- /
pal High School, WOOdbeTry Forest, the /
Country School. Of Baltimore; the |
Washington Schools for Boys and |
Friends Select Some of the clubs be /
sides the Irish-American and the New /
York Athletic Club are the Aquinas |
Club. OF Philadelphia: the Mt Wash /
ington, Baltimore Maryland. and Nc /
CuIlough Club. OF the Oriole City; the
National Guard, Gurley, BIoomingdale, !
Belmont, Y. NJ c. A. fremont, Potomac, :
Olympia and Arizona. clubs Of Washing /
ton.
Five Champions in Vault.
Among the special events none will
be more spectacular than the invita-
ton pole vault, with five champions
competing. Thrau. Of the Technical /
High School and MacMurray, Of Tome /
Institute. the former scholastic cham
pion of the East. and the latter hold
ing the same honor in the West, Vii /
have an Interesting match, with Ster-
rett. Of George Washington. South At
lantic champion Martin, of Virginia,
who beat Sterrett in the Buff and Blue
games. and Ward, OF Baltimore. viii be
the other contenders. All these have
records of 10 feet 6 inches or higher,
ThraIl having done Il feet , inches in
the Middle States intersChOIastic last
May, and MacMurray clearing 10 feet
20 inches in the Middle West cham
pionships at the same time. The lat
ter athlete also has a record O.. feet
9 inches in the high jump and p feet
in the broad jump.
The struggle fol. the Pennsylvania
Alumni trophy cup will be holly fought
among half q dozen Of the leading
schools of the East and South. Mer-
cersburg Academy, Tome Institute, Bal
timore City College, Georgetown Prep,
the Episcopal High School, Woodbury.
Forest, and washington School for
Boys have some rafting good perform
ers in the various scholastic events. and
II would be taking a big risk with rep
utation to predict a winner. That the
victorious school will be among these
schools is certain.
Props Have Look IN.
Mercersburg is the first choice on past
performances. but there are some equal
" good boys from the other schools.
ard it would not be surprising II
Georgetown Prep or the Baltimore City
College captured the trophy. In the
scoring for the cup only points won
In scholastic events viii be counted.
In the final arrangements Of relay
races there are fourteen on the pro
gram. and they are so grouped that
there will be the least possible delay
in getting the teams away. In these
races there are forty-five teams, rang
ing from the little fellows In the grade
school and midget championships to col
lege and club men in the star events
Most OF the races have three or four
teams entered
Relay Glasses.
These are the relay classes;
Glass Grade school championship.
Glass 2-8itdset championship.
Class Sunday school championship.
Class Junior club championship
Class 5-Intermediate club champion
ship.
Class 6-Western High School second,
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