The Washington times., 1908-02-15
Champions Of Every Degree
On Card for Federal Meet at
Convention Half Tonight
Ffty-five Organizations From Twelve Cities Rep
reSented-Sheridan, McGrath, and HaskinS
in Stellar Events

the University Of Pennsylvania team,
composed Of Haskins, Jones. ouigley.
and Beck. and an aIl-WaEhington team
made up OF Herring, Fleming, GIN, and
Head, and q one-mile race for the
lnter-city championship between Wash
ington and Baltimore. The local quar-
tet viii be Brame. Smithson. King. and
Herring, and the Oriole city viii depend
On Duker, stoIlenverck, White, and
sadtler
The Georgetown Varsity Reserve four
mas been matched against Richmond
College, ana the Catholic University
and st. Johns College, of Anna polls.
VIII have their annual dual relay tuasie
The philadelphia 7. N. c. A, the Wash
lhgton I. u. c. A, the District Ma
tional Guard. Company c., and the
Richmond Howitzers are cIassed to-
gether IN a one-miIe event, and the
herce rivalry between the Gurley and
Btoomingdale Athletic Clubs VIII make
the struggle FOR the intermediate cham-
pionship fierce and close.
among the school races there will "a
one Tor The championship OF virginia
DeLween Woodberry Forest School and
episcopal High School Of Alexandra
" esIeFn High. Emerson Institute. and
the Washington School are in. one race
ana the Baltimore City College. MARI
Isnd Agricultural College. and Brown
taeg t Sehool OF Philadelphia are classed
Igsetner- Georgetown Prep the
FRIENDS Select School, and BusIness
ttlgh have relay teams. and the mis-
Sets and grade school youngsters win
nave their annual championship battles.
Individual Events Well Filled.
All the individual events ara vey,
filled with frst-cIass runners 5unonar-
and weight men, the sprfnts. hurdles
| ana shotput having the cream Of the
college men and school boys. Thers
are torty-fve starters in the 50-vsrd
handicap and eight trial heats viii be
required 10 sift out the slower run
neTs- Cartmell is scratch man. and he
VIII have 20 so some 10 beat Rsctnr.
Randolph, OF Virginia; Hill and Stfl-
lenWerck. Of Hopkins Royce, OF the
maryland Athletic Club; Smith. and
/ Martin. OF Georgetown, William Of
pennsylvania Hall, Of MerceT5Derg. and
9lIL OF rome Institute In the hurdles
: Ihe class Is as high as in any other
| event, with Randolph, Of Virginia: Hin.
OF HOPKINS Hartranft, of PennsyIva MIA
| ana Hall, Of Mercersburg. among the
| starters. Supp. OF Mercersb5lrz@. ard
| Canister, Of Baltimore, VIII make lie
| big fellows hustle IN the shotput. and
some mighty good runners are likely
% DS uncovered IN Ihe novice events.
| 10 run or the big program promptly
/ and with every protection for the spec
! tators VIII be the task Of Referee Or
| ton. Starter Murphy, Clerk Chesley and
| the other members of the CORPS Of Of
! hcials- The trial heats IN the novice
spirits viii start promptly at T:5
| o'clock. and from that time until II
| O'Clock there will be something doing
/ every minute The pole vault and high
| jump viii be the first field events, and
| Sheridan and McGTath VIII make their
4 try with the 66-pOund weight about 10
/ clock. Major Sylvester viii have per
| sonal command of the police, and spc-
/ cial efforts will be made to keep the
/ crowd IN order and the floor clear.