The Washington herald., 1908-03-08


Georgetown went down in defeat before
Virginia in the crowning event of the
tenth annual renewal OF the Georgetown
indoor games at Convention hall last
night
The race was for the intercollegiate re-
lay championship Of the South. and the
teams were reported TO be so evenly
matched that there was no favorite.
Al the crack Of the gun Cohen, the
first Georgetown runner. beat his rival
Capt. Rector. off the mark. and for the
greater part OF the first lap the gray
jerseyed athlete was in the van. When
the third turn was reached, Rector
spurted to the front. but was unable 20
get decided advantage. giving a lead
of about three yards TO NAPLES. who was
pitted against Mohn. These men proved
10 be as well matched as the first two
runners, and when the going was taken
up on the third relay Virginia was not
more than five yards ahead.
Goodwin. Of Virginia. proved too fast
for Gibbs. and when Goodwin gave Thur
low the touch the Orange and Blue had a
lead of twelve yards. Georgetowns hopes
rested upon Rice. who was the fastest
one Of the four picked TO represent the
West Enders. Rice started off well and
at one time seemed likely 10 catch his
opponent. but in the final swing around
the han Thurlow drew away and crossed
the line fully thirty yards in front
Cornell Beats Columbia.
Just before the Southern rivals tocd the
mark Columbia and Cornell ran two
mile relay. which. considering the dis
tancc. was unusually well contested. For
half the distance the teams alternated in
the lead. Carpenter. a Washington boy.
running well for Cornell In the third relief
Halsted. Of Cornell. opened up a gap OF
fully twenty-five yards on Hutchinson
Apparently Columbia was destined to
severe defeat, but the Gothamites' last
man, Sanders. ran a clever race. The
Ithacans were able TO win by only about
ten yards. which is rather unusual in a
two-mile race.
The third most important relay race Of
the meet WAS between Wesleyan and
Fordham. conceded TO be two Of the fast
est teams in the Eastern colleges. Dur
ing the early stages the contest was
close. but in the last two relays the Wes-
leyan team, Of which Louis ConnOrs, Of
Washington. is member. gradually in
creased its lead, winning by thirty yards.
The squad of picked athletes from
Princeton won the team trophy by scoring
twenty-six points in the individual events.
Central High School Of this city. was
second, with ten points less than the
Tigers, while Virginia was third with
a total Of fifteen. The New York Athletic
Club. Johns Hopkins, Episcopal High
School. AQuinas Athletic Club. of Phila-
delphia; Georgetown. Fordham. the
Georgetown Preps. Yale, Marquette Col
lege. the Maryland Athletic Club, and
Tome Institute finished in the order
named
Good Competition the Rule.
One OF the largest crowds that ever
gathered for a Georgetown set OF games
was attracted by last nights sport While
no records were broken. competition was
as rule good and the class-of competi-
tors was much better than in the ajor-
ity OF the games in the past NJ J.
Thompson. the eminent football referee,
was in charge of the floor, and the COM
petent manner in which he conducted the
tourney proved that his abilities as an
official are by no means limited to the
grIdiron.
One OF the most pleasing incidents of
the evening happened in the special quar-
ter-mile match between Harry Hillman.
of the New York Athletic Club and
James Mulligan. of the Aquinas Athletic
Club. of Philadelphia After leading for
a lap. Mulligan tripped and fell on the
back stretch Of the second lap. At the
time Hillman was in the lead. but when
he heard his opponent strike the floor he
Immediately went back to help his rival
This act OF unusual sportsmanship
brought the spectators to their feet
cheering. and when HilIman trotted off
the floor 10 take a rest preparatory to
running the race over he was given
grand ovation from all sides
AS these two men are among the top
notch quarter-milers of the country. botn
We're especially anxious 20 win. which
simply adds 10 Hillman's action in stop-
ping when he was in the lead On the
run-off Mulligan was again unfortunate.
for he lost inc OF his shoes in making
turn. and finished barefooted FIVE Yards
behind Hillman.
Georgetown Reserves Lose.
Richmond College repeated its victory
OF earlier in the year by winning from the
Georgetown reserve team
From the point Of view of competition.
the Baltimore City College-MaryIand
Agricultural College relay was one of the
most exciting affairs on the card. At no
time were the runners more than two
strides apart. and for part of the way
the men ran on even terms. Baltimore
City College won. although Bryd, the
last Aggie. made a game finish
Forrest Smthson. the former Yale ath-
lete. running under the colors OF the New
York Athletic Club. captured the 5e-yard
hurdles, with Smith, Of the Georgetown