The Washington times., 1908-01-05
TWO MORE EVENTS
FOR SCHOOL BOYS
At FEDERAL MEET
Hurdle Race and 40
Yard Run-HopkinS
Entries.

Two events 50-yard hurdle and
440-yard run-havs been added 20 the
program Of the Federal indoor games.
to be held in Convention Hall on Feb
ruary l.
Both these events wiz be for school
boys only. and places won in them VIII
count in the poiut-scorlng for tie Penn
sylvania Alumni trophy, which viii be
awarded the school scoring the greatest
number Of points. These events were
added at the special request Of a mum
Der OF boys OF the local and Baltimore
high schools. and Il IS expected that
they win prove two OF the most popular
on the program
The Federal games are the only IN
door games IN the South IN which there
is a hurdle race for sChoolboys alone,
and as there are some mighty good
performers among this years crop OF
timber tOpDers. the race over the sticks
ls likely 60 be as exciting and spoctac-
ular IS any event on the program.
New Everts for Schools.
A oua-ter-uHe run for schooIbOys IS
on the Federal games program this year
for the FIRST time. and it IS believed
will draw an unusually strong list OF
entries. Central High school, Baltmore
City College, Georgetown Prep, the
Woodberrv Forest School, the Episcopal
High School, and the Central High
OF Philadelphia all have fast strings Of
runners a. this distance. and il Is not
unlikely that the deciding points in the
fight for the trophy cup may be won
or lost IN This event.
o. a a-T hrrr Ia n ~
the 44O-yard run makes a total OF four
teen events for individual competitors,
which, with a dozen relay races for
all sizes, ages, and classes Of school,
college, and club athletes, win make UP
the longest indoor program that has
ever been presented south OF New Work.
But with DR.. George W. OrtOn again as
referee at the head OF an experienced
list Of officials, the events will be run
of rapidly. and the program completed
IN TIE scheduled time OF three hours.
Johns Hopkins Ambitious.
Capt. B. F. Brenton, OF the Johns
Hopkins University track team. who
was here for the George washington
cross-countrv run on New Year Day,
said that the Oriole City Institution will
send practically all Of its track men TO
the Federal games, and that they ex-
pect 10 make an especially creditable
showing IN the middle and long distance
events They have a cracking good
crowd OF freshmen this year, having
fallen heir to the cream Of the Baltl-
more boy athletes, with StoIleuwerck.
Burgan, and CHASER as the De ricuIar
new stars.
There has been only a slight let-up
during the holidays IN the training Of
the candidates for the various grade
school teams which will compete in the
relay races for the championship OF the
District, and the Stinemetz trophy cup
Beginning tomorrow the young embryo
champions win start on a course Of
training as rigid as they can make It.
Regular courses will be measured on
city streets or convenient open lots,
where the only difficulty win be holding
the youngsters down to light and easy
work. Many mothers will be relieved
OF the care of getting the youngsters
TO bed early during the next six weeks.
but they will be introduced 10 the
strange Caprices Of an athletes train
ms. table appetite, Similar experiences
viii probably fall to the lot Of the
mothers of candidates for the teams
which viii compete for the Sunday
school championship,