Evening star., 1908-01-12
AN INTERURBAN RELAY RAGE
LATEST ADDITION TO TIE FED
ERAL INDOOR GAMES.

An interurban one-mile relay race be-
tween teams representing Baltimore and
Washington Is the latest feature added
to the program Of the federal indoor
games, to be held in Convention Hall Feb
ruary Is.
Although intercity races have been run
years. this will be the first event between
quartets representing the Oriole city and
the Capital. The teams will be made up
Of runners who are residents Of each city.
regardless Of the club. college or school
of which they may be members. and the
four fastest men will be chosen. The work
of the quarter-milers In the early games
will be closely watched. and the form
which they show then will largely deter
mine the choice. There are enough speedy
quarter milers in the local organizations
to form two good one-mile relay teams,
and the selection Of the fastest four will
be a difficult job. Picking the Oriole con-
tingent will be just as hard q task. The
intercity race will be one Of the bigfsa-
lures of federal games night
Schoolboys Worked Up.
That there is greater interest than ever
among schoolboys In track athletics. and
that the federal games will have . larger
and more representative list OF entries 10
evident from the number Of inquiries re.
Of school teams, especially Of out of town
institutions. The Penn Charter School
of Philadelphia and the Mercershure
Academy are the schools which have most
recently indicated that they viii be rep
resented. Penn Charter and Mercersburg
haaAliparc In Snhplpa NJ oth1offru In
the east, and II they send enough men
will add greater interest and uncertainty
to the contest for the Pennsylvania alumni
trophy. 1t looks as IL the Central High
School, which won last years trophy ana
championship SO handily. will be pushed
to the limit to capture this years cup. The
Mercersburg athletes are coached by
Kraenzlein, the worlds record holder in
school which produced Talbot. the young
giant Cornell freshman, who last year
made new world record Of 205 feet for
the twelve-pound hammer. Penn Charter,
coached by Al Sharpe. the old Yale foot
ball star, was the school which sent Vet
terlein and Tenney to Princeton and Rog-
ers to Cornell, the latter runner-up to
Taylor when he broke the intercollegiate
quarter-mile record last year.
Race Between Boys Schools.
The Country School for Boys Of Balti-
more has challenged the Episcopal High
School and the woodberry Forest School
to Junior relay race at 900 yards. and
it is likely that both these teams will ac-
cept. Manager Simpson Of the Country
School for Boys is Washington boy. and
the victory Of his team against these same
schools last year was one Of the most
popular triumphs Of the night.
The management of the federal games
will this year give handsome silver and
bronze plaques to members Of winning re-
lay teams instead Of the customary med
ais. which will be awarded for first, Sec
ond and third places in the individual
events. These plaques consist Of sterling
silver and solid bronze plates. with raised
figures Of athletes and laurel wreaths. the
plates to be mounted on solid oak blocks
about foot square. The plaques will be
made to hang on the wall or for use as
table or desk ornaments.
Entries for the federal games viii close
February Z, with w. G. Stuart, 709 18th
street northwest.