The Washington times., 1908-02-02
GEORGE TOWN HOPES
TO END NUISANCE
At INDOOR MEETS
Promises to Eliminate
Useless Officials
From Floor.

Plans for the annual indoor meet to
be given by Georgetown in Convention
Han, March Z have materialized tn
such an extent that the management,
believes the games this year viii far
surpass those of former years.
The mistakes made in the past viii be
sidestepped, if possible. Drawbacks that
nave characterized not only Georgetown
meets, but every meet that has ever
been held in the city, viii be put aside,
If the plans of the present management
meet with success. Such things as
CrOwding OF the floor by athletes, over
abundance Of officials and gathering of
~ectators at the start and finish of the
races viii all be done away with.
ould enable the spectators 20
nat view of the races ana field
for which they have paid.
Keep Floor Clear.
ntestauts not competing in events
lg run of Will be kept off the floor,
d sufficiently large space without
e inclosed arena is TO be provided for
hem. Those spectators who have not
tickets for reserved seats viii be amply
cared for at the end of the hall. BY di-
minishing the number of officials. hav-
lAa- D-IAN AllooE ht4D Ga liSNeSSA+f must Ae
on the floor. the last drawback viii be
done away with. il is hoped.
There has been a notable Increase In
the Georgetown track squad since the
completion Of the mid-year examina-
tons, and from now until the indoor
meet Coach Reilly VIII have one OF the
largest squads in the history of the
school. The total number Of candidates
has reached the surprising number Of
forty-four men from the various depart
ments
New Track Material.
-Four new candidates appeared in the
past week in Laurence Smith, Carl VII
sack. and the Dilkes brothers. Smith
has had some experience prior to his
coming to Georgetown, having qualified
fer the track team at the University of
St Louis last year in the sprints. VII
sack competed once in the shoJPul,
while a student in the Prep department
at Georgetown. James and Roy bikes /
hail from Holy Cross, where they made !
a favorable impression in the dashes. !
As Georgetown is shy in sprinters, |
these men Will be given special attention /
by Coach Reilly.
The meet this year is TO be marked by /
the large number OF college athletes |
connecting in the elaborate list OF /,
events. Yale, Princeton. Cornell. Co !
lumb.a. Virginia. Pennsylvania, Johns /
Hopkins. and Wesleyan are expected |
to make entries here March Z, some In 4
the relay races. and others in the open /
events. Georgetown viii also have as /
ner guests on that evening the two larg- .
est athletic clubs in New York-the /
Irish-American and New York A. c. /
Charley Seitz. the former Georgetown /
champion sprinter. win be a member /
of the New York A. c. squad, while /
Bernie WeGers viii accompany the men /
from the Irish-American A. c.
Trying Out Relay Teams.
Repairs on the seventy-five-yar /
straight-away in the basement Of the
HeaIv building, at Georgetown, have /
been completed, making the track one
Of the best of its kind in the East. /
Starting this morning the several relay (
squads that have been selected by !
Coach Reilly will contest in one-mile
races, four men on team. In this way
the coach viii be enabled to get line |
on his candidates for the varsity GUAR
tet which is TO race Wesleyan or Brown
in the Columbia games, February 10, for
the collegiate championship.
Entry blanks for the Georgetown meet
wer. sent out to all the leading colleges
and high schools in the East Friday,