The Washington herald., 1908-01-05
MANY RELAY RACES
Twelve Events Arranged for
G. w. L. Games.
JOHNS HOPKINS IS STRONG
Baltimore Quartet Has Been Match
ed IN .TwO-miIe Relay with
George Washington and Virginia
for southern ChampionshIp-The
sale of Tickets starts This Week.

The classification Of relay teams for
the George Washington University indoor
games on January p viii be completed
within week Already there are ten
Of these events on the programme, and
two others are pending. arrangements
for which may be completed before the
entries close
The big and final event Of the night
viii be the two-mile relay for the cham
pionship OF the South, with teams from
Johns Hopkins, George Washington, and
the University Of Virginia. Two years
ago the local university defeated the Viz
ginians at this distance. but last year
the Charlottesville one-mile team made
clean sweep Of the Hatchetites.
Johns Hopkins has never had a relay
team in a local meet before, and their
appearance will awaken unusual interest.
| especially in view Of the victory Of Bren-
ton and Breyers, their star distance men,
in the George Washington cross country
run on New Years Day.
The outcome Of the one-mile event be-
tween the freshmen teams Of Johns Hop
kins and George Washington will be quite
as uncertain as that Of the big event
The Baltimore university has an exeep-
/ tionally strong bunch Of freshmen this
! year. led by Stollenwerck, for three years
the star schoolboy short distance runner
Of the Oriole city.
Interdepartment Relay.
George Washington will also have four
other one-mile teams in competition. a
varsity team to probably run against
Richmond College. and teams from the
/ Medical. Pharmacy. and Law schools, 10
compete for the interdepartment cham
pionship Of the university
There win also be races at one mile be
/ tween the Western and Business High
/ School teams and an event for the senior
club championship Of the District, in
which the Gurley Athletic Club and the
Y NJ. c. a. have already entered quar-
tets
The distance Of the race for the junior
club teams viii be 1900 yards. Three
teams. the Gurley Athletic Club Juniors.
the Olympic Club, and the Y. NJ. c. A.
Juniors, are already in this event and IL
will be entered within the next week.
Three or four teams OF The youngest
members of the boys department of the
y NJ g. A viii have a 50)-y8rd race all
90 themselves, and the Baltimore City
college viii be, matched against a local
or Virginia school.
The list Of officials was completed yes
terday by Manager Fleming. IT includes
many Of the best known and most eXpe-
Tienced athletic officials in the South.
headed by Capt Washington Bowie Of
the Fifth Maryland Regiment. OF Balti-
more. as referee Capt. Bowie is presi-
dent Of the South Atlantic Division OF
the Amateur Athletic Union, and thor
loughly posted on all the fine points in the
rules of competition.
List of officials.
! Assisting Capt Bowie viii be the fol-
lowing corps of officials. Starter. George
5. Robertson. Baltimore, sid. Judges at
the finish. C. Joyce Hough, University Of
/ Pennsylvania; Dr. " f. Phillips, George
Washington University; Dr. D. Z. Wiber,
Amateur Athletic Union, and <. NJ Viii
son, Central High School Timers. Capt.
&c. +. Edwards. National Guard; ". II.
Jose. Washington, d. c.: Patrick Demp-
sey. Washington, y. c., and ". G.
Thacher, Washington, u. c. Chief field
Judge. c. +. Beckett Washington \. n.
&C. A Assistant field judges. G. Z. He
cox. Washington High Schools; Dr. ". B.
Hudson. Washington High Schools. r.
II Walker. Georgetown University; s W
Foster. George Washington University.
and II. b. WuFdeman, Central High
School Inspectors. ". T. Turkenton, J.
s. BrOokes. +. NJ. Ball. and " L. Marsh,
lall of George Washington University.
/ Scorer. James O'Shed Georgetown Uni-
versity Clerk of the course. A NJ. Ches-
ley. Washington Y. n. c. A. Announcer,
w g. Stuart University Of Pennsyl-
vania Chief marshal II. T. Bright.
George Washington University. Custodian
of prizes. ". p Bowie Washington. D.
IC Manager, r. F. Fleming. Assistant
manager. II. q. Newhauser.
The ticket sale for the George Wash
ington games viii begin the latter part
of this week at the sporting goods stores.
Entries viii close ON January IS. with
Manager r. F. Fleming, 709 Fourteenth
street northwest.