The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-07

Washington sportsmen today, almost
without dissenting voice. are inclined
to assign the Georgetown meet - =
place of honor among events o. its kind
held in washington in the last few
years
Not only did the Georgetown games
last evening mark the close of a highly
successful indoor season, but themselves
reached a climax of classy sport and
excellent mana cement.
Distinctly the feature event last even
ing was the intercollegiate tvVO-r1ile re-
lay in which Pennsylvania, Yale, and
Cornell were eontenders This relay de-
cided the much disputed tvo-mile col
leSlate ute, and when Pennsylvania
CHASED up victory, with Yale a close
secchd' the large contingent of rOOters
cheered bOtl teams 70 the echo It is not
TOO much To say that this race was one
OF the most closely contested seen in an
indoor meet this year and was notable
alike for its closeness and its signif-
canoe Cornell f.-Shed fifteen yards il
the rear Of Yale
Indians Show Form.
Rare form was displayed by the con-
testants in the three-miIe invitation
race, in which Carlisle athletes ran first.
second, and third. The Indians clearly
outd1stanced ali ether competitors. fore
ing Gallagher, Americas premier school
boy athlete. to quit before half the dis
lance ha1 been covered. Brewer. of Johns
Hopkins University. considered the best
man at this distance in the South, pulled
up ABOUT 100 yards behind the winner
Perhaps the feature that aroused tba
SreaJest local interest was the showing.
or Central High School athletes. TbeS
captured the one-mile relay Southern
ute, finished third IN The 50-roa+ay.
scholastic and open handicap won sec-
ond place III the .5o0-meter omen han6i-
cdP, hrst ana third place in the 400
lnetsE scholastic, third place in the IS
pound shot pu< handicap and their mid
get team won the midget Championship
relay title OF Washington.
OehJTafs senior relay finished fully
I7' ee-Iourths Of a lap ahead OF Business
High, the nearest contender in the 6~St
named event Bryant sprIIns- a mr.
when ne captured second place in Com
petition with Princeton athletes in H.
4I-ouO-Tneter run. MCGEE. from Prince
Ton. running from scratch won this
event, while Bryant with a -, e,I -
4ldiolcap finished q close second
the work Of Gould Menefee the pre-
mier SHOT putter Of Central is also
worthy OF mention. He is created Mis-,
an actual put of IS feet : inches -,ni iCII
Is considered excellent work FOR the
average high school athlete Dewey ana
CuIIum captured third places in the
open ana scholastic b0-n1eter handicaps
respectively Rollins easily won the
4OO-meter run from a large field. Ian
caster, his team mate, finished third
Both were members Of the relay team
which ran earlier in the evening.
Blow tc Georgetown.
The defeat of Georgetown Unive1 sfty
at the hands Of Virginia was a sad
blow 70 the followers Of the West End
institution, who had prepared 70 spring
a surprise on the SOutherners How
ever, the Georgetown four ran a very
creditable race in view Of the fact that
they were deprived of the services of
two OF their fastest men. Rice and
SchlOsser. These men, who finished sec
ond and fourth in the trials held re-
Gently, were ruled out at the last min
ute for an unknown reason.
II was stated authoritatively this
morning that the meet was a financial
success.