The Washington herald., 1909-02-14

tives OF practically every n-8n anu prep
school track team south OF Philadelphia
will be IN competition in thirty-six events
IN the sixth renewal OF the Federal in
door games in Convention Hall next Sat
urdsy night
A ffteen-n,Inute stereopticon exhibition
OF pictures Of the London Olympic events,
bv z. r. Bushnell. Official photographer
Of the American team. viii round out the
biz programme. This viii give con-
plete history Of the trip OF the American
athletes. With scenes Of the events n
The Stadium and q special series OF
Marathon pictures
Sheppard and DrIseoI Entered.
AmonS the competitors in the eighteen
individual events viii be Melvin Shep-
pard. premier mIddIe-distance runner Of
the world, conquerer Of Just and Wilson,
England's best. in the London Olympiao;
Nike DriscOH. Of the Mercury Athletic
Club. New York, national two-mile cham
pion and record holder; Harry Porter, Of
the Irish-American Club. American AID
Olympic champion high jumper; Harry
Hillmsn. Of the New York Athletic Club,
a member Of the all-American Olympic
teams since 100. Lawson Robertson. OF
the Irish-American Club, who Won the
I0O-meters run from Rector. OF Virginia.
IN the Olympic Ty-outs; Bredemus. OF
Princeton. winner Of the American all
around championship and victor over
Martin Sheridan last fail; Martin, OF VIZ
Einia. the new worlds record Ioo-yaTG
hurdler: Whitley and Frantz, OF Prince
ton. TWO OF the best college half-nilers;
Smith, Of Georgetown, the best Southern
hurlder. and Gill and Hall. OF Mercers-
berg Academy. fnterscholastic champions
Eighteen Relay Races
The list of relay teams which viii com
pete in eighteen races is the largest ever
gathered in one set OF indoor games. six
ty-One teams having entered from grade
schools. high and prep schools, colleges,
and athletic clubs.
Chief among the events for colleges are
the 240-meter race between Princeton and
Richmond College. and the i500-meteI
races between Pennsylvania and Virginia
and George Washington and Johns Hop
kins.
Next Saturday night VIII be the frs;
time q middle distance relay team from
Princeton has competed in Washington
and the work Of the Tiger half-milers
viii be watched with unusual interest
The team viii be chosen from these men
Laird. McGee. Whitley, Frantz, and Con
ger. with the probability that the frs
four named win run. Whitley and Frant
are intercollegiate point winners. but tn
other men are new al the game. FO-
tro years Richmond College has had
top-notch one mile team. and Cose
Dunlap believes that Capt. BristoE
Lodge. Meek, and Lankford viii give jus
as good an account OF themselves 4
the longer distance
When Pennsylvania and Virginia com
together K viii be the first time the Char
lortesviIle quartet has run against
Northern team IN the South. The Quaker
have already beaten Columbia. and Viz
ginia defeated Hopkins two weeks ago
The result Of the George Washington
Hopkins race viii have an impOrtan
bearing on the relay championship Of th
South. The Hatchetites have been uuc
strengthened by the addition Of Smith
son, and now have the fastest quarts
which has represented them for years
The Catholic University and st John
College, Of annapolis, viii have the
annual relay sst-to at 100 meters, an
as both teams are made I'D Of gree
men. the result OF the race is decided
Uncertain
Four schools from District.
Among the classes Of school races, tn;
for the District scholastic championshi
with teams from Tech High. WesteI
High, Business High, and Georgetov
Prep. viii be a sizzler, with the contes
between Episcopal High and Wocdberi
Forest. and Maryland Agricultural CO
iege. Brown Prep. Of Philadelphia. az
Baltimore City College OF equal interest
The grade school and midget champion
fr--c i
group Of little fellows
The Baltimore Washington interci
championship, the tristate Z II c. !
race, with teams from Philadelphia. Ba
timore, and Washington. and the trista
military championship, with the Ric
mond HOwitzers, Fifth Regiment
Maryland. and the District Nation
Guard QuaTtets in action, are the to
liners in the club races.
Besides there viii be three good rae
for junior and second teams having re
resentatives from the local and BaltimO
Y VI. c. A. Gurley, fremont, Potoma
Brookland, Ascension. Advent. McCuIlo
Baltimore Athletic. and other local al
Oriole organizations
In the individual events the invitati'
pole vault. fifty-meter hurdle. and fit
meter dash VIII be classy affairs. Fo
be in the pole rault-Sterret, OF GeoT
Washington; Bredemus and Vein,
Princeton. and Parker. Of Princeton.
smith Against Martin.
IN the invitation hurdle Tom Smith,
Georgetown. viii be against Martin,
Virginia; Hartranft. Of Pennsylvania, 81
ond in the intercollegiate championshi
last year. and Hall. OF Mercersburg. vi
ner OF both the Eastern and Weste
interscholastie hurdle championships
1s0S
Porter in the high jump. Driscon IN I
l-5oo and 3,0o meter run Gamble e
Dawharn. Of Princeton; Hough. Of Per
sylvania; Robertson. GIL, and Martin
the 5o-meteT handicap; PAUL and Be-
OF Pennsylvania; Thuriow. OF Virgin
Shepard, Whitley, and Frantz, OF Prini
ton. and Herring. South Atlantic cha
pion. IN the middle distance runs y
have some lively competitors with e
handicaps 10 draw them out.
Altogether there sre more than 400 IN
vidual athletes. some OF whom win De
action every minute from I'D until
O'Clock
The management OF the games has ms
special preparations TO keep a clear 40
and with the same officials who ac
so efficiently last year, the success
running OF the events Is assured.
seat sale for the Federal games viii c
tinue until Saturday afternoon at. Sps
ings. 7ss Fourteenth street. and HI
man & Whites. 1913 street.