Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-12
Athletic News and Notes.

L
ahe followers of George Washington
are glad to see some signs of life with
regard to the track team Closely fol-
lowing the appointment BY the athletic
council of Ernest Eaton as manager
comes the announcement that Myron
curtis OF the engineering department.
1911, has been elected captain. and thar
plans are now being made for n strenu
Gus campaign. This election, which has
peen previously predicted in these col
umns. was a very popular one, as. in ad
dltlon TO being member of several ar
the college clubs and organizations, Cur
us is member of the Pheta Delta Chi
fraternity, which is conside red to he one
OF the best in the college
Although he is by no means veteran
at the game, he has an envlabe record
as high jumper, having cleared ) feet )
ihches on several OCCASIONS. Having Deen
In athletics but little more than a year.
MS chances Tor further development arc
unusually bright. Ills lack OF experience.
however, is easily counter,aianced py has
great enthusiasm and scnooi spirlt, I'D
schooi spirit Is something .hal mas been
sadly lacking at the f1atcneuies school
IN ,ile past.
WITH Jack Carpenter and BrNan Morse
as coaches, ana witu the tn., nard wor.S-
cts DIS manager ana captain, sreau tl.lII.,s
are eApecteu VI The anu BIae team
TINS year. NO dennIte date mas been ST
Tor tueIr meet as yet.
The national committee for the extern
sion ana Developments work 81 ma.
GROUNDS, Iacsofy leaeAes, cnprch .c4g1cs,
etc, oI When Dr. ~. -. AA iOcI a. ~.
n ar
Nero an Important AieetIDs IA aeW forn
friud5. al " nlrn pans were UuuIned 10.
the eo4ninS year. DeCcAlpcf - lniS same. .
coiniint,ee VIII meet coIlese auluorIaes.
pioI oui4us uIs e,.oi 4.4u L.llt.. y 40 az.
Interested III the WORK OF purtylne am
Issues throughout The Country, anu lneir
eo-opeTdtioiI d.Iu Ss4SlanCe mlll De asneu
1heie 40 cnaiice Iur soIuv Valuable
WORK TO be dome Dy Messrs SULLIVAN
SSsts' Iuiicn anu 4pSl, tne ...e.itov. I,
OF the COMMITTEE and their euor,s ara
oeihs met with univ elsal approval.
Ihomas Is. White ana RobrIt Frszie,
The Two long-dlsraice men .,n, were go
pended Some time ago Tor conleIlu m
unSahctioned mee.s, have been reiustated
6oin OF them have Ieatued q lessou
Whlcn they have Promised not 10 foe
They Will represent the Bloomin.daIe
Athletic CLUB IN future meets
Bob" White has been appointed Of
Ton
Basket Ball League and VIII enter unnn
MS uulles at once. There will BE- but 1ne
game this week III section A. Whi,.u viii
be played Tuesday evening at the Sutn-
east Branch Y. NJ. G. A. Hall beIween
that team and the one representing the
Fort Myer Y. NJ. &. A. IN ton x tu.
NortnmlnsterS will meet the Genital j.
NJ. I. a. team tomorrow nignt; Oh Tues
DAY night the Southeast Branch Y. NJ q
A. VIII clash with the Nespers, and on
Saturday night the Central Y. NJ c, 4
and the Vespers will meet
Entry blanks are now out for the Y. NJ
Z. A. ten-mile crosS-coun.ry run, which
Will be held on January /, 1910, over tie
same course as that of last year. start
ing and finishing a. the south side of the
White Lot. After going once around the
White Lot the course will cross the Mon
ument grounds TO the re d behind tic
bureau of engraving and prin ing to the
new Highway bridge, thence over a
course in Virginia toward Fort Myer.
turning to the White Lot and circling il
once at the finish. The race will be run
irrespective of weather conditions. In
cordance with recent ruling of the 4.
A. u. each competitor will be required -
pass examination Of the lungs ami
heart, which will be made by members
of the association examining staff.
Johnnie Fleming. the George Wash
ington youngster who won this event last
year, is out for it again this time. and
work will be watched with much interes'.
Dunlop, the Princeton athlete a SON
of the late president of the Capitol Trac-
ton Company, is now taking law course
at George Washington. If he can be got
ten out for athletics the Hatchetites viii
get good man. He was very successful
In both the 100 and DO dashes last year
although, Of course he is not in class
with Magee, Franz, Gamble, Bassett.
Whitley, Conger and several other stars.
The Baltimore City College relay team
is out with def to the teams In this
city. especially the Tremonts. Managers
Stokes and lie Cato should get together.
Louis Connors has just returned 70
Wesleyan from his Thanksgiving vaca-
ton. He says the athletics are flourish
ing up there now and that they expect 10
have a fine relay team. ConnorS Will
probably make the relay and also enter
the distance events.
Sydney Lodge, a Gaithersburg Va. boy
who has played base ball on several local
teams and is well known in Washington,
is out for the Richmond College relay
team and has good chance of making il.
Last year he was one Of the substitutes.
Rumor has it that "Heinie' Lepper.
South Atlantic champion with record
Hatchetites on the cinder path this sea
son. 1t is reported that although the
Dutchman is a student at George Wash
ineton.. he has decided to stick to the
Washington Grove Athletic Association,
of which he has been member for some
time. Lepper's loss will be severely felt
at the university, as he was by far their
best man.
Pete Herring has decided to get in
shape for the South Atlantic champion
ships which will be held In Baltimore
next month. Pete has come within
inches of the record several times and
has made up his mind to take another
fling at ii this time.
The results of the weekly contest OF
the Y. M. c. A. for last Wednesday night
are as follows: Standing hop. step and
jump, won by Stratton. % feet S inches:
second. Locke. % feet Z inches. 1S0-
yard potato race, won by Stratton, q is
seconds; second Owen. 2S 3-5 seconds: