Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-21
GREAT RACES PROMISED.
Track Stars of the Country to Be
Seen in Washington.

Although the arrangements of the big
indoor games to be held in this city dur
ing the coming two meets have not as yet
made public their headliners in the way
of match races, information gained from
exterior channels makes it plain that
some of the greatest runners in the coun-
try are to do their stunts for special
prizes in both the Federal and George
town meets. When there Is a chance of
seeing such feet-footed men as Shaw,
Rand, Hillman, Mulligan, Smith, Howe
Hartranft, Hall and the rest, especially
matched in invitation events, it is sure
time to sit up and take notice.
To begin with, the biggest thing in the
line or a flfty-yard hurdle race is going
TO be put on at the Georgetown meet
JUST VINO the competitors really are has
not been announced, but 1t is known that
Manager Corcoran is endeavoring to ar
range an event that will settle beyond
doubt just who is the best timber-topper
In the colleges, and he Is holding out
special inducements to the ones with the
take. their chances against each other.
To begin with, the Blue and Gray IL to
be represented by Tom Smith, ex-inter-
scholastic champion of the east and
dies in the District. Next on the list is
Capt Hartranft of Pennsylvania who
got second in the inter-collegiates last
year, and who is looked upon as the
most likely man for first place at the
next conference games. Then Capt. Rand
of Harvard has been invited This speedy
Splinter is a god around Boston and has
already won honors galore for the Grim
son. Yale will probably again send down
Capt. Howe. who was seen on the local
moor last year in the race won by Smith
son. And last of those invited Is Vir-
ginia man. Who the Orange and Blue
Will designate to represent them is
conundrum, but a good guesser would say
that Goodwin will be chosen.
There you have them all, and II they
come together they will be as speedy a
quintet of hurdlers as one would wish to
see. Some of them have met each other
before. and incidentally it may be re-
marked that Hartranft has beaten Smith,
while the latter has done the same trick
to Howe. With such mix-up the race
should be all the more interesting
But before that. Hartranft. Smith and
Hall will have an individual argument
out in the Federal games, forfhese three
all of whom ran in Stuarts meet last
year In the same race, are carded for an
extra attraction February 20. 1t was in
last years race that Hartranft trimmed
Smith in one of the most exciting races
ever seen in the city while at the same
time Smith took the interscholastic cham
pionship away from Hall. who was then
running under Mercersburg's colors. This
triangular battle of the future will be
one for blood. since Smith is seeking
vengeance on the Red and Blue captain,
while Hall wants to triumph over the
doughty lad from the hill who put him
to the bad last winter
But besides these two big things in the
line of hurdles. another old score Is going
to be decided between Jimmy Mulligan
and Harry Hil1man both of PHILADELPHIA
1t will be recalled that this pair had a
match race for 800 yards in last years
Georgetown meet in which Hillman was
the conquerOr. But local supporters of
Mulligan claim that the outcome of the
affair did not determine which was the
better runner. since Mulligan ran half the
the other on turn. So, to settle the su-
premacy for good and ALL the two are
going at it again in the Blue and Gray
games This will probably be Mulligan's
last appearance, as the ex-Georgetown
star is seriously considering retiring from
the path.
There is one. more race which will at
tract lot of local interest and that is
the relay in the federal games between
the Georgetown Props, Business and Tech
Highs. This race will not only settle
which school is best fitted to uphold the
honor of the District in the race for the
southern interscholastic title, which Is to
come off at the Georgetown games, but it
will also mark the resuming of athletic
relations between the Georgetown Props
and Tech High. AS stated exclusively in
these columns before the holidays inter-
ested followers of both schools were try
ing to get them together again, and now
that the efforts of the outsiders have
been crowned with success, the rival in
situations may meet once more in friendly
contests in all branches of sport.