The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-19
NAY LOWER RECORD
High Jumper Porter in Fine
Shape for Meet.
STAR ATHLETES ON THE WAY
Nike DFiscOII, Harry HfEImen, and
Lawson Robertson, Olympic Team
Members, VIII Be in Town TO-mOr-
row-orGer Of Events for Federal
Indoor Carnival to Be Followed.

Philadelphia, Pa. Feb. R.-Harry 7.
Porter. Olympic and worlds champion
high jumper. arrived here this afternoon
en- his way from Chicago to Washington.
where ne VIII compete IN the Federal
indoor games Saturday night and attempt
10 make new worlds record for indoor
jumping.
Porter was in fine fettle when he
reached Philadelphia. and had with him
new pair Of feather-weight shoes which
he viii use in his try for the record, and
is confident he Viii make new worlds
figures. I am in better shape now than
.ernoon. and I snail Go the very best
can TO make new record a. the Fed
eral games. The weight OF TIE shoes
makes quite a difference when q jumper
is going above SIX feet The pair
VIII wear Il the Federal games weigh
only six oGaces each. Those I had on
last Saturday night weighed twelve
ounces each. and think the difference
in weight ought 20 make two inches DIFF
ference in the height
VIII Call on President.
p rter VIII go down 10 Washington 70
morrow night and viii call on President
Roosevelt Saturday morning He met the
President at the reception to the Olympic
team At oySte. Bay last summer. and
VIII accept Mr.. Roosevelts invitation 70
call and see NE the next time you are
are in Washington
Porter VIII be the first 10 arrive OF
the American Olympic team athletes Who
VIII compete in the Federal games in
Convention Han tomorrow night
Nike DriseoH. Of the Yonkers IL. y
Mercury Athletic Club. the national two
mile champion, viii come in AZ O'Clock
tomorrow morning. with Harry Hill
man and Lawson Robertson, OIympi,
team point winners
Starter Nike Murphy, the Olympic team
trainer; Referee orion. Announcer Beam.
Melvin Sheppard, Olympic double winner,
and the Pennsylvania, Philadelphia z
NJ { A, Brown Prep School, and other
Philadelphia athletes will arrive at noon
Saturday, and the Virginia and Maryland
college and club men and sch0oIboys wi1
come in a couple OF hours later Head
quarters for all the out OF town athletes
Athletes Must Be Prompt
The order Of events for the Federal
games was announced yesterday. The
events viii be run of exactly in the
order given, and Il the athletes and relay
teams are not On their marks when the
races are started there VII be 10 redress.
The order OF events follows:
5smeter scholastic novice (C-isI heats.
5eneteT .rade schools trial heats.
5lmetsr scholastic. oPen (triai heats.
5l1eter open handicap (trIsi hats
Relay race; grade school ehsnrio-sai1
Relay Tacs, frs-Tczr schooi scams.
5-mstsr Scholastic royice tflzl heztl.
5enets- grade schools final heat
slmeseT scholastic. open ia1sl heatl.
IS0amete- -un scholastic
Relay rsce; midget chzu1pio-skip-
Relay rzoe; junior club championship,
6fS-mster scholastic novice
5e-I0eSer IN. ope1 handicap fflzl hezt1.
ss0mete1 run- Scholastic
5oneter hurdles, Scholastic ,o1s hszt.
Relay rzce: EPISCOPAL High Scaool. Bslssaors
City College. ard WoodbeTTy Forest Scaool ssoond
teams
Relay rsca: scholasic Championship Of Virginia.
Relay race: intermediate chzmpiouship-
Relay rscs: Championship boys department. Wash
fngton Y n c A.
Reiav racc: washington 7. " C A. Phnadsl-.
F l. T. -
McCuIloh Athletic Clsb
I50lueter uln, cTsn handicap
Stersorticon ezhia9tioz; London Oly1nFio Sz1es
pictures Is minutes.
Relay rzcs: Johns Hopkins University ard Geese
Washington University
5lmste- hurdles: ousn handicap tt-isI hsars'.
Relay race, Pcto17c Athletic Cub. McCr1ioh
Athlete Club and sss-sr Athletic Cluh-
Relay race; WashirSt01 School for Boys and EEns--
s0n Institute
sES-mcteT Jun; no-ice.
Relay race: Potomac Athletic Club. Nercs-y Ath-
is:ic Cub. Bureza Athletic Cub. and Belmont Ath-
letic Club
Relay Tscs: Baltimore. Ctr Coliese. Maryland
Agricultural college and B-oEn Prep Scaool. Pal
sdephis.
s3uaster hurdles; cTeu bandiesP {HnsI hsatl-
TbTec-icCged rsca- fc-ry Yards
soo-mefer r1n. orsn hs1dicsp-
Relay race: St johns College ard Cetholic Tn
reTsisy-
Relay Tacs: Dizrict scholastic chamriousssp-
so2e meter nm. orsn handiosP
5o-Ic-sT nuIJiCS. lTitaflul-
Relay rzce. IntsTcty championship.
Relay race: tri-Stsss military chamVlonship
Relsv race; Princeton University and Richmond
college.
5o-Estcr dash. invitation
Relay race: University q Pennsylvania and Uzi-
FeTsitv n Virginia
Fed events-Pcle Esult. scholastic sho:-ust- r17-
mig high JUMP