The Washington herald., 1909-02-28

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Everything is practically in readiness
for the eleventh annual running OF the
Georgetown University indoor games, and
from all appearances tho meet this year
will surpass al c;he- attempts made by
the Blue and Graz college.
Worlds Olympic champions. record
breakers in four events, the alI-around
champion Of the United States. team Of
dian School. and the best performers
from such far-famed colleges as Yale.
Princeton. Pennsylvania, Cornell. Vir-
ginia. Johns Hopkins. Fordham, Villa
nova, and nine other colleges, not to
mention the ciassiest men in Northern
and Southern preparatory schools and
athletic clubs. all will compete in the
closing indoor meet Of the season.
Without doubt the most attractive. as
EeIl as picturesque feature Of the George
town games this year viii be the appear
snce OF ten real Indians from Carlisle,
under direct supervision Of the renowned
Glenn Warner, athletic instructor az Car
lisie. who has developed such wonderful
football warriors the past six years.
Warner will also act as an Official az the
meet. having been secured 20 act az
judge at the finish. This siIl be the first
time in the history Of athletics that the
Indians have entered a full team Of run
ners. Jumpers. and hUrdlers in any meet.
TewanIna Is Entered.
Tewanins, the famous sborigine Mara
thon runner. viii be brought 10 Wash
town games viii run IN a special five-mils
race against two Of the best men in the
East. Driscou, Of SeE York. and Lee.
OF Boston. the junior cross-country cham
pion.
This race viii be run during the first
part Of the programme, while the fed
events are being held, thus assisting the
management in the eudeavor to run ths
games through withou: q delay AZ any
time Of more than one minute
Tewanina competed in the Olympic race
at London last summer and finished
among the first twenty-five men. One week
ago TeTanins won the Marathon al New
Orleans agaisst field OF Is contestants
The relay races listed FOR running this
year surpsss anything OF the kind ever
before held IN the South. In 2 special
collegiate tvo-mile race Pennsylvania.
Cornell. and Yale have been classified "a
/ settle the Eastern intercollegiate title
| Yale and Princeton were matched ~ 6rst.
but the Tigers withdrew their entry On
Friday night on account OF two OF their
! half-miIers being declared ineligible The
/ three teams 20 run are without doubt
the fastest in the East. and as this WilI
/ be their first meeting the race should
prove thriller from start to finish
/ The Indians have been classified 10 run
| against Johns Hopkins in a One-rlile race.
/ The speed OF the Carlisle team is an IN
known quantity. but the Hopkins four Is
the fastest the university has possessed
/ in years
Georgetown vs. Vfrginia.
Georgetown and Virginia vii furnish
/ one OF the stellar attractions Of the even
ing with a oae-miIe relay race for the
/ Southern championship TirEinia's speed
is well known. while the Georgetown run-
ners have been holding back all year eith
nothing else in view than the match With
their ancient rivals from Charlottesville
Other relay races 10 be run EiH Be
I y
nova. Catholic University. and Maryland
| Agricultural College; senior high school
/ championship. teams from Episcopal.
Business. Georgetown Prep. and probably
one other entry; midget relay race be-
tween teams from Georgetown Prepara-
| tory School. Central High School. West
/ ern High School. and one other high OF
prep school team: a special race for the
/ =
relay, including teams from Washington.
Baltimore, and Richmond; special match
race between the Washington Z NJ c.
4. Baltimore 7. NJ c. A, and one other
team. and two athletic club relay races.
This list may be added 10 during the
week 10 suit classification.
Classy Individual Events.
I In the individual events the list OF stars
i larger than for any nee; ever held n
this section Of the country. Such men
as Hfliman. Pilgrim. and Sedley- o. the
New York Athletic Club: Capt Gamble
/ Bredennus. Americas sl1-sround cham
pion: McGee. Frantz. and Vrezin. vinneT
Of the pole vault In the A. A. I indoor
championships. sll Of Princeton: Martin
and Randolph. of Virginia. the former ths
worlds record holder for the l09-ysrd in
door hurdles, Capt. Howe. Robbins,
Splitter. Cary, LAlley, Mann. Weeks,
ILghtner. and Campbell. OF Yale. Z 7
Il Cooke. Olympic champion pole vauiter.
from Cornell; eight men from Carlisle,
seven from Fo-dhan, six from Vilisnovs.
and seven from Pennsylvania are in
Guided in the long list Of entries from the
big colleges.
Manager Corccran has made special ar
Il rangements TO keep the floor clear az the
4 Georgetown games. and accordingly hsS
diminished the list OF officials 70 the
smallest number possible Special ar
rangeuents have also been made 70 ac-
quaint the spectators with the results
I OF races By means Of two announcsrs
and a revolving bulletin board
The time made IN the races should be
faster than those made in previous meets
as Manager Corcorsn viii make use Of
the Georgetown banks FOR the corners
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