The Washington herald., 1909-02-07
INDIANS WILL RUN
IN CAPITAL MEET
Georgetown Lands Drawing
Card for March 6.
ONLY APPEARANCE HERE
RedsLiH Relay Team VIII Probably
Run Against speedy Baltimore
QuaFtet-FOFdHam and villa Nova,
Ola Rivals, Matched-Penn, Prince
ton, and Cornell VIII Send Talent.

A feature Of the Georgetown meets in
past years that VIII be considerably en-
larged on at this seasons inaugural
games VIII be the collegiate relays. The
experiment last year resulted 50 favor
ably that the management Is arranging
a series Of match races varying from
one 10 two miles between the leading
colleges Of the South and North. and
from present prospects these contests viii
bring forth unlimited enthusiasm
Probably the most important addition
10 the list Of colleges already assured is
that OF the Carlisle Indians Glenn War
ner has written Manager Corcorsn. OF
Georgetown, that he viii bring q squad
Of his red men 10 Washington March s.
and besides being desirous Of entering
the Indians in the Individual events. viii
introduce TO Washington audience a
relay team composed entirely Of runners
{ Of Indian blood
+ Coach Warner is entering his Carlisle
/ proteges IN indoor meets this winter for
the first time in the history Of the Car
/ Isle school 8Ir Warner has also inti-
mated 10 The Georgetown management
that the appearance OF Carlisle al the
( Georgetown meet March VIII be their
only one in track circles this year in
Washington.
| The problem or securing a foe for ths
rz7 men at the Georgetown meet should
not result in any difficulty Al invitation
has been sent Johns Hopkins 10 compete
tsgainst Carlisle IN a special OBe-mile re-
lay race The Hopkins four displayed
rr~v-- in -a-a arraf-cr Nf~rf~iz Z
the Hopkins meet January %. and should
without a doubt give the visitors from
Pennsylvania a race worth going a long
way 10 see
Fordham to Run ViIIaHova.
Besides the Pennsylvania-CorueH two
.niIe relay race. stiH another match has
been completed The past week, that be-
tween the two Tie~- colleges. Fordhsm
and Vfllsnova. Fordbam has competed
in Georgetown meets for two years with
great success
In 1877 the New YorkeTs defeated
!. George Washington in a one-mile relay
/ race and last year lost by a very small
margin 20 the then fastest One-Tuile in
door relay team in the East. Wesleyan
:, ViIanova is making its initial bow q
: indoor meets in washington. and from
records made in intercollegiate athletics
= the past three years. the Pennsylvania
college should make a most impressive
showing
Both For3hsm and VillaHova vii haye
p men IN the individual events also. theTs
being men on both teams who have car
RED OF hcnOrS not only IN Eastern meets,
but also in South Atlantic gatherings
One thing seems certain for this year
meet and that is the large number Of
r college athletes in the individual c0llegi-
ate and open handicap events Cornel
lis expected 70 have some OF the men VII
have been winning the intercollegiate
2 title for that school the past three year.
: break away from their usual custom o.
not competing IN indoor meets. and as z
2 result appear at the leading collegiate
e gatherings during the months Of Fe6ru
airy and March
Pennsy to Send seven
Pennsylvania VIII have seven men com
petius at the Georgetown meet, while III
!. universities Of Virginia and Johns Hop