Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-19
Athletic News and Notes.


crowd the tenth municipal games OF Bal
timore were held. For the past nine
years these games have been held. and
each year they have become greater and
the public has taken more interest in
them, until today they are famous
throughout the South Atlantic Associa-
ton, and the city takes a personal pride
in them. In 1906 there were 800 entries
for the meet: in 1907 there were 612; last
year brought the number up to nearly
700. and this year, with an entry list of
over 1000, a new southern record is
made AS this number is by far the larg-
est of any meet ever held in the south.
and evidences the great interest taken
in the games. There were seventy mine
entries in the 220-yard dash alone. while
the 1OO-yard drew sixty-five. These
numbers are as largo as the whole entry
list Of some Of our smaller meets.
Commissioner H. 3. f. Mcfarland, in
company with DR.. d. e. Wiber of the
A. A. u, was among the spectators, and
was very enthusiastic over the idea of
the holding of games Of this sort under
the auspices Of the city, and has prom
ised to look into the matter with regard
to the District taking UP the idea. Any
move in this direction would be a popular
one to not only the athletes themselves,
but to the sporting public as whole.
Pete" Herring, the popular little half
miller of the Mount Washington Athletic
Club. who decided to drop athletics,
couldn't stand it any longer and got
back in the game Monday in the munich
pal games. Although he had done but
little training, he ran to his old-time
form and won his event. He has entered
the Presbyterian games, which will be
pulled off Saturday.
1t looks like a wise move on the part
of Manager Stratton of the Presby terrain
games in postponing them from yes
terday until next Saturday. Yesterdays
regatta would probably have drawn
largely from the attendance and possibly
from the entries. The medals given in
this meet are Xxx gold with a twenty
year guarantee. and are the finest that
have been given In any of the athletic
meets held around these parts recently
All of the athletes have made up their
minds to get at least one OF them. The
entries closed Friday and Manager STRAIT
ton reports that over 100 have been re-
ceived. These include all of the Wash
ington and Baltimore cracks, among
whom are Pete Herring. H. c. Elphin-
Smithson, Leper, Sheridan, and several
lesser lights. Among the relays are
those representing the Baltimore Cross
Country Club. the Advents. the Ire
Association Of Baltimore
Neither Jack Sterrett nor Bobby Flem-
ing will be in the meets this week, or, in
fact, this season, as they will both leave
for college in a few days, the former for
Princeton and the latter for Cornell.
Sterrett's place on the George Wash
ington track team will be hard one
to fill. as he was. by far, their best man.
Brame will probably succeed him as
captain, although several men have been
mentioned for the position.
Carol Money. the young giant weight
thrower of the Washington Grove Asso-
citation. has developed into quite broad
jumper. In his first trial at this event he
came out winner, with the good leap of
q feet inches to his credit. 1t Is re-
ported that he is doing even better than
this in training these days.
Entries for the Hibernian games closed
with Manager Fortune last night, and he
is highly elated over the large and classy
list. AS an added attraction. Martin Sher-
idan and John Flanagan. the famous
weight men of the 1rish-American Ath-
letic Club. will be entered in the weight
events. This Is their first appearance in
Washington in an outdoor meet. All of
the local cracks are also among the en-
tries. The games will start at 2:15 o'clock
sharp.
\ message from. the dead-Bob White
says he is going to enter the Presbyterian
games.
Jesse McKeever, the former Central
High School star. who lately Joined the
ranks of the Washington Grove Associa-
tiOn left Washington Tuesday afternoon
for steamboat Springs, Col. where he has
accepted a position with a well known
western business firm.
McKeever IS one of the best athletes
ever turned out of the o street school.
He caotained last years foot ball team,
and was a consistent point winner for the
track team. He has the best wishes OF
his many friends.
This month is probably the busiest
local athletes have had for some time.
One meet, one marathon and one regatta
have already been pulled off, and this
week two more meets and another mara
thon are on the schedule. These Will
probably close the local season until the
latter part of January, 1910.
The national indoor championships for
this year will be decided at Madison
Square Garden, New York city, October
4 and 5.
Three local men are now sitting on the
anxious seat awaiting the result of the
A. A. U. meeting, which will be held at
Baltimore tomorrow night. At this meet
ing the question as to whether not the
records of these men will be allowed will
''Heinie" Leper, who ran the 1OO-yard
dash In ten seconds. thereby eaualing
the south Atlantic record; '.Mugsey'