Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-17
Athletic News and Notes.


Athletic Union Of the United States has
been called for Monday evening, Novem-
Der 10. at New York city. This will be an
unusually important meeting, as new Off
GERS are to be elected. James E. Sullivan.
the big stick in the athletic world, will
have completed his term as president and
Will step down. and the presidency will
go to the middle west, Everett c. Brown
of the Central Association Ct Chicago. ILL.,,
being his probable successor
The representatives of the South Allan
tic branch who Will attend are Theodore
z. Straus, last years president: Henry G..
Pennaman, Maj. Washington Bowie ir
Georse W. Ehier OF the registration COM
mittee. Lieut. George j. Turner aod In
u. -. Wfber. the present executive. Prof.
e. E. Beckett will also attend as chair
man OF the registration committee and
VIII SIT for the first time as q member of
the natlonai registration committee, which
rs composed OF chairmen of the srsg.stra-
ton committees Of tile different branch
associations. -. s n 49,. - :. - =.
Dick Dear the former Cedfra.l Htas "A
Schooi and University of Peansylyania
star, IS now a surg con In The United
states Army, stationed at Fort Sheridan,
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Tom White, the Bloomingdale. cross
country runner. who was suspended re-
Gently for having competed in an iiisanc
toned marathon, Is trying to get rein-
stated Hard luck, Tom.
"Bilr' Foley will have his charges a.
the Central High School out at work this
week. The Blue and Whites track team
lost most of its good men last year by
graduation. but "BilP' has some very
promis ns material on hand and expects
to turn out winner.
Waldo Schmitt. the George Washington
star, Is taking such hard course OF
studies this year that ne does not expect
to do any track work. "Schmittie" EVIL
IDENTIFY is not a believer in the motto of
some of the students to the effect that IF
study interferes with athletics, give up
study"
At its last meeting the national body
Of the A. A. U. granted T. ]. Ahearne of
Ireland permission to compete In this
country an. amateur. Ahearne won
the running hop-step-and-jump in the
Olympic games last year. His first ap-
pearance In this country was in the ma
tiOnal championships at New York Oc-
tober and ). when he captured third
place in this event. His brother, d. +.
Ahearne of the Irish-American Athletic
Club. won the event.
Cart stratton of the local Y NJ c. A.
relay team will issue call ftr CANDIDATES
this week. Capt. Stratton reports that
he will have all Of last years men and
several new ones to pick FROM and that
his team should be faster this year than
ever before. He says that the Y. NJ. {.
A. team will be glad to arrange a race
with the Washington Grove four. as has
been suggested by several. This race
should be hummer. and would settle
the much-disputed District championship,
as these teams are far and above any
others in the District.
Max Reyes. the Y. NJ C. A. basket ball
University team. Coach joyce thinks we'll
of him. and he is almost sure of a place
on the five.
School foot ball player who was hurt re-
Gently, was also one of the mainstays OF
the relay team Although he will prob
ably not be seen on the gridiron any more
this year. he expects to set In shape for
track work.
G. G. Frazier. another athlete who was
suspended by the 4. A. u, is also trying
to get the ban lifte6
The Holy Name Athletic Club, the War
wick Athletic Club and the Alexandria
Athletic Club will each support track
teams this season. Each club has men
on its roster who have successfully per-
formed on the cinder path for other or
Plantations and the rivalry should be
very KEEN as these clubs have been rivals
on the Sridiron and ball field for years.
Sampson Of the local Y. n. G.. A. track
team has been out west on business for
the Department of Agriculture. He has
just returned and is now getting In shape
for the coming season
Martin Sheridan has scored nearly 300
points in open competition in individual
events, since January l, 1909. This comes
pretty near being record.
Johns Hopkins University is preparing
to give a ss-country run between now
and Chr stmas., The one Of last year,
that II has been decided to make this an
annual event. .
That Riverdale ATHLETIC Association is
a hustlinE little organization with bright
future before it. If the work 1t has accom-
plished this year which is it's first. may be
taken as a criterion. 1t is gradually but
surely perfecting it's organisation and has
just recently rented the old Calvert mansion
IN Riverdale. which It will use as club
house and training quarters. Harry E.
Smith, the secretary. who Is acting as
manager, has gathered a large bunch of
promising material about him and this
club should be heard from in coming
meets. In Tapsill, Norris Smith. Middle
keuf. Knight and Brown it has the nu-
cleus for a fast relay team.