Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-01
Athletic News and Notes.

1t is very gratifying to the large
number Of athletic enthusiasts OF
Washington to learn that this city will
at last have a municipal athletic meet.
Commissioner Cuno Rudolph has been
won over and has appointed DR.. d. E.
Wfber as chairman of q committee to
take charge Of the movement and to
make all necessary arrangements for
a meet to be held on July 4. The
| names OF the members of the commit
| tee and further particulars appear in
| another column Of this paper.
| The Star has always been strong
| advocate Of this step, believing, first.
| that clean, healthy athletics should be
encouraged among the younger set. and
second. that as matter of civic pride
our city should be able to hold it's own.
at least, with Baltimore with respect
to the holding of these games. In fact.
in this column three weeks ago the
plans. to the very letter, which have
been decided upon were suggested.
nal victory for DR.. Wiber and his CO.
workers. and is an opening wedge to-
ward making these games a perma-
nent feature.
Already the Washington Grove Ath-
letic Association is making plans for
Its annual meet, which Will be held
next Labor day The management ex-
poets to make a match race between
the Grove relay team and that OF the
strong McCulloch Athletic Club Of
Baltimore. and If these plans material.
ize this race will be made the feature
of the day. It will be remembered that
when these two. teams got together
last month a new state record was
made. the Baltimore boys winning by
but few inches. The Grovites will be
or t1vy Of ~ hxy hn r0fy IT
, Leger from Michigan and Thompson
from Cornell. and they expect to even
matters UP. This race should be worth
going long ways to see.
A bunch Of Baltimore athletic followers
are raising a pool to bet on Baltimore. in
general, and Capt. Henry G. Elphinstone
of the Cross Country Club, In particular,
to win the coming marathon. Although
we do not entirely approve of the idea
of betting on the results of amateur track
events, we cannot help but admire their
spirit of confidence and determination to
bring home the bacon. The Monumental
city has some good men. but so has
Washington The race between Stecker
of this city and Elphinstone and Town.
send of Baltimore should prove to be
although a comparatively new conner. is
good one and many look for him to
lead the way to the finish. He will bear
watching.
The calling off of the Georgetown Prep
scholastic meet was a big disappointment
to local schOolboys. but the loss is easily
made up for by the announcement of
scholastic meet under the auspices of the
Business High School Alumni Association
to be held at Marshall Hall, June 6.
The Alumni Association has decided to
make this meet an annual event. II pres
ent plans materialize 1t should prove a
hummer" Handsome prizes will be
awarded in the individual events, and
cup will be awarded to the athlete scor-
ing the greatest number OF points. In
addition to his handsome trophy known
as the presidents cup will be offered
for competition. which must be won three
times before becoming the permanent
property Of any school team. banner
will be awarded each year to the winning
team. which will also be allowed to keep
<le cup until the next year. Entry blanks
will be out in few days.
Another message from the dead-Tom
White says he is going to enter the COM
ing marathon.
Capt. c. E. Smithson Of the Washington
Grove CLUB says he has decided to quit
the running game. This is an old. old
story, although Earl has never tried to
spring it before. Any one who knows him
we'll also knows that the only way to
make him quit is to shoot him: We
prophesy he will be an entrant in the
next meet.
One of the most successful basket sea-
sons In years has just closed and the
prospects for another one for next year
are very bright. In the Washington City
Basket Ball League the handsome cups
donated by A. G. Spalding Bro. were
won by the Central Y. NJ. c. A. and the
Northminster Athletic Club teams lead
ers Of sections A and B, respectively.
Assurances have already been received
that two full sections will be ready to
start the season when the whistle blows
next year. with the Northminsters prob
ably in section A.
The next athletic meet on the program
is that Of the Central Y. NJ. c. A. of
Baltimore, which will be pulled off
May 81 This meet has always been
popular here and has drawn a large
number OF local entries. Entry blanks
and information may be obtained from
Mr. Thomas Cornelius, Central Y. M. {.
a., Baltimore. The following events will
be on the program: Scratch 1OO-yard
dash, juniors (boys not seventeen years
of age on January I, 1910, 50-yard dash
(boys not thirteen years Of age on jan
uary 1, 1910, 22O-yard dash, novice (open
only to Y. NJ. c. AS, and 44O-yard dash,
are 1OO-yard dash, 22O-yard dash. 44O-
ward dash SSO-yard run one-mile run.
two-mile run. pole vault. running high
Jump, running broad jump and 18-pound
shot-put.
High Jumper Bob" White has recently
been transferred from the Department Of
Commerce and Labor to a much better
position in the Post Office Department.