The Washington herald., 1910-02-06

With the George Washington meet over,
the sport-loving public Of this city are
now awaiting with anxiety FOR March 3,
the night scheduled for Georgetown
gigantic games in Convention Hall. The
managers of Georgetowns track teams in
recent years have always sprung some
thing sensational. and this years games.
under the direction of Joe McNulty.
promises to eclipse all others previously
held in this section of the country.
Il is tile intention of the management
to bring to Washington a galaxy Of col
lege stars. many OF whom in future years
will uphold the prestige Of the Stars and
Stripes in the Olympic games and other
big meets. There will be blood-curdling
races galore. for Manager McNulty has
succeeded in arranging races between the
best college runners in this country.
Yale will send down her best men.
This alone is feature, for it viii be the
only appearance of the sons of old Eli
in Washington this season. 1t is the in
tention to match the Yale relay. if posi-
bic. against Harvard two Of the bitterest
NtFNAiii%S lil dNiittA+'1 Az liti~ fbAltl II
such a race can be arranged, it viii he
worth going miles 10 see. Little is known
about the makeup of the Yale quartet
but John Mack may bc depended upon 10
bring down a pretty speedy bunch with
lin. II q race cannot be arranged with
Harvard. Yale will take on some other
team equally as strong as the Crimson
four.
Columbia has signifod its intention Of
sending down its entire track squad. Not
since 1867 have The New Workers. been
in action in Convention Han. but they.
Ike other colleges. realize what the
meet is going To be, and they want to
share IN the glory if possible.
Pcnnsy squad Coming.
OF course. Pennsylvania VIII be rep
resented by almost its entire track squad
Next to the intercollegiatcs the Quakers
would rather win an event in the George
town games than any other, and Mike
Murphy. the famous trainer, always works
lis hardest ID get his men in condition for
the Blue and Grays annual meet On
the Penn relay team viii be the ono and
only PAUL, who ran to victory i'm the
mile race in tire intercollegiate games
last spring in the wonderful time Of 4
minutes Il and 80 seconds PeUHSyIva-
MAS four wiz probably be made up Of
Boyle Balcler. lowering and PAUL
Yirginia's great race against Cornell last
night shows that the Charlottesville team
IS still one that must be reckoned with.
and when they meet Georgetown in the
GROWING event Of the evening something
is sure 10 happen in the way Of excite
meRJ
Tho Blue and Gray. under the good
coaching OF BiH Foley. are fast rounding
INTO form, and may be expected 10 give
The SoutherneTs a struggle for first hon
crs. The largest squad that Georgetown
las had out in 1ve years are practicing
daily on the indoor track. which shows
Row interested the students have become
since a good trainer has been emploved
Tie relay team that IS TO represent the
college on the Heights the night OF the
meet viii undoubtedly lie hard to choose
owing 10 the great number Of men who
are candidates.
Manager McNulty has something up
his sleeve, which, if he Is successful I'm
staging, viii be the greatest sensation
ever sprung in an athletic meet since the
Olympic games. He IS endeavoring 10
match TWO of the greatest runners the
world has ever seen. hut viii not divulge
their names, for fear that The contest
cannot bc arranged.
The local runners viii be we'll taken
care OF, and many special races viii De-
arranged, Tickets are now on sale at
Whites sporting goods store.