The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-03
HOPKINS RACE
IS CALLED OFF
Baltimore Team VIII Not Meet
Fast Virginia Relay Team
At Meet Here.
ANXIOUS FOR A MEETING
Manager Harrison Has Challenged
Washington Team and They
VIII Doubtless Accept.

Manager Louthan. Of the Richmond
college track team. has received a
letter from Johns Hopkins Univer-
sfy refusing to meet Virginia In
ewo-miie relay race during the games
hare Feb. IL. The reason given Ii
INST Johns Hopkins has no half
maiers to run In two mile relay,
Virginia and Johns Hopkins are
matched for one mile relay at the
Hopkins meet to be held In Baltimore
a. March ~ and in this race quar-
tar uilers will be run. This race
= expected to decide the relay cham
pi0nship of the South. No other team
~ thought 90 be as fast as Virginia
Or Johns Hopkins.
a letter was received Wednesday
from Manager A. N. Harrison OF the
NNHtnia track team. urging Manag or
L0uthan to arrange one mile relay
here between George Washington nd
Yirgtnia. II II thought that George
Washington will eagerly accept the
chalienge and q reply Is momentarily
sxDected to a telegram sent them
Wednesday afternoon by Manager
Louthan.
All Of the colleges that are TO be
represented In the open events have
eent In their entries except Virginia
whcDe entries have been DELAYED on
account Of the failure to match the
r0lay team The entries will be sent
IN rs soon a. Manager Eaton. of
George Washington. 10 heard from
The complete list OF colleges entered
y the meet are as follows; Wash
ln9ton and Lee. George Washington
Virginia. Maryland Agricultural Col
iege. Western MARYLAND, Johns Hop,
kins, Randolph Macon. William and
Mary and Richmond College.
Johns Hopkins VS. Virginia.
Both Johns Hopkins and Virgins
are coming to the meet with expee-
eattons OF making q clean sweep. They
ere each to bring squad of about
1aghteAn athletes and will have sew.
eral entries In every open event. ex,
ospt that Johns Hopkins will not be
entered in relay race The com,
petition between these two strong
colleges Il expected to furnish much
settlement during the meet.
Washington and Lee viii be promi.
nAnt In the meet. having men entered
tor the pole vault, ESs yard run
30 yard dash. mile run. so yard
hurdles and relay with the Aggies
The teams are. WashinAyoa AND
Le4--Andertoau SatteFfaeia, Stene snt
Luker: Aggies--Munson, Adams
Duckett. Morris. substitute, Kemp
The AgEi<s will also be in the 81
yard dash and sao yard run.
The three-eernernd relay between
Richmond College, William and Mar,
ana Randolph Macon is expected Il
be exciting the teams are Randolph.
AAcnn---Whise, Wray JeYa, Hite
kichmond--Bristow. strother, Suth
sriand, Taylor; substitute. Gilman
william and Mary--Driver ant
Arnold are sure Of places on til.
teAm while the ether two have no
Aeen chosen.
Boat Club Challenged.
Manager Louthan has received let
Ter from the manager Of the trael
team OF the Washington Grove Ath
lstic Association OF Maryland chai
longing the team OF the Virginia boa
Club Of Richmond to meet them In ,
one mile relay. The local boat elul
hes some speedy men and II In anttei
pated that the challenge Will he ae
oapted The Washington Grove tear
= compcsed Of Herring. King. Smith
eon and Htidebrand.
The scholastic entries for the NEE
have not yet been sent In but the.
nRa arunotod dAiiy