The Washington times., 1910-03-06
Greatest College Athletes of
the East Furnish
Good Sport.
INTEREST CENTERED
IN RELAY EVENTS
Yale. Penn, Virginia, and Wes-
leyan Winners In Feature
Races of Annual Games.

GeorgetoTn's field and track manage
ment is today receiving congratulations
for last nights meet, which Is expected
10 20 down in Blue and Gray athletic
annals as one Of the classIest indoor
sets Of games ever conducted under the
auspices Of the university athletic assO-
citation since the tournaments were in
augurated twelve years ago
Barring Harvard. every member Of
the so-caIled Big Six was represented
by relay teams and individual athletes.
while from this section OF the country
was gathered together practically every
sta Of note, thereby making the entry
list the most representative that was
ever enlisted for an affair Of the sort.
Manager MCNulty and his CORDS of
assistants sacrificed quantity for quality
and the decision met with the approba-
tion OF one Of the largest crowds that
ever assembled in Convention Han TO
witness athletics
In the endeavor Of attracting stars Of
rational repute. Washington athletes
were not overlooked, and as result about
nfty members Of organizations in this
city are today wearing The attractive
gold medals awarded by the Georgetown
management.
That washingtou Is ready 10 support
a meet Al which the best .obtainabIe per
form, was amply demonstrated last
night Seats were at a premium before
the dashes had been decided.
In the big relays the competition
could hardly be- cIassed as close. but
there was nothing lacking in the mat
ter OF interest In The IaIe-Priucet0r
event the men from New Haven took
the leao at the Gg0, and steadily in
creased D. until the finish found Prince
Ton half lap behind. but IN the Penn
sylvanIa-COrueI race IL was more
closely contested. although the peerless
PAUL, In The final relief. ran away from
his man and sent ConeITs chances
Glimmering.
virsnfa's great four. which has suf-
fered defeat m tEis section but once
IN three wears. proved fifty wards TO the
mile faster than Georgetown and took
back 10 Charlottesville tho coveted
shield and individual medals offered
when these uaru~al rivals meet
among the collegiate RELAYS Columbia
and Wesleyan furnished The greatest
sport From the report or the gun TO
the hreaSriuS Cf the tape -rera was
never three yards separating any pair
OF the eight athletes and ~ rr- fclr un
the home stretch 10 Uls -u-ula-E race
until the Wesleyan CAPTAIN leaned
across the line winner by stride
The intercollegiate trophy rr-- vent d,
Yale while Central High school Of this
city. won the iCtecSchoIastic prize
One feature tha. escaped general OBJ
servation but appealed strongly 90 those
who have the interest Of Georgetown
athletics az heart, was the fact that the
blue and Gray squad figured more
prominently IN the different events than
for several years.
some seasons ago Georgetown was
ranked with the best iu the iutf.-ar-
legiare world. but the departure NJ stars
left the team In a chaotic shape IN
the last Few months there has been a
determined effort 20 revive the Sn---
To BIZ Foley has been entrusted the
Job Of raising Georgetown field and
track standing from mcdiocritr .r ~u-
0remacE and. while cOupa ratlveIr Snv
first prizes went tu tho gray 5erSaref
a atlletes last might the results Demon
strdted uumlSfakabiy that the new
trainer has Sssr,ed the foundation that
Will result IN the upbuIdin. Of The
sport az the institution
IL took LaniEau nearly Eve wears 70
place Virginia on her present plane. but
Judging from the immediate results OBJ
talned by Foley there l0 every reason
70 believe that Georgetown standard
Is 10 be heightened without deIay-
Athletic systems and teams are stead
ily developed and not created. and
FoIey's achievements in other fields
warrant the belief that GeOrsetorr'S
interests are IN safe hands Besides
showing the results Of his short time
al the university. Foley had the salts
faction Of seeing EIs Central High team
come TO the front in classy scholastic
company
Maryland AETiCu,tU-g' Cofrege de-
feated her arch rival W Washington COL
ieCe. in an interesting relay. No one
enjoyed IL more than Professor Ricn-.
audSon.
or only one occasion was there any
thing hOrder:1S upon I8Spo-tsmanship
Ey wonderful exhibition of speed and