Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-16
Athletic News and Notes.

BesinninS this month and continuing
throughout February and March athletics
will hold fun sway. and athletes who an
ticipate entering all OF the meets and
runs which are now being planned viii
certainly have their hands fun. Even at
this early date large list of athletic
events of d fTcrent branches of sport has
been sanctioned. The athletic program,
which includes track athletics only, is
given below. New Year day the Y. NJ. L.
A. tcn-mile marathon was held over the
Arlington course. The South Atlantic
championships are scheduled for the ed
of this month. but, prev ouslv stated
in The Star, they Will prohihiv be called
off. February > George Washington will
hold its third annual games: February IL
the Richmond College Athletic Associa-
| ticn will pull Oft its meet at Richmond:
! the following Saturday, the 10Th, the
| federal games will be run off under the
Y. NJ. {. \. auspices: February 70 Johns
Hopkins will hold its annual affair at
! Baltimore; March , Georgatowns big
ga mes are TO be pulled off. and during the
latter part of that month the National
Guard Athletic Association will hold it's
games. Between these dates several
cross-ccuntry runs will probably be de-
cded. February 49, over the Brightwood
course, the first one being pulled off.
This will he the regular South Atlantic
y. A. L. cross-country championship.
Sampson was elected captain of the Y.
vi. {. \. track team Wednesday night,
succeeding Stratton. while Stecker was
unanimously reelected captain of the
cross-country team Both of these men
are good ones for the places, and their
elections met with instant approval
among tie Y. NJ. c. A. followers.
The athletes never fully appreciated
what good handicapped John i. Baer
was until he resigned. Now all of them
are saying nice things about him.
Washington Grove Is depending on
Dutch Hildebrand TO annex the mile event
in the south Atlantic championship
event. He is going timely these days and
Coach Walker is very enthusiastic over
his present condition.
Rumor has it that the Advent Athletic
Club has dishanded its track team. This
team did very we'll last year, and with
one or more good new faces on the team
il would have done great things during
this coming campaign. Get together,
boys, and do something THIS year.
Hugh Royce is still keeping up his
boxing, and il was Tumored about town
that he expected TO hook up in some of
the bouts to he he'd under the auspices
of the Mount Rainier Social and Physical
Culture Club.
Bobby" Fleming returned to Cornell
last week.
Coach Bryan Morse of the Hatchet.ts
track team has rounded up some very
promising material for his team and the
prospects are much brighter now than
they were in the early part OF the season.
Capt Curtis, in the high jump. and
Sheridan, in the weights. are tine Two
now al work. Ralph Gamble, the Prince
ton University captain of last years
team, is now a member Of the Buff ami
Blue school, but ne has decided to keep
out of athletics this year. although he IS
proving to be of much assistance 10
Coach Morse in teaching the youngsters
the game. He should show a little more
school spirit, however. and get into con-
dition himself. as George Washington
certainly could use him TO good advan-
tage.
DR.. n. l.. Wibcr. president of the South
Atlantic Association OF the A. +. L.. was
the guest of honor at the annual dinner
of the Baltimore Athletic club, which was
given last night. DR.. Wiher was also
the speaker of the evening, his topic be-
ing Amateur Athletics.
The Raylew Athletic Club is getting
busy, and is doing well. This club
promises to show some Of the others
"A few stunts before the season is over
Another club which has been heard
from is the Kendall A G. Manager
Boss has gathered together a good bunch
of athletes, and is fast getting them in
condition.
The election of Sampson captain
of the Y. NJ. &. A. team puts .'quetus'
on the rtimor which was afioat. TO the
effect that he intended Ia join the Wash.
ington Grove Athletic Association.
Rob Norman. the crack lightweight
wrestler of the Y. NJ. G. A.. is a former
member of the Gurley Athletic Club
team.
Leon Couvellier. the crack relay man of
the Tremonts, is now a member OF the
National Guard basket ball team of the
Military League. This makes him in
eligible 10 run on the fremont team. and
Manager Stokes is now in dilemma about
getting hold of worthy successor.
Jack Sterrett will come down from
Princeton for the George Washington
games, and viii vault under the colors
of the Washington Grove Club.
Hugh Duffy has assured Young Cyl
Young that he will be given n good try
out this spring. This will save little Cv.t
rus from buying the paper every day tos
see il he has been canned.