The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-03-02
Georgetown Meet Manage
ment Wants MENTOR High
Jump and Mile Run
WESTERN-PREPSi
RACE is >CAsRDED
Old Rivals in Special Relay-Epis-
copal Eigil vs.. City Col
lege Match.

What's the matter with the DISTRICT
high jumpers and mile runners2
The indoor high jumping champion
shin of the South Atlantic Association
Of the Amateur Athletic Union Is sched-
uled as one Of the attractions at the
Georgetown games in Convention Han
next SATURDAY night. bait Manager Nc
Nultv, OF the Georgetown track team
snd also manager Of the meet, COM
plains that he has received no entries
for the event. Ths-e Is a pnedal Tor. the
champion. and there are several good
performers in the District In view or
the fact that the good high jumpers OF
Baltimore appear TO have kept out OF
the event, there is an excellent oppor-
uritv for some wise Washington boy 70
grasp thu occasion and the medal with
out a great deal Of opposition
Why Neglect the Mile?
WHY the Championship mile should
have. been so neglected is another mys-
terv. only two entries have been re-
cefved so far. but there are half a
dozen rnilers in the District good enough
to take a shot at the crown, especially
IN view Of the fact that on such a COM
paratively small track racing luck cuts
Dig cure and the. topnotcher Is not
necessarily a winner
Dr. WIDER, president Of the :. 4. A.
Is particularly anxious 10 have these
events well filled, as IL was largely a.
his solicitation that they were granted
10 Washington. Entries Will OeTeceived
until tonight
Another attra ctive relay race wa
added 20 the program of the GeorgetoNI
Indoor Games Ibis morning. when jlt
tea Of school
Georgetown Props were matched a
one mile 10 decide the school champion
ships OF the District
Ancient Rivals to Clash.
There has always been intense rlvalr,
between these two schools In al
probability Westerns team Will be com
posed OF Bone. Plat. Adams, Tanner
and Barclay. with the former as sub
stitute The Props team mas not beer
picked as yet, but il is expected tina
Coach Smith Will name his men tomor
row.
The matching of these two teams vii
bring together the Episcopal HiEi
School Four Of Alexandria and the cracl
relay from the Baltimore City College
Il was the intention Of the management
to have all Of the above named teams Il
a mile event but Western asked for
was granted. The contest between IN
Oriole quartet and the AIcXandrian
should be a good one.
Task for W. G. A
That the Washington Grove Athleti
Association four will have a hard tim
defeat ting the Brown Prep team, O
Philadelphia, seems probable from let
ter which was received this morning b
the GEORGETOWN management, Stain
that the team is In fine fettle just no,
and is only. too glad to have a Chanc
Of defeating the cracks representing IN
Maryland Club. The Quaker relay wi
be composed of Gallagher, Battiese. Co
burn, and Rowley. the former bein
the greatest school boy runner
America Gala. ,Her will start back c
scratch in the tf-yard dash, the ha
and the mile runs.
Among the most prominent college
that Will be represented IN this NEE
are Yale, Princeton. Columbia. Cornell
Virginia, Georgetown. Johns Hookin.
Pennsylvania and perhaps Villa Now
Practically every athletic aSSOCiatiO
and club in the District and Baltimor
will have entries. and when Starter VI,
Cough fires his pistol at $50 it is 81
pected that nearly five hundred sturd
athletes win be on the floor. The tickt
sale promises TO be the largest in IN
history OF indoor meets at Georgetow
University.