The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-05
FIRST REGIMENT
READY FOR MEET
Manager Cousins Expects to Have
Large Number of En-
tries.
SOME GOOD ATHLETES
AMONG THE MEMBERS
Anticipated That Armory VIII Be
Filled With People on
Evening of March
18th.

The second annual indoor track
meet and games of the First Regi-
ment of Virginia Volunteer Infantry,
to be held In their armory. Seventh
and Marshall streets on the evening
Of Thursday. March II. will, although
on a comparatively small scale. prove
one Of the most attractive athletic
meets ever held In Richmond. Lieu
tenant A. b. Cousins, who Ia man.
ager of athletics for the First Regi-
ment, has exercised every effort pos
sible to make this meet a great sue
cess. and indications are that his
wishes win be gratified.
List of Events.
Entry blanks have been sent out
for the following events; Wrestling,
boxing. pole vault, SO yard dash, $50
yard run. high jump, three leg race.
90 yard hurdle. IL pound shot put,
broad jump, 440 yard run, 16 pound
shot put, potato race and two feature
events "a relay race between teams
picked from the different companies
to be run IN heavy marching, order
Rnd a high hurdle race. This high
hurdle will be the first ever seen in
Richmond. the hurdles will be three
feet six inches high instead of two
feet six inches, such as are used in
the regulation hurdle races.
Not Open Meet
This Is not to be an open meet,
only athletes belonging to the regi-
ment will he allowed to participate.
Manager Cousins stated Saturday that
he was very sorry not to have made
1t an open meet, since 1t has seemed
TO create so much interest. and he
would like for outside athletes to be
able to enter. He animated that the
next meet given under the auspices
of the regiment will be open to any
outside athletes who may wish to
enter. The meet held hast year was
complete success In every way, and
was 50 well supplied with capable Of
ficials that 1t was run of very smooth
ly.
leading Athletes.
The most promising wrestlers In
the regiment are Joe Herbert. Henry
Koenig and Q. c. Davis: these men
are also prominent In boxing: Paine,
a graduate OF University OF Virginia,
is the best shot putter among the
soldiers, he finished third ait the re.
cent Richmond College games; Keirn
will figure In the pole vault and high
LiIuRxwMIla WY, tAe PES1lltE
u the Dment. Is expected to. make
a good showing. 1t VIII be remem-
bered that Polly gave a creditable
performances at the recent Richmond
College games The best runners In
the regiment are Paine and Krausse
and they are expected to show NJ
we'll In all of the races.
Great Interest In Meet
Manager Cousins says that grea,
interest is being taken in the NEE,
on all sides, and that the men are
out every night practtcing up for the
different events. He says that the en-
tries have yet hardly begun to come
in. because he has Just sent ont the
blanks, but that there win be large
number of the best athletes in the
regiment out on the night of the
meet.
The Regimentai Armory. where
the meet will be held. is an excellen,
place for the purpose. Seating ca.
pacity will be furnished for nearly
a thousand people, and the place be.
ing of easy access 10 the center OF
the city, II may be anticipated thai
the meet will be well attended b,
the lovers of sport
The list of officials has not YET
been perfected. but the management
will arrange to secure the best avail.
able men for this purpose, as wa.
tho case at the meet last year. Man
ager Cousins says that he will an
nounce the list of officials in few
days.