Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-25
TRACK SEASON NEAR
College and High School
Teams Evenly Matched.
G. U. TO HAVE GOOD SQUAD
Events Will Be More Closely Con-
tested Between Institutions in
This Section Than in Years.
G. u. TO HAVE GOOD SQUAD

In less than two weeks every school
corridor in the District and vicinity will
begin to echo with the sound of run
ming feet: in less than six the first meet
Of the year will be held by the George
Washington University, and the track
season Of 1911 will have been inaugurated.
Ihat the coming season promises to be
the most successful that has ever been
enjoyed In the south Atlantic division
there is little doubt. Already three sane
ions have been issued for meets to be
held In this city. and it is almost assured
that Richmond College and Johns Hon.
kins VIII each hold one in Richmond and
baltimore, respectively George Wash
'hston comes first in point of time, 1t
Will hold its meet February 4, and will he
followed by the federal games February
10. ana Georgetown March 4. The Rich
mona college meet will probably be held
ABOUT February %, and John Hopkins
March IL. 1t is not known vet whether
or not the Hopkins and 9Th Regiment
games will be held Jointly.
me one thing that will cause this sea-
sun 10 De an extraordinarily. successful
one Is the fact that for years the differ-
eht teams have not been as evenly
matched. both in the college and soho.
lastic ranks. AS far as this section 10
Soilcerhed ior several seasons Virginia
mas swept the board among the colleges
ana Central High has been the big show
among the schools. Last spring Virpinta
was considerably weakened bv the erad-
Sation OF several stars. and this winter is
Ceoras 10 De pushed If not defeated by
a representative team. will have tn 20
against better material in the other
scnoois. ana consequently will nor And
here,aSo trophles as easy picking as
In comparing the men who are +o
represent the different schools ON tho
track THIS winter 1t will be found tho
the probable winners of the events are
mo evenly distributed than has been
tne case for long time. Take Tor IN
stance. the 40. For the last three sea ;
sons there has been no one aromnd
these parts as good as Staunton ~ Vir-
j mia. and that event has ALWAYS heer
CONCEDED 10 that school. but this year
the situation is different, and it is ONLY
guess as to who will win ii. And RI .
same condition is found to exist in the
other events.
Take first the dashes In the snrints
mere Is no man in either Of the COL
leges TO whom it may be conceded The
two foremost claimants for points in
these events are Martin of Georgetown
and Todd OF Virginia. Both are good
sprinters. and 1t is toss-up as to who
is the better. 1t is more than likely,
though. that Martin will prove the
faster. as Todd will probably be used in
the 440. while the chances are that
Martin Will be trained especially for
the speed events. thus giving him an
advantage over the Virginian.
Todd is the only reliable 40 man left
at Virginia. Georgetown has no man
Of any real class left from last year,
but it Is highly probable that a good
man will be developed. as there are
several new men who have had a lot of
experience on the track and are reput-
ed to be good at the distance There
| are Walsh. Mulligan. Fury. Costello,
krafts and several others who should
make good men. George Washington
has two good men in Bailey and
Farmer.
The pole vault will go to Martin OF
Virginia almost without a question.
Costello of Georgetown is said to have
done over ten feet in this event and II
here is truth in the report he may de-
velop sufficiently to give his opponents
q rub
A new star in the hurdles seems
about to rise in Golden of Georgetown.
BY trimming Tom Smith In the annual
making of one Of the best Of them
Martin looms up as about the strongest
man in this event at present. II Smith
shows anything like the form exhibit
| ed over in Baltimore last year in the
| Hopkins Fifth Regiment games he will
give anybody who beats him the run OF
his life. II Golden's performance is
he is likely with a little development
| to push them all for first honors.
| Holiday OF Virginia is about the hes
| high jumper, while Barrisceilo of George
| town will probably have the Cabin tn
| ((,ontinued on Third Pagel