The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-10
POSTPONED
UNTIL SATURDAY
Students Of Richmond College Will Hold Rousing
Rally to Create More Interest in Athletics
Track Squad Gets Many New Candidates

The date for the mass mc ctiHs at
Richmond College has been postponed
until next Saturday night al o'clock,
and the meeting will he held in the
chapel instead Of in Thomas Hall as
had been Al first proposed. The meet
ing was originally planned for last
night, but owing to the fact that DR..
Metcalf was scheduled for a lecture
last night il was thought advisa bic to
postpone the meeting.
All students al college are requested
TO be present al tho meeting. Speeches
will he made By members Of the
faculty, by Coach Ilagaman, Mana ger
TAYLOR, OF the track team; Gus Malbcrt,
sporting editor Of The Times Dispatch,
and others. It Will be rousing meet
ing. College spirit is a fever heat, and
the men arc anxious TO make the out
door meet surpass anything or its
kind ever held in the south
Squad Increasing.
As an evidence OF the interest Which
the men are taking in tho coming
event the squad has increased from
about fifteen men before the George
town games, TO nearly thirty ut this
time Pole vaulters, shot putters. dis
lance men. jumpers and, in fact, men
qualified to take part In every branch
Of track and field athletics, have been
discovered and arc coming out TO help
the college toward victory
The indoor meet to he given Jointly
BY the Blues and Richmond College is
looked upon AS stepping stone to rho
big event. to be conducted by the same
two on April 10. 1t is certain that tho
capacity Of the armory will be taxed
TO its utmost on .darcll "a when the
indoor meet is held Already entries
a 1c jI,e IN, al, NJ
tween the teams from the elementary
schools Of Richmond will prove OF.
great interest and will develop some
good racing.
Many to Attend Meet.
For the opcn-air meet Baltimore
City College. Baltimore Cross Country
Club, Johns Hopkins, Georgetown, Uni
vcrsity Of Virginia, Randolph Macon.
Hampton Sidney. North Carolina a. &
NJ. University of North Carolina, Epis-
copsl High School, and many other
academies, high schools. colleges and
universities have dignfcd their nten-
ton OF attending
Up in Washington the student body
Of George Washington University,
where athletics have been in very
precarious condition, because OF lack
Of funds have agreed to subscribe
$40 each TO Keep the several branches
OF sport alive and 10 send track team
10 Richmond. Pop Lannigan, at the
university, is calling for more candi-
dates for the track team at Charlottcs-
vile. and Will bring full complement
OF trained athletes to the meet with
inc desire and expectation OF winning.
Prospects Are Bright.
looking at the prospects from every
angle there seems to be no reason why
Ing enthusiasm Of the men in the sue
cess OF the games should be misplaced.
OF course. there is much work yet to
he done. but there are also many
Wiling hands to do the work. The peo-
pie OF Richmond arc interest ed and =
goes without saying that one Of the
largest crowds ever attending track
( meet IN this city viii be on harb to
watch the boys go around the track.
There Is no branch of athletics which
should appeal TO the people more than
track games. No rules, compaoX in
| ihemsclvca and needing study t. UNI
deratand apply to these games. 1t is
o case OF Drawn, skill and brains. The
'hcu arc all in the best Of condition,
and II Is truly e survival OF the httest.
II s because tic games arc UNDER
atandablc that they appeal to so large
q number.
Yesterday Coach llagaman had all Of
liz squad AZ the Blues Armory for
moro than an hour. The men were put
around the track after which cold
showcr and a rub down put them In
good condition. This afternoon they