Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-24
GOSSIP OF LOCAL
AMATEUR Athletes

The annual wrestling championship
that are to come of the evening OF
March IS bid fair to be the best affair
of its kind ever held In the South Allan
tic Association. Prof. Maurice A Joyce
has charge Of the bouts, and he il al
ready assured Of bringing together the
greatest bunch of talent that has ever
competed in a single meet in this sec
ton. There are seven classes. and In
each, Prof. Joyce says. there will be the
best grapplers in the south at the weight.
The preliminarfes for Washington and
vicinity will be held March IL, and A.
ready all the best men I'm the city have
signified their intention to enter. Several
athletic clubs, Gallaudet College and
Georgetown University will enter their
full strength.
Lockwood of the Cathedral School will
make some OF the other scholastic quar-
ter-milers go some to beat him in the
indoor meets this winter. Last year.
with no one to train him, he was about
as good as any OF them, and this season
under a competent man he should i'm
prove wonderfully.
The Georgetown and Callaudet basket
ball teams are to meet for the second
time this season Wednesday night at
the Arcade. On the form shown In the
last three games the Hilltoppers should
win an easy victory. Last Saturday
week ago. when the two f1yes met.
Georgetown doubled Gallaudet's score. 06
to 81. but the Kendall Green team is a
much different one from that which went
up against the Blue and Gray agsrega-
ton at that time, and it will more than
likely make a much better showing to-
morrow.
1t was at first thought that Western
High would not be represented in the
George Washington meet by a relay four
owing to the scarcity OF quarter-mile
material but some of the new men hawe
showed up better than was expected and
in all probability quartet wearing the
Red and White will be seen in action Feb
ruary 4. The team will be picked from
the following men: A. villegas, J. VII
legas. Tanner, Holden, Upman and Shoe
maker. Each of these will be entered in
some event besides the relay. About hf-
teen novices will be sent into the open
runs. more to gain the experience than
anything else. Besides a senior team, Q
junior and midget fours are to be entered
providing present plans do not miscarry.
Prof. Joyce Of Georgetown Is to hold
a tournament February 2, In which he
will decide the men who are to be entered
in the preliminary wrestling bouts 1t
the Carroll Institute. At present he says
there are two grapplers who are sure to
be sent into the contests-Sitterdfng. in
the nd-thirty-five-pound
class, and Waldron, in the heavyweight
Sitterding competed in the championships
two years ago. but it will be Waldron's
first appearance on the mat. The latter
has been doing some good work IN the
practice stunts, though. and he Will 80
into the fray with a pretty fair knowi-
edge Of the game.
Prof Beckett. physical director at the
Y. NJ. c. A.. is confident that his team will
win. To show just how confident he
really IL lie has already opened negotia-
lions with the Georgetown University five
for q series of games to be played for the
District championship. 1t would be .
pretty hard blow for the association coach
il his team should be defeated.
The only man in the District who has
so far entered the New York Athletic
Club games to be held February Is II w.
II. Wilkerson, the well known colored
athlete. He will compete in the 1O-yard
dash and the G0-yard run. There are
several other colored athletes who have
signified their intention to send In entries
for the n. Y. A. c. meet.
Louis Haggerty. the manager OF the
Georgetown University reserve base ball
team, seems to be encounterins some
difficulty in arranging games The local
high schools are little backward about
skill against the second collie
gians while mcst of the small colleges
hereabouts have matched up already with
the varsity. 1t lis thought. though, that
as the season gets nearer q gOodly num-
Der of contests will be brought about
since they present ideal opportunities for
local schools to get good experience In
for battles which will figure
In deciding championship titles.
The Georgetown prep basket ball team
has no more games listed until the second
week in February, when a contest fs on
the cards against the second team or st.