Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-02
GOSSIP OF LOCAL
AMATEUR ATHLETES

1t is not probable that the University Of
Pennsylvania track team will be seen In
action in the Georgetown meet Saturday
night. Not only will the Red and Blue
relay four not compete, but the 0uakers'
manager has practically given Manager
Wymard to understand that he will not
send any entries. The estrangement
arose from the fact that it could not be
agreed as to what distance the relay with
Cornell should be run. While the Penn
aggregation is undoubtedly biz, attrac-
ton. Il is not thought that it's being alb
sent will affect the meet at al. as there
will be plenty of c'ass in every event
that will be run off.
The Georgetown manager is now en-
deavoring to get some school TO run Cor
nell. He is having his troubles, too. as
Tordham and. Swarthmore have reused to
enter a quartet. n wire has been sent to
Wesleyan. and if that inst tuition does not
agree to run the New Workers it is proba-
BILE that the Boston L cch viii be brought
down.
The Washington Cross Country Club is
negotiating with Fredericksburg College
for a dual track meet to be held this
spring in the Virginia town. Whether or
not the plans under way will materialize
is question.
Fredericksburg is newcomer in the
track game. and the local club should be
able to clean up for 1t uni IS it has gath
cred together number of stars from
other colleges, which is not probable.
Besides the Georgetown Prep-Western
High School relay race there are several
other scholastic four-man events which
-off IN LNvNtc mol
High is to meet the Baltimore City Col
lege, and the Boys Latin School is against
the Gilman Country School. Each OF
the mentioned schools are great rivals
and are we'll matched, and the result
should be some races well worth witness
ing.
Many are specializing at present on
Georgetown's chances against Virginia
next Saturday night in their annual re-
lay race. and are wondering whether Bill
Foley has turned out an aggregation
equal to that of the southerners. There
is one thing which enters into the out
come Of the race, which the majority of
the track enthusiasts Go not consider:
While Foley is a mighty good trainer,
it is Impossible for him, or any man. to
develop men in month and half to the
extent that other coaches can in two
years of constant work. 1t is not gen.
orally known in Washington, but it is
fact that Virginia trains during the entire
fall. winter aAld spring. while thu George
town track squad works from the 9th of
January to the 4th Of March, and it Is
hardly probable that Foley can develop
men in this limited time to the degree of
perfection that Lanigan OF Virginia can
i'm the two full years In which he has had
the men who are to compose his relay at
work And while there is but one of last
years four on the team this season. it is
a significant fact that there is in the
school one other man who ran on that
four. and who has been out for the re-
lay team and, as it seems. could not
make it.
1t is extremely doubtful that George
town will win from Virginia Saturday
night. but if it does it will have ac-
complished something which most teams
could never have done, and a great deal
of credit will have to be given the Hill
topperS coach.