The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-05
BLUES COLLEGE
IR ACk { VEN I.
Indoor Meet Gains in Popularity
Among MilitiamcnT Train
ing Hard.
MIDGET RELAYS A FEATURE
Candidates Named for Various
Events. and Grin Richard [.
son Feels Hopeful
MIDGET RELAYS a. FEATURE

The Richmond Light nfantry Blues
are taking the indoor meet to be held
In their armory on Friday night, March,
"a seriously. Richmond College Is Just
Is serious about making the meet a
.. success When these two get together
seriously look out for something doing
While the colleginns have been I'm :
| able to give as much attention to the
dual event as the militiamen. due q to
ne meet In Georgetown to-day. they
VIII make UP tor lost time when the
Washington meet is over.
When Coach Hagman and his men
come back to Richmond they syyiIl be-
sln preparations at once looking to
the success OF both the indoor meet
and the outdoor meet. which event will
lake place at the ball park on April
IL There is no limit to the enthusia SIN
OF the men. They feel that they are
capable of handling lust as bie m
event as Georgetown, or George Wash
ington or Johns Hopkins, and they in
tend to equal II not surpass, these
nelghbors across the line.
Blues Anxious for Fray.
Among the members or Rich mond,s
crack military organization the spirit
manifested is, the same There has al
ways been much dormant interest In
athletics at the nrmory, and it's only
REQUIRED the proper spark 10 arouse {
and bring 1t into active life This shark
has been supplied. by tho pros pective
meets for which the Blues will be part
sponsor.
While the indoor meet will not be a.
pretentlous an affair as The open air
meet IT will be none the less interest
ing The Blues have n clientele all
their own, and the name OF this organ
ization alone is guaranteeathat the af-
NJ q en- tt<,> -.
, meet will be largely by invitation. The
doors will be thrown open as soon MS
those 5hnvinE admission cards are seat
ed and the general public admitted.
orin Richardson, who Is coaching the
blucs'E squad, has his men out every
afternoon going around the boards. and
he reports that he is developing some
stars III both the HELD and track events.
| lie has put his men upon q diet, ana
lheyt are taking kindly, TO the training
regime. One OF the greatest helps s. O
Tie coach Is the very evident desire
on the part Of the soldiers TO win the
point trophy. They realize that Rich
mono College has been going through
long period OF training under a most
capable coach. and that some hard
work must be done in order to achieve
victory.
Midget Relnys n Icnturc.
oncfof the most Interesting features
or the meet will be the relay races be-
tween. the tennis representing tho
grammar schools. Physical Instructor
Jones or tho public school system Ia 5
picked eight teams --- four from the East
End and four from. the Nest I;nd-to
race against each other That is. the
our teams from he East End will
engage In elimination races the win
mig team in that set to race the win
ming steam In the other set for the
anipionship
Some, sof the little fellows s in the
graded schools show remnrKabIc spet.fl
10 rsyoungsters. and could give a good
account OF themselves against the
grown UPS. Instructor Jones has ha d
mo boys III charge for some time, and
he SAWS That 4 few surprises arc In
store for those who do not know wf,a
the little follows can do on the track.
Another interesting event will be the
race between McG,iiro:s ana Richmond
Academy. These schools are intcnse
rivals and n spirited race can always
be counted upon wien they &c, to-
gether. IT has not been denpitely de-
sided what59teamS will goi.against the
High School. 1t may hc5that n team
from thc%founE Mems Christian Asso-
citation can be picked TO give tho boys
good race. IL the #First Virginia
Regiment can get a relay team to-
gether. II will bcnpitted against the
HoWitzcrs. H, si .ifs
I.ist of I,iues. Entrnnts.
Naturally the chief interest will con-
ire In the relay race between the Bluos
and Richmond College,, and In the
events which are closed to these two.
Point awards VIII be made as follows:
I First, 5;ssecond, 3. AT IA meeting OF tho
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