Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-02

still retained his interest in the game. He
was director Of the Fairgrounds As
ISOLATION and q member Of the equipment
committee Of that body, president of the
Washington Grove Athletic Association,
In charge of the local municipal games,
and president OF the South Atlantic
Branch Association Of the A. A. U. He
has been allied with many of our A.g
athletic meets and has always been
looked upon as a stanch friend and sup
porter of clean, healthy athletics. At
his death athletics received blow from
which 1t will take q long time to re-
cover. Although in his official position
as an officer Of the A. A. U. he was
compelled to rule with a stern hand, he
was always most popular among the
athletes. and all Of them. both large and
small, good and poor, consider his loss
a personal one and feel that in his de-
mise they lost a good friend. At his
funeral Friday afternoon several Of the
athletes were present, and the members
Of the Washington Grove track team
sent large wreath as a token Of their
esteem.
The athletic curtain for 1911 will rise
Baltimore. when the starters pistol
sends the entrants in the Baltimore
Cross Country Clubs ten-mile run off
their marks. Several local men will be
not show up we'll it will be quite a dis
appointment to their local followers:
The Washington Grove Association will
send it's two stars, Stecker and Common,
and unless they are not not too severely ,oaSay
upon as sure to finish up among the
try Club. new organization. will make
its debut in sporting society with seven
entries These men are Holland, Scho-
field, Morgan, Dickinson, Burns. Ryan
and Martin. OF these seven, Capt. Ho1-
land and Schofield are the only expert
enced men. the others being novices at
the game. From what they have shown
Of them. Holland. 1t will be remem-
bered, is the Business High School lad
who finished fourth In the big twenty
mile marathon from Laurel to Balt1-
the same race, and as he has improved
a great deal since that time he Is
looked upon as a dangerous contender.
Can't. Earl Smithson has just returned
from a trip to New York. where he
spent the holidays. Earl brings PACK
with him some glowing reports of the
big doings on the gay white way" He
has issued a call for candidates for the
track team of the Washington Grove
Athletic Association, and hopes to have
his men settled down in active training
by next week.
The team will be unusually strong this
season, and the relay will be strictly
"all-star" combination. probably made up
of King, Smithson. Conner and Adams,
with Young and Hildebrand as substi-
tutes The "Dutchman'' has decided to
go in active training. as he insists that
this year will be his last and he wants
to make it a good one. With him,
Stecker and Conner the Grovites will be
strong on the distance events.
Last year the A. A. u. tried out a plan
of putting certain indoor events for the
south Atlantic championship in the diff
ferent meets Of the association instead of
having a championship meet, and the plan
was declared SO successful that 1t will
be followed in the future. Although the
entry blanks for the George Washington
meet. the first of the season, are out.
nothing has been heard from the A. A. U.
with respect to making any assignments
of these events to the different meets,
nor do any of the local officials seem to
know anything about the subject. except
that a meeting will be held soon to make
Looks as IL somebody has
been 'loafing on the job and that this
action should have been taken early
enough so as to permit the managers to
have the events assigned, ETC., on their
entry blanks.
Manager Keets reports that interest is
picking up in the Hatchetites meet. and
that he Is being flooded with queries from
local and out-Of-town athletes with re-
spect to the Buff and Blue games.
"Dingbat' Hall will probably cast his
lot with the Washington Grove athletes
in case he gets in good shape for the
coming season.