Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-04
BIG GAMES TONIGHT
Everything in Readiness for
Georgetown's Meet.
RECORD CROWD EXPECTED
Convention Hall to Be Scene of
Classiest Competition Ever
Seen in This City.

Promptly at 80 o'clock this evening
indoor games. under the auspices of the
Georgetown University Athletic Associa-
ton will be started. The pistol shot
that sets the runners in this race going
will mark the opening of the biggest
and probably the classiest set of indoor
| events ever put on for the interest of the
Washington public. From then until
nearly midnight rare sport will be i'll
order race following race. relay follow
ing relay. field event following field
event. until the whole long list of con-
tests is exhausted.
Yale, Princeton. Georgetown. Cornell,
Virginia Wesleyan. Johns Hopkins, ST.
Johns, Catholic University. Richmond
College and the Maryland Aggies are
some of the varsity teams which will
have their colors well represented on the
floor. Most of these will have relay
teams running. as we'll as regular track
squads. while those that do not send
| their quartets will make every effort pos
slble to capture the handsome point
trophy.
The athletic clubs and schools which
Will have men in the different races COM
prise list that is almost too large to
publish. In every event there are more
entries than We're ever expected and in
every part OF the program are the names
OF stars of the athletic world as we'll as
leaders in the college sphere of activity.
In fact, the meet will be a medley of
the cream of athletes of this section in
every department, and of the eastern
states; in far as the biggest colleges
have entered their best men.
The vanguard Of athletes who are to
take part began to pour into the city
Yesterday. Yale's squad. twenty strong.
came in early in the evening and i'm
mediately took mp its quarters at the
Arlington. Wesleyan and Cornell fol-
lowed later, while Virginia came in this
morning at IL o'clock, the Charlottes-
vile team repairing to it's rooms at the
Ebbitt
The Virginia contingent is accompanied
by the veteran. trainer. Pop Lannigan,
who is chuck full Of confidence over
what the meet is to bring forth The
southerners expect to have a hard tussle
that they believe they will be able to
bring away the trophies. In the event
they look for many points, although they
admit that it will take great deal of
effort to carry off the cup against Yale.
Princeton and Hopkins.
The Hopkins team will get here this
afternoon, as will also the rest Of the
Baltimoreans. Fully a hundred will be
over from the Monumental city, this ag-
gregation comprising the most expert men
C.
the Baltimore Y. NJ. G.. A.. the Baltimore
Cross Country Club, Loyola, Gilman
SCHOOL, Boys Latin School and the Fifth
Regiment Athletic Association.
The last team that will arrive here will
be Princeton. The Tiger entries will not
get here until late this afternoon They
will have a party of over twenty, and will
make their headquarters at Convention
Hall. where a room has been reserved for
them. The Richmond College four will
also be late arrivals, although they will
be in the city considerably before the
Princetonians
AS for the local athletes, they have
been preparing for this day ever since
the early hours Of January All over the
city. in the colleges high and prep
schools and athletic clubs, the past two
months have been busy ones The city
will have on the lists the largest group
of representatives ever seen at any one
meet, and from the nature Of the entrants
themselves it is pretty safe to say that
not a few of the honors will be ma bbed
for local trophy rooms.
The Georgetown men did no practicing
yesterday. Coach Foley being content to
see that each one had good rub There
Is a quiet air of confidence at the col
lege that the relay will make Virginia
show more speed than they expect to
win and many are outspoken in their be-
lief i'll the chances of the Blue and Gray.
1t is certain that the race tonight be-
tween these two great rivals will be the
closest in years and one that will merit
well its headline position on the program.