The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-06
VIRGINIA FAVORITF
AT BIG TRACK MEET
Well Trained Orange and Blue Athletes Carry
Off Honors Of Gay-Event w ell Managed
in Every Detail
ny GUS MALBERT.

Washington. D. c.. March 6-GcorSe-
.own University may we'll feel proud
.Ver the success Of tho nineteenth in
a9or track meet, run under the aus
piees OF that institution. Not one
tning occurred to mar tho excellence
OF the sport. The races were run with
a, precision and celebrity rarely seen al
similar meets. and not one single dis
Pute occurred during the entire eve
ming Manager Norman Wynard. OF
georgetown. deserved especial credit
apparently. nothing which would add
10 the comfort and pleasure OF the
VISITORS was overlooked.
When it Is taken into consideration
thht there were thirty-threc track
events and three field events on the
program. the fact that the meet was
oyer before midnight speaks well for
INC officials They were men OF ex-
perience, and the several colleges rep
resented at the meet might do we'll to
learn the value OF having such officials
at all meets
was surprised TO note the mum
Ger Of Virginia supporters in conven
a meet given by Georgetown Univer-
sity i'll Washington. where the insti-
tuition is located. that tho majority
s Sc ,he cr roy, would favor the home
course there is no actual way OF deter
mining just how the 5000 people were
aligned. but If noise counts for any
thing Virginia had two supporters to
one of any other college represented.
And there's reason. Virginia had
the best trained athletes at the meet
Pop l.annigan. he cf the gruff voice
and big, Kind heart banned happiness
owl OF every pore OF his forid face
THAT is be bcamed when he wasn't
Out in the dressing room Of the big
hall. where the track men were being
manhandled by the usual corps OF rub
hers and massagers, Pop" managed to
over the showing made by his boys.
ifnt he didn't do any gaspinE where
they were.
Before tho meet. when VirEinia's
squad was seated at the training ta-
pie in the dining room OF the Riggs
good natured Lannigan, and whisper n
Few questions into his ear. Frankly
must confess that blessed little in
formation was coming from him. Just
came in looking for Mr. LanniEan.
Pop" looked up and answer Here
lust as II he was answering roll call
at reveille. The page came forward
two tube roses. 1t is absolutely unfair
to further report the occurrence.
I'ut 10 return to the meet Natur-
ais, the greatest interest centred
around tho relay race between George
town and Virginia, rightly billed as a
race for the relay championship Of the
South. SO far as ! am concerned /
have not the slightest idea that there
Is relay team in the South that can
measure strides with Virginia. Lam
nigan has done well. and in Boyle
Wallerstcin. Derwely and Todd he has
n four which will stack up against
the best In the country. Boyle led off
for Virginia. think. and he managed
TO take the pole away. from his Blue
and Gray opponent at the first turn
finishing with a good lead, which he
handed 10 Wallerstein. Wallerstein
managed to keep the lead for two laps.
nut on the third around, Martin. for
Georgetown, closed UP the gap, coming
TO, the tape one yard to the good.
Berkeley Firginia's next man. got
Todd. with ten-yard lead. Todd kept
every inch of the advantage and on
the last lap opened wide the breach
between himself and his opponent win
ming by Il good twenty yards
race. The crowd left Its seat to a
man, surged around the track. caught
Todd in its collective arms. carried
him al over the floor; until lie was
hauled to the dressing room for his
final rundown of the evening. BY the
way. the time In that race--3 10
would have been track record but
for the fact thai. the Cornell team
in the race against Wesleyan, made
the mile in 3:+4. which beat the pre-
vious record made last year in the
Colnell-Nirginia race of 1858 by four
teen seconds.
But Virginia deserved the victory. 1t
was a great race, and wouldn't have
missed Ii for something pretty. There