Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-15
BY 81, C., BYRD.

The University Of Virginia win not be
represented in the Johns Hopkins meet
Saturday night. The reason why the
charlottesville school will not send q
team to the Baltimore games is because
no guarantee would be given it by the
management of the meet. The refusal
on the part of Johns Hopkins to give
the Virginia team guarantee probably
arises out Of the fact that Virginia made
Johns Hopkins adhere to the strict let
ter Of the rule in the foot ball game that
was played between the two institutions
last fall. The agreement in the contract
signed by the management of the two
elevens was that Johns Hopkins should
live up to the same requirements as did
Virginia. 1t was rule at Virginia that
a man could play no longer than four
years, and the Johns Hopkins team suf-
fered as a result of having to agree to
Virginia's demand that some of the men
who had been playing a longer time be
cut off the eligible list for that game.
Johns Hopkins was considerably weak
ened and there was a great deal of re-
sentiment felt toward Virginia.
There was a no more surprised party
than Virginia when a guarantee OF any
kind was refused the team which 1t was
to send to the Hopkins games. Notwith-
standing the fact that it was intended
for time to send several men to the
Baltimore meet in spite of the fact that
1t was not to receive a guarantee, Vir-
ginia authorities have reconsidered and
there will be no runner in the Baltimore
meet wearing the Orange and Blue colors.
1t is rather a wise move on the part OF
the Georgetown management to enter a
relay team in the Johns Hopkins meet.
If a relay is to be winning aggrega-
ton it must run relay races. 1t is the
only way that a four can ever be de-
veloped to it's highest point of efficiency.
Men might run individual races all year
and might be stars at that part OF the
game, yet If they went in against team
that was nearly their equals they would
not stand the chance Of beating it as they
would had they been running as four
man team Two yards gained or lost In
the touching off of each man. would be
enough to throw the balance in a race
that was close. and especially would
the start gained or. lost count for lot
on a short three-lap track indoors.
The idea of Carrigan, the Georgetown
track captain. giving up the quarter-mile
because the distance is too long for him
is rather ridiculous, especially when 1t is
considered that he has never trained for
the distance. For him to attempt to run
a quarter against another man who has
trained for that event, while he himself
has not, and make any kind of a show
ing, is not to be expected A man to show
at his best at the 40 yards distance must
train for that event alone. Carrigan has
the natural speed to make quarter
miller. and the chances are that the en-
durance could be developed to send him
over the distance. The assertion might
be made, and with much grounds for 1t,
that If Carrigan got out and trained .or
a quarter-mile, for three or four weeks
he would be as good as any. man George
town has at that distance. It is probable
that Carrigan has never ran a really hard
quarter in all his track experience.
For the first time in three years West
ern Maryland College of Westminster is
represented by relay team The last
four that ran under the colors of the
Westminster school was one of the best
The team this year will run in the Johns
Hopkins meet Saturday night, ana will
probably be matched with st. Johns Col
lege and the Maryland Agricultural Col
lege for the state championship.
win its relay race In Baltimore Saturday
night from the Richmond College four.
The Richmond team did not have man
on it who did as good as sixty seconds in
the George Washington meet. the time for
the four in it's race against George Wash
ington being fraction over four min
utes and one second.
At that. though, the Richmond outfit
presented one of the best balanced and
fastest teams that has ever represented
the school. 1t coached by Larry Mar
tin, the ex-Virginia hurdler.
1t is said that Ehrmantrout, who man
ages the basket ball team at Business
High School, is one Of the few high
school managers who know their business
and attend to it as they should. In the
majority of instances the managers of
high school teams are youngsters who
carry the name, through having been ap-
DO nted to the position. as the only evil
dence that they hold such a place. Ehr-