Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-05
BY H. C. BYRD.

The Olympic meet will start tomorrow
The athletes representing the strength of
America will meet the. best in the world
In the first contests for supremacy in
Stockholm. Three events are on the
program to be decided, the swimming
dashes, the high jump and pole vault.
There is little room to doubt that America
Will show well in the contests and per-
hapE win in each There is hardly pole
vaulter in the world who can be COM
pared to those representing this country
nor is there any jumper who can be
placed in the same class with Platt.
Adams and HORNE. The only event in
which it appears there is doubt as to the
probable winner is the swimming race,
and even in that no less an authority
than a foreigner coaching in this coun-
try, has predicted it vii be Won by the
Hawaiian. Kohonomoku, with the Ameri-
can squad.
While it may not come to pass. a clean
sweep on the opening day would do much
to further the interests of the team,
and would produce in the foreign contin-
gent fine respect for the competitors
against whom they will be pitted in the
final and deciding races next week on.
the track.
The Ingram Nativity game scheduled
for today in the Sunday School League is
arOusing a great deal of comment. The
Sunday School circuit is having a close
race between Sherwood. Nativity and In
gram. with but few points separating the
three. At present, though. Nativity and
Ingram lead with the last mentioned at
the head of the column with only half
game the advantage Of Nativity. If Ma
tivity wins this afternoon it will go into.
the leadership with the same margin as
that which Ingram has now. The same
scheduled between the Capital Athletic
Club and the Cornell Company in the
Capital City League will probably prove
that none of the other clubs has a chance
to win from the Paperhangers. unless. of
course, no real attempt is made by them
to win.
The following is list of the contests
scheduled to come off this afternoon:
Capital City League-Capital VS.. Cor
nell.
Columbia League-Equitab VS.. Ken
sington.
Northern Observation-Disclosures VS.. Re-
gents
Departmental disqualification VS.. Post
Office.
East Washington League-Ninth VS..
Presbyterians.
Government League-Open date.
Independence Leaeue-Aloysius vs. Ma
tional.
r. R. Y. NJ C. A. League-Open date.
Sunday School League-Ingram VS.. Ma
tivity.
Marquette League-st. Stephens vs.
Printers.
The only game played yesterday In the
amateur circuits proved an easy win Tor
the club which undoubtedly looks TO De
the strongest in its circuit-Pepco. in the
Independence League.
Sullivan, who pitched for the Potomac
Electric Power Company nine YESTERDAY.
worked one OF the pest games or MS
career. There never was a time when ne
was not complete master OF AFFAIRS. his
work being OF the best from the start
But one lone hit was made off his de-
livery.
at Princeton, and who was accounted one
of the greatest men in the country In the
position. will coach Johns Hopkins TINS
fall The Black and Blue authorities
have been making efforts Tor some ti,hs
to secure him to take charge or the
squad. but ii was only last week ne de-
cided to accept the place.
They are optimistic at Hopkins regard
ing the chances OF the team during .ne
coming year, and believe one OF the hes.
In the history Of the school Will be turned
out. ...-
heavy one 1t embcdies several sectlonai
games. and will mean lot to the Baiti-
more University II 1t gets through 1t with
success. Owing to the inability OF the
two schools to arrange suitable date
no rame will be played with Virginia
The following is list OF games TO be
played:
October Navy, at Annapolis.
October 1a-Maryland Agricultural COL
lege, at Baltimore.
October I9-Frankln and Marshall, at
Baltimore
october 26LSwarthmore College. at
Swarthmore.
November 2-Steyens. at Baltimore.
November o. st. Johns, at Baltimore.
November 16-Western Maryland, at
Baltimore
November 23-Gallaudet. at Baltimore.
November 2s-Virginia Military lnsti-
tute at Baltimore
1t appears that every country Is after
America $ scalp IN the Olympic meet. Al
ready foreign competitors are being ia
vored where there is favor to be shown.
If the press dispatches are to be credited
In full Here Is a spec al dispatch that
was sent 10 one of the northern papers
represented at Stockholm by special
CORRESPONDENT which gives an idea of the
little stunts pulled off on the American