Evening star., 1912-02-25
BY II. {. Byrd.


Four big relay races are scheduled to
feature the Georgetown meet this week.
The Hilltoppers have arranged for four
events in which the best teams from each
Of the different classes of colleges are to
be seen in competition.
The big event Of the evening will be
between Yale and Princeton. at two miles.
while the mile race between Cornell and
the Carlisle Indians will not be far behind
il in Importance. These two events will
see some Of the best men in the colleges
in action The event in which the second
ary schools will appear is the relay race
between Virginia and Georgetown, and 1t
it safe to say that there are no better
tours in this section than the ones which
will wear the colors Of those two institu-
tiQns on the night Of the meet this week.
The Maryland Agricultural College. Rich
mond College and st. Johns College will
have teams entered to run against each
other, and the winner will probably be
able to claim the championship Of the
section for the colleges in that class.
Besides the big college relays there are
several which are scheduled to take place
between the different scholastic fours.
The victory which Catholic University
secured over Gallaudet last night is sure
to give that school the call for first hOnOrs
over any secondary institution in this
section. From the record made by the
Brooklanders in their last few games they
appear to stand in a class by themselves
as far as the other schools In the south
Atlantic region are concerned. with the
exception OF Georgetown and Virginia,
and at that they think that when they
meet the Blue and Gray in their next
game there will be q different story to
tell from that which resulted after the
other contest.
With two star individual events and
several classy relay races scheduled the
Georgetown meet appears to be the class
of the season. Certain it is that no set
Of games held in this section will see or
has seen the talent in competition that
viii be evident next SATURDAY,, when ath-
letes from some of the largest institutions
In the country face the starter in the va
rious individual and relay events
Virginia wants an absolutely disinter>
ested Official for its game with George
town this week. The Orange and Blue
officials are not going to let even the
slightest stone go unturned In Its hght
for the basket ball championship of the
south Atlantic section. because the pre-
miership Of this part of the country is un-
doubtedly at stake.
The victory secured by the Blue and
GFay uVe rTluAy evening 1IOIIi Tie w ASH
ington and Lee quint showed conclusively
that that team is not In a class with II
and that Virginia is the only schoO.
which has q chance to win from 1t. The
fact that the Lexington team made sucn
q good showing in the first half against
the Hilltopers showed nothing in the way
Of greater strength, because the team
which faced it in the first period was far
from the caliber of that which ran up
the score in the second.
Miles Of Washington and Lee is per
haps the tallest man playing basket ball
in this section OF the country. The tall
one plays center Tor the Lexingtonians
able to hit the ball before the ordinary
man can get to II. From the start OF
the game Friday night he was the man
to get the ball almost every time that 1t
was tossed up in the center of the court
Miles IL not only sood basket ball
player, but is an exceptional performer
on the gridiron. Last fall he was rated
as being one 5of the best tackles in the
south and by the majority OF critics was
given q place on the second all-sOuth At
iantic eleven. Miles has the right build
for playing q tackle position and un-
doubtedly has the ability to hold his own
against almost any OF the men playing
the place In this section.
The Maryland Agricultural College, al
though the tentative date for the meet to
be held this spring by 1t has been set
only q few days. has already begun prep
aration for the event and will make every
endeavOr from now until the time for the
events to develop the biggest affair Of the
kind to be held in this section during