Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-16

ly claimed for him that he will be
better man than Fritz Reuter- inside of
two years. II he is good enough to war
rant such an assertion as that from those
who are In position to know, then there
Is little need to say more of his ability.
While 1t is probable that America will
win the Olympic meet this year, it will
previous games abroad. In former Olym-
pics, as a whole, there has been no coun-
try to compare with this in the track and
field events and the result has been that
1t has won hands down. This year there
is not going to be the same easy number
of wins More opposition is going to be
encountered from those countries which
have been in the habit of coming second
and third to the United States and also
there will have to be taken into consid-
Grafton those nations that have hereto
fore done very little.
Other countries are developing their
athletic systems along the same lines as
ours. and there is no reason why they
should not have as good talent in the
rough as there is on this side of the At
lantic. There is hardly foreign country
which will be represented in the Olympics
that has not some man in charge OF It's
athletes who has either been perfarmer
in this country or else has studied the
athletic system in vogue here.
Not only will the opposition encounter
ed this year by the American team be
BTedtcT IMAM IL was last OF the year De-
fore, but it will get stronger and strong
er with each year. until the foreign coun-
tries will enter the games on an even
basis with 1t. 1t takes years to develop
really capable men on the track or for
the field events, and as soon as those men
in charge of squads abroad have develop
ed their men to the point reached by
athletes on this side through their inten-
sive training, then will this country find
itself entering a meet in which it will
hoy f<, AQr,r hor pof va
ing an equal chance with it to carry off
the honorS.
The Maryland Agricultural College
team was in town yesterday to play Gal
laudet, but the game had to be called of.
The contest will take place one day next
week. as it was merely postponed.
Central High suffers quite an athletic
loss In Van Dyne. Van Dyne was not
only a good foot ball and base ball player.
but was q fast Quartermiier as well. Cen
trail had no better man in the 40 than the
youngster who has just left school. and
his absence from all three Of the teams
will be greatly felt
The last game on Georgetown's schedule
was not played. Notre Dame was here
to fulfill it's part OF the agreement to meet
the Blue and Gray nine, but the condi-
tions were such that the contest could
not be played.
No more games are scheduled for
Georgetown and none will be played. The
Hilltoppers finished q more or less sue
cessful year, as far as winning and los
ing games is concerned, but from a f1nan-
cial standpoint the season was failure.
Poor crowds attended almost every game,
and had 1t not been for the first game
with the Nationals, which added material
ly to the Blue and Gray's Golfers, the
year would have been a disastrous one
in money matters.
There Is very little reason to give for
the failure of the crowds to attend the
games at Georgetown, unless it be that
the Nationals long stay at home has
caused the crowds to go to American
League Park instead Of to Georgetown
Field. II that is not the case. then there
is no other known reason to assign. The
best college teams in the country have
been brought here, and 1t Is not the fault
of the attractions that the gate has been
SO poor.
Rain stopped all amateur ball games
yesterday, and 1t Is not likely that the
conditions will be any better for play this