The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-22

MANY RELAY RACES

kHo nurse ouOW OultOtuBs 0~sAsoeS
night, he found they numbered just
275. which should AFFORD not only .
long list Of events. but . most inter.
eating program. as well.
The University OF Virginia will send
q team Of 20 men. Georgetown will
send one OF IS. but among the George.
town men will be Bob Eller, who 10
regarded. usually, a. god a. three men
to any team. Filler has won the hun
dred yards hurdle. the hundred yards
dash. the two twenty -ards dash ana
been second in the shotput. all In one
evening and any three naen who can
score six points Tor their team In one
meet are regarded ~ very fair per
place and one for fourth. or three for
second. Any one wha likes to caleu-
late can carry the idea further In ng-
ures.
SO GEORGETOWN and the University
of Virginia will have II out, good and
proper. AZ the meeting The races
between Cooke. OF Virginia. and Chap
man, OF Georgetown. In the $50. and
between Todd, OF Virginia. and Eller.
OF Georgetown, In the 40 should be
heart-breaking events. for the men
are very evenly matched. The slight
est bit Of luck. or edge in the matter
Of condition will decide these races
Track Will BE Banked.
The Horse Show track, according
to Coach Martin, IL thirteen laps TO
the mile, a rather awkward Anair. as
II makes II difficult for the spectators
to follow the distances unless the
events are run strictly according TO
Echedufe and al are aware or the
pror OF the track.
However, that Will In no way de-
tract from the interest OF the games
and the track Is bound to be fast. II
has been banked at the turns and put
is az good shape as possible.
Besides the quarter and half mile
events between the Georgetown and
Virginia flyers there will be 4 cham
pionahip race between the military
men. The Fifth Maryland REGIMENT
has the champion mile relay team OF
that State while the Richmond Blues
relay team hold. the military cham
pionship OF Virginia Both these reg
imen,al relay teams viii 70 out for
the hi-State championship and the re-
suit should be epochal.
The Blues. for that matter, are 60
Ing to make the meet an exposition
OF their abilities in the way OF ath-
letics. They have entered men In
eight events. from the hfty-yard dash
to the high Jump and shotput. To be
precise thew have men in the Atty
yard hurdle. the dash. the quarter.
half and mile events. the pole vault.
the high jump and the shotput.
Place in Shotput.
1t will not be surprising II the Blues
get place In the shotput. even II
Eiler Is capable OF sending the sphere
forty feet and more. IN Rufty the
Blues have a very good man and one
who is likely to win unexpected hon.
ors.
Richmond College will only enter
four relay teams and Meredith In the
nifty yarc dash. The all-around star
OF the coliegians Is suffering from a
weak knee and Coach Martin does not
wish to take any chances With him,
otherwise he might send him into the
shotput and possible the high jump.
The relay teams entered by Coach
Martin will run against the Washing
ton and Lee team: the Fork Union
team. the Y. n. {. a. Invincibles and
tho Mutt and JEFF team OF the Biues.
This latter race should afford great
sport A Mutt and jeff team race
consists In matching n tail man
against a short one. like Btg Deck
er. OF Richmond College, for instance.
against Chambers. of the Blues. Two
tall and two short men will race on
each team and the event II likely to
be feature OF the evening.
Prep school Race.
Another relay race that II bound
70 be for blood will be that between
Petersburg High. McGuire's School
and Richmond Academy teams. John
MarahaiI Higk. failed, to enter. ~and
which n 20 be regretted. hut the
three other prep teams are sure to
have q lively struggle.
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National. the Merchants. the Plant
ern and the National Bank OF vir-
ginia-have entered teams for . spec
cial relay race, and the fremont A.
G. at the District Of Columbia will
race relay team from Georgetown
Univeraity. Tho University OF vir-
ginia Reserves will race the George
!, Washington University relay team.
and Altogether relay team racing Will
occupy conspicuous part on the
Tho fremont A. G. will have . man
IN the fifty-yard dash. and this event
should be = record-breAksr.
Among tho Star AthlcteA
AMong the great stars Will b. IA.
con. the cham pi0n middle distance
runner. OF Baltimore City Collage.
and Sterrett. tho crack pole vaultsr.
Sterrett. who IL the South Atlantic
champion, teIe9fapne0 n1o entry yes
terday. He will meet Carts. the
Tome star. and some real vaulting
II sure to follow. Both men can
clear eleven feet. which II very ffne
work II the indoor vault
Manager Benton. who had the
meet In charge. 10 confined to his
bed With m ailment that Will pre-
vent him from taking an active part
IA the management. Frank Lou
Shxu. whu 10 successfully managed
the meet two years ago. has como
Is the assistance Of the management
ana will have control Of the meet.
along with Manager DIN Richard
ron. Of the Blues.
The oficial starter will be- J. ".
Nulliean, OF 0eorgetown. Nulligan
10 an experienced man In his line Of
business. He Waa on the champion
1.1y0 yard relay with Bernie Wefefa
ana Arthur puffy. He started the
events IN the WAahtngton ana Hal
tinoFs msetA and gave entire eAtie-
faction. Conway. Of the local 4. y.
G. ~. may also serve - IN ofacfal
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