The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-03-02
Georgetown Virginia and
Princeton-Yale Events
Are Important.
FORMER EVENT WILL
DECIDE CHAMPIONSHIP
Local Schools and Athletic Clubs
Will Be Seen in Various
i Distances.

Relay races CT various distances and
between colleges, schools, and athletic
institutions from all sections Of the
East will hold full sway at the George
town University indoor track and field
games, which will be contested at Con-
Vention Hall tonight. Probably no meet
held In this city in years has scheduled
so many attractive relay races, and
certainly none has listed such stellar
squads of athletes as will be seen in
tonight's meet.
Georgetown Will match its crack team,
composed Of Eller, Chapman, Captain
DaNis' Landon, Martin, and Golden
against the speedy squad from the Uni
Versity of Virginia in a one-mie relay
race for the collegiate championship of
the South. The Charlottesville relay.
team Is composed of the following ath-
letes: Diebolt, Bone Cooke, Toole,
Briggs Fite, Holcombe, Todd, FELTON,.
ana Guy. These speed artists have been
under the constant tutelage of Coach
Lannigan since the first of January and
are in the best OF athletic fettIe.
Causes Interest.
Next to the Virginia. Georgetown re-
Jay, the race that has created the most
interest is the two-mile Yale-Princeton
event. The formers team is made nm az
follows: Plat, Bellous, Seymour. Scot
ter, Baker, and Norris; while Prince
tons crew will be chosen from among
Sawyer, Close, Hayes, Mckinney, Cor
don, Curtis, Howell Chaplin, and In
Gersol.
ST. johns College, of Annapolis, will
meet Richmond College in a one-mile
relay race. st. Johns team will be Sc
lected from Rider, Burton, Daley, La
mar, Moisant, and Noble, and Richmond
colleges runners are Carey, Ancar-
row, Vaughan, Meredith, and O'Neiu.
Another interesting one-mle event
should be the relay between Cornell
and the Carlisle Indians. Bennett, Ell
senbast Lynch, Cousins, Putnam, Ha-
zelton. and Snyder will be seen wearing
Cornelfs colors while Gus Welch, Tay-
Tor, Squirrel, Martin. Thorpe, and Earet
will run for the Indian institution.
In the high school relay race, George
town Preparatory School, Western
High, Central High, and Technical
High are scheduled to compete in one
mile contest. For the Props, Higgins.
Schoen, Mathison, Collier, and Childs
nell, Fuller. and Mayfield will run; for
Central. Van Dyne, Pollard, Buell.. Tib-
bots, and Hamilton will be seen. and
technical will enter Hardell. Gilfert,
race is for the District championship.
Shanahans Compete.
Shanahan Catholic Club, Of Philadel-
phia, will match its running strength
against the Washington Cross Country
Club and the fremont Athletic Club.
The entries are: For Shanahan Catholic
Club, Mclaughlin, Meehan, Rowley.
Stokes. Grace, and Whitlock: for TIE
I'll II
Stokes, Grace, Swing, and Rose. and
for w. c. c. c., BraIry. Gish, Thrall,
Morris. Boss, and Hullfsh.
fremont A. c.. Baltimore G. G. c.,
and Richmond Light Infantry Blues are
scheduled for 1,200-yard relay. Their
entries are as follows: fremont, Robin
son. RAWLINGS. Stokes. Grace, Rose
Swing, and Hamilton; Baltimore c. c.
c., Randall. McDonough, T. McDon;
ough, Warner, and Allison; Richmond
Blues: Ward, Fergus, Casson, ano
Strogher
Other Relay Races.
Other relay races that will be seer
tonight are between Tech Juniors
Washington Y. NJ. G. A.. Western HiEl
School, and Regent Athletic Club. fol-
athletes seventeen years and under. St
Johns College and Richmond COLLEGE
for one mile: Episcopal High School
Washington Y. NJ. c. A., and Western
High School, for athletes weighing IL
pounds and less; MarstOn's Universit!
School of Baltimore, St. James School
CBaltimore), Gilman Country School
and Alexandria High School, for l,2O
yards; Carroll Institute, Baltimor
Cross Country Club reserves, and Yves
tern High School reserves, for dis
lance of 200 yards; midget relay race
for athletes 30 pounds and under, TO
the Southern championship, between
Georgetown Props. Hero Patrol (Bo;
Scouts, ST. Andrews School of Balti
more. Washington Y, NJ. G. A. am
Gilman Country School; Technical His
School. Washington Y. NJ. c. A., Re
gent 4. c., and Washington y. NJ: {
A., a relay race for boys five feet fou
inches and under
Episcopal High School. Western Attn
letlc Club, and Western High Schoc
second teams will contest 1,2N-Ear
relay. and Episcopal EiGh School, Bal
timore City College, and WasmnGto
c. c. c. will run in similar event