The Washington herald., 1912-01-07
PROSPECTS BRIGHT
FOR THE Big MEET
OF BLUE AND GRAY
Big Four Colleges Will Be
Here in March.


Gray track team, announced yesterday
that plans were well under way for ms
relay team TO be represented at the bis
Boston Athletic Association meet, which
will be held in the Mechanics building
at Boston, some time during the iateI
part OF February.
For some time there has been much
discussion on the Hilltop relative to the
advisability OF sending a team to the big
meet this year, because Of the long dis
tance in which the athletes are forced
10 travel before competing, IL was
thought that It would be best for the
team TO remain out of the big meet this
year
The Herald representative was in COM
munication with Arthur Duffy, the for
mer Georgetown star, ana now located
in Boston, and Dufry was enthusiastic
about having Georgetown represented at
the B. A. A. meet. He said the Blue
and Gray team did remarkably good
work last year. and that the track au-
thOritIes of Boston are striving to work
up a three-cornered relay race between
Georgetown, Holy Cross, and Boston Col
lege to decide the supremacy OF the
Jesuit colleges. IL is known that this
present plan is favored greatly by the
local management, and that Georgetown
will dOubtlessly be entered in this relay.
Manager Kingsley has been an eX-
tremely busy man during the recent va
cation, and he is endeavoring TO give
the public a meet which will by far
eclipse anything that has ever been at
tempted before. II is his present inten-
tions to have all OF the relay teams that
were on hand last year to be present
again this year. He is endeavoring 10
have Pennsylvania and Cornell matched,
and negotiations are well under way 10
have these two crack universities
matched for a big event
II is settled that Princeton and Yale
will surely meet. Ii will be remembered
that last years match between these
two rivals created intense excitement,
and 1t is assured that both of these
schools will be represented. George
town and Virginia will be matched in
relay that will decide the Southern
championship. Last year Virginia had
little trouble winning. but this years
race will he well worth Witnessing
The Blue and Gray management intend
having d number of local interscholastic
teams matched. All of the high schools
OF the city and EUmber OF athletic
teams are expected to compete. The
management also wishes IL stated that
the 5O-yard and the 6OO-yard novice run
will also be held this year. There was
much talk going the rounds about cut
ting out these two events, but Manager
Kingsley desires 10 have it made known
that th=se two special events will surely
be listed.
At the big meet here in March the
Blue and Gray team should come in for
q number OF first prizes. In the dashes
Capt Carrigan and Bob EIlar should |
carry off few OF the prizes These two |
men are possessed of more than ordinary |
spnnting ability. and ii is doubtful IL any |
OF the athletes opposing them will cause |
these two stars any worriment. In the |
hurdles Bob Ellar and Hugh Golden, a |
freshman, will be the men depended upon |
for the bulk Of the work in this impor-
tant event Ellar exhibited class in the |
New York meet, and with his brother
Jack, they broke the worlds record in the
5O-yarl hurdles.
Golden is coming fast and is bound TO
come in for a great deal Of consIdera-
ton during the coming year. For the
weights Ellar and DouCherty, the for
mer football star. will be the chief can
didates. Eilar has a record with the
shot, and It is claimed that Dougherty
has neared the forty-foot mark several
lines Barricelio. IL is hoped will also
be on hand TO help out in the weight
events. but on account OF work in his
able to compete.
Fast Relay Tenn Expected,
For the relay team there are several /
worthy aspirants, including such men |
IS Davis, Chapman, EIlar, McGrath. /
Martin. Campazzie, Ed Hand, and Fred i
die Gibbs. Davis, Martin, and Gibbs
we're members of last years team. and
Is expected that these three men will
wen show better form this year. Nc
Irath Is a freshman, and comes from
he prep team of last year. Campazzie
md Chapman hail from the Fordbarn
rep School, where they established n
NondeTful reputation as relay men. Ed
Hand halls from WiIIiston Seminary
md is looked upon to give all Others a
lard rub for positions on this years
clay team.
There are several IonE-distance men :
y " aliapie' out nothing certain is known
II their ability. Needham, from last
ears squad, and Krafts also, are the
MY old men on hand. but il is ex- !
'ected that "Bink' Quinn, the former
Holy Cross prep star, Will surely make :
name Tor himself in the mile run. =
quinn has all the earmarks of a long
distance man, and his work will be
with keen interest from now )
The loss Of Brigham from the squad
severe blow. For some time Brig
am has been thinking seriously of en-
ertng business, and It was onlv during !,
he recent vacation that he concluded to =
i've up college and enter his fathers =
usiness. o
One feature OF this years meet AZ =
Hall will be the new straight
way path. which will be used by the / /
printers for their spiked shoes Now
piked shoes are allowed in Convention II
iaH' but this year a straight-away patb II
NJ be erected. This will greatly aid ]
Ne dash men, as hitherto the use of =
he rubber-sOled shoes irlpeded their
oeed, and in some cases handicapped
lem from obtaining a good start. which C
good many cases counts more than e
nything else in the winning OF a race o