The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-09
TRACK PROSPECTS
BRIGHT AT VIRGINIA
EIGHT w" Men Return-Excel-
lent Program of Meets
Arranged.

Charlottesville. Va, December s.
TIE call for preliminary training for
re indoor track season was issued o.
,-aptain Cooke on Thursday. inc
wooden track on the tennis courts is
now ia process OF construction. ana
VIII be ready FOX use by Monday. strict
traiuing viii not be entered upon unti
after the holidays.
haeht ~ men have returned 70
college, with the prospect OF another
Felton. after The Christmas vacation
Todd. captain OF last years team. Eel
rom md CAPTAIN Cooke are the re-
furning members Of the relay team.
IN the distance events Kumbough and
Catesby Jones have returned. Cooke
and blanchard IN The shot put Farrow
ir the hammer throw and Gooch IN
The broad jump Will form the nucleus
for the feld events. Harris - the only
hurdler 70 return
Resides these there are number OF
old men of last years squad who should
show improvement this year Prom
inent among them are Guy. relay, Hart.
Beckett and Barton. half mile. f1te
and Roddey. spr.nts; Diebald. H. P. and
W A. Il Can't and Ellis Tucker. dis
lance: Rixey high Jump. and Mayer
ana Jones. weights.
OF the new material little can be
said though several give promise OF
merit. Cronley. from the Episcopal
High school, who has an enviable prep
school record. easily won the fall trials
in the hurdles. Maxon Is reputed to
be good for ten seconds nat in the hun
dred-yard dash. He should furnish
an excellent running mate for eX-Ca2-
tain Todd. Wright justified his repu-
tation as a distance man. easily win
ming the fall run. Clark and Dixon
have made a good showing in the pole
vault. There is undoubtedly much
talent as yet INDICATED, that VIII be
brought to light as the season pro
crosses II is the desire of Captain
Cooke that all men who have former
~ taken any part In track athleucs
should report at once. that no time
nav be wasted in their development.
An excellent program Of meets has
been arranged by Manager Churchman.
with negotiations pending in several
Instances. II has been decided to send
the team to the Georgetown indoor
meet on March l. and 10 the south
Atlantic intercollegiate Meet in Balti-
more on NAV 2 The relay team will
enter the University of Pennsylvania
relay meet on Franklin Field. IL Is
George Washington University indoor
games and the Richmond College meet
Dual meets are pending with George
town and Penn. State The former Will
II held. be one OF the attractions OF
Easter week here. while Penn. State
Will be met on its own held- There is
little probability OF d dual meet with
Johns Hopkins this year.
The basketball schedule has been ar
ranged as follows:
December 11-Jererson School. at
university.
December 14-Jeferson School at
university
January l1-Gallaudet College. at
university.
January i7-Hampden-Si sidney. at uni
versity.
January 1s-Randolph- Macon at uni
versity.
January 24-Maryland Agricultural
College. at university.
Januay 27-North Carolina a. & NJ.
a. university
January 3O-virgAia Military Insti.
tute, at university.
January 3I-George town. at univers-
ity.
February s-Tr,nity College. n c. at
university.
February S-Wa shington and Lee. at
Lynchburg-
February 1o-North Carolina at
Raleigh, y. c.
February 14-Catholic University at
Washington. D. c
February 15-Georgetown. at Wash
sngton, D. {.
February list. Johns College. at
Annapolis. Nd.
February 1s-George Washington. at
Washin gton. .. c.
February 2I-Franklin-M Marshall Col
lege, at uHiva-Sity
February est Johns College. at
university.
Date Undec.ded-Georgeto at
Washington. .. Z.