Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-28
pta City League Teams Will Likely JON the Columbia Circuit
COLUMBIA LEAGUE MAY BE
ONE OF STRONGEST IN CITY
That Circuit Will Benefit BY Capital City
Middle if Present Indications
Count for Mech.

juries that kept them out Of the game
and with a schedule that was at the same
time more lengthy and heavy it would De
doubtful IL the Kendall Greeners would ne
able to 60 through 1t as credftably as IL
otherwise might.
While Ted Meredith of Mercersburg Is
a wonderful runner, he is not old enough
to stand the strain that is being placed
on him by such active competition ana
may possibly be better now than when
he enters college. No schoolboy shouio
run in the half and quarter in dozen
doing. and unless he discontinues such
active competition he may impair what
promises to be great career on the
track.
hood. too much running gives him an
enlarged heart and lungs, and unless a
great deal of care is exercised, Is likely
to retard instead Of facilitate his growth
in the long run. That is the one reason
why SO many scholastic athletes fail to
accomplish what is expected of them
once they get in college, because they
have been worked too hard before they
attained their full growth and strength.
The following games are scheduled to
be- played in the amateur leagues this
afternoon:
Capital City, North Capitol and L
streets-Gunners VS.. Navy Yard.
Columbia. 18th street and Columbia
road-Equitable vs.. Kensington
Departmental, White Lot Ellipse-War
VS.. Laborites.
East Washington, 18th and D streets
northeast-First Presbyterian VS.. Ninth.
Government, White Lot Ellipse-G. p.
q. vs.. Aggfes.
Independence, North Capitol and W
streets-National A. c. VS.. Loff1er.
Northern, Georgia avenue and Kenyon
street-Regents vs. Herald.
Railroad. 9th street and Florida avenue
northeast-Southern VS.. Adams
Sunday School, 14th and A streets
northeast-Lncoln Avenue VS.. ingram.
Treasury. White Lot Ellipse-War VS..
State.
Cornell is the general favorite to win
the intercollegiate meet Saturday. While
it is admitted that the Ithacans do not
have an especially well balanced team. 1t
Is claimed that they can muster enough
strength in two or three events to get
points sufficient to win. northern critic
has the following to say regarding the
chances OF the Ithaca crowd:
'Cornelrs chief strength lies IN the fact
that John Paul Jones. in the half and one
mile run; Tel Berna, in the two-mile run,
and Putnam. in the half-mile run, stand
out as almost sure winners which means
a good start toward a total. The team a 8
whole Is not particularly well balanced,
and in q dual meet would no doubt be
beaten by Harvard, as 1t was by Penn
the big games in Philadelphia, as stars
from other colleges will cut in here and
there, to the greater damage possibly of
Harvard. Columbia: Pennsylvania and
Michigan than OF Cornell. If Marshall,
the Pennsylvania sprinter, should be at
his best the Quakers would have a royal
chance to win, but his partial break
down at Ithaca makes this an open ques-
ton. If he does not start or does not
return to his top form Columbia is likely
to profit, as, according to Bernie Wefers.
Jacobs was timed in 8 As seconds a few
days ago. Bonsit also Is fancied in the
quarter because Of his strength and abil-
ity to crowd his way through big field.
but Reidpath OF Syracuse stands out as
the logical winner. Columbia also is
counting on Babcock, the intercollegiate
pole vault champion, and one Of the best
all-arOund men in the college world, to
collegiate record for putting the shot and
who is quite likely to beat Kohler, Michi-
gan's star weight man.