The Washington times., 1912-12-02
Making Effort to Be Read
mitted to intercollegiate
Association.
MANY ATHLETES AT
HILLTOP THIS YEAR
Coach Mulligan Has Squad Out
for Practice This
y, Afternoon.

Georgetown University will be repre-
eented In the intercollegiate track meet
Of the intercollegiate Association next
spring. II the plans now entertained by
the Blue and Gray athletic authorities
do not 20 awry. for every possible e:-
fort 10 being made by the Hilltop OIL
ciais to have the West End institution
re.admitted into the select list of
schools that compete yearly for the out
door track and field championships Of
the intercollegiate world.
Until . few years ago every spring
meet found three or more athletes
wearing the Blue and Gray colors Of
OF their Alma Mater with pick OF col.
iegiate talent from the East and Wcs,-
but then came the break. No track or
even . creditable showing were devel-
opsd at the institution on the heights
for . number of years and finally
0eorgetown's right to contend In the
Intercollegiate was taken away.
Since that time during every track
season there has been considerable agi-
tation about tho question OF applying
for re-admittancc, but nothing definite
was done concerning the matter until
hast year. when Manager Kingsley. Of
the 19ll-l9l2 Georgetown track team.
endeavored TO have the committee In
charge Of the big games permit West
End athletes to compete In the spring
championships.
Came Too Late.
The application was refused by the
committee on the ground that It was
sent in at too late a time in the season
to allow any unfavorablc action to he
taken on the matter. Accordingly the
numbers Of last year's successful Hill
top aggregation did not so to Franklin
Field In June.
This year there appears to be no rea-
con for not re-admitting Georgetown in
several Blue and Gray runners will per-
form at the Harvard Stadium during
the two days Of the games In 1913. Vita
the Hilltop school once more eligible to
send representatives to the meet I is
confidently expected that the institu-
tion on the Heights will win back much
Of the track prestige which 1t enjoyed
when Arthur Duffy and Bernie Wefers
were shattcring intercollegiate and
worlds records on the cinder paths.
On the Blue and Gray track team Of
this season will be found many men
possessed Of the ability to successfully
compete with any of the celebrities
now participating In college athletics.
In Bob Eller. the Hilltoppers have a
man that is far superior to the ma
5ority Of collegiate hurdlers and man
whose records over the obstacles have
never been surpassed and seldom
equaled by any of the present aggre-
cation Of intercollegiate timber top
pers. That Eller could place in the
intercollegiate hurdles Is Il certainty:
that he would win the events Is a strong
probability.
Has Good Runners.
In Bates, Rowles. Gallagher. Cook.
the school from across Rock Creek
possesses speed merchants that could
hold their own with the greater num-
Der Of the entrants which will compete
in next springs games and 1t will. in
deed. be cause for regret II these
men are not granted the right to add to
their own regulations as well as that OF
Georgetown by competing In the inter-
collegiates.
Coach Jimmy Mulligan will have the
II ack candidates out for their initial
practice this afternoon on the outdoor
course Of the Hilltop field and a large
squad Is expected to be on hand for
the workout. Besides the men mentioned
above many other promising runners
have signifed their intention of report
ing this afternoon, among whom are
Crawford. Of Prescott. Ariz.; Goldey
McGrath. Poland. and Carter, of last
years squad McNultv of Brooklyn
Prep: Keresey and Duffy. from Loyoia
Prep. and others. Crawford and Nc.
Grath are dash men, while McNulty ana
Goldin are hurdlers. Poland and Carter
are distance men. Blackstone. Van
Dyne. and Hamilton. of last years
champion Central High School track
team. are expected to report during the
week and should he able to win places
on the squad without any great diff
Guilty. for all have made records which
warrant the belief that they will be
as successful for Georgetown as they
were when running under the Blue and
White OF the o street high school.