The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-01
BLUES TO ENTER
TEAM At MEET
QUARTET OF RUNNERS WILL RACE
IN RELAY AT GEORGE
TOWN GAMES.
VIRGINIA TO COMPETE
STANDS CHANCE TO WHY III ELLER
DOES NOT MAKE CLEAN
SWEEP OF POINTs-WON-
DERFUL ATHLETE.

The Richmond Light Infantry Blues
have entered team for one OF the
relay races in the Georgetown Unit
versity meet IN Washington Saturday
night. The team will be made up Of
ord, Mckae, Strotners ana 1asou.
W hat team lh-y Wal De pitted against
mas not been iiietde hno~n yet. a,and-
Der t.icits'. Ofeoii ana s'aouAu VIII ac-
company The boys 10 washington.
noiu ana .s.e..ae A.e so 81 the
footpaii stars ,iial won their last sea-
son, ana Holu is one TT the. most
bruiiaul haitDachs Nno has ever APP
peal ca ON tire iatvad street aIk gnu
iron.
McRae Played at end and showed
~ eeu ma ao4,lty tp tocKte wren COW
cling KICKS. On Inc ovl.ase Few J,IIYs
s.iitea at ms end sot ny. s-tptnefs -
one OF the oes. ra.4nrIr IN tn.s vlcln-
10y. anu Cason nFEss sTTUwr II szT,rru .Gfrd
puck. he. 100, nas nsureu Pronii-
nentiy in FOOTBALL.
I ne UNIVERSITY OF virginia VIII be
weii repI ese1,ed In the Georgetown
meet. ana uniess bop E,lef sweeps
eNEtytnfns before h.m the sireiniaas
nave Very lar Chetace OF winning.
6tier An anomaly.
Elier is an anomaly III the way of
coiiegc alntete. ne Is said to be
t~enlS -iine years ODD. WAIcn Is q
trine beyond the age of the average
coile1e BOY. he mas served on the
New lork police force, Oh, ne ala tn.s
in ofuer To eseape a term of ennsl-
mei1t IN the seventh regiment OF .New
ork.
kAer had been induced-to enlist In
the seventh. winch Is me crack mill
tary organization Of New ofk, in
order to represent the regiment in the
various atnie.ic TOURNAMENTS. ne had
been told that he would not have to
attend every drill, but neea only snow
up once or twite ii year. nhen he
found that he had to i've up 10 the
terms OF his enlistment he wished 10
get out. but The fniillary rules nave
been enforced surety in lat years.
On the aavice OF counsel rs applied
and Vas appointed 10 me New ORR
police department. anu was thus hon
orabiy discharged from the militia.
After remaining with the police de-
partment for ABOUT a year he resigned
and II now student at Georgetown
University, and abou, the only college
rival to Jimmy Thorpe, the Carlisie
Indian. in alIround excellence.
Bob Eler's prothf r. Jack. Is his
dearest rival Every time Bob
sInasnes record Jack never rests un-
til he beats it. " men they compete
against each other the starter has the
time OF his lite. Jack is always pro-
testing ABOUT Bob's methods. and Bob
is always yelling at the unfair ad-
vantagcs that Jack seeks
Brothers itrr Rivals.
The brothers may leave the house
together. they may argue for the priv
ileige Of paying each others car fare,
they may use the same suit casa to
carry their racing toys and other
paraphernalia, but the minute they go
to the mark the row begins. They
never speak to each other from that
time until the meet is over. but what
they say to the officials concerning
each other is a-pienty.
oh avows that Jack beat him out
In CLOSE finish by sticking out
his tongue and breaking the tape by
a tongues breadth. More than once
Jack has turned his shoulder at the
finish and shot 1t into the tape TO beat
ne says
Jack knows more about che points
of the game says Bob but Bob Is no
novice at the tricks of the track
Bob EIler's creates ambition Is to
be a member Of the Olympic teafa IN
Sweden this year. He is making every
effort to get place on tho team and
Judging from his performances to date
ne has every reason 10 believe that he
viii make the team.
Eller told Fred Sitterding. Jr..
whose guest he was during his stay in
HiehneHd recently that he had not
begun to train yet for the Olympic
trials. He is merely keeping in ordi-
nary shape.
Eifer On Training.
IA mans foot TO 80 IN framing
all the year around" declares Eller.
He will soon wear himself out. I
do not observe strict training rules to
comrete In these indoor meets. ! eat
and drink what / please and II feel
like smoking I srpoke. II followed
strict lines OF training in the winter
wound son 90 stale and knock my
self out on these board tracks. Just
want to be good enough by spring to
get out and do some real work so that
will be In shape Tor the Olympic try,
outs @5t
Although free Of what 10 usually
termed sweiled-head Eller has the
New Workers. contempt for anything
which lies beyond the precincts OF
MAJ .attan. That - probably the rea-
son that he raised q Juror at the In
door games here. hast Saturday night.
by wearing spiked shoes In suite of
the fact that spiked shoes we're bar
red. The fact that he disqualified him
self and HIS team by his act did not
appear to cut any figure with him. He
simply refused to take chance OF
slipping in making the turn OF the
track In the relay and wore the shoes
Which attitude OF independence 10
regarded with admiration by his
friends, but is not exactly In keeping
With thu spirit OF amateur athletics