The Washington times., 1913-01-26
C0RNERED
RELAY RACE IS ON
CARDFORG. ]. MEET
Carlisle, Johns Hopkins, and
Washington and Lee Quar-
tets to Go a Mile.

Manager Darr of the Georgetown Uni
versity track team announced today
that he had completed arrangements
whereby the relay quarters of Johns
Hopkins University. Washington and
Lee and Carlisle will meet in a one
mile race at the Georgetown University
indoor games, which are to be held in
Convention Hall on March /.
According to all reports, the teams
will be very evenly matched, and for
the greater part composed of veteran
material. This will be the first time
In the history Of local track games that
the Indians have ever competed in a
relay race with schools of this vicinity.
and 1t will also be the first time that
Washington and Lee have sent four
to this city.
Besides sending their relay teams, the
track authorities at all three schools
have agreed to send big squad OF
men for the Individual events to COM
pete with the athletes from Yale, Uni
versity CT Virginia, Georgetown, Cath
olic University and other colleges Of
the South Atlantic section. Carlisle will
send Jim Thorpe, Welch, Arcasa and
four or five others, while Washington
and Lee and Johns Hopkins will send
their entire aggregations. which boast
Of some OF the fastest men running in
the South.
First Time on Track.
Despite the fact that the TIflltoppers
and the Lexingtonians have met each
other for many years in football, bas-
ketball and baseball, thev have never
opposed each other in any kind Of
track athletics, SO the agreement of the
Washington and Lee officials to send
representatives to the Blue and Gray
games this year Is expected to mark
the beginning of a new era in sports be-
tween the two universities.
There Is great deal IT enthu siasni
being>aroused on the hilltop over the
big interclass track meet which Is to
be held ON the West Eaj field next
Saturday afternoon, bo.n among rhe
student body and among the members
Of the Blue and Gray track squad as
well. The mciiibeis OF tile squad are
all anxious to rGii IN eonp"iition With
their teammates AMI AL th.ec classes
are confident that they will be able TO
carry on honors. il. The century dash
there will be such capable performers
as Eddie Horter, C.,nt. Bob Eller, Craw-
ford. McNally, McNulty. Barrett. Nc
Grath, and Polia-d. Practically the
same squad will fa,s the starter IN the
22O-yard dash. PIrt blackstone, Eller.
McNuity, and Golden viii race in the
hurdles and Coach Mulligan will award
] handicaps In such a way that Eller will
4 have to show last years form II he ex-
poets to finish the winner.
| Good Field in 44o.
The best fSid viii start iE the no.
yard dash, as in this event will be
entered JoiInEy Gallagher. Hortor
Twilliger, Brewer. Young. Hamilton,
Davis. Van Dyne, Rawlings, Mahoney,
Surrann, and EdG.e GhaprLsS Bates,
Gallagher, Rows, j-aw,or. Landon,
Donnelly. and Chapman will compete
| iu the half mile event. Robertson,
Weidman. and Costello will struggle in
the pole vault; Bobby Lowe, Campazzi
| Murphy, and Weidman in the hish
| jump: Eller, Barrie" I'D. Dunn. Tormcy.
| and Rathbone III the shot Put. while
the relay fours will he composed OF
quarter milers. all OF whom are caJ able
of doing the disfancc IN lfty-iivc cec-
| onds or better.
| As the games Sle open to the public
| It has been decided 90 charge % cents
admission, the mohsy ecing to the track
| association for expenses incurred In
| staging the games. According to pres
| ent plans the first event will be called
at 3 O'Clock in order that the Dnal event
Will have been decided before darkness
puts an end to the competition.