Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-16
MORE THAN 100
SCHOOLS INVITED
Many Scholastic Institutions
Expected to Take Part in
Games at N. A. c.
THIRTY EVENTS ARE
LISTED ON PROGRAM
Two Classes Restricted in
Order to Give Novices
Chance to Win.
BY n. C. BYRD.

Of Maryland and the District OF Column
bia has been sent a special invitation to
participate and it is almost certain that
the majority of them will accept. In the
intercollegiate games six colleges will
probably be in competition = Western
Maryland, ST. Johns. Washington, Rock
HILL Mount ST. Joseph's and the NJ. A. c..
Entry blanks have been gotten out and
sent to all the schools and colleges in
the state total of thirty events have
been listed, and with the heats that will
be run it is probable that there will be
sixty numbers on the program. The fol-
lowing events will be contested in the
intercollegiate part of the games: One
hundred-yard dash, 22O-yard dash. 40
one-mile run, SS0-yard run, broad jump,
high jump, pole vault and shot-put The
open scholastic events are as follows:
One hundred-yard dash, 220-yard dash,
40 yard run, SSO-yard run, one-mile run,
90 yard hurdles, broad jump, high jump,
pole vault, shot-put
Besides these open events for the high
and prep schools, there are other classes
which are limited. SO that all will have
a chance to compete on equal terms. Five
contests have been arranged for the
freshmen in the high and preparatory
schools of Baltimore and Washington
and students of the county public schools
who are not beyond the ninth grade.
IneSe events are. OHe-HuHuIeU dI VI
dash, 22O-yard dash. 44O-yard dash, one
mile run and broad jump, There are
four events in which only athletes from
the public schools of Maryland, outside
of Baltimore city, will be eligible to enter.
These are the 1O0-yard dash, 22O-yard
dash, one-mile run and broad jump.
The meet will be run under the inter-
collegiate rules. Only one departure has
been made from last year, and that is that
any school may enter as many men as
10 trr-ov Nrn-
vious meets only three men have been
allowed in the same event from the
same school. No entry fees are being
charged.
While entries have not yet been sent
in, many of the schools have been
heard from and it seems certain that
the greatest number of athletes that
have ever taken part in the games Will
be on hand. All the dash events Will
be run in heats, and alleys for each
man will be laid off SO that there will
be no crowding around the turns.
From Washington, Cathedral, Army
and Navy Prep. Central High, west
ern High. Business High. Technical
the Friends School will be represented.
Schools which are certain to have men
in the events from Baltimore are Bal
timore City College. Baltimore Poly
technic Institute. Marston's University
School, Mckee School and Strayer's
Business College, and it is very likely
that the Gilman Country School and
Boys Latin School will also enter
teams. The high schools in the CEN
trail part of the state which will be
Frederick Havre de Grace. Annapolis.
North East, Sandy Spring, Briarly Hall
Academy, Rockville High and possibly
Laurel and Towson. Those schools in
will probably be represented are ST.
James School of Hagerstown. Hagers-
town High School, Allegany County
High School and possibly the high
schools from Homecoming and Frost
burg.
From the eastern shore teams will
come from Cambridge, Denton, Easton
and Salisbury and probably one or two
other places. Word has been received
from the Wicomico High School at
training for the games. This school, di-
rected by George S. Pierce, won in one Of
the classes last spring.
The most pleasing feature of the meet
to win medals. None OF the big
prep schools from the north will be en-
tered. and even in the open scholastic
events almost anybody will have a
chance. Besides these, though, there are
nine special events. SO arranged that
equal compitition is guaranteed to every
athlete entered.
A competent set of officials will have
charge of the events it being probable
that they will be made up for the most
part of coaches and men in charge of
the visiting teams. All the visiting teams
and those connected with them will be
entertained at College Park without cost.
Two feature events are being planned
One is collegiate relay, in which West
ern Maryland. st. Johns. Catholic Uni
versity. Gallaudet. Washington College
and George Washington have been in
vited to enter teams. The other, which
fractions is the one-mile relay for the
interscholastic championship of the
south. This race is open to any high or
prep school in the south desiring to- enter
teams. 1t is planned to give the winning
team in each Of these events silk BAN
ner, and also give medals to the indi-
vidual members of the first. second and
third teams.
If Georgetown takes the full strength
of it's team to the Intercollegiate there
is every reason for thinking that 1t will
be able to accomplish something in the
matter OF point scoring. There is no
doubt that the Blue and Gray is repre-
Sented by several men who are very ca
pable. Notwithstanding the fact that
they will be placed in events against the
very best collegiate talent in the coun-
try, there are some members of the squad
who should tally points.
1t is difficult to find a better hurdler
among the colleges than Eller. There
is one man who has been able to show
form equal to his during the past win
ter. He is Wendell of Wesleyan The
others. with possibly one or two excep-
tons. are not as capable as the George
town man.
1t is reported that Weidmann has gone
over twelve feet in the pole vault, and
while there are other college men who
have done much better. it is safe to say
that there will be some in the COMPETE
ton that day who will not clear the bar
at that height. Low is another boy who
stands an excellent chance to score
points. 1t is seldom that an intercollegi-
ate high jump is done better than six
one, which has been accomplished by Low
on more than one occasion.
Gallagher should be able TO do some
thing in the two miles, although he has
never made a speciality Of that distance.
Horter is fast in the dashes, exception
ally so when it is considered that there
are few really good dash men in the col
leges, there being few who can consist
emily do as we'll as 0.10l. or better. ex-
cept Lippincott of Pennsylvania. Steb
bins and Terwilliger are very fast men
in the quarter and half. but they will be
against the class in those events. John
Paul Jones and Meredith are forces to
reckon with at those distances. they be-
ing as capable as any in the country,