Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-17
TRACK GAMES
HAVING BOOM
Meets This Year Superior in
Every Way to Those of
Past Seasons.
VIRGINIA RELAY is
FAST COMBINATION
Great Race Will Be Result of
Its Meeting With George
town-0ther Gossip.
BY n. C.. BYRD.

sons. Starting with the Johns Hopkins
games Saturday night, which were the
most successful ever held by that insti-
tuition, there is every reason for the pre-
diction that the two remaining meets
will also transcend others that have
taken place under the auspices Of George
| Washington and Georgetown.
In matters of attendance. we'll matched
relays and generally all-round competi-
ton the Hopkins meet was much more
creditable than any other that has ever
taken place in Baltimore. To judge by
the efforts of the two mana gers and the
success that has attended their work SO
far. George Washington and Georgetown
will also have it said after their
games have been finished that they were
the climax Of their attempts along such
lines.
George Washington will probably not
have as many of the large college relay
teams in competition as will Georgetown.
but 1T Will present two of the greatest
individual runners that have ever lived
In Abel Kiviat and Mel Sheppard. Both
these men will appear in the 1,OO0-yard
run and the mile handicap, and what
they are capable of doing is well known
on both sides Of the Atlantic; and,
while there will not be as many big re-
lay IoutS III III the 11dtcHet
ties succeed in matching the Virginia
quartet With that of Hopkins they will
have race which will be sure to pro-
vide as close finish as is possible to
imagine in such an event for one or the
other to get the decision.
Georgetown, as usual, will center it's
attractions in the relay races it will
feature between the big schools. 1t had
been hoped that the Pennsylvania four
would go against Cornell In a two-nlile
I 4 r.
arrangements had practically been made
An effort was then made to match Cor
nell and Columbia. but the latter refused
Cornell will probably go against Dart
mouth. The other feature relays will be
Georgetown-Virginia, fale-Princeton, ana
Carlisle. Washington and Less and Hop
kins. 1t is also reported that Meredith
will run in the 40 open.
With Georgetown and George Washing
ton putting forth great efforts to bill eX-
cellent attractions, and the Johns Hopkins
game already gone down as a brilliant
success, it is practically certain that this
will be the best winter for indoor track
sports in many a year.
The one rule that has been amended in
the foot ball code that will affect the
style of play next fall Is the one now al
lowing the ball to be kicked from any
point behind the line of scrimmage. Last
season the ball had to be booted from
some point at least yards behind the
line of scrimmage, but next fall the kick
er will be able to punt from any position.
even Il it is only a couple OF feet back of
center
This change gives an added strength to
the Offense. 1t will allow a style of play
not in vogue since the changes two years
ago and will weaken the defense to some
extent. Just how much the new ruling
will be made use of is questionable. but it
Is sure to be taken advantage of to a
certain extent. The other two changes
made will not affect the style of game at
all. although they will be somewhat inn
portant. A big penalty has been imposed
on a team for not showing up within the
stipulated time for the third period, and
also man who has previously been re-
moved from the game may be allowed to
return at the beginning of any subsequent
period or at any time during the last
quarter. The other changes were nothing
more than rewording of some parts of
the code.
made over the fact that Virginia lost to
Johns Hopkins in the mile relay race Sat
urday night, supporters of the Orange
and Blue need not feel worried when
these two organizations meet again. There
is not the least doubt in the world
that Virginia has the faster four. II not
only has the faster four, but it should
have won the three-cornered event from
Hopkins and Washington and Lee. Wash
ington and Lee was showing well. hav-
ing led the race by Il few yards until the
third man fell.
The Virginia four is fast and there need
not be any idea advanced that George
town is going to have an easy time get
ting away with the race when they face
each other the night of March I. That
Is going to be a race worth seeing. and
the breaks in the luck will likely give the
event to one or the other of the two tours
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that draws the pole and gets the start
will win.
The Virginia men made just two mis-
takes in the race against Hopkins and
w. and L. Dieboldt. who rem third. fail
ed to hit fast enough pace on his first
lap around. and there is not much doubt
that he would have given Wiley Cooke
four or five yards lead If he had. Cooke
was a more capable man than the Hop
kins man who finished ahead of him. and
he would have won from him ordinarily.
In taking the turn and in attempting to
run by the Hopkins man on every
straightaway Cooke used up much of his
energy. and when it came to the last few
v ards he did not have the stamina to beat
out his opponent in the last burst for the
tape that he would have had had he trail
ed his man until the last three-quarters
of the last lap
The ODDS will favor Georgetown to beat
Virginia because it has two of the best
in Horter and Stibbins, but there will be
no room for a let-up at any time Vir-
gnia is much more capable than is gen.
orally thought. and is faster than ne
four that won last year. 1t will be one Of
the greatest mile races ever run in Con-
vention Hail.
A meeting of the registration committee
was held last Saturday in Baltimore to
decide what would he done with the
Memorial runners who took part i'm the
ten-mile run that was unsanctioned. 1t
was stated by the committee that nothing
would be given out as yet relative to the
action taken.
1t is comparatively safe to figure that
the registered men who took part i'm the
race will be disqualified for a certain
period. The rule regarding that in the
A. A. L. is very plain. and it is difficult
to foresee what other course could he
taken by the committee.
1t has been said that Todd is all in. If
quarter i'm that relay race in which his
team was barely nosed out by Hopkins
he would not think SO. He is still fast
and can put UP a far more capable race
than has been reported. Any fellow who
can hold up his end of a relay race that
is run in 3.33 indoors is not all in by a
big bit.
Mike Thompson has knack Of run
ming off a set of track lanes lust az he