The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-02

The management Of the Richmond
Blues track meet which will be held
in the horse show building Saturday
of this week. seemed to he determined
to get Ted Meredith. the Olympic
celebrity, as a starter here. Manager
DIN Richardson has been to Wash
ington, where yesterday Meredith was
pittetl against Mel Sheppard and Ira
Davenport. 1t it is possible the great
flyer will he brought u Richmond.
The track teams of Richmond college
and the Blues participated in the
Georgetown track meet and the party
will stay over Ia Washington TO wit
ness the Inauguration.
Unless all signs fail, the coming
meet will be tine best ever held here.
Not only the big colleges, including
Virginia, WASHINGTON and lee, Johns
Hopkins, Georgetown and George
Washington, Will participate. but
nearly every local athletic organiZa~
ton in Richmond viii he represented.
and even in the event the larger in
stitutions fail to comc-wh3ch is very
improba ble--there will lac enough
athletes entered from the city and vi
ciuity and the prep schools Of the
State To make the meet interesting
and exciting.
L ne AotAf AE1tElE " lt3 tEt NtiA * -
resented. and much interest is being
manifested in who will play on the
various teams. Manager Richardson
has arranged for a relay race between
John Marshall high school, Peters
burg high school and BenelIetfne col
}ege. Richmond academy, Fork Union
and McGuire's.
The Belvidere Athletic club. a
member OF the Richmond Amateur
federation. will be matched against
MCGiHs Catholic uoion or Some other
club in the federation. I5eividere' 8
relay is composed Of Matthews. Grif-
FIR Mctslintoel and EranSford-
Tire management IS also at work ar
ranging events for other local teams,
The arrangements whereby Wash
ington and Lee and Virginia VIII ne
brought together ia a relay Ter the
state championship have not yet been
completed. The Virginia quartet has
lost many braces this season.
Wylte Cock. one Of the best middle
viii probably not get back into the
game this season. He is suffering from
q recent Illness. His absence is the
cause of many defeats ~ The Orange
and Blue piebolt, a member Of the
relay and ore Of the hest quarter
ruilers, Is lald up with a spralued ankle,
and was unable to accompany his
mates to the Georgetown meet.
The mighty Todd one OF the fastest
men en the paths turned out by Viz
giuia since Jun Rector has probably
been lost 80 the team. Thus II is seen
that the Orange and Blue liz IN poor
condition 20 meet Washington and
Lee WITH this handicap Virginia went
10 the GEORGETOWN meet.
Despite tae fact that many Of his
best men ere on the sick lisc q dis
patch from Charlottesville this morn
ing states that Pop I4anniean e%
poets ta send winning aggregation
10 compete here. <He is endeaHoripE "a
wbip ''i5vbhteF (SooCh. the football star
into shape ina time for the Rtchmund
meet, and has two pole Yaulters who
are improving daily.
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horse show building on the night Of
the meet Will be far better than n W az
when the NEST was held here last
winter. ARA ge}nents have been made
with the Traction company " thereby
the Main street and Broad and Main
ears viii Eo direct 10 the main enc
trance OF the building without transfer.