Evening star., 1914-04-26
BY H. c. BYRD.

ehe Maryland Agricultural college track
and field games to be held at College
Park next Saturday. The meet is divid-
ed into four classes, one being open to
any of the celloges of Maryland an
other is for any of the preparatory or
high schools Of Maryland and the Dis
trict Of Columbia. while the other two
are limited to the freshmen in the high
and preparatory schools and the county
schools Of Maryland. With the exception
of some entries which are yet to be
received, there is little to be done other
than to list the different men in their
various events and arrange details.
The medals have been changed THIS
year. better ones having been secured.
The design is very different, "hlie the
quality is considerably improved. The
medals will be in the nature of Watch
fobs. instead of being fastened on an
ordinary piece or ribbon. lobs for first,
second and third places will be given IN
all the events for invidivuals. In tho
Intercollegiate competition silk bannIr
points. while silver loving cup will be
the award to the individual doing the
best work silk banner will also be
given to the team which wins the inter-
scholastic open. and like one will go to
the victor in the county schools class.
Instead of giving silver cups in the
scholastic events for the individual
trophies, gold watches will be awarded.
Gold watches will be the individual
prizes in the interscholastic open, in the
freshmen events and in the county
school competition.
Just how many entries there Will nc is
impossible to say Just at present, though
1t is probable the number will at least
equal that OF last year. when thcre were
ho1 Tro Wp6nRSday
in order that those who have been de-
layed will have as much time as possible
in which to make their final decisions as
to what events the men will be entered
day morning will be received. though,
as that will barely leave tine enough 10
get out the programs.
No entry fees are being charged. nor
will there be any admission to the games
when they are run off. Arrangements arc
the athletic squads and those connected
with them at meals at tho college.
Washington schools will be well repre-
sented in the games. 1t is thought that
Western, Technical and Central VIII each
have squad of at least twenty men,
while Eastern will enter about ten.
Whether or not Business will have a
squad in competition is not yet known
definitely. though it is stated that 1T Will
have a few entries. Cathedral will have
a
more than likely that with two or three
men of the caliber of those in the indoor
games it will make some of the other
schools hustle to win out. The Balt-
more schools will have men entered. s-s
will several of the other preparatory in
stitutons and high schools throughout
the state. 1t is reported that the Army
and Navy Prep School OF this city will
also have men in competition. though
whether or not that is true cannot be
nag
ohicially.
The base ball game scheduled yesterday
between Georgetown and the Wilmington
Tri-State League Club was called of on
account Of rain
The one college game booked to take
place here was Cancelled for the same
reason, c. L. and Ursinus.
Because of an inspection of the bat
TALON by the United States government
officials yesterday at the Maryland
Agricultural College. dual track meet,
a lacrosse game and a base ball contest
were postponed. 1t has been arranged
to have the track meet take place with
Technical High this Wednesday. two
days before the regular set of games.
Representatives of institutions in this
section did well in their events in the
Pennsylvania University relay games
SeSIefday.
won. Gallaudet getting a second and NJ:
A. c. a third. but the individuals did
some very creditable work. Particularly
was the performance of Jones OF Ieofge-
town in the 1O0-yard dash worth white.
He ran second to Drew, the colored
Southern California. beating out some
of the best men in the big colleges. The
winning time was hardly up to the
usual standard. because of the rain
which made the track slow. Johns Hop
kins was the only southern relay four
to finish in front. Gooch Of Virginia
was second in the broad jump. he being
beaten out by Drew also. Gooch's jump
was little under twenty-five feet.
Danny Coogan in talking of the
Georgetown nine yesterday was very
much satisfied with the manner in
which the team has been playing OF late.
Coogan said that he did not think there
was a better nine in any of the colleges
right now than the one represehtlhe 'he
Blue and Gray. Said Coogan:
81 don't think there Is stronger team
than we are representing any OF the big
eastern universities. Our team looks 10
me to be as good as any of them now.
1t took us an awful time TO get gong
hut once we started we have been WIN
ming consistently. The players were all
new to me at the start Of practice. and
the weather was so poor 1t was practical-
ly impossible for us to accomplish any
thing. AS soon as conditions were such
that We could work well 1t was differ
ent proposition, though, and now there
are few if any teams that have anything
on Us.
II was rather a great triumph for the
Oxford University four-mile relay team
that victory it won yesterday in defeating
the best auartets of college milers in the
United States 1t was a foregone con-
clusion that the English four was strong
and would make mighty good showing
in fact. il could hardly help doing so. in
asmuch as it had as two Of its members
two of the best mile runners in the
world-Taber. formerly of Brown UNI
versity. and Jackson. who won the Oiym-
pic 300 meters event at Stockholm IT
would have been a long trip with nttie as
a reward had the Engishmen iost, OUT
since they won. and in such brillant
anish their efforts have eliminated in
distinct triumph They have defeated the
hest the American college world could OIL
for. but they did so by the scant margin
of only one foot
When the University of Pennsylvania
team was at Virginia last week for the
dual meet George Orton, coach of the
Ouakers. stated that he thought he would
have a good chance against the Englsh
four. despite the exceptional proWess OF
two of its integers. nat he had about
m even chance is certain, judging by the
ra ce his team ran. McCurdy was the last
man for the Philadelphians. He started
with a short lead. but Jackson, the most
wonderful middle distance performer in
the world today. overhauled him. and
while the Penn man managed to fght II
out down to the very tape. he lost out by