The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-21
COLLEGE AND BLUES
ARRANGE BIG INDOOR
MEET FOR FEBRUARY
ATHLETES OF EAST APPEAR IN
HORSE SHOW BUILDING.
CHAMPIONSHIP RACES.

Fne third nnuuuf indoor track meet
Jointly given by tho Richmond Light
Infantry Blues and Richmond college
will take place in tho horse show
building on the night of Saturday,
February 21st. The meet will be held
under the sanction OF the Amateur
Athletic Union and Will consist OF the
regular indoor track meet events, all
OF which will be open haudicaps.
All entries must be In by February
10th. and the classification Of relay
events will be made February l4th.
Special events and relay races will be
arranged by the management to suit
contestants No spiked shoes Will be
allowed on the track and disobedience
Of this rule will mean disqualification
by inspectors. whose duty it il to ex-
anime the shoes OF all contestants be-
fore and after each event ~
Prizes Onered.
The management of the meet re-
serves the right to reject any entry.
First. second and third prizes will
and second in each scholastic event
individual prizes will be given to the
members of the teams winning the
relay races.
A trophy will be presented to the
school. club. or college. scoring the
most points
As the meet is held under the sane
ton of the A. A. L. all entrants must
be registered. This includes partici-
pants in exhibitions as well as
championship events. Every athlete
en<ering the meet must send his reg
istered number with hts entry blank,
The first event OF the meet Is to be
called at 5 o'clock promptly and II
any OF the entrants are not present
at that time the event will be run
without them.
special Events.
A pair OF special events which will
undoubtedly attract considerable at
tention are the 440 and Ss0-yard runs
for the South Atlantic championship.
In these races 1t Is probable that the
best quarter and half miiers OF this
section will be entered. The runs are
always OF unusual interest because OF
the speed and the frequent great
burst OF RUNNING which mark them
and as many OF the moro important
colleges of the East will participate
In the meet in the horse show build
ing this year. and will have men in
tered In them they will be moro at
tractive then ordinarily.
Entrance blanks for the meet can
ba secured from A. II. Carter, OF
Richmond college. who will also
furnish managers OF track teams any
further information which may be
desired.
Athletes desiring to enter the meet
who must secure A. A. U. registration
before doing so, can secure blanks
from: William Burdick. NJ. D.. 500
Continental building. Baltimore, Nd.
Joseph J. Rettaliata, rs East Pratt
street. Baltimore. Md; J. r. Meany,
1912 New York avenue. N. W.. Wash
ipgton. d. c.
The complete Iist OF events to be
run or IL a. follows:
Fifty-Yard Dash-Scholastic.
Fffty-Yard Dash--Col'eEiate.
F1fty-YArd MISUNDERSTANDING
Fffty-Yard Hurdles--CoI
Pole VAult-Collegiate.
Twelve-P Pound Shot Put-Collegiate.
Twelve-Pound Shot Put---Scholastic.
SS0-Yard Run-Scholastic.
8So-Yard Run-Coilegiate.
600-Yard Run-Novice.
440-Yard Run-Scholastic.
446-Yard Run--Coliegiate.
One-Mile Run--Collegiate.
Running High Jump-Collegiate.
Running Hugh Jump-Scholastic 4
440-yard and SS0-yard runs for
South Atlantic championships.