Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-05
RELAY RACES TO
FEATURE GAMES
Several Well Matched Con-
tests Are Arranged Between
Schools of Strength.
YOUNG LOSES HIS PLACE
ON GEORGETOWN QUARTET
Four Which Will Run Against Cor.
nell Composed of Stebbins, Nc
Nulty, Wieser and Jones.
BY n. c. BYRD.

Relay races are going to feature the
Georgetown games. While there undoubt-
eddy will be in competition many men
Of exceptional caliber. there is little
doubt that the work of the different quar-
tets will be the most attractive part OF
the program. The official announcement
yet been made, but it is known that many
of the matchings bring together fours
which should put up splendid races.
The event being featured is that be.
tween Cornell and Georgetown. While il
would seem that the Blue and Gray would
be at disadvantage in a race with the
Ithacans, it may give them better con-
test than would be supposed OF course
Cornell has an exceptionally fast one
mile team, and should win, but, with
such men as Jones and Stebbins going
at their best, there is no reason why the
local men should not be well up at the
finish.
match at two miles between Pennsylvania
and Princeton. Princeton has been run
ming against Yale in previous years, bu'
this season Penn will be its opponent
And the Tigers will have to go at a
faster gait to win from Penn than they
would had they been placed in race
with Yale Meredith is almost team
in ..imself, but the Quakers also have
several other good half-milers.
Two other collegiate races at least will
he on the program. The Carlisle Indians
will have teams against the Mary lano
Agricultural College and Lehigh. VI
course. the Indians are favored in both
events, since they have generally been
in higher class than Lehigh and the
Farmers have never previously attempt
ed to go into that kind of competition.
Three relay events which will be of es-
pecial worth from a local standpoint are
those in which the local high and prep
schools will figure and the two races
which will take place, at two miles, be-
tween the Carroll Institute and Baltimore
Cross Country Club teams and between
the Columbia Athletic Club and Balti-
more Central Y. NJ. c. A. four. Both
events should be fairly close with the
odds favoring the Washington entry in
at least one.
There is little doubt that the list of en-
+r;es for the meet will by far exceed any
of the nreyious events held by George
town The Blue and Gray management
has been more successful in obtaining a
large list of contests than any OF It's
predecessors Not only are the big uni
yersities well represented in the open
from minor organizations.
The selection of the runners who viii
compose the Georgetown team finds
one change in the personnel in former
races. Young is the man displaced
He was unable to accompany the
nnartet to Hartford some time ago. his
Mace being taken by Wiser. Now
Wieser has won the position perma-
nently. according to the announcement
made Immediately after the trials yes
terday. Jones' McNulty and Stebbins
are the other three members.
The Aloysius -iub basket ball team
won from the Epiphany auint last
night by a score of 81 to II. AS the
score indicates, the aforementioned
ouartet was completely outclassed.
The meeting of the Amateur Base
Pail Association last night did not
take any official action because of the
ahsence of a quorum. Representatives
Of only three leagues were present.
The rule proposed relative to allowing
a man to play in any two leagues he
might desire was explained, and is as
follows:
ment to play with one club in each of
two separate leagues. operating under
the association, and as otherwise pro-
yided by these rules, provided that il.
after having played under the juris-
diction of two leagues at the same
time, a player is for any reason re-