Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-02
SPIDERS WILL START
OUTDOOR TRACK WORK
Richmond College VIII BE Repre-
scented This Spring on Cinder
Path.
DUAL MEETS ARE SCHEDULED
Several Colleges and Probably the
Blues VIII BE Competitors-Relay
Team Will BE Sent by Coach Dob
son to Pennsylvania Carnival.

Track athletics have occupied ONLY n
small part OF the Spider athletic ac-
INVITES SO Tar this year. but Judging
py an announcement made yesterday nv
Coach Dobson. this branch OF varsity
sport viii soon be fun in the local
iimelight
ihe policy OF the college underwent.
Il radical change this year in regard
10 track and field teams. due In no small
oesree 10 the newly established homo
oi Richmond College at WesthamDton
In past years. there has been no avail
aoio site for the adequate training and
practice OF track and field athletes out
In the open. and the result has been
that all of the spider athletes of mi.
character were compelled TO conf,no
their exhibitions to Indoor work Wi,h
the present facilities in possession of
the college, track and field athletics
III their truest and best form-out-of-
doors-havc now become not "a mere
posSioiity, out reality to DC seen In
the near future.
Ground Director Gooscby is working
MIS- men hard now on the athletic neid
AZ Westhampton to get the running
track In good shape for the squad. and
II ne IL favored with fair weather. no
predicts that the Spiders will soon have
an excellent running course. The track
IL regulation quartcr-mile oval with
a, GIso-yard straigh,away. After tho
clnucr ped has boon properly laid there
WIZ DC no track in the vicinity which
viii CniI out nunner,.
As soon as Coach Dobson has finished
wedding out the new baseball material
and has Il line on his Yanigans. he viii
Issue his. call for all wcarers OF tho
spiked shoe. Ills program for this
branch or sport--to be carried uut this
spring-is very extensive. and includes
welcome TO those who have been ac-
Sustomcd TO seeing this form OF attn
ae,ien explaited only indoors upon
wooden noors where the conditions arc
suSh as make II very difficult for tho
athletes to perform in their bes; style.
spor me m mTTt hsent Of ,mrortanfe In this
terent from anything held In the past
competitive inter -class meet--to DO
cataiofued under this sport. In this
meet 1t is expected that som: new
T D"Ssds vii VIII be be hung UP: and COACH
more accurate rating OF the !ndividual
ability Of the applicants Nv thus see
ing them In actual action than he could
by any other method. The meet will
not ia any way take the place OF tho
regular annual field day. which will he
he.d later in the spring.
After tn. intcr-class meet another
novel idra OF Coach Dobson will be nit
mo execution when the college ath-
resentatives OF ali prep schoo!s OF Rich
nond combined, This meet il sure To
be q p"puiar innovat!oS from The start.
good chance 10 show up In their sss,ua
spcctivc departments. -
Mny Hun AEninht Hines ~
Manager Joe Leslie also hopcs TO III
abie 10 arrange Il meet with the Blu,S50
Ihia affair has been held annual III
heretofore. but always indoors ThN
year with Its new setting. il ought to bS
lar more interesting than in formerp
times Furthermore. Manager I.cslIaV
mas dual meet now pending with a \
strong college, the name OF which ns
yet TO he announced This meet will
doubtless attract Il great deal OF track
talent TO be seen here IN this CITY
Coach Dobson has further announced
that. II n good relay team IL developed.
the members OF Il VIII 20 TO the Pcnn,1
sylrania Carnival tn be held on the
famous Franklin Field In Philadclphia
ana, at amy rate. the college Is to ho
represented ut the South Atlantic
champio nship meet TO he held on Nav
and :. at baltimore. In addition the
track team is 10 meet Virginia Polv-
tcchnic institute in a dual meet ut
Bincksburg this spring
win the warmer weather. the track
athletes VIII he out and at work on
the Held. The splendid facilities now
possessed by the collag" for this sort
or work makes II possible for much
larger number OF men to particulars In
the practice and thus TO be benefited
thereby.