Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-02-27
BY n. C. BYRD.

The indoor track and field games to
lie held under the auspices OF george
town University tonight at ConVentior
Hall have listed more entries than any
indoor meet previously held mere
There are something like 500 entries
representing between three ana 1oui
hundred athletes. for the various
events. These athletes will wear the
celors of some of the biggest coiieges'
schools and clubs in the country
Yale and Harvard are the only men,
bers of the big five" that will be rep
resented, but Penn State and Lehigh
are among the very largest secondary
institutions, and each will have men
in competition. From the north also
will come representatives of the Irish
American Athletic Club of New YORK
and the Meadow brook Club of Phila-
,elphia.
The former is an old organization and
we'll known, but the latter has sprung
up in recent years by reason OF the
acquisition of several very capable
athletes. The other colleges and
schools that will have men wearing
their coIors are Johns Hopkins, WASH
ington and Lee. St. Johns, Cathonc
University, Galiaudet. Lebanon Eailev'
Maryland Agricultural, Tome Episeo-
pal High, Manassas High. ST. Aipan s.
George Washington, Western Hlsh,
Central High. Eastern High, Mckinney
Manual Training, Georgetown frePs
and several grade schools and ciups
The general aspect OF the meet ap,
pears to indicate that it will be we'll
run and have good competition In re-
lays and open events. Men OF excep-
Iional capabilities are to take part IN
the open contests, not the least OF
Nz-h,
former Georgetown athletes. ne ior-
rner is to represent the lrish-American
Athletic Club and the latter the Meao.
owbrock Club. Several relay races OF
more than ordinary interest are booked,
and God competition should be seen IN
those classes.
The main relay races booked are those
between the colleges, but there will be
several between the clubs and schools
which should be interesting. Tome 1nsl-
tute- is to meet Episcopal ia duai
event; Eastern. Central and " estern
are to contest for the scholastic cham
ton will run in a dual two-m1le race
Georgetown is to meet Lehigh in what is
scheduled as the feature; Catho1c Uni
versity, ST. johns and Lebanon Valley
are to run a tricornered affair: WASH
ington and Lee and Hopkins are carded
TO appear in a mile event. the Maryland
Agsies and Gallaudet are booked to
cover the same distance. the keane,
spdIQ'nS, CdTTOll Anu washing tou Souh0
els are TO meet in a special affair for
knights of Columbus: the Washington
Canoe Club and the Potomac Boat CLUB
are booked for a 1000 yard meeting, and
several of the other clubs are to meet.
the hes. race of which Is likely to be
that between the Columbia Athletic Club
and the 5th Regiment
Jack Sterrett who used to pole-vaut
for George Washington and Princeton
universities, is to represent the Columbia
Athletic Club. He viii compete under
the colors of that organization this even
ing, being entered in the open event.
The University of Virginia has finish
ed one of the most remarkable seasons
:. college or university basket ball
team in the south has ever had-that
of finishing without losing a. contest.
The Orange and Blue has not dropped
a contest since it began play early in