The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
Bobby Williams Picked to
Win Cross Country Champ
Carroll Institute Hiker Should
Land Honors In Race
Next Saturday.
LOCAL TEAM MAY SCORE
By JOIN 4. DTGAN.

By JOHN 4. DUGAN.
Although the Amateur Athletic Union
in the District is far below the standard
which it could boast of some five years
ago. the local fans Of track athletics are
still loyal supporters of the cross-coun-
try game, and any time the local ath-
letes toe the mark for distance hike a
good crowd assemblies to cheer and ap-
plaud the athletes who test their endur-
! ance
| The Carroll Institute track team under
! the able coaching OF Prof Maurice
Joyce is responsible for Keeping up the
| interest in the CTOss-cOuntry game in this
vicinity and its efforts to revive the 4
! cess.
\ local runner captured the South
Atlantic championship over the Wal
| brook course on last New Years Day.
when Bobby Williams pulled up in first
! position from q field of twenty-five ath-
letes. The CarrcH team ran in great
form in this event, putting five men
across the board in the first eight and
scored twenty-five points. which landed
them the handsome team trophy.
To Hold Champs Here.
The championship for this year was
granted to the Carroll Institute and will
be run in this city on next Saturday.
The runners will start in front of the
Cosmos Theater and follow the course
| through Potomac Park and back to the
theater
Bobby Williams. the crack little hiker
OF the Tenth street clubmen, is being
picked t. capture the hOnOrs. Although
small Of stature. Williams has the en-
! durance of a thOrobred. He sets a
steady pace through the first three miles
and in the sprint he can show his heels
| 70 most Of the local quarter-milers. Will
| Jams did the distance last year in SO min
utes and 4 seconds.
Carroll should have no trouble in again
capturing the team trophy, as Can't.
Dan Healy, Mike Lynch. Billy Covert.
and Jeems Adams will be ready to toe
the mark. With these five veterans in
action and running over a course which
they know well. the Yellow and White
outfit should again score in the distance
hOHOrs in this vicinity
Novelty Race.
In a way TO prepare the local team.
Prof Maurice Joyce has arranged with
Manager A. Julian BryIawski, of the
Cosmos Theater. to hold novelty road
race on Monday, Tuesday Wednesday.
and Thursday nights. between the Bal
timore Cross Country Club and the Car
roll team.
Three men from each club will toe the
mark each night and the first two
across the line from each team will quail
ity for the finals, which will be held
Thursday night. The start and finish
VIII be from the rear entrance of the
Cosmos Theater
A handsome silver loving cup has been
offered by Manager Brylawski for the
winning 10 Ia agf ,hg,.
points on Thursday night, while one gold
medal, two silver, and three bronze
have been offered for the first six tC
cross the boards in the finals
Just who will start the race for the
local team is not yet known. as Prof
Joyce is awaiting aHNiOusly To find out
who will start for the Baltimore outfit,
Williams and Capt. Healy will no doubt
toe the mark for the locals and the third
man will either be Billy Covert or Dough-
erty, promising youngs.er
HeaIy Finished Third.
Healy finished third in last seasons
run. doing the distance over the hill and
dale course of the WalbrOOk Club in -
minutes and 80 seconds. finishing p
seconds behind ECkenroth. of the Balti-
more Cross Country Club who traiIed
Williams over the distance
The work Of Shanley, BIumer. Dough-
erty. and Schmidt of the Carroll team
during the recent fve-mile hike, which
the Tenth street clubmen held, has en-
couraged the local outfit. as these young
sters finished in good order. Stanley pull
ing up in fifth position and the others
trailing in the order named
Although the loss Of Gallagher and
Lynaugh will be felt, it is expected that
the work OF these youngsters can make
up for the work of this crack pair OF
veterans.
GeiSer Best Bet.
Joe Geiger will be the best bet that
the Cross Country Club can enter in the
Geiger won the Carroll
race on December l. from
good field. He was given a - second
over Williams, who finished
seconds better on the time of the course
than tile Baltimore hilSer.
Last May in a scratch race in the
Monumental City. Geiger jumped into
prominence by beating the best field that
ever started in Baltimore over a five
mile route. and on Labor Day at the
Gentlemens Driving Park Games he FIN
ished first from a brilliant field.
In this race all the runners started
from scratch and Williams was among
the entries, as the diminu.fve hfker OF
the Carroll club finished third. The real
battle in the champs and in the final OF
the novelty race on Thursday night viii
be between William5 and the new phe-
nom from Baltimore Geiger was formerly
= miller. having made one or two South
Atlantic records at this distance. and his
wonderful ability at sprinting has open
I'd up the distances for him In his recent
.uns Although he was leading Williams
ly a quarter mile in the Carroll Ave-
nile run, the local lad cut this down to
twenty-five yards. and II will be interest
ng to watch the finishes in the coming
hikes.
UnsOld star.
UnsOld Is the next best runner which
he Baltimore crew can enter. Unsold
las not won any OF the distance hikes In
his vicinity during the past two years,
nut he Is always among the first five to
Soss the line. Last season in the
hamps he pulled up in fourth position in
lfty-six minutes and fifty-eight seconds.
n the run IN December he again finished
n fourth position. this time doing the
istance in thirty minutes and forty Sec
nds.
Arthur Shafer Earries.
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