The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-01
&. j. MEET IS
HUGE SUCCESS
Blue and Gray's Carnival Up
holds Precedent in Pre-
senting Galaxy of Stars.
AFTERMATH OF BIG MEET
BY BUCK HOWARD.

Despite minor trials and tribula tons
| and considerable Indifference on the part
of the University OF Virginia in its fall
| ure to compete in the Georgetown meet
! held last Saturday night the Blue and
, Gray track carnival ably upheld the
| precedent established in former years
and presented a galaxy of stars seldom
brought together. From the crack of
the starters gun in the Jo-yard novice
| until Burke. Lehigh's far-famed quar-
ter miller, crossed the line a winner in
the GROWING event. rivalry and excite
ment were keen and intense.
In pulling off successful and popu-
lar meet Charles +. Cox and the officials
he had in charge are to be congratu-
lated and well deserve the ripe fruits
of labor in getting together such an ag-
gregation OF athletes. More than co.
men took part in the affair. hut the
events werA run off with dispatch and
no long waits OF protests resulted.
Best OF all. however. was that the gath
ering was sent home after seeing fifty
five events at 1870 o'clock.
II was a gala occasion for the Blue and
Gray athletes, their friends. and the
student body which gathered in large
numbers to lend its loyal support TO the
cause at stake
team in the South Atlantic events has
been nothing short of sensational and a
great deal of credit is due Coach John
O'Reilly. To say that GEORGETOWN leads
the field in these events is putting it
mildly when the number of points. scored
are lamped. The Blue and Gray athletes
have scored - points in three meets,
which reveals the fact that they have
simply out"lassed their rivals. 1t is true
that Virginia could probably have shown
to advantage i'll some of the champion
ship events in the Georgetown meet and
no doubt some of the same belong TO
il. but the Charlottesville institution is
in line for little sympathy after its stand
in regard to the GEORGETOWN meet print
ed exclusively in these columns n week
ago. But even if Virginia had been en-
tered in the championship events in the
Georgetown meet it is obvious that it
would not have scored enough points to
be a dangerous contender. that is if its
performers in the George Washington
and Hopkins meets arc TO be taken as a
criterion.
The performances of the Johns Hop
kins athletes were also commendable.
They finished second only TO George
town in the open and cha mpionship events
and showed a sterling athlete in Tappan,
vino won the South Atlantic 5N-yard hur-
dies and gra bbed third place in the open
event. Tappan also was in evidence in
the high jump, capturing four points for
his team.
Western High came m for some
more prominence in winning in scho-
lastic competition. although il was by
the smallest possible margin. The
Westerners led the scholastic field
with eleven points. with Tome land
ing second honors with ten to its
credit. Tones success was due TO
the work of Hornsby who had every
thing in his favor with large handi-
caps. Just why this speed king from
Port Deposit was given seven and
eight feet in the 5O-yard scholastic
and open, respectively. is not known.
but with the aid of these advantages
he simply walked away with both
events.
The Washington athletes have GER
tainly been up against it in the
question of handicaps. Certainly
Handicapped England has not been
too liberal with the Capital runners.
"UntZ' Brewer, a mere schoolboy, was
made to start from scratch with COL
lege men who have won races before,
having an advantage of six and seven
feet on him. II follows that he was
una BILE to overcome such a lead in the
50-yard dash. in which event he
showed class although defeated by
inches.
Several track coaches have ex-
pressed their opinion in favor Of stay
ing out of meets controlled by the
y. 4. L. as they claim it is dis
couraging to the young athletes