The Washington herald., 1915-01-25
VS. Big Fight Is Called OFedera|s to Secure Minor League
Washington and Lee
and Virginia in Meet
Leading Colleges of Old Do
minion to Send Teams to
G. W. u. Track Games.
OTHER SPORTING GOSSIP

! The University of Virginia and Wash
ington and Lee will take part in the
1 seventh annual indoor track meet of
! the George Washington University, TO
| be held at Convention Hall February Is.
Official announcement to this effect
has been made by Prof. Leslie
. Cleveland McNemar. faculty director of
/ athletics at George Washington. who has
just received acceptances in reply to the
invitations extended recently to these
two institutions.
Both universities will send large track
teams to participate in the affair. The
men will enter most of the regular
events and will take part in several of
the relays now being arranged.
Prof McNemar expects additional in
stitutions to which invitations have been
sent will be heard from today. 1t is be-
leved that aCreptanCes will come in
with a rush before the end of the week.
The George Washington track candi-
dates still are training daily under the
personal supervision of Coach Bob
Fleming The men are getting in eX-
Cellent shape and are developing re-
markahle speed, according To the coach.
Details of the meet are being handled
by Prof MCNemar, assisted by Coach
Fleming and Howard W. Hodgkins.
graduate adviser on track athletics.
Homer T. Shaver. captain of the
George Washington University basket
ball team. thinks Virginia has one of
the best basketball fives in its his
tory.
Virginia has the hest team in the
South" said the Hatchetite player,
land they play the game like its
played in the West. slam bang, from
start to finish. They are the best op-
moments we've met this year as indi-
Gated by the score when we played
them. Al to 12 in Virginia's favor"
Additional and conclusive proof that
Sherman knew what he was talking
about when he said that war was hell
is furnished hv the George Washington
rooters in the nature of a parody on
'"Tipperarv" which was sung at the
George Washington Catholic University
basketball game at the National Guard
Armory the other night. The words OF
this song are:
Its hard thing to make the goal. boys.
It's a hard thing n do
It's a hard thing to make the goal. boys.
But our team can put them through
CIondhy Old {. l..
Well heat VOC The EluaTe.
Ifs long long vav N win toe game hoys
But George wsshInEtou's night rherr-
Leo G. Terry. George WashinEtnn's
leading song writer and rooter extraordi-
nary. is suspected. but the evidence is
not conclusive. and many OF the students
are Withholding Judgment for the time
being.
Before pulling the cover down over our
old typewriter. we desire to rid OUT sys-
tenn Of one suggestion which is cavorting
around in our mind on stilts. We would
like to see the George Washington meet
a real revival in athletics with all or
nearly all Of the faculty present to re-
mind us that there is a faculty at the
downtown school In the past no one.
appa rentlv. has ever taken the trouble to
personally invite the faculty, and very
few OF the boys who teach the books
have been in evidence.
Whether the management expects to
I'LL the hall or not, A small section of
the best seats should be set aside for
the faculty. and the invitation to be
present should be extended in such a way
that they will attend. 1t is hard to see
how It is possible for athletics to obtain
a firm foothold unless students and fac
ulty unite in the work and some interest
Is exhibited in the welfare of the move
ment by everybody.
No doubt the fault has been with the
management of the meets in the past,
and it is hoped that the coming games
will be better managed. The presence
of the faculty in a body will add dignity
and give impetus TO the athletic affairs at
the school as we'll q $ having A tendency
to arouse the latent athletic spirit among
those who in the near future may be
obliged to decide what the fate of George
Washington athletics shall be.