The Washington times., 1916-02-19


track meet, to be held tonight In Com
vention Hall. Fifth and L streets north
west, will bring together the pick OF
the athletes In the South Atlantic sec
ton. Eleven colleges, the same number
of preparatory schools and high schools.
and more than half dozen athletic
clubs are entered In the long list OF open
and special events.
While there are no metropolitan or
national runners imported for the oc-
casion, followers of the meets will find
plenty of keen competition chiefly among
the athletes Of the colleges In this Sec
ton OF the country. The Blue and Gray
meet has been awarded four title events
for championships.
Virginia, washington and Lee. Catho-
lilo University. George washington.
Maryland Agricultural College, Johns
Hopkins. and virginia Polytechnic have
sent the pick of the athletic talent In
the effort to land the coveted honors.
st. Adams. Central. Tech, Episcopal.
Baltimore City College. wake Forest.
woodbury. Forest, Manassas, Western.
and the Georgetown Props are all put
ting their youngsters In the scholastic
The FIFTH regiment. Of baltimore; the
Baltimore Athletic Club, Baltimore
Cross Country Club, Carroll Institute.
washington Swimming Club, Lord Bal
timore Club, and Maryland Swimming
Club men are primed for the relays.
The 6o-yard novice is a gamble. II.
Young and II. Cromwell, OF Washington
and Lee; Orland Leighty and ]. Dick
man, of Georgetown, look to be the
choice in this galloP. The open nifty
bans, UP against such stars as Mob:
hissey, of Lehigh; Young, Heuke. and
Curtis, OF Washington and Lee: Lelghty
Auray, Weiser, and Griffith, of George
town, to whom the school boy will be
forced to concede handicaps. Thil
Handicapped England as to whether
the local speed marvel will get q chance
to Hash in afead.
Morrissey Lehigh: Young. Curtis
Jones. and Rakemann. of Maryland Az.
gies; Straus and Uhler, OF Johns Hop.
"--' 80 Griffith, OF Georgetown. looi
~ b, '.' .. Of the 6o-yard dash fol
tho clliasae 4 the invitation event
~ .9'y nEat 4 out for the places.
Dtmpater. Of Hopkins: Wilson, OF Wiz.
eni curtis, Of w. and L.. viii
LFN ''' Fft I out In the bo-yard 8
a.. -. - >. hurdle event. In the
fifty scholastic. Brewer and Maxam, OF
~. A.. will be forcer to concede many
feet In handicaps to the other young
sters; who include Kirby, OF Tech; Mi.
stead, OF Central: Weller. off G. u
and strubing. Of Episcopal. There is I
grand chance for limit runner e
come through in this event.
The shotput for the college titles will
bring together several football players
OF prominence. Buck Mayer and Harris
Coleman, of Virginia; Pierrottd. Uf
Warrington and Lee. and O'Connor.
Green and Dewhurst. OF GEORGETOWN.
are the class OF the weight beavers.
Norris. OF Virginia. and Allen. of the
same college. should lead in the SN0.yard
run for the title. The scholastic quar-
ter VIII bring out Maxam. winner last
Central. The open quarter will prob
ably find Morrissey, of Lehigh. on
scratch. and he will find plenty OF com
petition when the Catholic University
runners are turned loose. sullivan
Field. Keane. and Horn viii probably
be In the running.
The 600-yard novice brings out a bis
Of ST. Adams: UhIer. or T Hopkins s pTis.
coll. OF G. u. and Mahoney, OF the c.
A. c.. giving the fiold a chase. The
same runners VIII probably be hooked
up at the finish with Aitcheson. OF
NJ. A. c.: Unsold, of Baltimore. and
Karl Knight. Of the Washington Swim.
mers. in the mile
or relays there are plenty. George.
town meets Lehigh. Catholic University
runs George Washington. GaLaudet en-
cages Maryland ARgies. while ssvera
clubs and schools have been matched a
shorter distances. -