The Washington times., 1916-01-24
BY BRYAN MORSE.

A special relay race for schoolboy
runners is being arranged by Prof.
l.. C. McNemar, of George Washing
ton. for the coming indoor games at
Convention Hall. For the first time
in the history of the sport here prep
schools and high schools will be pit
ted against each other in big fea-
ture. The event is expected to meet
with approval and Prof. McNemar
is awaiting replies from the various
schools.
Invitations have been extended to
Central, Western, Eastern, st. AL
bans, the Army and Navy Prep,
Georgetown Prep, Business, Tech,
and Friends. 1t is designed to have
all of the schools hooked up in a
race to be run in heats, three schools
to heat and the team making the
fastest time of the event will be
awarded big silver cup.
Individual winners of the three heats
will get gold medals for their fleetness
of foot in coming out on top. The race
Will be one mile in length. If six or
more schools are entered the event
promises to be the biggest feature of its
KIND ever attempted.
The high school winning the largest
number of points in the meet will be
awarded a silver cup 1t is Of interest
to note that an SS0-yard run has been
added to the scholastic events this sea-
son. Prof. McNemar is anXiousIy await
ing replies from the various Goa aches of
the schools to know if the event can
he staged.
st Albans is calling out baseball can
dldates for gym work today. Battery
practice will be indulged in for several
weeks until the boys can get out of
doors. There are several veterans from
last years nine in school now. Peyton
March, Tiny" Holmes. slim" Leavell.
Billy Northrup. "Chet' Lockwood, and
one or two others are gone.
Davidson. Castle. Loker, Benny Lee,
Henry Lee, Brewer, Rust, and Nc.
AIester are on hand for the season this
year. Several of these youngsters are
already working out with the basketball
and will divide the time between base
ball and track.
George Washington has the hardest
Of propositions this week in facinp:
catholic University and Georgetown'
mahe qRerr9w traTks Ttght rig the Hatchetites
indications the auditorium is going
10 be packed. The teams have not
met before this season
George Washington wants revenge
Tor mat close contest lost to George
town earlier in the season, and will
he at home at the Y. NJ. c. A. Satur-
AImon in the G. W. T.. lineup is sure
TO make vast difference in the
showing OF the team.
Central and western are meeting
for the first time in basketball tomor-
row at the Arcade. The Central team
seems to have hit its stride lately
and with the acquisition of Smith at
guard appears to have gaised more
confidence. Business barely won out
over Central on Friday.
The Westfeld Food F:Ahjbit. sch,d-
uled for the Arcade next wCrii. viii! call
of all lnterschoIastic League battles.
A NEE ting Of the circuit will )e held
SCme time In midWecK. ut which inter-
csting developments are eXpeI ted. The
schedule must be changed to take core
Of the three pcHtroned games. 0ther
for the scholastic followers
Gcoreetown had n game scheduled
with Loyola for Wednesday. but The
Georgetown athletic council Cancelled
the contest. l.ONola PLAYED rough
and-tEmble contest in Ryan GYM Ic-
Gently Georgetown considered the
l.cYola PLAYERS Insrort tSmanike IN the
extreme and Geri"ed I" cut the Balti-
moreans Oft the schcddle.
Central has the la'eest nuu,her %
u,
RirthwrieEt. Of last Years reiav team:
Jones Johnson. Milnrd Dunlop, and
PennNha cker ~" aVnilaHle for the va
riOGs events this season
There are number Gf others in lc-
tive training. IIoover Ocnstadt. Nc
I.achlin. Stein. Mclean. Lrtta. Swain
are out for the hurdles. Tabor. Cf lost
wears team. Ambrose and Hin are
training for the distances whil3 SClo-
mon. II. Jones, A!herlY. and A! Jones
are heinz pinned for the jumps and
EOle vault.
DO" Sweeney. of the Army and Navy
Prep ha sketball team. is managing the
second team. sweeney broke his nose
playinC basketball earlier in the season
hut is right again
Dan kecCan. Catholic University he s.
kHtball cantain. earned full measure
~ praise from the VIRGINIA basketball
followers. Keegan KEEP Stickley down
tn p single basket. Cartwright's scoring
was also specie cular. AS matter OF
record, the Virginia team failed TO
roCister a single basket during the en-
tire Hrst half. The score was l3 70 !
At the conclusion Of tho first twenty
minutes Of plaN and N'rS was
ASAQked from throwing baskets for two