Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-17
oree Washington Not to Play Catholic u in Foot Ball Next Season
G. w. u. AND C.. u. NOT TO MEET
ON THE GRIDIRON NEXT SEASON
Hatchetites Have Seven Games Listed, Big
One Being That With Georgetown.
Other Gossip of Athletics.

part in track sports have practicailS
no opportunities for competition in the
outdoor season. There usually are three
meets in which they may enter during
I the indoor season. but when sprlhs
comes they nearly all cease their actiV.
tiles because there are no games heid
to afford them chances for accomplish
| ing something.
! This spring. upon request of man!
| of the clubs. the Maryland Agricultural
| College agreed to hold a relay race Tor
the club championship of the SOUTH
but permission was refused by the A
A. L. authorities because the meet is
never sanctioned. According to pres
ent outlook only one meet will be held
this spring in which club athletes VIII
be able to take part-the South Atlahtlc
Amateur Athletic Union championships
The officials of the Amateur Athletic
Union are DESTROYS of fostering meets
of an independent character They
want TO stimulate activity along that
line in the various clubs, and explain
that they cannot understand why 1t is
that no club officials seem willing to
take a chance in holding an event open
to all athletic bodies. The cost of hold
ing meet outdoors is very small, as IL
IS not necessary to pay so very nucI
money for prizes. The major cost OF
an indoor meet is the hire Tor the nall
which is exceedingly high.
1t is to be hoped that some of the
club officials of Baltimore or Washing
ton Will get together this spring and
naugurate annual meet. Tine chaf-
acter of the games might be absolute
ly local. with possibly one or two out
side attractions. An organization sucn
as the Y. NJ c. A. could espouse such
an affair at very little cost to itself
and probably gain considera BILE in va
rious ways.
one of the big drawbacks to holding
an outdoor meet here has been the lack
of track. Practically no facilities
have existed for such an event, though
il is definitely understood that Central
High School will have track, dressing
rooms, ETC. which might be obtained
for such an occasion. Two or three out
door NETS would prove big factors IN
boosting track athletics and undouDt-
eddy would develop the sport to point
which il has never before reached IN
this section.
The South Atlantic Amateur Athletic
Union championships will be held in
Baltimore this spring for the first time
iE three years. College and school atm
letes are to be allowed to take part IN
the competition. which was not the
case the last time the events were
held.
There probably will be just as good
compel ition in the South Atlantic Anna
teur Athletic Union games as in the
South Atlantic Intercollegiate, to be
held al Charlottesville. inasmuch a. the
colleges and schools are to be repre-
scented. Virginia has not yet announced
whether it will send a squad. but prob
ably it will. and besides the colleges
there will be entered many OF the
scholastic stars. Milstead of Central
High, Carter, Brewer and MaXam of st.
Adams, and others in the schools will
give the college and club stars all they
are looking for, in the way Of compe-
tition.