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

A special relay race Tor schoolDoy
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 a 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 a 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 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 anxiously await
ing replies from the various coaches of
the schools to know If the event can
be staged,
st. Albans is calling out baseball can
dldates for gym work today Battery
practice will be INDUCED in FOR several
weeks until the boys can get out of
doors. There are several veterans from
last years nine in school now Pevton
March, Tiny" Holmes. Slim" Leaveli.
Billy Northrup, "Chet" Lockwood. and
one or two others are gone.
Davidson, Castle, Loker, Benny Lee,
Henry Lee, Brewer, Rust, and Nc
year. Several of these youngsters are
already working out with the basketball
and Will divide the time between base
bah and track.
George Washington has the bardsst
OF propositions this week in facinp:
Catholic University and Georgetown,
Iomlorrow night the Hatchetites
indications the auditorium is going
10 be packed. The teams have NOT
met before this season.
George Washington wants revenge
Tor that close contest lost to George
town earlier I'm the season. and will
be at home al the Y. NJ. C. A. Satur-
day Riyon night; Fl n. The i pre9sFenGe of Harry
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
tn
confidence. Business barely won out
over Central on Friday.
The Westheld Food Exhibit. schcd-
uled for the Arcade next week. will call
or all Interscholastic League battles
A MEETING of the circuit will DC held
some time in midweeK. ut which inter
esting developments are expected. The
schedule must be changed to take core
Of the three pCstroned games. Other
items of interest arc sure to be ready
for the scholastic followers.
Georgetown had n game scheduled
with Loyola for Wednesday, but the
Georgetown athletic council Cancelled
and-tUmble contest in Ryan gym Ic-
Gently. Georgetown considered the
l.oXola PLAYERS unsportsmanlike in the
extreme and decided I" cut the Balti-
moreans of the sched1le.
Central has the largest nuu,her os
veterans iU track thi' wear MilsJeCd d,
Birthwright. of last years relay team;
Jones, Johnson. AIllnrd Dunlop. ard
Pennyhacker are Rvaishle for the va
riOrs events this season
There are n number OF others in ac-
tive training. Hoover. Ochstadt Nc
I.achlin, Stein. Mclean, LRtta. Swain
are out for the hurdles Tabor. cf 10 st
wears team. Ambrose and FIN are
training for the distances. willis Solo
mon, II. Jones, .Arherly. and A. Jones
are heinz pinned for the jumps and
EOle vault.
"Bo" sweeney. of the Army and Navy
Prep ba sketball team, is managing the
second team. Sweeney broke his nose
plRying basketball earlier in the season,
hut is right again.
Dan Keegan. Catholic University bas
Fetball cautain earned a full measure
NJ praise from the VIRGINIA basketball
followers KeeEan KEEP Stickley down
to a single basket. Cartwrights scoring
was also specie cular. As matter of
record the Virginia team failed TO
register a single basket during the en-
tire first half. The score was IL TO
~ the conclusion OF the first twenty
minutes Of plaV and NiTgins was
hlApked from throwing baskets for two