Evening star., 1916-02-14
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TRACK SQUADS BEGIN TRAINING
FOR GEORGETOWN INDOOR MEET
Besides Practically All Institutions II
South Atlantic Section, Many Northern
Schools Will Be Represented.
BY n. C. BYRD.

With the first indoor track and field
games of the year matter of history,
preparations will begin Immediately for
the meet to be held Saturday night at
Convention Hall under the auspices Of
the Georgetown University Athletic As
sociation. Practically all the men
entered in the Hopkins-5th Regiment
affair last week are sure to take part
in the Blue and Gray events, with many
others besides.
With the exception of half a dozen
men from athletic clubs in Philadelphia
and a few from Princeton, the meet in
south Atlantic affair. That did not
detract from tht interest in the events,
by any means. as some brilliantly con-
tested races occurred; but there is a
natural desire to see relay teams from
the big northern institutions in compe-
titon, and there will be two or three
in action in the Blue and Gray meet.
Several Of the events between college
and school teams should be we'll run
and close competition should be the
result.
A splendid feature of the meet will
be the special race between Caldwell.
former Cornell star: Halpin, Meredith
and one or two others. This is the
hrst time an event of this kind has
been run in local meet in years and
Is sure to be we'll worth while.
Just what relays local college teams
will figure in has not yet been decided
definitely. The Maryland Aggies have
an event. barring accident, the former
will win. and Georgetown is to have
Lehigh as it's opponent
One race that would be a thriller for
could be arranged for three-quarters
of mile between the Maryland Aggies'
second team and the Washington and
Lee University. These two quartets
fought 1t out against each other Satur-
day night in half-mile race. and not
more than three feet separated them at
any time. Washington and Lee won by
about yard.
tic intercollegiate events ought to be
very close. with the odds favoring
Washington and Lee of Virginia doing
the best work. The representatives Of
that university got first, second and third
In the hundred-yard dash last week,
and in the shorter .dashes they are
likely to prove just as capable. Norris
Of Virginia should prove the star in the
ss0-yard run and Barker of that school
in the shot-put. Lowe of Georgetown
is practically certain to get first place
in the high jump.
Stone, the former Mercersburg star,
who ran third for Virginia Saturday
night in the big relay event in Balti-
more. bids fair to develop into one of
the best quarter-milers the south has
ever had. Though a rather akward look
ing man to be a runner. he undoubtedly
is able to get over ground with surpris-
ing speed. Incidentally, it may as well
be said that the Virginia relay four is
about the fastest that has ever repre-
sented that institution. not excepting
| the combination on which Forest Stanton
was anchor man. If the Blue and Gray
ever was represented by a team which
could beat 3.31 2-5 on an indoor track
it is not within the recollection of any
of those preset at the meet in Baltimore
Berkeley Is an exceptionally fast starter
though he did not jump into the lead
from the third position on the track Sat
urday night. as Virginia had the pole
with Hopkins second and the Maryland
Aggies in third position. Mason, the
| second runner. is above the average
Stone is a star. and the fact that Norris
| was anchor man at Yale for three oil
four years before entering Virginia is