Evening star., 1917-03-11
BY II. C. BYRD.

The National A. A. L. senior cham
pionships in New York next Saturday
night will wind up the indoor track
and field season in the east in so far as
big meets are concerned. There may be
one or two affairs of minor Importance
in the New England states following
that, but practically all the best ath-
Ietes will lay aside their suits for two
or three weeks rest until the opening
of the outdoor training period
1t is not probable there will be many
entries in the senior championships
from this section. Maryland State will
send Brewer, and possibly Carter, but
whether or not any of the other insti-
tutions will be represented is not
known. The oply thing that stands in
the way of Brewer and Carter being
entered is the fact that examinations
are to be held during all of this week.
and they are likely to interfere somewhat
with the training.
Two dash events are on the program,
so yards and 800 yards The other COM
petitions follow: 600yard run, 1000
yard run, 2-mile walk, 2-mile run. s.
mile run, 70-yard hurdles, standing
high jump, standing broad jump, rum
ming high jump. 16-pound shot-put and
relay race between teams of four men.
In the relay the first man VIII run 44o
yards. the second 220 yards, the third
$50 yards and the fourth mile.
Better performances are sure to he
seen this year in many of the events in
the outdoor championships of the South
Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic AS
sociation than Were in evidence in the
meet of 1916. Hallman of Washington
and Lee last spring won the pole vault
with a jump of IL feet. This spring If
Weidmann of Georgetown does not bet
ter that figure by more than a foot
everybody familiar with the capabili-
ties of the Blue and Gray athlete will
be greatly surprised. Wallace of Nir-
ginia won the 22O-yard dash IN 20
seconds fiat in 1916, but the man who
beats Untz Brewer of Maryland State
in that race will have to cover the DIS
tance whole lot faster than that Cole
man of Virginia captured the Shot-put
with heave of 40 feet 10 inches, but
and so can Leadbetter of Hopkins.
While several OF the marks will be
greatly surpassed, there are one or
two which it will be exceedingly diff
cult to equal. Norris. the former Yale
star, competing then for Virginia, did
the half-mile in ! minute SO seconds.
There is no half-miler now in this sec
tion who can go that fast. Field of
catholic University ran the quarter in
80 30 seconds. which is mark that
no quarter-miler has showed the abil-
.ty in the indoor season to reach. Bret
telle's - As seconds for the 12O-yard
nigh hurdles is not likely to be beaten
by any one of the present crop of
hurdlers There is no high jumper,
either, who can touch the six-foot high
jump at which Archer of Virginia and
Connolly of Hopkins tied in 1916.
Harry Shalin. who is to captain and
manage the ball team representing the
Young Mems Hebrew Association. has
called his players out for their first prac-
tice today. The regular schedule of the
Middle Atlantic States League. composed
of mines made up of the members of the
y. NJ. II. A organization in Richmond,
Washington and Norfolk. opens May l3.
Washington playing in Richmond. and
Shalin is anxious TO get his men in shape
to go through with hard schedule or
preliminary contests before that. A medi-
cine ball has been provided. and Shaln
intends TO put the squad through a real
! course Of training. The practice this
morning is scheduled to begin at 10 80
| o'clock.
! The annual meeting of the board of
| directors of the Rosedale League is to
! be held early. this week. according to an
| nOuncoment made by Secretary JeX
| There is one vacant franchise. and a
strong team with good backing is de-
| sired to fill it. With the exception of the
| withdrawal of one club. the roster of the
| circat will remain intact. The meeting
/ is being called more particularly though.
| to get the league matters in good shape
to present at the annual gathering of the
| Amateur Base Ball Association of the
/ District of Columbia. which is to take
| place the latter part of this month ANY
| aDnlication for the vacant franchise by a
team should be made to Secretary Gar
| net w Jex, Gil Orleans place northeast.
! The meeting called some time ago by
Prof. c. Edw. Beckett. physical director
| of the " NJ. c. A, for the purpose OF
| forming an intercollegiate basket ball
league, will take place Wednesday
| night, March IA. at o'clock. Prof
| Becketts purpose in calling for such a
| meeting is to amalgamate the inter
| ests of the sport and provide central
| organization. which will do much to
boost it in all particulars. The effort
| calls for all the support that can be ac-
| corded it, and If such league as is
contemplated materializes. it undoubt-
| edly will prove of much benefit to the
game and cause an awakening of gen.
eral interest in the athletic public.
Success in athletics at no institution
is more deserving of praise than al