Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-11
FIRST TRACK MEET
BOOKED THIS WEEK
Georgetown Games to Be Fol-
lowed by Hopkins-5th Regi-
ment and G. w. U.
BIG RELAYS WILL BE RUN
BY II. c. BYRA

of the indoor season will be held
this week, Georgetown Univer-
sity having scheduled its annual
games for Saturday night. Fol-
lowing the meet at Convention
Hall under the auspices of the
Blue and Gray Athletic Associa-
ton will come those to be held by
Johns Hopkins-5th Regiment, in
Baltimore, February "a, and by
George Washington, at Conven-
ton Hall, March 2.
Georgetown is making great
effort to build up a big local at
fair. The time was when the
Hilltoppers depended more on re-
lay races between prominent
northern institutions and on the
entries of the best known track
stars to attract crowds TO its
games. However, with the great
err number of meets held in the
north each year, it has become
increasingly difficult to obtain
such entries without expendi-
lures which track athletics in this
section do not warrant. This be-
ing the case, the Hilltop manage
ment has been trying to arrange
competitions between local and
sectional rivals.
Only Two Big Relays. -
There Is a possibility that this year
there will be only two collegiate relays in
the Blue and Gray meet, those already
scheduled between Georgetown and
Lehigh University and between Catho-
lie University and George Washington.
Georgia Tech sent word that II would en-
ter a relay if a suitable opponent could
be found, but 1t has not been heard def
initely whether or not il will be so rep
resented. Besides their request for re-
lay match, the Georgi7ns asked for hf-
| teen entry blanks that they might place
| A scholastic relay race quite interest
| ing in former years was between Episce-
pal High School and Woodberry Fores'
School. Woodbury. Forest has entered a
relay because of lack of suitable quar-
ter-mile material. Episcopal probably
! will be matched with some other good
scholastic four. possibly Baltimore City
College or Baltimore Polytechnic 1nsti-
| tute.
| Hopkins is to send over a big squad
and figures 1t will win the meet. The
Baltimore institution Is said to possess
better track material than in several
years and is said to be confident of ac-
complishing more than anybody expects.
Georeetowns squad is not likely to make
as good a showing in the individual
events as it could were it not booked TO
run the relay race with Lehigh Univer-
sity. The local school probably will save
some of its men in order to make the
| best showing possible.
Washington and Lee is reported to have
the best track squad in its history. The
Lexington university last year had by FAR
the fastest dash men in the section,
Hanke. Curtis and Young being better
than The other collegiate sprinters. Hall
man OF that school also is fine pole
vaulter and the remainder of the squad
this season is said to be of just such q
high character.
George Washington and Catholic Uni
versity will center their efforts on the
relay race, and will not be able to
make much of showing in the other
contests The Hatchetites, though, are
much better in every way than they
were a year ago. II some of their men
get good handicaps it would not be a
surprise to see them come through with
victories. The Brooklanders have two
good men for their relay and third
runner who is developing into capa-
BILE performer, but seems to be lacking
a good fourth man. Driscoll, Keene and
~. fk.~ he hTyT lac.
fourth of the quartet is doubtful.
Nicholson is a former Tech man.
Maryland State will not be repre-
scented in the Georgetown meet by a re-
lay team for the first time In years. 1t
was decided to try the experiment of al
lowing all the men to compete in tho
South Atlantic intercollegiate individual
and open individual events. Whether
or not much of a showing can be mado
in this way is matter OF conjecture.
The MarylanderS have two or three men
at least who will prove just about as
capable in the scratch intercollegiate
races as any of their opponents. but
whether or not the other men. with
practically no experience, can uphold
their ends will not be known until after
they are seen under the stress Of an
actual race. Brewer, particularly.
should grab laurels in the dashes, the
events in which Washington and Lee
previously has been a big scoring fac
tor.
Virginia in Collegiate Events.
The University of Virginia will not be
represented in any except the South
Atlantic intercollegiate contests. The
Orange and Blue will send up a big
squad. and probably will make the same
fine showing that is usual for Virginia
teams on the track
Johns Hopkins has the big plum in
the way of a relay race for the indoor
meets-the event for the South Atlantic
intercollegiate championship. 1t Is re-
ported that there will take part in this
event the University of Virginia, Hop
kins, Washington and Lee. Georgetown,
Maryland State and Georgia Tech. Be-
sides this relay another big race OF this
character has been carded, Harvard and
Princeton
George Washington is striving hard
to arrange. at least, two or three relay
events for its games that will provo
worth while. One has al
ready been carded and another is prac-
Maryland State have agreed to meet,
and there is a possibility that the race
will be made a three-cornered affair
with the University of Virginia the
third team. George Washington is to
race the Carlisle InuIans in the final
event which should be especially at
tractive to followers OF the Hatchetites-
AS matters now stand. a much more
attractive track and field season is in
store than was gone through last win
ter, though there are some who express
opinions that the year is likely to be
dull because of other influences. How
ever. the public. has become used to
war scares. and wars and rumorS o.
wars and such things will not have the
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