The Washington herald., 1919-04-25
LOCAL RUNNERS
IN Penn RELAYS
Georgetown, Western and
Technical Will Be Rep
resented at Meet.

Georgetown has picked its relay
runners as well as the two high
schools that intend to send teams
TO the Pennsylvania track meet to-
day and Saturday. Coach John
O'Reilly has selected lie Gendre. Nc
Donough. Mcnamara and McCann to
run in the relay. while lie Gendre
will compete in the Pentathlon this
afternoon in which he is considered
a strong candidate for honors.
Technical will send Gross. Getz.
Carpenter, Naramore and probably
McCartee, while Western has picked
Wight. Conard, Sherman, Alexander
and Douglas to represent the high
schools in the relay races. Maryland
State and Catholic University may
decide to send teams at the last
minute. the Brooklanders have
picked John Glasscott to start in the
Pentathlon event
ChampiOsn and several hundred
ambitious performers who expect
soon to gather in some athletic
title will be represented in the many
events that form the two-day meet,
which starts at Philadelphia today.
In many respects the Penn games
are more popular than the national
John Paul Jones and Ted Meredith
first gained widespread prominence
through the Penn games. 1t is
row a tradition that athletes who
score in the Penn meet are set
for big success against the record
book.
The entry lists for this years games
reflect the greatly changed sport sit
uation. Relieved from war duty and
strain. colleges and clubs by the
score have entered their strongest
stars. Franklin Field tomorrow will
be cluttered up with runners, jumpers
and hefty young men who toss around
weights as though they were peanuts
The contestants are not merely drawn
from these sectors; the West will be
in there strong to determine any sec
tional controversy that may come up
for decision. The rivalry between dis
tricts is a close second to individual
competition.
One of the opening day features will
he the pentathlon championship. Six
teen of the leading all-round athletes.
the largest number since the event
was put OH the meet ngo~r1m four
years ago. will strive to break the
University of Pennsylvania ) grip on
this event
William Bartels, of Pennsylvania
the present champion. will be on hand
to defend his title. but the competing
field is qualified to g>Se him a tough
argument. Foremost in this number
will be Gilfillan, a young giant from;
Notre Dame, and Earl Thomson, of
Dartmouth. Gilfllan has cut big
path through the Middle West, win-
ming four firsts in dual meets. Thom-
son won a place in the national all
around in 1916 and he's been coming
strong ever since.
Lewis. of the University OF Mis-
souri,, will likely have much to say
how awards are to be dished out. He.
has made a wonderful record in the
West. but is a newcomer to these
parts.
The medley relay races, which share
with the pentathlon as the feature for
tomorrow. will be a tip-off what may
be expected in the relay champion
ships Saturday. Teh entry lists for the
medley races are just bulging with
crack runners.
Colleges this year have sent a
greater number of representatives
than ever before and there'l be
some tall hustling if the Quakers
are to retain any of their laurels.
The Pennsylvania four-Haymond
Davis. Gustavson and Elmer Smith
may set record in their race, but
this is likely to be the only race
on the two-day card that the Red
and Blue will win, for the opposi-
tion is especially powerful.
Chicago, Pittsburgh. Michigan,
Missouri and Dartmouth have all
entered strong teams. and the win
ners will be pushed to near record
breaking performances.
Chicago has four great men in
the distance event and will certainly
be the favorite. Yale. Harvard,
Cornell and Lafayette will also have
teams in this race. but the Chicago
outfit have the edge on form