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The constitution of the association
lays down the order Of events and the
events in which preliminaries shall be
run Trial heats of the 100, go and
440 yard dashes and 120-yard high
hurdles and 220-yard low hurdles are
TO be run off tomorrow. and trials
will be held in all field events, name
ly. discus. shot-put, broad jump, high
jump and pole vault.
V. p. I. Has Strong Team.
With Virginia out of the meet. Vir-
Einia Polytechnic Institute is not in
clined to accord Georgetown the hon
orS. according to a statement from
that school this morning. Last spring
the Blacksburg Collegians finished
second, and they think the squad they
are bringing to Washington tomor-
row is strong enough to come mighty
close to carrying off the bacon.
V. +. l. claims to be especially strong
in the dashes, and believes it has two
men who will break the record in the
javelin and possibly the broad jump.
Carpenter has been throwing the
spear farther in practice than the
present mark. Carpenter is in the
broad jump. and his main helpmate
in the event is McElroy
John O'Reilly, physical director
and coach of the Georgetown squad,
says that the field and track are in
fine shape. The rains of last week
helped settle the newly made track,
working out on it claim that it has
plenty of life and should be eXcep
,ionally fast. O'Reilly said this
morning:
Field in Good Condition.
I'VE are already for the opening
of the meet tomorrow and have done
everything we could to insure sue
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while we shall not be able to have
all the debris cleaned up from the
entire field, the usable portion is 60
ing TO be in excellent shape. Our
men say that the track is fast. and
that should be a good criterion Of
in the dashes and running events
We have new jumping pits. take
off boards and all the appurtenances
of the meet have been taken care of.
We so far have been disappolntedt
In one thing-the non appearance OF
our bleachers. You know we have
destroyed the old stands and six
weeks ago ordered a set of KNOX
down bleachers from a firm in lili-
nois Three weeks ago we received
a bill of lading for the stands, but
have not been able 10 locate the
material 1t seems to have been
"lost" somewhere between Illinois
and here. as the railroad by which
IL was shipped mas yet 10 dscei tam
where il is
Some Teams Arrive Today.
Teams to take part in the meet
will begin to arrive here tonight.
V. P. l.. North Carolina and Wash
ington and Lee are to come in some
time this evening. while the lnstl-
tutions closer by will not send their
squads to Washington until tomor-
row morning.
Lateness in starting the prelimi-
naries probably will prevent the mold
ing of the annual meeting of the
association until evening at 1:3O or
s o'clock 1t was planned to have the
meeting in the afternoon at o'clock
to allow the representatives from the
various institutions the evening free,
but this is likely to be found I'M
practical BILE.
Senator David I. Walsh of Massa-
cuhsetts is to be honorary referee of
the meet. Two changes have been
made in the original cast OF active
officials. but the three main positions
will be we'll taken care of. Michael
A. Slattery Of Philadelphia. vice presi-
dent Of the Amateur Athletic Union,
has consented to referee; Yank Rob
bins. former star runner of the Irish
American Athletic Club and Olympic
athlete, is to be clerk of the course
work. and the reliable Jimmy Multi
gan will send the athletes away from
the starting mark. Other positions
are to be taken care of by men eX-
perienced in athletics.