Evening star., 1923-04-26

day is shown by statement
lat he not only thinks his teams HI
ree of the races for the Ameriear
kcfl event his team has better tina
ecord for that particular event. 1
championship, the two-mile relay c
championship.
1t has been many a year: since
ping what is claimed for the quart
eek, and il. should be-a dizzy lot 0
leir teams accomplishes what OR
b, win and break a world record.
University OF Illinois holds the FOUR
lie relay record. having done the
stance in II minutes and 45 seconds.
nd Just how much basis O'Reilly has
r saying that Georgetown VIII beat
lis mark may be realized when 1t
said that in trials this week on
fast as the. Pennsylvania cinder-
kth, the four men who are to run
e event beat the mark set by
inois. And the Pennsylvania track
two seconds faster to the man than
e one at. Georgetown.
The world record for the two-mile
lay is minutes and 49 seconds,
Id by the University Of Pennsyl-
mia, and O'Reilly does not hesitate
assert that four Georgetown men
q running every day on the Hilltop
ho will do much better than that.
!, Makeup OF Teams.
Georgetown's four-mile team will
hclude the quartet that performed
we'll in the mile event Of the dual
beet with Pitt last week. They were
apt Jim Connolly. George Mars
rs. Eddie Brooks and Skane. The
wo-m mile. four will be composed of
lie same men. with the exception Of
kane, who will be replaced by Ge-
Fan. Both of these races will be run
Saturday.
The distance medley relay will De
contested Friday. In that race Her
lihy will run the quarter. Gegan the
fhalf. Marsters the ee-auarters and
|IIerlihy. Haas, kInnaly and O'Byrne
will sport the Blue and Gray in the
mile event, while Haas,
|O'Byrne, Gaffey and Kinnaly Will
team for both the 440-yard and $50
ward relays. Georgetown also Will
be in a sprint medley race.
The Hilltoppers will have among
their opponents in the two-mile and
distance medley races tho Oxford
University team. Representatives Of
the English institution competed in
two-mile races at the Penn games in
l914 and 1920 and won both times.
but this year the invaders are lik ely
Ito have the pace set for them. Hew-
ttson. Stevenson and Milligan. the lat
ter captain of the team, will run with
both British fours. Renwick will
|complete the distance medley asg:e-
|e alton and Miller the two-mile quar-
|tet. Three of the men-Stevenson.
and Milligan-are said to
(be capable Of running half mile in
PISS or better.
Has Formidable Rivals.
In the four-mile event Georgetown
Expects to encounter the most for
baidable opposition in the teams OF
iornell, Syracuse and Chicago, while
enn State is considered especially
rong at the two-mile event Syra-
hse, Princeton and Virginia have
urdy teams ready for the mile
hampionship, Woodring. reported to
able to turn quarter In 4S sec
bds or better. making Syracuse the
Columbia McLane of Pennsyl-
hnia and. Connolly of Georgetown
hould make the distance medley
pectacular race.
Georgetown is not devoting all Of
s attention to the relays In all 1t
ties at Philadelphia. and will be in
ction In many events, Tomorrow,
ony Plansky and Tim Maroney are
) compete in the famous pentathlon,
nd both are considered in the run
ing for the laurels in that great
est of an athlete. They will be part
H a record field of seventeen in the
truggle. Gegan will be sent into the
urdle races. while Nolkmar VIII en-
er the pole vault and Hooper. will
bmpete in the hop, step ana JUMP LUMP.
ut, of course, the greatest interest
i'll be manifested in the relays.
Unless all signs fail there are go
e to be some upsets at Pennsyl-
mia Friday and Saturday says
Reilly. I'VE have fine prospects,
have a chance to win three cham
onship races and break a world
cord in any one of the three. I'm
SIS / am much mistaken Georgetown
going to make track and field MIS-
rv for itself at Franklin Field this
tek. None Of US at Georgetown has
CT before felt so optimistic.
:eorge Washington University and
allaudet will send relay teams to
e Pennsylvania meet. while Univer,
~ of Maryland will send four and
dividual entries in the 440-yard hur-
es and shot-put. These teams have
pes of having Saturday night find
EN- with a victory or two with
lich to garnish up their track rec
IDS for the year. but in comparison
ese schools simply have not the
Aterial with which to hitch their
hgons to the stars,
North Carolina State College comes
re today for two-day stay, meet
e University of Maryland this aft
noon at College Park and Catholic
diversity Friday at Brookland. The
Erheels have, one Of the strongest
nes in the south. Three weeks ago
ey whipped the Marylanders' 13
faryIand's base ball victory over
Itholic University. 6 to 4, yesterday
Brookland was mainly the result
some fair pitching by Schrider.
does. and timely hitting by Pol
ck. In the third inning Pollock
ored Besley with q long sacrifice
to left. in the fifth he got. dou,,
mler from fiIst. and in the ninth he
a grounder past third base so fast
at the ball rolled down left field to
e enfbankment before IL was re-
ieved and scored Burdette and Sem
wth snd the rIns gar the Tsich
ay, who did the pitching for Cath
ic University, had a real battle with
khrider. and there was little differ
zee in their work. Each man allow
nine hits, Schrider famed eleven
I'D May nine, and each walked four
en-.
Gallaudet and the Quantico Marines
gagged in q base ball orgy at Ken
ali Green yesterday afternoon. the
evil Dogs winning by scoring three
ms in the Anal inning. Gallaudet
bme back In fts' last, ,turn and put q
air across. but could not produce the
unch to tie 1t up or win. GaIiaudet
lade sixteen hits to the Marines
burteen. but also chalked up seven
rrors to the visitors five.
AP NET STAR, ON WAY
TO u. S., WINS AND LOSES