The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-21

Harry Jensen, running number =,
and III. Lamonsson are both Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania track stars,
while Frank McGrady just one
month ago took second place in the
A A. u. 600-yard championship event
with very little trouble. This quar-
tet won the Junior A. "A. y. title at
Newark, Del, one month ago today.
Charley Hayes, who represented
University of Pennsylvania last year
In the short dash and quarter, IL
being counted on to make the rest
Of them hustle in this number.
He has been showing plenty of
class i'm all of the indoor events
held through the Middle States
and from all reports may possibly
shatter the Legion record for this
distance.
George Washington University,
Galluadet College, University Of
Maryland and Loyola College have
entered their complete squads. A
series of relay races between the
University of Maryland and George
Washington University have been
booked and should furnish classy
competition. The Orange and Black
and Buff and Blue squads will COM
pete over the half mile, the mile and
two-mile routes.
While the majority of freshmen
events were run off this morning as
the meet got under way at 1890
o'clock, the principal numbers on
the program were to start at p. m.
The finals of the scholastic numbers
as well as the scholastic quarter and
half-mile events were to be staged
this afternoon. All the relay races
on the program were to come after
lunch.
One race which is being counted
upon to furnish considerable ex-
element is a haIf-mile relay for
: 1OO-pOund teams. These midget
athletes from the Pierce Athletic
Club, Columbia Junior High
School, Epiphany Athletic ASSO.
citation, Stanton Athletic Club and
Ri"~s Athletic Club, will be ont for
blood and there should be plenty OF
spirit i'm their double dash around
the saucer.
Company c.. 121st Engineers of
the District Of Columbia National
Guards, has been tossed into a relay
with the Fifth Regiment of Balti-
more and Company r of the Mary.
land National Guards. The bridge
builders, while possessing a very
snappy aggregation, will be forced
to show plenty of spirit to display
their heels to the fast-going militia
men from Baltimore.
Twenty-Five girls will compete in
the five events scheduled for the
fair athletes, including a half-mile
relay number. Gallaudet College
heads the list with an even dozen
entries while the Princess Athletic
Club and the Independent Girls
Club also have teams entered. This
will be the first time that the bloom
er class athletes have appeared in
an A. A. u. meet in this locality.
In addition to the regular track
and field events an eight-mile mod
flied marathon, the second to be
staged by the American Legion,
was to get under way promptly
at o'clock at the National Guard
ArmOry. HyattsVilIe, Md.
Nineteen starters will face Berncy
Busher when he sends the middle
distance men off on their chase to
the Central stadium.
The runners will travel down
Bladensburg Road to Fifteenth and
II streets northeast; turning west on
Florida avenue they will proceed to
Ninth and u streets northwest,
travel north on Florida avenue to
the south Of Garfield Hospital, west
on Florida avenue to the Eleventh
street entrance of the stadium.
The runners will cross the finish
line on the north side of the Central
High School saucer.
The afternoons program was to
start at p. m. Here's the afternoon
order of events: