The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-28

"HE twenty first annual indoor
/ track and field carnival Of
n Georgetown University, to be
staged this year ON February 81
at Convention Hall, promises to be
the greatest meet ever conducted
by the Hilltoppers. In addition to
the great Blue and Gray squad and
the entries of neighboring schools
and colleges, full teams viii be sent
by Princeton, the University of
Pennsylvania. the Navy and Vir-
ginia. The New York A. c. will
send down its celebrated one mile
individual stars. And the leading
colleges of the East and South win
have representatives on hand.
However. the greatest attractions
OF the meet promise to be special
sprint series to be booked between
McAllister, Murchison, Lever, Far
rell. LeConey and Bernie Wefers,
! jr., and a special mile in which it
Is hoped to bring together Jimmy
Connolly, of the Hilltoppers, Joie
Ray, Of the Illinois "A. c., Abel
Kiviat, the middle distance king of
pre-war days who is now staging
come back, and Curtis, the great
Annapolis miller.
The success of last years car
niyal which brought to Convention
Hall the greatest crowd that has
ever watched an indoor meet in
Washington, has caused the Hilltop
athletic management to make pro-
vision for handling much larger
gathering this season. Special
stands have been procured and will
pc raised In bleacher fashion, thus
allowing every spectator an unob-
sfructed view Of the track.
WORK ON BOARDS.
In addition the new GEORGETOWN
board track now being completed
on varsity field for outdoor work Of
the athletes during the winter
months. Is being built in sections
80 that IL may be transported to
Convention Hall and set UP for the
carnival It win be a twelye-lan
affair. built OF soft pine and bank.
cd at the turns. This win admit
OF spikes and ought to 60 far to-
ward establishing favorable condi.
lions Tor record breaking.
John ID. 0.Reilly, director Of
games, and Arthur Meah. under
sIauuale manager of track, are
oa1ly receiving inquiries as to the
carnival. The success enjoyed bv
the HilItop athletes in board com
pslltion this season cause them to
stand out as the most formidable
group In eastern intercollegiate
ranks and the color bearers of
other schools are anxious to match.
strides with the Capital stars.
IN ADDITION to the ordinary Iist
OF events and the features referred
20. the athletic authorities at the
dlltop are engaged these DAYS in
matching up various colleges for a
series OF relay races. In this class
lt Is expected that Penn, Princeton.
virginia, Navy, Lafayette and sew
eral others will perform.
NEW YORK A. C. COMES.
The New York A. c.. which last
year brought down it's national
championship one mile team to run
against composite team OF
Georgetown, Virginia and Navy
quarter-milers, again will be called
on this year to meet a team COM
posed OF the best two-furlong men
In this section.
The sprint series at thirty, forty
and fifty yards is hoped to include
every great dash man in the East.
Among those who already have
been called on to appear are Dan
McAllister, New York's flying cop
and the sensation Of the present
season; Murchison. the great st.
Louis flash; LeConey, the intercol-
legiate sprint champion from Lafay-
cite; Boots" Lever, Pennsylvania g
ace, and Farrell, the Fordham star
Joie Ray has no other engage
ment listed at present for Feb
ruary Fl, and 1t appears now that
he will match strides here on that
date with Jimmie Connolly, the
great miller of the Blue and Gray,
as well as with Kiviat and Curtis