Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-21


SO sizable are the fields for TIL
that the meet in the spacious hall
promptly at $50 o'clock.
Probably no other meet this winter
not even excepting the big COMPETE
tions in New York. has brought. to-
gether such a galaxy Uf stars. The
IililtopperS have been busy since last
fail preparing for these samesi Al
great expense record holding ath-
have been brought to Washington for
the carnival.
Card Filled With stars.
Among the most brilliant lumina ries
due to show their wares tonight are:
Joie Ray. world premier distance
runner: Loren Murchison. American
sprint champion; Kari Christensen
world champion hurdler: Vernon
Ascher. joint holder of world indoor
record for 440: Horatio Fitch. national
senior quarter-milc champion: Lewis
Clarke, intercollegiate sprint cham
pion; Verne Booth. intercollegiate
former national two-mile champion
Herb Meyer. national Junior hurdle
champion: Mike Devanney. former
Olympic star; Patterson. former in
tercollegiate Sprint champion: Jimmy
Connolly. world record hol Ter for two
conference all-around champion: Bon
lie Gendre. nat 'onal pentath.u2 cham
pion;. George N#.-:ters. south ,t'n,:Nc
,halfnile record holder: Pau He:l.hE.
south Atlantic luarFer-rli'" re+tr'!
holder; Walter Gegan, fcrlnt' national
junior 40 hurdles rhamp:oE: Bill. y
Sullivan. national junior l,00O-rard
champion: Owens, intercollegiate pole
a aIl ehampion; kaiph HIS; inter- Ter,
Beers. former intercollegiate shot-put
champion: Albert Rose, intercollegiate
broad-jump champion. and Bill Dowd-
ing national junior broad-jump cham
D, Colleges which will be represented
by teams tonight are Princeton,
Pennsylvania, Navy. Pittsburgh, Eir-
Einia; West Virginia: Johns Hopkins
liam and Mary, Richmond and George
town. Last-minute entries bring the
Virginia freshmen into mile relay
race with the Navy pleoes and the
Georgetown first-year team. Risher
eEs against Joie Ray in the Loo
meter Invitation. The remainder OF
the Virginia contingent viii compete
in open events
uled, fourteen are relay races THAI
will bring together some OF the speed
lest college and club com bina tons in
the country. The final feature Of the
aIl-star national and eastern quar-
tets.
Strong Texns In Final Race.
On the national four will be Ascher,
Fitch, Cook and Farley, perhaps the
best mile outfit to run here in years.
Opposed to this formidable lot will
be Mcdonald of Pennsylvania. Ham,
mond Of Navy, Heriihy Of Georgetown
and fourth runner to be selected
from the Princeton squad by Keene
Fitzpatrick, Tiger coach.
The board winter track used in prac-
ttce at Georgetown has been installed
in Convention Hall. providing a
twelve-lap mile route, with banked
turns and resilient surface. Spike IS
may be used by the athletes in all
events.
Some choice reserved seats may be
had at Convention Hall tonight, al
though advance sales have been un-
usually heavy. In adult on, 800 gen
on sale at the hall at 6 o'clock. All
told, there will be accommodations
for nearly 1000 spectators.
Fordhanl University basketers ar
rive in town tomorrow for two
game stay. having dates with Gallau-
Diet at Kendall Green tomorrow night
and Catholic University at Brookland
saturday. The New Workers have
ts wntep ah aonS ih At god clip
the Catholic University quint when
the latter went north in December.
The Kendall Greeners are well
aware that they will have to put
forth fine brand of basket bali if
they are to repulse the invaders. The
Florida avenue men, however, have
done well in recent engagements and
have an excellent chance for victory.
So far they have won seven Of eight
games played, finishing in front in
their last four tits.
The usual Gallaudet lineup will
open play against Fordham. 1t i'm
cludes BoatwriSht and Davis, for
wards: Riddle. center. and Bradley
and Wallace, guards.
-Gallaudet Will have but one game
remaining on its schedule after NEE;
ing Fordham. that with Catholic Uni
versity next Wednesday.
University of Maryland enjoyed d
fairly successful basket ball season
considering that it was the first in
tour years for that sport At College
Park. Representative teams were en-
countered in ten games and four wins
were recorded by the Black and Gold
Maryland closed it's season last night
when it was defeated 81 to II by
Virginia Military Institute at Licking
ton Other teams to take the measure
of the Old Liners during the campaign
were Catholic University, which won
over them twice: Virginia. North Car
ohnA and George Washington. The
SoueES PArkers, though, once hum
bled the Hatchetites in addition to
trouncing Gallaudet, Washington and
Lee and University of Richmond.
Maryland probably will fare better
in the next basket ball campaign. OF
Supplee, Troxell. Beatty, Hall. Parker.
PEBBLES. Ensor, Burger. Faber and
Grove~the varsity squad this winter
only the last named is due to
graduate in June and a formida BILE
lot of players will come up from the
present freshman team. Coach Bur-
tom Shipley will have deal of ex-
perienced and capable material with
which to start the 1924-25 campaign
Swimmers ut Catholic University
will be hosts to the watermen of
washington and Lee tomorrow after
noon In the big pool at Brookland.
The Generals are sending a complete
tsam hare for q dual meet of the Gus
tomary number of events. The Brook
1anders have been trimmed twice in
intercollegiate contests this winter,
but expect to give the men from Lex
tuEton q great battle.
DAVIS NOW SETS PACE