The Washington times., 1930-03-12
c. j. CANES
PROMISE
THRILLS:
BY JUNO KINERK

The revival Of the Catholic .,
indoor track and field games IN
the Brookland gym tonight, the
first since 1921, promises to be
one Of the most successful meets
ever staged here If the number
and quality of the entries may be
taken as a criterion.
Athletes to the number Of 278,
representing 26 different colleges,
prep and high schools and clubs
in the South Atlantic section, are
entered, and from the start a
the first event at 8 o'clock until
the final relay is concluded some
four hours later there promises
to be plenty of action and thrills.
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II maximum Of facilities !.
for performers and comfort :
and enjoyment for spectators !,
count for anything, Catholic .
u. athletic officials, in charge !
Of the meet, are going to =.
"sell" indoor track to Wash .
ington. +
Special bleachers have been
erected all around the track and
some 750 seats have been re.
served with about 1000 other
seats available for general ad:
mission. y
Entrance to the gym will be
only through the west door,
which will be closed at 3 O'Clock
promptly. The door. will be
opened at 10-minute Intervals
thereafter to accommodate the
late-comers.
Facilities for the performers
are equally good and should in,
sure stellar performances all
along the program.
The program includes %
events, the majority of which are
handicap affairs in order to
equalize the fields. In the open
division there are 10 events
listed, the feature of which is
the scratch 50-yard dash for the
District of Columbia A. A. u,
championship.
Maryland University ranks as
a pronounced favorite to carry
off the Ernest Spiszerl trophy,
which goes to the team scoring
the highest point total in the
open events. The Harris Com.
pany jewelers. have offered an
other cup to the second place
team. while the Utopiai1 Club, Q
campus organization at C. u, has
offered a trophy to the high scor.
ing individual. ~
The Abbey Club, another
G. u. campus organization,
has donated a trophy to the
high or prep school finishing
ON top in its class, while
GrOSner'S has offered an
award to the high scoring in
dividual in this division.
The sixth and final trophy will
go to the winner of the special
relay race between st. Johns, of
this city, and LaSalle Institute.
of Cumberland, at 2-3 of a mile.
This cup is donated by Richard
Morris. ~
One Of the performers in to.
nights meet whose name may be
on the tip of every tongue be
fore the meet is over is j. TEX
Crouch, who is competing with
the St. Stephens Club. Crouch
is a particularly well-built athleSs
and a capable performer, judgg
by his past performances. He is
entered in the high jump, half
mile and mile. He is the only
scratch man in the high jump. >,
The order of events follow: :.
So-yard dash--HiEh and prep schools,
heats
| Pole Vault--Oper.
| 50-yard dash-Open, heats.
So-yard hurdles-open, heats and
finals. s..
5O-yards dash-HiEh and prep schools.
| finals. 80
SO-yard dash-D. C. A. A. U. cham
| pionship. finals.
| High jump-OpeA
2S mile C70-sS rsunds) boys relay.
2-s mile (so-1o5 rounds) boys relay. >
4401yard dash-High and prep
| schools.
SSO-yard, run-Open.
5O-yard dash-Open. finals.
2-3 mlle--Junior high relay. -,
| l-mile run-High and prep schools.
| "a mile--Club relay.
| 2-3 mile--lRvitatInn prep school relay.
! 440-yard dash-Open.
SS0-yard run-High and prep schools.
| 1-miIe run~Open. -4'
C0D-yard fun--N0Hlce (two sections.
fastest tiInes decisive). -
emile college varsity relay. p
| Smile run-OEen. E
| 1-mile high and prep relay.
| 1-mile college freshmen relay. s+
1-mile college varsity relay. .