The Washington times., 1931-03-07
TAKES PART
IN RELAY
RACE
Bx GEORGE A. SIMPSON

Entered in the Catholic Uni.
versity indoor field and track
games in the c. U. gym tonight
is one Clifton Byrd. Those who
attend may let this lad escape
their attention but he happens to
be the son of one of the greatest
sprinters ever developed in This
section-H. C. "Curley" Byrd,
athletic director at the University
of Maryland.
The older Byrd was a bird" on
the cinders and boards more
than 20 years ago and was a
demon in scholastic and college
competition. 1t was said that
running was Byrd's strongest ath'
letic qualifications, but he also
was handy in football, baseball
and basketball.
Runs In Relay Race
The younger Byrd will run the
second leg for the Hyattsville
Hornets in the two-thirds-mile re.
lay race against the st. Stephen s
Club of this city, and the Baltl'
more police.
On this same HyattSville re-
lay team will be Joe HOllings-
worth, C. Hedrick and Alvin
McChesney. The latter, repre-
senting HyattSville High last
year, won the 5O-yard open.
The main attraction tonight
will be Ray Conger, the star
Illinois A. C. miller, who will
face a brilliant field in the Ryan
1000 yards" Conger had no:
been beaten in three years Of
indoor competition. until Car.
Coan, of the University Of Penn
sylvania, led him to the tape jr
the Baxter Mile" at the New
york A. c. games this winter
Coan clicked off the mile in A.;
while Conger did Ala but
finished third.
Pitted against Conger will b.
several fast steppers, notably
Jimmy Kennedy, former George
town University runner now com
peting for the Newark A. c.
May Close Doors
Dutch" Bergman, athletic di
rector at Catholic University
fears that he will have to clos,
the doors tonight, as only 1,7O'
spectators can be accommodated
and the advance seat sales pre-
sages that more than this numbe'
will try to gain admittance.
Bergman as well as Dorsey
Griffith, have worked like
beavers in order to put across a
successful meet. 1t looks as
though they will accomplish
their aims.
Athletic Director Teddy Hughes
of Gallaudet College, announce
that he will most likely close will
st. Francis College, of Loretta
Pa, for football game at Johns
town, Pa, on November z. Tn
Kendall Greeners beat st. Francis
IS, in a night game last year a
Johnstown, Pa. The football cal
ber of st. Francis is related in tn
hard battle Western Marylan'
had with the team in 1929, West
ern Maryland barely landing Of
top by a 10 margin.
Also Sought Marines
Gallaudet was also dickerin
with the Quantico Marines for
game on November Z, but the Ker
dali Greeners are leaning NOR
favorably to the game with 81
Francis.
Developing almost a complete
backfield next fall will be
Hughes chief problem. He
loses such backfield aces as
Paul Zieske, Alfred Marshall
and KOnrad HOkanSOn by grad
uatiOn. However, Johnny
/ Ringle will be on hand and this
comforts the Gallaudet College.
A strong line composed of man
veterans will take the field 70
Gallaudet. Linemen who will RI
turn are Captain-elect Bilbo Nor
aghan, Adolphus Yoder and Wi
liam Bradley, ends; william Grir
nell, Stephen Koziar, Kennetl
Burdett, Andrew Hnatow an
Cecil Davis, tackles; Hugh STAG
and Heimo Antila, guards, an
John Wurdemann, center. Hole
over backfield members are Boyc
Williams, Ray Sheriff. and Antol
O'Branovitch.
Athletic Director Walter H
Young of American UniverSit,
states that it is likely the date o
November IA will remain perma
nently open on the Eagles foot
ball schedule. This was the dat
of the Catholic U.-American U
football game until the two un
twined their athletic knot.
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