Evening star., 1933-05-05
MATERIAL GALORE
AWAITS VENTURE
c. U. Squad Forms Nucleus.
Organization Meeting
Slated Sunday.
BY r. ID. THOMAS.
BY X. ID. THUMAS.
~ATHOLIC UNIVERSITIES
cbanConed track team will

~ form the nucleus of a
track and field club to
represent the Nations Capital.
With Dorsey J. Griffith of the
c. U. coaching staff as the guild
ing spirit, the club will be formed
at a meeting to be held Sunday
morning at 1890 o'clock in the
Cardinal gymnasium.
AN opportunity for athletes from
all the local schools and colleges to
compete in track athletics through the
Summer months will be provided" said
Griffith today.
The Washington Track and Field
Club will make its bow in the District
A. A. U. championships on May 80.
To keep the runners and leapers busy
several dual and intercity meets are
planned by Griffith, who also hopes to
see the club represented in the ma
tiOnGl events.
A Ii athletes interested in the venture
n
Sunday. Weather permitting, an
interClsSs meet will be held after the
pow-WOW.
Not since the days of the Columbia
Athletic Club has Washington been
represented by such an organization
as planned by Griffith. Nearly every
large city in the country has a club
in which its schoolboy and college
track and field athletes may carry on
after finishing school.
Washington is rich in such material
Following for instance, are some of
the athletes who likely will become
charter members of the club: Ditzler,
Naylor and Riley, former Central High
sprinters; Douglas McChesney former
sprint star of Hyattsville High and
Duke University; Ralph Shure, former
Maryland University miller and two
miller: Abramson, sprinter, and Everett,
hurdler, of Virginia; Reichman, middle
distancer, of Duke: Syle and Bears.
hurdlers, of Maryland; Archer and
Evans, Maryland quarter-milers, and
Thomas. former Maryland quarter
KILLER.
A ND, of course, flock of Cardinals,
"A among them Vim Fraatz, John
Barron and Mike Norton, murders;
Tom Mcmahon and Bill Murphy,
sprinters; Bob Ccnnors, John Brenna,
Pete Dranginis, Joe Hugel, Joe McGann,
John Sliney, Tom Charity and Christen-
son, middle distance men: H. Douglas
and ]. Miro 2-milers and Bingo Flynn,
Phil Gross, Joe Slitzkak, Popeye Popo-
witch and Ed White, field men.
The club will have squad Of long
distance runners. including for instance,
the venerable marathoner, Mike Lynch:
Bill Greiner, Jerry Looney, Haskell
Clark. Jim Montague and several others
who are now in hard training for The
Evening Star marathon June II, for the
national A. A. U. championship.
There will be little expense attached
to the enterprise Training facilities,
to be had without cost, are abundant
and Griffith will give his expert services
as coach. A pair of track shoes, run
ming shirt and trunks will be the only
requirements of each member.
ANY money the club may need
n Griffith plans to raise by giving an
occasional dance And the club
will get break even on the dances
for Dorsey will stage these at his own
residence, what he chooses to call The
Barn. 1t is indeed. roomy structure.
Three rooms connected by massive
doors present a dancing surface ccm-
parable to some halls built for shutting.
All Of which suggests decided So
cial trend for the new club.
Griffith will have quite a job as
coach After the District A. A. U.
championships May go Dorsey will con-
centrate on his long distance gallopers
for a spell They will be starred in at
least two big races. On July they
will take part in the Takoma Park 10
mile open, which also will decide the
District A. A. u title for that distance,
and the national marathon champion
ship.
THE Washington Track and Field
i Club will be strongest during the
Summer months. after colleges let
out Institutions that sponsor varsity
track aren't likely to permit their run
ners and leapers to represent officially
any other interest while the college
season is en-.
Griffith and those aligned with him
in the venture feel it will supply
need Many college athlete would
carry on after graduation. possibly tc
greater achievement. if given the in
spiration. The Washington Track and
Field Club. if Griffith has his way-and
he very probably will. for he's one de-
termined guy-will be worthy OF the