Evening star., 1948-01-02
Many Already on Hand
For Eagerly Awaited
Games Tomorrow

Most of the 240 trackmen sched-
uled to compete in the first Evening
Star games tomorrow night in the
new National Guard Armory were
on hand today and the Armory took
on the aspect Of an Olympic viii
lage as the contestants tested the
board floors in workouts and re-
newed acquaintanceS at the scene
Of the first indoor meet Of the
season.
The six contestants who will COM
pete in the sprint series, the 10,
80 and 100 yard dashes, all were
pleased to find an arena where the
l00-yard dash could be run indoors
on a straightaway with a 4O-foot
breaking down space at the finish.
The Armory is the only indoor
track site in the country that
measures 420 feet.
Herb McKenley, the National
AAU 400-meter champion, was
scheduled to arrive late this after
noon, as he explained In letter
to Meet Director Dorsey Griffith
that he always ran his best If he
was on hand at least "a hours ahead
Of his race. Dave Albritton, the
11-time National AAU high jump
champion, was expected to be on
hand shortly after noon to look over
the high-jump setup.
Mathis Trains At ArmOry.
The Jump will be the only field
event on the schedule but it has an
excellent field, including Richard
(Bob) Morcum of New Hampshire,
q great all-around athlete who won
three IC-4A titles the same day
several years ago; Joshua William
son OF Atlantic City, a former ma
tional title holder: Jack Moody of
North Carolina, Southern Confer
ence champion; George Pickett of
North Carolina State and Bill Vessie
Of Columbia, an ex-IC-4A champion
who won the jump in the Catholic
U. games here In 1942.
Bill Hulse, who has been training
in New Orleans following his 1900
meter triumph in the Sugar Bowl
meet last Sunday, left yesterday for
Washington following the Alabama
Texas football game. Hulse's 1855
time in the Sugar Bowl equivalent
Of a mile run showed he was in ex-
cellent condition for this early in
the season and he did not require
too much work this week.
Bill Mathis, the Washington
youngster who Is and almost a sure
thing for a place among the dash
men on the Olympic team, continued
his daily workouts on the Armory
track.
The Star games will draw athletes
from 80 colleges extending North to
New Hampshire, South to North
Carolina and West to Wisconsin,
plus . large entry from the New
York Athletic Club, Washington
Track and Field Club, and other in
pendent organizations and a Service
group from the Quantico Marines.
Terps Top Local Entry.
The University of Maryland,
which will be represented by the
distance men who helped the Terps
to the Southern Conference cross
country title, will have the heaviest
local entry, while Georgetown's rep
will be divided between
the G. U. A. A. and the university.
Howard's entrants will include
Charles Jupiter, former c. I. A. A.
10O-yard dash titlist, while Catholic
u. Gallaudet and American U. will
have relay and individual entries,
the latter's including AL Nencioni,
the Mason-Dixon> Conference 220-
yard champion. Nays group will
include Jim Petit, now training
with the Olympic squad In Ann
apolis.
The Fl events will include six
collegiate relays and an AAU open
handicap sprint medley relay. Fea-
,ure event Of the relays will be the
asst event on the schedule, the l.
nile Capital Invitation relay that
1as a championship field of Navy,
Fordham, Brown and Michigan.
The meet, Washington's biggest
n many years, will start promptly
1t 8 o'clock. Tickets will be avail
able at The Star and announced 10
cations today and early tomorrow
md at the Armory tomorrow night,
priced at "a for box seats, So for re-
served and 50 for general admis-
lion.