Word: georgetown
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...Stadium Saturday. The first definite word was received yesterday by the H. A. A. in the form of the telegram, "Is my race on?" As two of the best of the specially invited runners, Brookins, the Iowa hurdler, and Captain Connolly, the Georgetown miler, had sent word earlier in the day that they could not compete, Ray's acceptance of the invitation is especially welcome to the track management. Taylor, the Princeton quarter-miler, who was listed among the definite starters Saturday has also forced to withdraw...
...expected to arrive in Boston today or tomorrow. With good conditions on Saturday it is quite likely that he may turn in a sensational mile, despite the inability of such runners as Connolly of Georgetown, Douglas of Yale, and Kirby of Cornell, to compete with him in his attempt to break Norman Tabor's old record...
Although final commitments have not been made by either of them, it is probable that Ray, the national amateur mile champion, and Connolly of Georgetown, will be the outstanding competitors in the special mile race. Douglas of Yale, and Kirby of Cornell, have definitely decided that they will not be able to run Saturday...
...eastern competitors. Princeton, with 33 points, was second best, while the Yale team, which won ten points less than the Tigers, took third place from Pennsylvania by a half-point margin. Following Pennsylvania, and leading the University squad, came in order Cornell, Penn State, Syracuse, Johns Hopkins, Georgetown, and Dartmouth...
PHILADELPHIA, PENN., April 27.--Merrill, Chapin, Fletcher and Captain Burke running the sprint medley relay distance for the University this afternoon in the Penn Relays, placed fourth in this feature event, trailing Oxford, the Navy, and Georgetown, but leading such strong teams as Syracuse, Princeton, Penn State and Cornell. The time for the race was 3 minutes 33 1-5 seconds. Contrary to previous plans, this same team will represent the University tomorrow in the 880-yard relay race, each man running 220 yards. Marshall, the only other Crimson competitor in today's events placed fourth in the hammer throw...