Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-20
ATHLETIC SPORTS.
RICHMOND COLLEGE BOYS HAVE =
FINE PROGRAMME OF CONTESTS.
Lavn-Tennis, Running Races, "s'A"S
Matches. Gymnasium Exercises
Baseball, &c.


Baseball, &c.
Yesterday opened cool and bright anu
the athletic contests Of the Rlchinonu
College students began at o'clock A. NJ
Iawn-tennis occupied the first hour.
The preliminary contests were heid On
Friday afternoon, and Messrs. kincannon
and King we're selected az the best pay
ers.
The match between these two men yes
terday was very fine, Mr.. King, OF flor'da'
winning the first medal and Mr. hincanoh
second.
NEAR THE LIE MONUMENT.
At the finish of this game the sports were
adjourned from the college campus 20 M.'
Otway Aliens field along Franklin StIee..
The great crowd Of ladies and gentlemen
present were stationed on the hlgn pan pan :
on the side overlooking the held ana hau
fine view.
THE MILE BUN.
The first contest was the mile r nm
testants, Athey, Hurt. Louthan, lnoIla9.
Rucker. Won by ID. II. Ruoker; time, .
minutes 80 seconds.
The next was the mile walk-contestants;
Chambers. Dudley. Athey, Hatcher, aho
West. Won by Il. Il. Dudley IN minutes
and 20 seconds.
GYMNASIUM CONTEST.
The gymnasium contest was begun by q
large class. out of which the following
we're selected for the prize drill: Messis'
Pitcher, Garnet Ryland, Estis, McGarlty;
Harris, Burnett. Hatcher, Rucker, and
Walter H. Ryland.
The first prize was won by Garnet'
Ryland and the second 10y w. B. McGarlty.
MIR. c. T Taylor, VINO won the medal iast
wear. received honorable mention for e&-
cellence in the drill.
THROWING BASEBALL.
The contestants here were A. ID. Louthan,
II. Il. Louthan, Athey Pitcher. II. j.. Jones
c. W. Jones. Won byT. II. Athey, distance
1O4 yards and inches.
DAsHEs.
The 100 yards dash and the $50 yards
dash were both won by II. ). Corey-the
first in II seconds and the second IN 3Hs
seconds. Mr. Corey received the prlze, -,
The run OF 40 yards was made by H. H.
Louthan, as champion winner, III 81
seconds.
vAULTTNG.
The pole-vaulting contest was won by
Walter II. Ryland, who got the medal at
feet 81 inches.
The high Jump, both standing and run.
MING was won by A. ID. LOuthan at 4 feet
88/ inches and feet = inch.
The hurdle race, $50 yards, hurdles,
was, won by a. ID. Loutban. Time. i
seconds.
The football contest was won by Captain
C. I. Taylor's team too
PLAYING BALL.
The base. ball game was the College First
nine as. the Virginia Brights, and was wor
by the College nine Captain Handy
score 7 3.
The broad jumping was postponed and
the tug of war failed tor want OF time.
OFFICERS.
The Judges were Messrs. Luther Brown
C. NJ. Hazen, j. ). lrby. and Harry Pollard
Professor n. VI. Harris acted "a CHIEF
marshal, supported by Messrs. Bush ano
KincannOn.
There were twenty-five marshals, who
preserved excellent order. Captain Hulct
also had an officer from the city police Oh
hand.
THEIR PATRON.
Mr.. b. F. johnson. the special, patron o.
athletics in the college. was on the ground
and expressed his pleasure at the growth
OF the art in the college,
GOLD MEDALS.
At the conclusion of the exercises Rev
| DR.. Hatcher at the request OF the commit
tee. delivered the following gold medals
First-Gymnasium. presented by L. ~
| johnson 4 Co., Lynchburg. to LIZ. Garnet'
Ryland, of Richmond.
Gvmnaslum-Secopd presented by L. IL
Ryland to Mr.. W. b. MCCARTHY. Georgia,
Tennis-First. presented by II. NJ. Stark(
& Co. TO F. W. King. Florida.
Tennis-Second, 10 Dir. {. L. hlncannon
Of Virginia.
d. Peasants IL Co. to L. Il. Dudley, VIZ
ginia.
Mile run. presented by Ryland q Lee &c
d. II. Rucker, Virginia.
Best running, presented by Jenkins q
Walthall 10 II. S. Corey, Richmond.
High jumping, presented by Kew. Dr
George Cooper to A. ID. Louthan.
Hurdle-race piece to the same gentleman
Pole-vaultine. gwen by admiring friends
to Mr. Walter II. Ryland, OF Virginia.
THAMES.
Thanks were returned by the Athletic
Association to the city Young Mems Chris
| tian Association for favols and TO Mr.. j. j
Montague for gift in the line OF appa
| ratus. Al
"Field Day" was pronounced bv The
| large and very orderly crowd OF visitors a.
| great success. The students entered int
| il with gest and say they are under grea
obligations to Mr.. /. G. johnson, the gym
nasium instructor, and to Professor IL. II
| Harris and DR.. G. II. Ryland, the Commit
| tee of Arrangements.
TIE HILL BOYS WIN.
match game of baseball was PLAYED
| Yesterday evening on the old Virgins
| grounds between the j. l.. Hill Printing
! Companv's club and one from the office o
| Mr.. Everett Waddey. The game was IN
! teresting throughout. the battery work be
I inc the main feature. The contest re
/ suited in a victory for the j. l.. Hill boy
bv the score of 81 TO 9. Batteries-John
son and Watson; Cawson and liammell.
HUsrI.ERs rs. swIPERs.
A game Of ball was played yesterday. eve
nine between the abOve-named clubs
| from Messrs. J. w. Ferguson u Son
pripting-house and Messrs. .Epps Co. s
/ Davis and Hardwicke were the battery to
the Hustlers. and did excellent work. IN
game resulted "a to Is III favor OF tn
| Hustlers.
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