Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-05-25
ACADEMY ATHLETICS.
RESULTS OF THE TWELFTH ANNUAL
SPRING MEETIHS.
MIdShlpman W. B. Decker Broke Two
Naval Academy Records SUN
mary OF Events Saur-
day Afternoon.


etwelfth annual spring athletic meet
ing under the auspices of the Navy A,h,
letic Association took place at the Naval
Academy Saturday afternoon. As a re.
suit OF the meet two OF the Academy
records were broken-the 40 yard hur.
dies and broad jump.
Midshipman w. b. Decker. of class
OF 1890, was the winner of both OF these
In the former event he Clipped two sec
onos from the record no As secondsl
MADE oy r. ID. Berrien, class of 1000.
his time being 10 rs seconds. He also
added two more inches to the distance In
the broad jump. his Jump being 10 fee,
lncnes, thus beating the record estab
ilshed by ]. ID. Wilson, class OF 1908.
OF 20 feet 7 inches.
The most interesting event of the
sports was the relay race between the
classes OF 1905 and 1906, which was
won by the class OF 1905 in A:Sa2-S
The results were as follows
One Hundred Yard Dash, Trial Heats
First Heat-Greene, 'o6; Stewart, 'oA;
Baggaley. 'o5; Stewart, OF. Bagealey'
time, IL. Greene, second. Second Heat
Williams, o5; Lynch, 'o6; Shoemaker.
'oS. Williams, time, 10 As.
High Jump (record, feet TX inches,
held by j. n. Blackburn. 'o2)-Bagga-
ley. 'oS; Russell, 90; Taffinder, 'oo; Fer
guson, 'es; Ecklund, 'os; DUR. 'oA;
Delano, 90. Delano. 5 ieet inches;
Baggaley. second.
Half-Mile Run (record, two minutes.
six and three-fiths seconds, held by +.
V. McNair. Jr., o3-Delano, 90; Stapler,
NoS; Robinson, 'oS; Lightle, 'os. Delano.
2.7s 3-5; Stapler second.
Two Hundred and Twenty Yards Dash
Trial Heats-First Heat--Alexander, 'oo:
Stewart. 'o5; Baggaley, or; Campbell
oS baggaley, 25 3-5; Alexander second,
second HeaI-Lyncn, 90; Shoemaker,
es; Williams, 'es; Gliding. 90; Sweeney,
90. Williams.2445. 5. Shoemaker second.
Putting the Sixteen-Pound Shot trecord.
80 feet "a inches, held by F. ID. Karns,
oS- BaggaleY, 'o5; Ghormley, 90; Drt-
ton, 'os; Grace, 'o5; McClinnc, 'os;
Durr, o5; Marsten, 'o5. Marston, al
feet; Ghormley second.
One Hundred Yard Dash Final Heat.
srecord, ten seconds, held by X. w
Henderson. 81. Williams, time, 10 7-s:
Baggaley second.
One Hundred and Twenty Yards Hur.
ole lrecoro' sixteen minutes and four
hf'hs seconds, held by F. ID. Brien,
I9ool Str assburger, 'o5; Baggaley, 'os;
Russell, 90; Decker. 90; Eklund, 'os;
Henderson, 90. Decker, time, Is AZ;
Baggsley second.
Pole Vault (record, 10 feet u inches.
held by H. c. Muslin, o6l -Alexander
90; McWhoTter. o6; Russell, 'o6: Poole.
os; Jackson, 'o5; DUR, 'o5; Lassing, 'os.
Russell. 8 feet 7 inches; Durr second.
One Mile Run (record, minutes AZ
and two-ffths seconds, held by F. v
McNair, o3-Delano, 'oo; Laird. 'os:
Ogan, o5, Cooley, 'o6; Farley. OK:
Whitney. 'o5. Ellyson, 'os; Oberiin, 'oS.
Whiting, time, 5:8 3-5. Delano second.
Four Hundred and Forty Dards Dash
(record, s. and one-fifth seconds, held by
X, w. henderson, 'o7--BaRgaley, 'os;
Minor. 'e5; Stewart, 'O4; Henderson, 'o6;
NimiIz, os; Whiting, 'o5; Stewart, 'os:
Marston, 'o5; Sweeney, 'o5. Sweeney,
time, S. seconds; Atkins second.
Broad Jump (record. 70 feet ? inches,
held by J. ID. Wilson, o3)-Decker, 'o6;
Stewart, 'o4; Eklund, 'os; Metcalf, 'o6;
DUR, 'e5; Henderson, 90; Laffinder, 'o6.
Decker. 20 feet 9 inches.
Throwing the Sixteen-Pound Hammer
(record, oz feet 7 inches, held by F. ID.
Karns, o5; Ghormley, 'o5; Baggaley,
'o5; Cook, 'o5; Marston, 'o5. Marston,
II feet inches. Ghormley second.
Two Hundred and Twenty Yards Dash,
Finals Record. ~ and one-hfth sec
onds, held by X. w. Henderson, 'o7-
Williams. Sweeney, Whiting, Oberlin,
and Stewart, 'oS; Spoford, Chaplin and
Olding, 'o6. Williams, time, "a 3-s.
Baggaley second.
Swimming Race-Fifty Yards-(Rec-
ord, thirsy-one and four-fifths seconds,
held by w. b. lizard. 'o5-Howard, 90;
Marzoni. 'o6; Farley, 'o5; Whiting. 'os.
Howard, time. 81; Whiting second.
Class R.lay Race-Ioo5 First divis-
Williams, Sweeney; Atkins. Second
division Whiting, Oberlin, and Stewart.
Ioo6-First division - Spofford, Chaplin
aud Oldine. Won by 1905 first division.
The following were the officers Of the
course Referee - Lieutenant w. K.
Shoemaker, U. S. N. Judges-Midship.
man ]. ID. Little, 'o4; Midsnipman r. A.
Dawes. 'o4. S,arter-Midshipman F. r.
Poteei. TImekeepers-Midsh I. {.
Johnson, 'e4; Midshipman F. +. Nc
Millen, 'o4. Measurer - Mr.. Strohm.
Scorers-Midshipman c. w. Mauldin,
"a. Midsh5uman r Ri00~ 20 ClarL