The Washington times., 1905-01-29
WOR[ rs RECORD
BROKEN BY SE|Tz
Does Sixty Yards in 6 Is
Seconds.
KENT EQUALED FIGURE
Went Half Century in rs Seconds.
Central Won High School
Relay Race.
KENT EQUALED FIGURE

interscholastic indoor meet at Conven-
ton Hall last night, which meet was
the most successful ever held under the
auspices of the Washington high
schools.
Charles j. Seitz. of Georgetown, the
American indoor champion Splinter, in
an exhibition sprint of sixty yards
smashed the old record of 2-5 seconds
and hung up new mark Of Is for the
distance. In the finals of the 50-yard
dash for the local high schools, sydney
Kent, of Central, negotiated the half
century in 20. which equals the record
held by Arthur Duffey, of Georgetown,
and which was made on the same track
just one year ago.
Central Won
In the high school championship relay
race, in which four of the local schools
were represented, Central won, with
Tech second, Western Third, and East
ern fourth. This race was the final and
browning event of the evening, and
aroused more enthusiasm among the
1000 persons who filed the large hall
than any other event on the card. 1t
was CentraPs race all the way, but the
fight for second place was really the
feature of the event
In the very first relay Western met
with a nishap which practically put her
four out of the running so far as win
ming was concerned. Phelan, who led
OFF for the boys from across the creek,
was well up in the race beside Eastern
and Tech. but just as ne went to take
th. southeastern corner in his second
LAP he slipped and fell The jar dazed
him for second, but he soon scrambled
TO his feet and ran his distance, finish
ing three yards back of Smith, of Tech
who in turn was three yards back of
Captain Kent, of Central. Roberts took
up the going for Central, and Immediate
ly proceeded to take a lead over the
other teams. AT the finish he led Tech
by about twenty yards, with Tech hay
ing an advantage of two yards over
Western In this relay Eastern's rum
fer- Farmer, ran pretty race. and
regained considerable lost ground fin
ishing ten yards in the lead of Western.
Struggle for Second
Wallace was CentraFs last man, and
in two laps he ran Central's advantage
up to twenty-five yards. but Tech was
unable to shake of Western, and the
Georgetown runner finished five yards
back Of Rosemond.
In the final -elay the four cracks of
their respective schools, Cook, Central:
Thompson, Eastern; Morse Western,
and Thompson. Eastern, toed the scratch
together Central had lead of more
than twenty-five yards, and Cook made
great effort to open up the gap, but
Moss and Morse We're having it out for
second place. and at the finish there
was hardly any change in the relative
positions OF the four teams
Cook broke the tape twenty-five yards
ahead Of Moss, of Tech, who led Morse
: of Western, five yards, while Thompson.
OF Eastern. brought up the rear fifteen
yards behind the Western captain.
Accident Marred Race.
Second in point OF interest to the
championship relay was the relay for
nrst-year High School boys All the
members OF the different teams IL. this
race were practically novices at the
game foul unfortunately marred the
race, but otherwise IL was highly in
teresting. In the first lap, Pagin. of
Western. and Shade of Tech. came
together on the bank and both were
thrown into Inspector Edwards, who
was sent sprawling. At the finish Tech
led, but the officials charged Shade
with foul and gave the race to Cen
trial. When he was told Of the decision
Pagin came forward and admitted that
he was the one at fault. and Referee
Rideout decided to let the race stand
with Tech first. Central second, Eastern
third, and Western fourth
The prep relay race went to Baltimore
CITY College by about thirty yards. with
Georgetown Prep: second and Baltimore
Polytechnic Institute last. CITY cot
1ege led all the way and for the great
er part of the first lap, Georgetown
was In second place, but twenty Yards
from the finish Montgomery Of the
Props stumbled, and fell off the track.
Duggan, the next runner had to 20
BACK 10 Montgomery to get the touch
Ia the next three relays the Props closed
up. and in the final sprint GateIy beat
out the Polytechnic.
Byrne Beat Conner.
In the individual races surprises We're
tne order OF the evening. BY far the
pretttest race was the half-miIe which
resulted III a victory for Byrne over
Conner, of Central. For the full $50
yards the men Were shoulder 10 Shout
der. and coming up the stretch there
was not Il foot between the athletes.
In the final five yards Byrne, by a
great effort, lunged across the tape a
winner by two feet.
In the final OF the so yards the pick
OF the local scholastic sprinters went
10 the mark. 1t was generally sun
posed that Cooke. the Central crack.
would land the event, with a toss-up
for second honors- But here was an
other reverse. for Sydney Kent, the
Central captain, won out with a mar
gin of a couple of feet. with Roberts.
OF the same school. second and Byron
Morse. O Western, third, and Cook
fourth.
The l-.aI Of the prep 50-yard went to
Baker, of Army and Navy Big Du
Ganre, of Tech, won the shot-put over
a strong field
Seitz Breaks Record.
The record-breakfng exhibition run Of
charley Seitz was the seventeenth event
on the program AS the regular 5e-yard
stretch started at the extreme north
end Of the hall. il was necessary TO
open the large doors and let the cham
pion start from the entrance Previous