The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-05-21
NATIONAL GUARD
WINS THIRD PLACE
Local Athletes at Champion
ship Games.
RELAY VICTORY WAS EASY
Washington Team Romped Away From
MaryIanders in Big Event.
Sterrett's Good Work

teur Athletic Union of the United
States. comprising Maryland, Virginia.
] West Virginia, North and South Caro-
| lima, and the District Of Columbia, held
| It's first annual field and track meet at
Maryland Oval yesterday.
/ Ideal weather conditions contributed
TO the making of the meet fine sue
cess Among the spectators was Mayor
| Tirnanus. Of Baltimore.
| Athletes came from nearly every State
under the auspices Of this branch of
/ the South Atlantic and WasEfng tons
| National Guard. sent over sixteen men
Under the supervision OF Bernie Wefers.
| and considering that 1t is the first time
| the Guard has competed in an outdoor
meet, the result of its work was very
satisfactory The sturdy soldiers man
Gged to romp away with the big event
| Of the day-the relay race. scheduled
between their team and the Fifth Regi-
Inent Athletic Association of Baltimore.
Washington scored in many of the
events. and ran up a total OF II points
which considering the number of attn
| Ietes that the Maryland Athletic Club
and Johns Hopkins University turned
out, was a creditabIe showing.
Maryland Won.
For the first time in six years Mary
| land Athletic Club trimmed JOINS Hop
kins IN field and track. and ran away
with the meet by the score OF 81 points
| to Hopkins 81. The National Guard Of
| Washington was third.
| The star performance of the day was
that given by Sterrett. OF George Wash
/ ington University. when he managed TO
win out In the pole vault from Strayer.
of Jacob Tome Institute, who had been
brought down especially from Port De-
post. Md. to win this event. These
| two athletes battied for the greater part
/ of the afternoon and every other event
/ on the program finished before a de-
cision was reached IN the vault.
| Steadily the bar was raised until 1t
reached 10 feet 2 inches. Sterrett
| took two trials at the cross piece, but
/ his effort seemed In vain. Strayer
nearly got over on his second try, but
| hit the bar as he was falling. Sterrett
| then measured the distance carefully.
and taking good run managed to climb
UP on his pole successfully and throw
his weight over the piece of wood,
| leaving d good space OF daylight De-
tween himself and the measuring stick.
| By a quick wrench he landed clear ar
/ fell in the sand pit amid the cheers IT
the Washington contingent. Strayar
was unable 10 get over. This was
| Washington first and only five points.
/ as the relay did not count for anything
| In the point line.
Babeock Third.
| The sse-yard run brought out a field
/ Of ten starters, with three Washington
men in the squad. Moreland. Of Joins
Hopkins, jumped TO the front. closely
followed by Stewart, and both men led
a closely punched field. On the second
| lap the fight began, but Stewart made
| all the running and came home easily.
| Babcock, of the Washington National
Guard. made a great effort, landing
third, being passed in the last ten yards.
| Byrne. of the Technical School, was
fourth
The 40 managed to attract eight con-
/ testants with Rice and Law, of Wash
| ington. Marcus, Of Western Maryland
| University, made ali the pace on the
back stretch, and then Law, of the
Washington team, began to close up on
Randall In the 100-yard stretch the two
men were neck and neck all the way,
/ but Law was going strong. Randall
managed to get away from him about
| twenty yards from the tape and landed
| a winner by a few feet. Law ran SD
perb race, and looks like a conner.
/ Mile Run.
| The mile run was promised as the
feature of the day. and drew some of
/ the best distance men in this section
| of the country. Nine men stood on their
marks, and after the crack OF the pistol
Manglitz, of the Washington Y. NJ. c.
| A. was the first to show, with Common.
| the cross-eountry champion Of the Dis
/ triet of Columbia. second, and Wood
ward. OF the Ureu Rifles, third. The
second lap Heartsill OF the Washing
ton Y. NJ c. A, Went TO the front, with
/ woodward and Watson close up. Ia
| the third lap the National Guard team
! work began to make itself apparent.
| for Woodward went out 10 the lead,
with Watson trailing him Morse, eS
| Johns Hopkins. was up ON Watson's
i elbow. and was coming fast. At tbs
| far turn little Gill sprang out and start
| ed away from the bunch opening up s
gap of twenty yards, with Morse aftss
| him Thirty yards from the yarn Grit
| nth came out of the back field and
| landed at the tape first, with Morse
! second and Watson. who made his run
| too late third 1t was a race well worth
! seeing and the Washington contingent
made the Oriole athletes who landed
ahead of them smash the State recorS..
The old record was 1853 So The nsw
| figures are 4:45A.
Led From Start.
In the relay race Rosemond. stfveEa.
Law, and Babcoek Were the men Wef-
ers sent out, and after Rosemond MAIDS
| his run and opened AT the finish. there
was nothing TO it. for the other TIRES
runners simply romped away from their
competitors. Stivers took up the second
lap, and left no question as to the out
come, for ne gave his next man fifty
yards handicap. Babcock and Law
just logged home.
Five State records were smashed. tbs
mile run was lowered by Griffith from
AIS to Attn The broad jump of Y feet
S1a inches was raised to y feet 91z
inches. The 56-pound weight distance
extended by Barrett from q feet TO 80