Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-11
ALL HOTLY CONTESTED
Washington Athletes Make Fine
Showing at Richmond.
Columbus WIN RELAY
Mulligan CT Georgetown Takes Quar-
ter-Mile Run.
MEET WAS A DECIDED SUCCESS
twenty-five Schools, Colleges and
Athletic Clubs Represented in
Last Nights Contests.
MEET WAS A DECIDED SUCCESS


Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND Va February 1o.-The first
meet of Richmond Indoor Track Association
took place this evening, beginning at 3
O'clock IN the Horse Show building
Twenty-Five schools, colleges and athletic
clubs were represented. and the events were
all holly contested. The building was dis
agreeably cold The crowd was slow in ar
irving but within half an hour after the
beginning of the events the house was COM
fortably filed. The success of the initial
meet exceeded expectations of the pro-
rnoters and the event is bele.ed to be a
fixture. The officers of the meet were the
following:
Referee. Dr. William Grant. Baltimore
clerk of the course. Capt. William Bryant,
Pennsylvania assistant clerk, Frank Hays,
Georgetown: starter. Bernie Wefers, Wash
ington: announcer. James O. Shea, Wash
ington judges at finish, DR.. S. w Owens.
Washington; NJ. Thatcher. New York
Moran Barry Norfolk: a. W. ker, New
York; timers, -. W. Fountyne, Episcopal
High School; DR.. w. y. Lambeth. virginia.
p Gallup, Cornell; r. c. Dunlop, Richmond
College; field judges Thomas Cornelius,
Baltimore; J. u, Sharon, Richmond; Leslie
Brennan, Washington; inspectors, Mr..
Jeldlli iFt4 u MI ICE III dIteF ana ItsllGk
Shelton of Richmond custodian Of prizes,
Murray Russell; assistant custodian of
prizes. Harper Shelton: scorers Robert
Forest. Eddie Thomas, Allen Potts, r. O.
Michaels,
In the pole vault contest with the bar at
ten feet, Taylor of the University of Viz
ginia team cleared the distance easily. He
ten, however, and was seen to writhe in
pain. One of the trainers ran to him,
thinking his leg was sprained, but it was
found that he had fractured his ankle
Taylor had tied Russell Of Georgetown anc
Il second jump had been ordered
The relay race between George Washing
ton University and Virginia was the hard
est fought Of any of the contests Virginia
winning by about two feet after desper
ate squirt.
The one mile RIM in which Grifnth. the
crack track man Of Hopkins was defeated
by Conner of Columbia Athletic club, was
unusually exciting Conner was vigorously
applaUCed for his excellent work
The contest for supremacy between Rich
nonG College and William and Mary was
hard fought, the followers of the two col
leges cheering their competitors as the race
waNercd first one way and then another.
Six Heats Necessary.
The first event, ffty-yard fnterscholast.c race
had large feiJ: six heats were necessary TO get
result-iiardy Woodbury. ForcStl first: Rord
washington School for Bows second: Pagan
tWOodburyi, third. Time. > = seconds
Second event. fifty yard open for ali-Gore MT
Washington Athletic club. first Smuch maryland
Athletic Cinbi, second; Randall mt. Washington
Athletic club third. Time. 30 seconds
Third event. fifty yard hurdle race: there were
about fifteen entries Marcus western MnryIand
college,. dfs,: Randall ,Nt Washington AiGietic
& 20 seconds
Fourth event. relay race: interscholastic cham,
hrst McGuire's School, second: and Riclnlond
Academy tlird: no time
Fifth event, relay race; interschoIastic CHAMPION
ship OF Nirginla-W Woodbury. Forest first; Episco-
pal High School, second: no time.
Seventh event six -hundred yard run - Granger
Irving columbia Athletic Club, first; Ozlin tRich-
IUond College,, second. Time. 212 3-5.
Seventh even, siy hundred yard run--Grafngcr
tory. second. Time. !. - 2-5.
Columbias Win Relay.
seventh event. relay race Columbia Athletic
club Washington first; Young Mems Association
Norfokl, second.
EiEEtb event. hoy -Nlulllgan tGeorgerown,.
lTsi, NAPLES lVirsnia), second; RoWeHe virginia.
third Time, 81 seconds.
Ninth event, relay race one miie-RIchmond Col
lcge. Hrst; William and Mary. second. Time ;;42
Tenth event, running high jump Randolph (ylr-
glnlal won, making feet inches; Schroll MARY
land Athletic Club. second.
Eleventh event. relay race, half mile: between
Richmond High School and Washington School Tor
Boys-Won by Washington. Tme. .. &c.
Twelfth event, one mile relay race-NIaryland
Athletic Club, won; Western Maryland college,
Thirteenth event. one mile rUn-COnnOr (Culum-
bia Athletic Club, first; Griffith tHopkinsy, see
ond, Gill columbia Athletic Club, third. Time,
4 20.
Fourteenth event. interscholastic relay race for
championships Of the south. half me-WOodbury
Forest first Georgetown Preparatory School. sec
Ond Episcopal High school, third. Time ZIG.
Fifteenth event, pole vault-Sterrett George
Washington College,. first 10 feet inches; Russell
Nirginist aud Taylor (Nirglnia), tied FOR second
place, 10 feet each.
Sixteenth event 100 yaris-Ce Georgetown Uni
Yersity, first; V. +. l.. second Time, S2S
seventh relay !. 100 yHrlS-IirriDIa
first; George Washington. second. Time, S.3i 1-5
Eighteenth event, putting the shot-Gorman
Georgetown, won, - feet inches; Miller tRlch-
iuond College,, second. 80 feet inches: Schroll
maryland Athletic Club, third. % feet 10 inches