The Washington times., 1906-06-10

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The second annual championhip games
OF the South Atlantic Association Of the
Amateur Athletic Union were held at
the Benning race track yesterday after
noon
The Maryland Athletic Club. of Balti-
more. carried of first honOrs with a
total ot g points. and the Columbia
Athletic Club Of Washington, was sec
ou6. Just points behind.
:. 5. I'm. Of Johns Hopkins Univer-
ssty. TOOK individual honOrs. with Is
points E5il won the 10 and 22O hurdles
and captured the running broad jump.
Win = feet 6 inches.
Fast Time Impossible.
The time IN some OF the events was
fairly good SsiIz doing the 1G0-yard in
% S-5 seconds, and the 90 in p seconds
fat. but the majority OF the running
events were slow. because Of the lack
OF experience on this particular track,
which was heavy for foot races. and
also because OF a strong wind which
drove directly into the faces Of the
contestants at the finish One helpful
feature was the fact, that in not one
- OF the events was IL necessary TO run
L. WIN
the tiresome monotony caused by pre-
Iiminaries, and did much 10 lessen the
strain on the athletes entered in more
than one event. Had there been ne
cessity to run off the dashes in heat $
the length Of the meet would have been
greatly increased. as it took the con-
testants in the relays and half-mile runs
some little time TO walk TO the starts
The work Of T. X Barrett, Of the
Maryland Swimming Club, was especial
ly good. He hurled the weight I34 feet
1 inches. which is just feet 91k inches
better than the former record. Ed.
O'GOrman. Georgetown's only entry. also
did creditable work. taking second hon
ors in the shot, with a put of 81 feet :
inches and capturing the discus with a
throw of 1O1 feet inches. Sterrett, the
record-hOlder of the South Atlantic. in
the pole vault. while going below his
former mark, retained the title iE this
event with vault of 10 feet 4 inches.
Relay the Feature.
What proved TO be easily the feature
Of the games. and also the deciding
event. was the one mile championship
relay. which was won by the Mt Wash
ington Athletic Club. with the Columbia
Athletes a close second. and the Mary
land Athletic Club third Had the local
organization won this event. the meet
would have gone 20 it by points.
Lorando led off for the Washington
boys and touched Jack Sherman off with
Il lead Of about ten yards Sherman
held the lead for fifteen yards or more
and then dropped back several feet, but
before the 40 was over. the District lad
by good head work. and q beautiful fin
!sh. gave Clagett n start OF fifteen yards
Clagett was unable to keep the pace
and when the last relay was set off. the
men were all we'll punched with Her
ring. for Columbia. slightly in the lead
II Davis. Of the Mt. Washington Club
and Randall. who ran last for the Mary
landers. a few feet in the rear of Davis
Herring led until the last hundred yards.
when Davis pulled UP alongside. and for
fifty yards they ran neck and neck. but
Davis was running stronger in the heavy
and track. and beat out Herring in a
irving finish by 4 scant three feet. Her
ring passed the tape ten yards in front
( Randall.
Connor's Great Run.
Connor's masterfuI and headv work in
he three-mile run, an event which is
seldom seen here. was another feature
~ the crack OF the pistol, the Columbia.
.thlete was off to good start. and i'm
nediately took the pace. which he held
~ the way round Tho only man 20
push him at all was Shilling, of tho
Washington I. NJ c A, and though
-onnor was never headed for first hon
o-s. the Y. NJ. c. a. man was strong at
ne finish, and had there been a few
more yards to go. Connor. who had lust
would probably have succUmbed to the
5illinS pace.
Washington had complete walk-over
n tho junior mile relay between Cen
raj High and the Patterson Athletic
.lub. Of Baltimore. Clagett started well
md finished his relay in front. Shack
cford. who was next off for the locals.
Tas several yards to the good. The Bal
-.more man ran him off his feet for 200
sarls. but, unable to stand the pace he
lad begun. soon tired and dropped to
he rear Of the Dark Blue and White
-UnneI. who increased the lead which
Dick and Smithson had no trouble max
ns still larger.
The Officials.
I.efcrec-Lieut ]. w. Crawford, U. S
X. washington Y NJ C A.
Track iudgcs-Dr. II. E. Kelsey, Bal
more Athletic Club: Dr. D. E. Wiber.
Washington Grove Athletic Association: !:
-u7t c. E Swigert, D c. National
5uard; Theodore E Straus. Suburban
'Iub. Baltimore: Capt. Wash. Bowie,
..4ryland National Guard.
Field JudgeS-P. 7. O'Mailey. St. Leo's
;ymuasium, Baltimore; S. w. Stine.
Nctz. Washington: w c. Stuart Uni
-ersiyy Of Pennsylvania; Maurice O'Con-
,or, Columbia Athletic Club; Ezra
iould. Washington Y NJ =. A; NJ. w
,lunson, Washington Y NJ. c. A
Clerk of course-Joseph 7. England
1T Washington Club.
Assistant clork OF course-Robert H