The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-05-18
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 10, 1906.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
FIELD SPORTS.
Field and Track Meet-St. Johns First,
Western Maryland College Second.

The first field and track meet Of the newly
organized Maryland Intercollegiate Athletic
Association, held at Annapolis, Md, May IL,
resulted in decisive victory for ST. Johns
College. The st. Johns athletes scored a
total of 694 points. Western Maryland came
second, with AZ, while Washington College
got only half point The Maryland Agri-
cultural College, the fourth member of the
association, failed to send team to compete
in the meet.
As result of the meet three St. Johns
records were broken, viz: Half mile run, by
Tarbert, who clipped fraction of second
from the standing time; hammer throw, by
Fooks, who threw the hammer SO feet II
inches, against the record of 81 feet E inches;
and the pole vault, broken by Bowen, although
he got second place in this event. Adams,
of Western Maryland, who won the vaulting,
also broke the record of that institution in
that event. st. Johns got first, second and
third places in both the so and 100 yard
dashes.
Governor Warfield was one of the inter.
ested spectators at the meet His son, Ed
win Warield, Jr., participated in the events
and got first place in the 220 yard hurdle race,
and second in the 440 yard run. He also took
part in the high jump. Governor Wuriield
was accompanied by Mrs. Warield and their
little daughter Emma.
The officials of the meet were as follows:
Referee and Starter-Prof C. S. Richardson,
of the Maryland Athletic Club. Judges at
the Fnish--S S. Wilson, of Westminster; E.
o. Halbert, of Washington College; Prot j.
b. White, Of St. Johns College. Clerk OF
Course-A. w. Woodcock, Jr., ST. Johns.
Assistant Clerks of Course-R. c. Smith,
Western Maryland College, and Edward
Clark, st. Johns. Scorer-Prof G. W.
Stryker, St. Johns. Assistant Scorers--H.
l.. Sterling, Western Maryland College, and
A. Houston, st. Johns. Announcer-W.
Diler, Western Maryland College. Time
keepers-Prolessor Monck, Western Mary
land College, and r. P. Melvin, of Annapolis.
Field Judges-Mr. Devibiss, Western Mary
land College; S. Il. Hopkins, St. Johns, and
Emmett F. Hitch, Washington College.
The summary of events follow:
100.YARD DASH.
First Heat-Sinclair, st. j., won; Rouzer,
W. NJ. c., second; Porter, W. c., third.
Time, 10 seconds.
Second Heat-Stevens, st. j., won; Mar
Gus, w. NJ. c., second; Reid, W. c., third.
Time, 10 5 seconds.
Third Heat-Harrison, ST. j., won; Brown,
W. NJ. c., second; Smith, W. c., third.
Time, 10 3.5 seconds. There was no final
heat.
Half, Mile RUM. Tarbert, St. j., won;
Hutson, St. j., second; Sonderson, W. M. c.,
third. Time 2.O9. Other Runners--Tred-
way and H. Stevens, W. NJ. c.; Gwynn, ST. j.,
and Huey, W. c.
Pole Vault-Adams, w. NJ. c., won;
and Hitch, W. c., tie for third. Height,
feet 81 inches. Beane, W. M. c., also con-
tested.
Hammer Throw--Fooks, St. j., won; Per-
kins, St. j., second; Thompson, St. j., third.
Distance, 90 feet II inches. Cooling and
Stayton, w. Nj. c., and Voss, W. c., also
contested.
Mile Run-Whiteford W. NJ. c., won;
Hutson, St j., second; Martin, W. M. c.,
third. Time, 4.5O.
22O.yard Hurdle-Warfeld, st. j., won;
Treadway, W. NJ. c., second. Time, 20
seconds. (Halbert, St. j., and Elderdice,
W. M. c., were tied for second place in the
preliminaries but no third place was credited
220. Yard Dash-Stevens, st. j., won Har-
rison, st. j., second; Marcus, W. NJ. c.,
third. Time, % seconds. Turner, W. M.
c.; Porter and Smith, w. c., also ran.
44O.Yard Dash-Turner, W. NJ c., won;
Warfeld, st. j., second; Marcus, w. M. c.,
third. Time SO 3.5 seconds. Crawford, st.
j.; Huey and Reid w. c., also ran.
Running Broad Jump-Adams, W. NJ. c.,
won; Tredway, W. NJ. c., second; Sinclair,
St. j., third. Distance, 20 feet inches. J.
Harrison, Crawford, St. j., and Hitch, W.
c., also contested.
Shot, Put-Cooling, W. M. c., won; Ad-
kins, W. M. c., second; Crawford, ST. j.,
third. Distance, "a feet 3 inches. Stayton,
Atkinson. W. NJ. c.; Thompson, Austin, St.
j., and Voss, W. c., also contested.
High Jump-Sturdy, St. j., won; Adams,
W. NJ. c., tied for third Height, 5 feet
inches. Warfeld, Crawford, St. j., and
Hitch, W. c., also contested.
The mile relay race was forfeited to St.
Johns.
Key to the Abbreviations-St. j., ST. Johns
College; w. M. c., Western Maryland Col
lege; W. c., Washington college.