The Washington times., 1906-02-25
GEORGE WASHINGTON
WINS THE RELAY TITLE
Jennings Great Run Too Much for Virginia
Runners---Western Beat Georgetown
Prep.---Central Biggest Winner.

In fast relay race. fought out yard
by yard, with victory leaning first to
one side, then 10 the other. George
Washington triumphed over the Unfver-
kity Of Virginia last night st the an
nuaI interschotastic meet given by the
high schools of Washington In Conven-
ton Hall
1t was a breaking race. each
man running a haif-mile at a pace
which, is usually expected In a contest
for half that distance. And 1t was TO
Fleming. the plucky light runner. who.
though he took up the race ten yards
behind the ylrginian, that George
Washington owes rs victory,
Fleming's Great Run.
Running strongly with long even
stride. Vet keeping his head. knowing
that OF all distances the half mile is
the most trying. Fleming hung tena-
ciousiy IN the rear for lap after lap.
not gaining much. but never losing an
inch Gradually he picked up foot otter
foot AS he approached the back
stretch in the last lap he let himself
out and shot by the Virginia man as
though the latter were anchored.
II was a beautiful squirt an the end OF
an uphill race and it enabled Fleming TO
tag Lorando. George Washington's
fourth man. eight yards ahead OF the
Virginian. And though NAPLES. captain
Of the Virginia team. set desperate
pace IN an effort to regain the lost
ground. the lead which Lorando had
was never threatened NAPLES had shot
his bolt too soon and finishei nearly
thirty yards behind
Although the intercollegiate race for
the chamDiCb ship Of the South was the
most interesting Of the events run of
at the meet last night Il was by no
means the only race which brought
the three thousand spectators who lined
the sides of the big hall TO their feet
in wild enthusiasm. The athletes Of
the schools Of Washington. Baltimore.
and Virginia. judged by the perform
ances Of last night. give promise Of
becoming good varsity material ia the
near future.
Western Beat Prep.
II the relay race between the George
town Prep School and the Western
High. Bobby Phelan, VINO ran last
for the Western. made a splendid finish.
throwing himself across the tape
scarcely half a foot ahead OF the
Georgetown man. and this after picking
up nearly fifteen yards
And Connor's effort in the mile open
handicap, when he ran second from
scratch. against a strong field. fnciud-
ing Byrne, former half-mile champion
Of the Washington high schools, was q
good exhibition of staying power.
The managers Of the meet deserve
much credit for the admirable manner
in which the events We're handled. Al
though il was by far the largest indoor
meet ever held in this city in point Of
entries. there being between 800 and 400,
il was ram of without hitch. The men
came TO mark promptly and We're as
promptly sent away
Enthusiastic Rooters.
Every school and college represented
had it's partisans there. The Give EN-
the ak" OF George Washington, the
cheers of Georgetown, and the high
schools were echoed from one side Of
the huge building TO the other. and
when there was a close finish there was
burst of applause entirely morgan
lied The crowd was not without its
humorists. When the Wettern High
School won the midget race a deep
voiced spectator called out TO an otii-
cial on the floor:
who was the giant that Won that
racer"
The first event 10 be run off was the
50-yard novice scholastic. in which there
was a long list of entries. While the
heats brought out good competition, no
enc made better time than fat.