The Washington times., 1907-03-17
LOCAL ATHLETES
FINISH IN FRONT
At NORFO ok MEET
Washington Representatives
Score 8 PointS-Lorando
and Sterrett Winners.

NORFOLK. Va, March 16-Compet- |
ing against the pick of the athletes of
the South. including Baltimore. Wash !
ingtOn organizations fittingly eliminated
the indoor field and track season in the |
second annual meet In this city tonight
by winning two relay races. three in
dividual events and scoring five seconds
and three thirds
The games were easily the most sue
cessful ever held south of Washington.
The quality Of entries and the compe-
ution was good and the crowd was
much larger than the one which Wit
messed the inaugural tourney last year
In the horse show building.
The easiest Washington victory was
scored by picked team from the Dis
trict Navy Reserves from the L. S. S.
Puritan, which was sent TO the meet BY
:. ID. Carmody. At the start the sail
ors jumped into the lead and although
each runner made no special effort
Smithson was fully fifty yards IN front
Of his opponent from the Seventy-first
Virginia Regiment when the tape was
reached.
Army and Navy Props Win.
The other victory in the relays was
scored by the Army and Navy Props
and although the Washingtonians had
the race well in hand before the last
runner started a bad spill by Birney at
the start allowed St. Mary's College to
get lead and it was necessary for
Pagan TO do so tall squirting on the third
relief 10 give the Washington four the
lead.
Although he opposed a formidable field
in the mile. including Baker, of Swarth-
more, the South Atlantic record holder;
Captain Lorando, Of George Washing
ton, won the mile run. and against prac-
tically the same runners he got second
place in the half-mile. He also landed
second prize in the quarter-mile open
event
The S30-yard run for Army and Navy
athletes was easy for SmlthsOn, the old
Business High School athlete, who ran
for the District Naval Reserves. BeaIe.
Of the same organization, got second.
Steyrett, Of George Washington, had
no trouble in capturing first prize in
the pole vault with Pagan, Of Army and
Navy Props, third.
Sigsbee, of the Army and Navy Props.
was third in the 5J-novice, and in a close
finish, which appeared as though Il was
a dead heat, Captain Osgood, of West
ern High School, was third in the 80
yard scholastic dash.
Although no official announcement
has been made. il appears as though
the Boys Latin School, won the meet
with the greatest number Of points
scored by any single organization. al
thOugh virginia Is close second.
The Summaries:
45-yard nOvice-First heat. won b,-
G0oche. Richmond College; McCabe. old
Point Comfort College, second. Time, 6
seconds.
I
folk; Eastwood. Young Mems Christian
Association, second. Time, . As seconds.
Third heat, won by Sigsbee, Army and
Navy Props, Washington; Smith, Nor
folk a. c, second. Time, seconds.
tlnal won by GoOche, Richmond
College. Tankard. Norfolk, second; Sigs-
Dee. Amy and Navy Prep. third. Time,
SIS seconds.
by Private Heck; Chitty, Company b.
second; Private Brown, third. Time,
45-yard Observation-Disclosures heat. won
by a. NJ. OsgOod, Western High School;
S3dler' Boys Latin School, second. Time,
So seconds.
Second heat. won by StoIIenwercll.
BOYS Latin School. Albert Pagan. Army
and Navy Prep School, second. Time,
Final, won by StoUenwerclS. Boys
Latin, School; Sadler, Boys Latin
school, second; A ". Osgood, Western
Is
40-yard dash-Open-WOn by Carey.
Maryland Athletic Club; Hardy Young
Mems Christian Association, second;
SS7,t5ollenWerck. Bows Latin School. third
il0-yards Army and Navy-Won by
{. Z SmthsOn. L. S s. Puritan Dis
uict National Guard; +. l. Beale. L. S.
;. puritan, District National Guard sec
ondi Brown, Virginia National Guard
third Time, l minute as seconds
Relay race won by Boys Latin School,
Ola Point College. second. Time,
$50 yards-Won by Bosher, University
or virginia; 5. T Lorando, George
Washington, second; Hefner. Baltimore,
thlrd Time, minutes 125z seconds.
Relay race-Won by Norfolk Acad-
eny; Norfolk High School second
Eelap race-Won by U. s. S. Puritan
Washington (Wilson BeaIe, Brittson
and Smithson); Company Il SEVENTY
Hrst Virginia, second. Time, 2 minutes 5.
4t0-yard Eun-won by Carey. Maryland
Athletic Club; Lorando, George Wash
ington, second; Hunter. Johns Hopkins
thlrd. Time, minute ! second.
High jump-Randolph University OF
virginia, and Bremen, Norfolk Y NJ
G A, tie. Randolph won jump Off
Boltlenger, Baltimore Athletic Club
third, Height feet inches.
5O-yard hurdles-FirSt heat won nv
Randolph, Virginia: Decker. Washing
ton, second; Stewart, Hopkins. third
SECOND he4t-Won by Decker. Wash
ington; sadler, Boys Latin School
Final won by Randolph. Virginia
Decker. Washington. second: Stewart
Hopkins. third Time . 40 seconds.
Relay race-WOn by Army and Navy
Props (Berny, Sigsbee. Pagan. anC
Finch; st. Mary's Academy second
Time, 2 minutes - seconds.
One mile run-Won by 8. T Iorando
George Washington; Bosher, University
OF Virginia, second; Brenton Johns
Hopkins. third. Time, minutes 81 A.,
seconds
Relay race in heavy marching order
won by Richmond HOwitzers, Company
3. Seventy-first Virginia, second Time
minutes y seconds.
Pole vault, won by Sterrett Georg,
Washington; Gayrol, Norfolk. second
Pagan, Army and Navy Props, third
Height, 10 feet 3 incl es.
4i0-yard scholastic, won by Reid, Boys
Latin School; Sadler Boys Latin School
second; Wilson, Boys Latin School
third. Time, ] minutes 3 10 seconds.
Relay race, won ~ Richmond Howit
zers; Norfolk Blues, second. Time,
minutes % 2-5 secon Is.
Shot-put, won By Miller. Richmond
College; Hedernan. Georgetown. second
Bobbins, Boys Latin School, third. Dis
tance, 80 feet 9lz inches.
Relay race, won by Richmond Co .ege
IN ~ nd n % i.