The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27
TRACK MEET WAS
GREAT SUCCESS
Good Crowd Cheers Col
legians, Here From
Many Sections.
CONTESTS CLOSE
AND EXCITING
University of Pennsylvania Man
Caught Doing Rough Work
and Will Be Reported to !,
Philadelphia Authori- Il
ties - Record of
the Competitors.

Amid scene gay with the flashing Of
electric lights well-flled boxes of beau
tifuily dressed women and nearly 1000
lookers-on, the second annual meet OF
the Richmond intercollegiate Associa-
ton was held in the Horse Show Build
ing last night.
The house was well filled, and, with
tho passing of every event, hundreds of.
anxious nccks craned from the tiers OF
seats, where the people sat watching
with beating heart the racing, jumping
and hurdling of the favorites. Echoes
rang from floor to ceiling whenever an
unusual exhibition of human endurance
or swiftness was remarked. and all
through the tours of the meet the cheer
Ing was loud and vociferous. The relay
races always brought forth series OF
prolonged cheers. especially whenever n
member of any of the local teams ran Il
few yards ahead of his opponent. and II.
perchance, he fell. as happened several
times, groans of sympathy Issued from
the ringsde and the boxes. LEGAL men
were always favorites, though the visl-
tors were accorded Il hearty welcoma
whenever they appeared
Meet a Success.
A thousand people or more occupied tho
boxes and seats. and half MS many were
ranged around the ring. The cold weath-
az kept away 1naIlJ tudL NOulu oIiiSi WISH
have been present, but though the crowd
lacked in numbers it was not behindhand
one little in its praise. its sympathy and
its cheering. The most intense interest
and excitement were manifested through
out the meet and in this the event fan
excelled that Of last year. when - ~
people had small idea of what an indoor
| meet was Last nights exhibition of ex-
| cellence in college athletics gave this
| sShtseers a better idea of the purpose
| and meaning of an indoor meet than they
! lad ever held before. and in this phase
it fully served It's purpose.
In point of competition, number OF en-
tries. and physical excellence the meet
was an entire success, this sentiment
being voiced by both local and visiting
competitors and by the Judges and other
officials DR.. Grant. one of the most
prominent officials of the A. a. o.. who
acted MS referee. expressed himseif al
being highly pleased with the events.
and said thaA4t was on OF the best meets
he had ever seen. Mr.. James o. Shea,
OF Washington, d. c.. starter for the
meet, was also high in his expressions OF
praise for the Richmond intercollegiate
Association.
In all, there were about three hundred
entries. individually and in relay teams.
All the contests. with the exception OF
several of the relay races, were close.
the line was fairly crossed. The young
sters. none of whom had ever been In a
meet before. literally covered themselves
with honors and the nlidSet relay race
between Woodbury. Forest and the wash
ington School for, Boys was one or the
most exciting and spectacular events OF
the evening. The race was won by WOOD
berry, the distance being four laps, ln
one minute and ten seconds.
The most unfortunate occurrence OF tina
evening happened in tho half-mtle run.
Haskins, OF the University OF PennsyiNa-
MIA, was caught doing rough work oy
catching Herring formerly OF the WASH
inston V NJ. C. A.. in the throat and
trying to trip him. Herring came up on
tile inside OF the track and stepped over
tn. line, and as he did 80 the Pennsylya- /
| mia man grabbed him by the neck ana
| hurled him out Of the way. taking the
! pole as he did so. Haskins was sus-
! nended by Dr. Grant. who Will report
! the matter to tile Philadelphia authors
ties OF the A. A. U. Woodberry Forest
protested against the actions OF one OF
the runners of the Episcopal High School.
hut DR.. Grant declared his action was mott
a foul. and the matter passed by without
ado With these two exceptions, every
thing went smoothly and satisfactorily.
The meet began promptly at o'clock
] and lasted until midnight, much later
! than was expected 1t was found i'm
POSSIBLE TO compute the points for the
ntercolleyiate championship, owing to
the lateness of the hour, and this will
/, not be definitely decided until Tomorrow.
| rhe championship, however. probably
rests either with Georgetown or George
Washington, both of whom made spec
/ taculnr showings in all their entries, both