The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-27
DISTRICT ATHLETES
SWEEP THE BOARDS
Washington YoungSterSFin-
iSh in Front in Richmond
Indoor Track Meet.

RICHMOND, Va. Jan, 36.-NVashiug-
ton carried of the honors at the Rich
mOnd collegiate meet tonight. but the
meet was over too cate 10 tell by ex-
actly how much
Coalts. OF The Newark y. n o.. A.,
took the half-mile from Loraudo. but
! that was the only disappointing Incl
/, dent. Canale. Of the Catholic Uni
versiU,. sprung a surprise by capturing
the 50-yard novice. but the Georgetown
defeat OF Richmond College in the re-
lay was the greatest race of the night
principally because of the game strug-
Gle OF the RichmOnders-
Cohen Takes the Lead,
Cohen got "a slight start on Richard
son in the nrst quarter by a fierce rush.
Sullivan added three or four yards over
SouIham Luck fell, and OBoyle
gained one-fourth Of "a lap. Then came
Gooch's grand squirt. when he made zap
twenty Yards and ran SO strongly tHaJ
be lost by only ten or dfteen yards.
The Catholic University ran away
with the Richmond Howitzers ia their
relay. Esch man gained until AT the
end the Catholics were three-quarters
of d lap ahead.
Henernau, the Georgetown shot-put-
ter. had an easy time in the shOt-put.
and won without trying.
George Washington went after the big
point trophy cup in the pole vault. Ster-
rett had no trouble getting first. while
Forsythe. who had not vaulted for
years. was third, and the exhausted Lo-
rando was fourth. The victory of KEN
per. the Central High school man. in the
50-yard interscho.astic. was glad news TO
the Washington crowd, as he looked
sure winner. and did mighty deeds in
the heats and semi-hnals.
George Washington Looks Like Winner.
As far as can be learned tonight
George Washington viii probably get
the point trophy II did not get "a run
in the relays because at the last minute
Richmond College was matched with
Georgetown 20 please the Richmond
public, and the Newport News team,
which was then dug up as a competitor
for George Washington University, was
put out OF business by an accident 10
one OF its men
The University OF Virginia did not
send the big team expected and was
ing features was the active and success
ful part taken IN the meet by the Wood
bury Forest, Washington School for
Boys, Army and Navy Props. the Wash
ington high schools. and other scholas-
tic institutions Some Of the work done
by the youngsters was or a very high
order and was fully as creditable as
the best performances of the seniors.
The Army and Navy Props beat the
Washington School for Boys in one OF
the most exciting relays imaginable
Burch and Kemper altenated in lead
ing in the i40-yard intersCholastic until
the last lap when J. Y. Granger. OF
WoodberTy Forest. legged TO the front
and by a brilliant squirt unexpectedly
beat Kemper by an inch or two.
Changers work in getting OUT OF a
pocket on the hnaI lap was remarkably
good and marked him an unusually
heady youngster.
Disqualification in Mile.
The open mile run was a desperate
affair in which COate. OF the Newark
Y. NJ c. A, beat Lorando by All inch. 1t
Vas marked by bad fodl. Haskins.
OF Pennsylvania, putting Herring back
and forth across the track in dangerous
manner. Referee Grant suspended Has
kins Tor the meeting, and until his case
is reported 10 the a. A. L. authorities
and Herring was disqualified.
The finish of the lG-yard scholastic
was heart breaking. Kemper, Central
High. was an easyUmner. from Pagan,
of Army and Navy Preps. but picking
the third man was "a jon delaying me
judges five minutes Rurch, Central
High, was so close 10 that DR.. Grant
the referee. had 10 he called IN to set