The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-24
VIRGINIA. Wins
Relay RACE
Pays OFF Old Scores by Signal
Victory at Washington
Meet.
WINS THREE EVENTS IN ALL
Woodbury. Forest and Episcopal
High School Also Win
Honors.
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WASHINGTON, d. c., February a.
Four brawny sons Of the OLD Dominion,
true to their alma mater, the University
OF Virginia, rcgained their lost la,ires
from George Washington in the Federal
games tonight, when tho sturdy quartet
outran the Hatchetites In the one-mile
relay for the collegiate championship OF
the South. amid great excitement. It
was just this way:
Marburg, ofvirginin, started off against
Cunning tho former gaining gradually on
his opponent. Rector and Claggett came
next. with the Virginian in burst Of
speed. With Virginia ut least twenty
yards In the lead, Reed heightened tho
distance. Bosher and Gill bntted 1t out
and the slrst time around the local rum
ner made good gains, but In the final :
lap, in the straightaway. Boshcr let out
at full blast, and won by twenty yards
Never was there 80 much enthusiasm
shown over on indoor relay race In the
history Of athletic sports in this city.
The Charlottesville contlngent--and there
We're some few there-went wild with joy
over NE signal victory Of their sturdy rep
resentatlves.
Tried to Break Record.
Martin Sheridan. of the Irlsh-American
Athletic Club, of New York, and all
round champion of the world, made an
attempt to establish new worlds
record In the 56-pound weight event for
height. The best mark the New Yorker.
could do was Is feet Inches, his present
record.
Standing directly under the disc which
is movable, Sheridan threw the big
weight Attached to the big ball is a
atriangu shaped iron handle. In throw
ing the weight, Sheridan catches the
handle with his right hand and swings
1t twice between his legs before letting
CO.
The Woodbury. Forest relay five was
defeated by the Georgetown Prep. team
iE one-mlle event, while the junior
outfit OF the OraJ-:c School was beaten
by tho Country School for Boys team, of
Baltimore.
Against fast field OF sprinters, s. f.
Reed. Of the University of Virginia, came
out victorious In the final heat Of the
fifty-yard scholastic hurdle race, with
u. c.. Kemper, of Central High School,
e. close second.
II Pm point OF entries and the quality Of
the $40 Or more individual athletes seen
at the games tonight. the meet proved
ITO be one of the most successful and
biggest affairs of the kind ever pulled
off in the South. The manner in which
the management and officials held up
their end OF tho affair was particularly
gratifying to the large number of spec
& tators.
That the meet panned out to be the
greatest athletic carnival held In Wash
sington in years was the pronounced
+ opinion Of every one.
Summaries Federal Games.
The officials: Referee--George w
Orton University Of Pennsylvania
Starter-George S. Robertson, Bal
timore.
judges at the hnish-c. Royce
5HouEh. University OF Pennsylvania;
Dr. D. Z. Wiber, Amateur Athletic
Union; Joseph T. England, Johns
Hopkins University.
Timers-A. A. Kerr. New York A. c..
Patrick Dempsey, Philadelphia: Ru-
dolph Jose, Washington; Captain c. 70
Edwards. D. G. N. G.; DR.. S. L. Owe n s
Georgetown University; w. c. Thatch.
err Washington; w. &C. Mckinney
Washington.
Field judges-Toster Green, Harvar,
University; Lieutenant Andrew Drum
Y. S. NJ. c.; DR.. G. Harris White, Chi
cago White Sox; c. z. Beckett, Wash.
ingron Y. NJ c. A.
/ 1nspectors-W. Il. Turkenton, George
Washington University; E. J.. Crummey,
Georgetown University; II. IT. Wordenan,
washington; 7, L. Walsh, Catholic
CLERK OF the course-A. NJ. chesley.
! Washington. ~
i Announcers-Dr. Dick Deer, University
or pennsylvania, and John st. c.
Brookes, Jr., George Washington Unive.-
slty. ~ ~
Chief marshal-Dr. $. r. Karpeles,
National University.
scorer-Jamcs oshca, Amateur Attn
letic Union. -
Woodbury. Wins Two Heats.
First heat First heat, dfty-yare
i High; second, Il. b. Simpson, Country
& School, Baltimore. Time, 6 is.
Second heat. won by Il. G. Henry
Central High. Time, SOL.
Third heat. won by r. Claiborne
] Woodbury. Time, 6 seconds fiat.
u Fourth heat, won by Sprowls Bust
ness High Time. 81 seconds.
Fifth heat, won by r. w. Brown
Eastern High; second, "A. Gait, Wood
bury Forest. Time, 81 seconds.
Sixth heat, won by e. N. Corey: sec
ond, u. 3. Riley, Baltimore City Col
( lege. Time. G:1 seconds.
Seventh heat, won by No. eos. Time
6 seconds fiat,
4 Eighth heat, won by so5-Burke, Yves
School, Time 6 seconds flat.
Ninth heat. won by No.. 310-C. II
Weber, Baltimore p. i. Time. G.l sec
onds.
First semi final, won by sangford, W
+. s.; second. Toubert, w. II. S, Time
a 6 seconds fiat
semi-hnal. won by L. b. Riley, Balti
more City College: second, sprowle
Business High third, r. w. Brown
Eastern High Time, 6.1 seconds,
Third seml-hnal, won by McCartne,
Washington School; second. Burk,
West School. Time. seconds fiat
First heat, hfty-yard open scholastl,
all scratch, won by Burche, Contra
High. Time, 0 seconds hat.
Second heat, won by II. 4. Pendetoi
Episcopal High; second, Il. i. Martin
Georgetown Prep, Time, second
Flat;
Third heat, won by u. g. Kenpe
Central High; second. j. McCartne,
e West School Time. 5:4 seconds.
Fifth heat won hy u, II. Brown
Episcopal High; second, i. s. Mosel,
( McGuire's School, Richmond Time,
seconds fiat
First scml-Anal won by Kenper, Ge,
trail Hight second II. T Pcndletol
" Episcopal High; third, S, T.. Burch, Ce,
trail High, Time 5,46 seconds.