The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-17
LOCAL ATHLETES
FINISH IN FRONT
At NORFOLK MEET
washington Representatives
Score 3 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 I'm this CITY tonight
by winning two relay races, three in
dlvidual events and scoring five seconds
and three thirds.
Inc games were easily the most Sue
cessful ever held south of Washington.
Inc quality Of entries and the compe-
luton 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
- D. 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 Preps.
and although the Neutrality-suspicious. 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 1t was necessary for
Pagan 20 do so tail squirting on the third
relief 40 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-
ucally The same runners he got second
place in the half-mile. He also landed
second prize in the quarter-mile open
event.
The SS0-yard run for Army and Navy
athletes was easy for Smlthson, the old
Business High School athlete, who ran
Tor the District Naval Reserves. Beale.
OF the same organization, got second
Sterrett, Of George Washington. had
no trouble in capturing first prize in
the pole vault with Pagan, Of Army and
Navy Props. third.
Slgsbee, OF the Army and Navy Preps.
was third in the 50-nOvice. and in a close
finish. which appeared as though it was
dead heat, Captain Osgood of West
ern High School. was third in the 30
yard scholastic dash
Although no official announcement
mas been made. it appears as though
ne boys Latln School, won the meet
with the greatest number OF points
scored by any single organization, al
Lhough virginia is a close second.
The Summaries:
45-yard novice-First heat. won nv,
G0oche. Richmond College: .McCabe. Old
Folnt comfort College, second. Time, 8
seconds.
Second heat. won by Tankard. Nor
Iolh' Eastwood, Young Mems Christian
Association, second. Time. . As seconds.
Third heat, won by Sigsbee, Army and
Navy Preps, Washington; Smith, Nor
IoI6 A c. second Time, s seconds.
tlnal, won by GoOChe Richmond
SolIeSei Iankard. Norfolk. second: Sigs-
pee, army and Navy Prep. third. Time
45-yard dash-Army and Navy Won
by Private Heck; Chitty. Comnanv- n
second; Private Brown, third. Time.
i5-yard Observation-Disclosures heat. won
Dy A. M. Osgood, Western High School:
3 So seconds
Second heat, won by StoIIenwerck
Boys Latin School: Albert Pagan. ARMY
ana Navy Prep School, second. Time,
Final. won by stollenwerck. Bows
Ldtln school; Sadler. Boys Latin
school. second; A. NJ OsgOod. Western
high Scnool, third. Time, . % seconds.
io-yard dash-Open-Won bv Carey
maryland Athletic Club; Hardy. Young
MEMS Christian Association second:
StollenWerck. BOYS Latin School. third
Time. 1-5 seconds.
84O-yardS, Army and Navy-VVon nv
=, r.. Smthson, L. 5. S. Puritan Dis
trict National Guard; E L. BeaIe L {
:: puritan, District National Guard. sec
Ohdi Brown, Virginia National Guard
llllIQ. llInD. l minute = * IL
Relay race Won by Boys Latin School.
Ola Point College. second. Time )
minutes 81 seconds
80 yardS-Won by BOsher University
washington, second; Hefner, Raltimore-
thlrd. Time, minutes IL seconds.
Helay race-Won by Norfolk Acad-
envy; Norfolk High School second.
Relap race-WOn by U. s. S. Puritan.
washington (WilsOn BeaIe, Brittson
ana Smithson); Company 3. SEVENTH,
IdsL,,, Virginia second Time minutes 81
440-yard run-Won by Carey, MARYLAND
Athletc Club; LOrando, George WASH
lngt0n, second; Hunter. Johns Hopkins.
thlrd Time. ! minute 1 second.
high jun1.s-Randolph, University Of
Virginia, ana Bremen, Norfolk Y M
3,,; a, ne. Randolph won jump off
third Height 8 feet inches.
50-yard hurdles-First heat won nv,
randolph virginia: Decker. Washing
NoNtNf al L ItODklnS. third
Second heat-Won by Decker. Wash
ington; Sadler, Boys Latin School
Final. won by Randolph. Virginia
Decker. Washington. second. stewart
Hopkins, third. Time As seconds
Relay race-Won by Army and No,,x
Preps (Berny, Sigsbee. Pagan and
ttnch); st. Mary's Academy. second
Time minutes ~ seconds
One mile run-Won by s. T. Iorando
George Washington; Bosher. University
of Virginia, second: Brenton. Johns
Hopkins, third. Time, minutes 81 f-5
seconds.
Relay race in heavy marching order.
won by Richmond HowItzers, COMPANY
b Seventy-first Virginia, second Time.
2 minutes II seconds
Pole vault, won by Sterrett George
Washington; Gayrol. Norfolk. second:
Pagan. Army and Navy Props, third.
Height, 10 feet inches.
fiO-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 by Richmond Howit-
zers; Norfolk Blues, second. Time. 2
minutes % rs seconds.
Shot-put won by Miller Richmond
College; Heflernan. Georgetown. second;
Bobbins. Boys Latin School, third Dis
lance. 30 feet 9k inches
Relay race, won by Richmond College,
William and Mary, second. Time, . min
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