The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-24
Makes 81, While Bust
ness and Eastern Get
; Each.
Virginia Beats George
Washington Tor Mile
Relay HonOrS.
Sheridan Fails to Break
Worlds Record With
56-pound Weight.

OO-pOullu weight.
Central High won the trophy cup
offered to scholastic teams in tho Fed
eral indoor games last night with p
points; Business had 9. Episcopal High
,; Boys Latin School, ., and NcGUire's
School, 1.
Tho managers Of the meet. Mike
Stewart and Biz Foley produced the
champions. as per advertisements, but
tho champions did not deliver the goods
TO any astonishing extent. although all
OF them gave credltablc exhibitions and
were thoroughly interesting.
Interest Centered About Sheridan.
The most interesting personality was
Martin Sheridan, but his event was not
the most interesting number. Sheridan
holds the worlds record OF u feet S
inches in throwing the 56-pound weight
for height and last night he tried 10
throw it still higher. He tried gamely
enough. and even persisted after all
other events were over. but the best he
could do was 10 feet AZ inches. which is
likely TO remain Washington record for
many a long day unless Sheridan him
self breaks Il again
Charley Seitz, ex-CcorSetown. won the
JO-yard open scratch invitation with
comparative ease in 5 IS seconds.
From a purely local standpoint the
most interesting contest was the relay
race between George Washington Uni
versity and Virginia for the one-mile
championship of the South. Virginia
won by twenty feet.
SheppaTd's Performance Disappointing
There were two disappointmcnts in
the mile open handicap. Melvin Shep-
pard, the wonderful runner. who has
been making such Il furore in the past
two or three years. paced himself en-
tiTely wrong and finished away back
He began his sprint too late and after
cutting down three or four men found
he was against "a hopeless task.
The other disappointment in this race
was the failure of Lewis CounUr. the
ex-Washington High School distance
phenom. to appear. lie is now attend
ing the University of Pennsylvania and
came all the way 10 the meet. but when
the men were called out for the mile
in some way missed the call and did not
start. Conner is very popular in Wash
ington. and this accidental omission
caused great regret.
Eastern Beats Business.
The Federal games are nothing but
an enlargement of the former high
school indoor meet. and the novices,
schOiastics mldgets. and juniors had a
big share in the proceedings last night.
Perhaps the most thrilling high school
event was the relay race between Bust
ness and Eastern, which Eastern won on
the last quarter through the splendid
recovery of Brown. who cut down lead
OF twenty yards which Business had
gradually accumulated in the three pre-
ceding quarters, and won by about three
feet.
The junior relay race 1T 1900 yards,
between Central. Business and Eastern.
saw the three teams finish in the order
named. All the youngsters ran well and
their efforts were as loudly applauded
as those OF the college men,
Militiamen Trim Belmonts.
The Belmont Athletic Club. which has
been upsetting calculations at meets in
this district OF the A a. L. for the past
two years. found itself UP against IL last
night in the District National Guard re-
lay team. The militiamen were much
older than their rivals, who were also
handicapped by the absence Of Fred
Rice. their star man ut making up lost
ground but the little fellows forced
the EuaTdsmen 10 exert themselves to
the utmost TO win.
Gurley Memorial distinguished itself
by winning the special relay for teams
in the sunday School Athletic Associa-
ton. with Northminster second The
Sunday school scholars had many adher-
ents. and placing them on the program
proved a shrewd move on the part OF
the meet management.
Simpson a Great Youngster
The junior relay race between the
Country School for Boys, Of Baltimore.
and Woodbury. Forest. was a feature
because Of the really remarkable run
ming of +. r. Simpson, q diminutive
and abbreviated STRIPPING on the Country
School team. who made up twenty yards
OF lost ground ana won the race. He
viii be a great runner some day il ne
doesn't overdo the thing while he is
too young.
Defeat overlook the Catholic Univer-
sity in its relay match with ST. Johns
College. OF ANNAPOLIS. The defeat was
double. Cor not only were the Catholics
beaten in a desperate struggle, but it
was found that 3. Hetfeld, Of their
team. was the man who competed al
Richmond on January 26 under the name
OF Canale This juggling with proper
names is strictly against all the amateur
rules and was a serious break on the
part of the man and his manager, and
viii probably lead 70 other compiled
tons. II was a pity, for the Catholics
have made many friends by their game
ness and willingness to run against any
legitimate opponent that might be sug-
Sested.
Georgetown Props trimmed Wood
berry Forest in their relay special, but