The Washington times., 1908-02-16
MercerSburg Academy
Wins Penn Alumni CUP
In the Federal Games
Scores SO Points to 8 by Nearest RiVai-Giil
Wins Three 50-Yard Evcnts-Haskins
and CartmeII LOSe-SpIen-
did Management

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Georgetown Preparatory School
r. NJ. gill, of Tome, was the in
dividuaI hero, performing the remark
able feat of winning 5o-yard scholastic,
-6O-yard open handicap, and the 5o-yard
Invitation.
Guy Haskins University of Pennsyl-
vania. finished second in the l.p00-yard
open handicap run from scratch. b, f..
p. Brenton. Johns Hopkins, taking the
event In the mile open handicap, Has
kins. from scratch. finished third, +. e..
Breyer, Hopkins. with 45 yards, landing
first. and BrentCn, Hopkins, with 20
yards second.
y J. Cartmen, of Pennsylvania, did
not qualify for the semi-fnals in the
5O-yard open handicap and was third IN
the 50-yard invitation, finishing behind
Gill. Tome, and J. a. Rector, Virginia.
Sheridan in Poor Form.
Matt McGrath. of the New York a. c.,
New York, won the. 56-pOund weight
for height with II feet 92l inches. Mar
tin Sheridan. Irish-American A. c. the
only other man in the event, was not
in good form because Of the recent ia
Jury to his back. He put the weight
as high as McGrath but did not hit the
board at the top as the rules require.
Sheridan won the invitation 12-pound
scratch shot-put with 81 feet inches.
with ~ Stipp, AIeTcersburg. second. %
feet 6 inches, and II. w. Canister. Jr.,
LoyoIa College. Baltimore. third.
Sheridan also won the invitation three
standing broad-Jumps event
There you have the substance OF what
was done by the mighty men of might
at one a. the best conducted meets
Washington has ever seen, and one
which thoroughly pleased a large crowd
including Senator Knox of fennsyl-
vanIa. Every event was started on
schedule time, the officials were on thelf
Jobs and the proceedings adjourned at
1905 p. m.
Floor Kept Clear.
Most remarkable of all, the promises
to keep the floor clear were kept as
far as was humanity possible, the mar
shaIz seeing to it that all unaccredited
persons were duly and promptly bounced
and that all officials not actively en-
gagged in the business of the evening
we're seated or otherwise removed as
public Instructions. Let the other man
ayers of meets take leaf out Of the
the success and permanence of indoor
games in Washington viii be assured.
Strangely, little scandal developed.
The only gossip was that caused by
orders 10 Mike Murphy, from the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania faculty, not to
allow Haskms TO run for the unIver-
sitv. Hence he should be read 'un-
attached" where his name occurs The
faculty dropped hiIn from the school
yesterday because he had not kept up
with his classes, as is told elsewhere
in The Times.
Their Night On.
Both Sheridan and McGrath narrowly
escaped being absent. They are police
men i'm New York city. and both We're
refused leave. but they pulled wires
manfulIy and escaped Sheridan inn
pressed a stray automobile and hustled
10 the station in time TO get here for
supper before the games. McGrath was
not so lucky, and after telegraphing that
he could not come, bobbed up about
$50, still feverish and excited from his
haste Neither of these doughty Irish
= men broke any records, DuL their pres
elce was splendid card and neither
soIdiered in his work because he was
not showing in New York. Sheridan
was injured at jamestown last summer
and his back was weak last night. hence
the duel TO the finish between him and
McGrath in the 56-pUuad weight fol
distance was spoiled McGrath's throw
was much below the record Of 10 feet
SIS inches. but hes did not OvereXert him
self, as the conditions for record had
not been complied with.
mi 70 EqsH4- IHa
handicap relay between an All-Wash-
ington team and the University OF
Pennsylvania in which Washington
was TO get half "A lap start, but the
withdrawal Of Haskins caused the
handicap to be cut to thirty-hve yards
whereupon Pennsylvania won hands
down by half "a lap
Stellar Relay Event.
By far the best race was a bruising
affair between Richmond (Va) College
and the Georgetown University reserve
relay team. The first three men raT
fairly well together, with Richmond
having a slight advantage When the
fourth pair, L. Mohn for Georgetown
reserves ana Louthan for Richmond
started. Richmond had about ten yards
start Mohn ran truly desperate
race. passing his rival and being pass
ed so frequently that the crowd was
worked to frenzy. In the last lap
fifteen yards from the tape, when h
WAS a bare inch or two ahead Of
Louthan. the Georgetown man col
lapsed and fell in a faint. When n,
revived the crowd was still cheering
the game exhibition by both boys
The relay race between the Distric
National Guard. Company G. Richmond
lIowitzers. Washington y. NJ c. A. and
the Philadelphia Y. NJ. c. A. furnished
the only mix-up. The runners became
so tangled that some ran too many laps
and some not enough. The Ieferee CT
dered il to be rim over. but the Phila
deiphia Y. Nj. e. A. was the only on,
To appear II was given the first prize
with Company & second.
PENNSYLVANIA scored decisively in thu
Toward hurdle. when j. Hartranft tool
nrsL easily against good field. Tit