Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-16
FIFTH REVIVAL OF
THE FEfRAt GAMES
Twelve Gifts Represented in
the Indoe Athletic Meet at
ConveIion Hall Mer-
cesbure Leads.
Points Scored.

Preper athletes from nearly three
score SCHOOLS. colleges and amateur
athlete associations. representative of
tho list rack and field talent in twelve
citiat ofthe middle Atlantic and south
At,aaticstates, gathered in Convention
Hal laf night and participated in the
Eft, rnewal of the federal indoor
,anes Hundreds Of sprinters, distance
runner. hurdlers and jumpers were en-
tered the competitions. not to men,
tim numerous shot-putters. weight
+hrorrs and other athletes OF the more
s.reno Gus school. Almost. II not quite,
what exception the games were the
,r,stsuccessful series of indoor winter
s,ors in the athletic history of the
aptal, both in point OF the number of
competitors and in the interest mani
Tested in the events by the spOrt-loving
public All the galleries around the
four great walls of Convention Hall
were crowded with spectators.
Mercersburg's Victory.
Among the scholastic competitors in the
gaes greatest enthusiasm centered in the
contest for possession of handsome sill
yer trophy cup presented by the Wash
,ngton alumni of the university of Penn
sylvania and the lads from the MERGERS
burg Academy. Mercersburg. Pa. had the
very real pleasure of carrying home the
prize. From the very beginning. when H.
Hall finished second in the 5O-yard dash,
scholastic. the boys from the Pennsyl-
vania institution had veritable walk
over. When all competitions were con-
Guided they had scored total OF thirty
Deposit, Md. with eight points was their
nearest rival.
Run Like Clockwork.
Long experience in conducting such af-
fairs, and an exceedingly capable corps of
assistants, enabled the officials OF the
games to run off the events with the pre-
cision of clockwork, and there was not
hitch from beginning TO end. Martin Sher-
idan of the Irsh-American Athletic Club,
Mat McGrath of the New York Athletic
Club and other word-famous athletes
added attractiveness TO the sports. and
their efforts in the shot-puts and weight
throwing were roundly applauded.
One OF the surprises Of the evening was
the defeat Of n. ]. Cartmell. the Unver-
sfty OF Pennsylvania Splinter in the So
yard invitation. The best he could do
was third place. finishing behind r. d.
Gill of Tome Institute and j. A. Rector
Of the University OF Virginia. Gill was
one on the individual stars of the meet
ng and his victories I'm the so yard inyi-
tation, 50-yard open handicap and yard
open scholastic contributed all of the
points scored by Tome Institute
Considerable disappointment was ex-
pressed on account of the disaualifica-
ton of Guy Haskins, the champion miller
from Pennsylvania, a telegram from the
faculty OF the university announcing his
ineligibility on account of his failure to
maintain his scholastic standing. Haskins
place in the University of Pennsylvania
relay team was taken by Haydock, and
he competed in the one-mile open handi-
cap and also In the 200 yards as an I'M
attached athlete. Running from scra Itch
i'm the mile the best he could do was to
secure third place, Brenton and Breyer OF
the Johns Hopkins University. from the
45-yard mark. finishing ahead of him.
Brenton started from the 27-yard mark