Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05
RECORD OF MERCERSBURG
ACCIDENTS GREAT SUCCESS IN
ATHLETIC FIELDS.

IN TRACK NOTh MtINtrSuulS AiA's
seven different interscholastic records at
the various colleges of the country. as
follows: Cornell. records: Yale, I; Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. =; Dickinson Col
lege. 3; Lehish University. 4; Princeton
University. Z; Syracuse. 4; University of
Chicago. 3. and Washington and Jefferson
College, IL.
In addition to these Mercersburg holds
the worlds record for the 12-pound ham
mer throw, and the American interscho-
lastic records in the mile run, the L.
pound shot put. l2-pound hammer. IT,
pound hammer. the discuss throw. and is
joint holder Of the records for the 10
and 90 yards hurdle events
During the last three years MERGERS
burg boys have played on more than fifty
college and university athletic teams.
During this same period fifteen of its
boys were elected captains of college
and university athletic teams.
List of Records.
The complete, list of records Of the
team number of which were made by
the wonderful team of last season. bears
comparison with those of the biggest col
lows:
Amsler. .e2; H.. L; o'Dell. 'o4: D. NJ Smith.
220-yard dash-22 rs seconds; held by r. l..
Young, 'Os r. r. Black. or.
440-yard dash-50 3-5 seconds; held by r. r.
$50 yard run-I.5s As; held by s. A. Hughes,
O6.
One mile run-4.32 2-3: held by ". c. PAUL.
OF american record.
Two-mile run-1O % Is: held by ". C. PAUL.
OF.
l2o-ya-d hurdles, IS seconds: held by R.
q VT n1lN II
Hall. 'os american record.
22O-yard kurdles-25 5-5 seconds; held by II. G.
High jumps feet: held by r. F. Risley 'oe.
Broad tump-22 feet 1o1a inches; held by F. F.
Shot put-51 feet 81 inches held by L. ].
Talbot. 'o7 american record.
Hammer throw-205 feet 1oa. inches; held by
Discus throw-l2s feet ! inches; held by Lee
]. Talbot. OF american record.
The first base ball team was organized
in 1894. but instead of the twenty five
game schedules which the Mercersburg
mines of today are called upon to meet,
with trips to New England and through
out the east, then only three games were
played
Mercersburg won from the local high
school, then lost to Chambersburg Acad-
envy, but ended the season successfully
by trouncing the same team that had de-
feated it. Such great change has taken
place in the caliber of the players that
now 1t falls to the lot of the third team
to play Chambersburg Academy each
season.
Great List of Trophies.
Track work was started several years
later. In the last six years athletic hon
ors have fallen to Mercersburg in a
shower Some of the trophies earned dur
ing that time by the school are as fol-
lows:
Silver Cups.
Williams cup. field day competition:
Cross-courtry CUP. Philadelphia. cham
pionslip, 1906 Philadelphia indoor meet
cup. Washington's birthday. 1906; Phla-
delphia indoor relay cup. WashingtonS
birthday. 1905: Philadelphia indoor meet
cup. Washington's birthday, 1907: Phila-
Ilpha Indoor Relay cup. Washington's
birthday. 1907: Challenge cup. Cornell
University interscholastic meet: Challenge
cup. University of Pennsylvania inter-
scholastic meet: Challenge cup. Princeton
University interscholasti" meet; chal--
lenge cup. Yale University interseholastic
meet: Challenge cup, Princeton University
meet won by Mercersburg
1901. 1903 1aA!-the permanent property
of the acade0y.
."' Banners.
Lehigh. meet. 1902 Dickinson meets
1899, 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904; Washington
and Jefferson. 1900 1902: Carlisle Indian
dual meet banner. 1900: Cornell inter
scholastic banner. 1909: base ball ban
ners, 13Hs. 1906. 1907; foot ball. Cumber-
land Valley academic championship. 1S.6;
foot ball. middle states interscholastic
championship, 1870: University of Penn
sylvania relays. class championship. 1887.
1893. 1901. 1902; University of PennsyI-
varia relays. American championship,
1908, 1905; University of Pennsylvania in
terscholast meet. 1903. 1904 1905; Uni
versity of Pennsylvania interscholastic
plaque, 1907: Yale interscholastic meets,
1903 1904. 1907; Princeton cross-country,
1905; Princeton interscholastic meet. l9ul,
1903 1905, 1907; Chicago track meet 1901;
foot ball with Lawrenceville. 1907.
No other academy in the country can
show such an array of prizes for its
trophy room.
The record of the base ball team for
the last two years would have reflected
credit on any college nine. Last season
the nine was particularly effective, ana
only one contest out of more than a score
resulted in defeat. This was against
college team in New England.