The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-22
RICHMOND GAMES
WON BY VIRGINIA,
TIE FOR SECOND
@. w. u. and Y. P. |.
Share the Consolation
HOnOrS.

RICHMOND. Va. March PA quak-
ing lot OF athletes, hardly able TO do
their stunts with any form, carried out
the details OF the lengthy program in
the Horse Show building here tonight.
Representatives from almost every
school and college in Virginia and
Maryland .oed the mark in the third
annual meet Of the Richmond Intercol-
legiate Club.
George Washington won the relay
against the Virgi IA Polytechnic Insti-
tute with ease The National Guards
Of washington won a similar event
from the Richmond HoWitzers. VIII
liam and Mary took the relay race from
Randolph Macon.
For Second HonoIs.
George Washington tied with V. P. I.
for second place. scoring eleven points
Sterrett had the spectators upon their
toes while he was pole yaulung, and
got a weH-earned round OF cheers when
he cleared the bar at II feet, break
ing the Southern collegiate record.
Fontaine and Charrington. OF Virginia,
had a pretty fight for third place, but
the Buff and Blue man went ten feet
easily, shutting out the Virginian. The
relay race between Y. p. l. ana George
Washington was pretty exhibition.
the Washington boys coming in half q
lap ahead. II was sweet revenge for
the football defeat given them by the
BIacksburg coIlegians last fall
The sturdy athletes were cleered BY
a large crowd Of society bellies and their
escorts. Almost ell O. the 100 boxes
were filled. The sudden change in the
weather kept hundreds of people away
however, as they did not care TO get
chilled in :he uuheated hall
Spectators Cheer Performers.
Referee Caddy called time at $50
O'Clock and from then on the specta-
tors cheered the heet-fOOted runners
around the oval. or held their breath
as the pole vaulters sailed over the bar.
The high jump was also Justify cheereds
the Virginia record was broken ~
HOllaiday, who cleared the bar at FIVE
feet ten inches. he was Cheered to the
echo when the height was announced.
One Of the features OF the meet was
the ease with which COnnOr. OF Wesley
an, NOne the mile. He r0mped home in
four minutes and fOrty-six seconds, six
y
an easy thing of it all the way, not
having TO exert himself at any part OF
the distance,
Burke's Run.
Burke. of the washington School FOR
BOYS, ran a pretty race in the scholastic
5O-yard dash, and though he only got
third, would have taken second place
had II not been for a bad start.
His teammate, ROsseT, ran heady
race in the scholastic quarter, nosing
out a second place when witnir a yard
OF the tape
The District National Guard had a
runaway race with the Richmond
EowitzeTs. beating them by na!t a i4p-
The Summaries:
Fiftv-yard schoIastic-PendIeton. r.
H s, FIRST. White. +. II. ), second;
Burke Washington School Tor Boys.
third Time, 8 As seconds.
Fifty-yard scratch-ReCtOr. University
Virginia, first: Pendleton. r. H 3, sec
ond: Gin. Jacob Tome institute tnlrd-
TiUIe, 3-5 sec onCs-
Fifty-ysrd handiCaps-Esector LnlFes-
sity Virginia, first: Pendleton, F. r. \,
second; Burke, Washington SCnOol Tor
BOYS, third. Time, 3 40 seconds.
One-mile run-CCnuors. Wesleyan
first; stone. Y. P J.. second; Gray, Uni
yeTsity Virginia, third Time, 40
-Four hundred and forty yard run
L0uthan. Richmond College, first. Rec
tor. University of Virginia secondi
Goodwin. University OF Virginia, third
Time, 30 seconds.
Fifty-yarC hdI dles-Martin. University
of Virginia first; Charrington. Jniver-
sity of VIRGINIA, second; Holiday, jni-
versity of Virgil a, third. Time, %
/ seconds.
-Four. hundred ano forty-yard scholas-
tic-White, Il. II. s, first; Mosser.
Washington school for Boys, second;
| I.evering. Baltimore City College, third.
/ Time 8 3-5 seconds.
| Eight hundred and eighty-yard handi-
| caps-Louthan, Richmond, first; Stone.
| Y. ?. /. second; Thur4Ow. University or
| Virginia, third. Time, 2 minutes 80 10
| seconds
High jump-Holladay, University of
| Virginia, first: Martin, University OF
| Virginia. second; Charrington, Univer-
| sity OF Virginia. third. Distance, 8 feet
| 10 inches.
Pole vault-Sterrett, George Washing
| ton first; Martin, University Virginia,
| second: Fontaine, George Washington,
| third. Height, II feet
Shot-put-Smith, Y. p. l.. first; OFT,
Richmond College. second: Rufty, Rich
nOndf Y. NJ. c. A., third Distance, 81
feet ) inches.