Evening star., 1909-09-12

Athletic News and Notes.

The Washington Grove meet which was
pulled off Labor day was considered the
best one the Groveites have ever held
While in some of the events there were
but few entries, what was lacking in
quantity was easily made up for in quail
ity. as the competition was keen, the fin
ishes close and the time good in almost
every case Four records were broken two
track records and two South Atlantic
ones. Smithson and Sheridan broke the
track records, the former running the
quarter in % AS seconds. while the latter
hurled the 1o-pound shot As feet IA
inches.
The chief honors Of the day go to
Bobby Fleming. who lowered the marks
for the tWo-mile run by 81 seconds, run
ming 1t in 10 minutes 3 is seconds, and
to Charles A. King. who made a Beautiful
leap of twenty-three feet in the broad
jump. Both of these. if allowed by the
A. A. u, are new South Atlantic marks.
jack Sterrett South Atlantic and south
ern intercollegiate champion of the pole
vault. will attend Princeton this year and
should be heard from If he keeps up the
good work he is now doing in this event;
The loss of this years captain should
prove heavy one for the George Wash
ingten track team.
Another thing which the A. A. U. will
be called upon to decide at it's next meet
day marathon which was pulled off here.
Several entrants proved to be colored
men. and when they lined up to run all
the white men refused to run with them.
participate. They have decided to place
it before the A. A. u. for a decision.
Dutch" Leper is certainly some class
as sprinter. and is considered by several
good judges to be the best dash man
time. He won his last start In the 100
yard dash. without being pushed, in the
exceedingly fast time Of 1O1-5
H. C. Elphinstone. He forced Fleming
to break a record to beat him in the
Grove games in the morning of Labor
day. and in the evening won the mara
thon in the fast time of hour minutes
and 80 seconds.
Entries for the Hibernian games and
marathon. which will be held Septem-
Der % and %. will close Thursday
with Manager Fortune. Get 'em in
early. boys. and avoid the rush.
That little fremont bunch has a gooI
lot Of youngsters who will bear watch
ing. The relay team-R. E. Rollins. b.
Robinson, T. z. Stokes and ]. A. Ma
honey, has been doing good. consistent
work recently, and teams will have 20
hustle to beat them.
Roy Lester, former champion high
jumper of South America, is now a
member of the Riverside Athletic Club.
He expects to make another visit to
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be seen in action again until the indoor
season. Lester has an injured heel now,
the rest will probably do him good.
He should have easily won his event at
the Grove games had it not been for
this injury.
Will Dick was in town last week and
was spectator at the Grove games.
The former Central High School star
entered Michigan last year, but could
not do anything In athletics as it was
his freshman year. and the "freshes'
are not allowed to represent the school
IN any branch of athletics. He will re-
port fol work this year. however, and
with competent coaching should de-
yelop into a star Of the first water.
Bobby Fleming is another who was
kept out of athletics on account of be-
ing freshman. He will return to Cor
nell ie 2Sth of this month. He will
probably make the COTHell Cross -cOun-
try team. as Coach Moakley thought
well of him last year and had him in
training with the squad. Fleming does
not expect to enter any of the local
meets held previous to that time.
The entries closed Friday for the
Presbyterian games. which will be held
next Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
Manager Stratton is very jubilant of
the prospects for a fine meet. and says
that with the classy bunch of entries,
numbering 100, all that is necessary .
make it success Is good wea ther.
King. Smithson. Leper. Sterrett, Hide
brand and all Of the local stars are en-
tered, as we'll as several Baltimore
cracks. including Elphinstone, winner
Of the Labor day marathon.
That mile run in the Washington
Grove meet was a corker. and had the
crowd keyed up to a high pitch. 1t was
one of the closest finishes of the day,
and no one was sure who the winner
was until the judges made the an
nouncement. Dutch Hildebrand, the
South Atlantic champion. was the lucky
one, although E. E. Geller, the Balti-
more Cross Country Club youngster.
with a seventy handicap. ran
good race.
Dr. D. E. Wiber, chairman of the
registration committee of the South At
lantic branch Of the A. A. u, Is away
on his vacation. but will return tomor-