The Washington herald., 1909-02-28
Richmond College Games Are Wei
HandIed-HatehetIse Relay Team
Wins It's Race-BaItimOre City Coll
Iege Takes second PIace--HOPkins
Defeats Western Maryland.
TABLE OF POINT WINNERS.
By HARRY VI. DODD.

Special % The Washington Herald
Richmond. Va. Feb. 7-Before a small
audience the Richmond College games
were run of n great style here tonight,
the George Washington team covering
Itself with glory By annexing the pole
vault and relay race against the Rich
mCnd College quartet. which event was
the feature Of the programme The Vr-
rinia team swept nearly all OF the open
eve ITS. landing the team trophy with
50 points. Baltimore City College being
seconi
In the relay race with the Richmond
College quartet the Washington aggre-
cation put I'D one Of the best races Of
the evening. SmithsOn. the last runner
for George Washington. landing ahead
with barely two yards 10 spare
At the end Of the first four laps Clagett
dnished behind Bristow four Yards. This
distance was made up by King. the second
runner for the George Washington team.
who gave Curran. his tcammate. a 10-yard
lead over the local runner. CuTran I'm
shed but several yards ahead OF the
Richmond man. and then after going the
luarter-mile route at a killing pace, the
-ast man. Smithson. ciinched the race By
.andinE in front. The last runner for the
Richmond College team made a brilliant
attempt 10 make up the ground lost by
ais teammates. but the excellent sprint Of
smiths0n. the doughty little Washing
lonian, in the stretch proved too much
FOR the local athlete.
Jack Sterreft stars.
Again in the pole vault Washington tFi-
umphed. Jack Sterret1. the South Atlantic
champion and member Of the George
Washington squad. easily capturing the
event from Martin. the crack hurdler and
yaulter from Virginia. Sterrett had but
little trouble Outclassing the field and az
Ter landing the event. went after the
southern collegiate record. lie failed in
all three shots al the Il foot inch mark
In the last attempt, however, Sterrett
came within hairbreadth Of breaking a
standing mark With a beautiful vault.
ne had fully cleared the bar with his
BODY. the tips OF his fingers striking and
tipping the stick. His efforts proved in
teTeSting 10 those who attended. and Al
he conclusion Of his trials he vas treated
20 rOusing cheer-
Virginia Makes Clean sweep.
With the same form which has brought
them so prominently before the collegiate
world. the Virginia outfit again demon
strated its superiority as a body over the
other competing colleges and clubs by
carrying of the big team trophy cup, with
forty points. the Baltimore City College
landing second with but twenty-five A
Virginia athlete showed in every one Of
the open events
Probably the most notable OF the Tir-
ginians' victories was the performance Of
l. J. Martin. in the hurdles Martins
assertion that he was feeling fine was
certainly lived up 10. the Orange and
Blue man negotiating the 5-yard hurdles
Al least four yards ahead Of his nearest
competitor.
Tom Smith. Of Georgetown. gamely tried
to do the distance. but because Of a
badly dislOcated shoulder was unable 10
offer his usual dangerous competition
lie received an injured shoulder in prac-
tice the other day. and attempted the
race with the injured member bandaged
IN q manner which proved a big handi-
cap.
The games this year were not nearly so
well attended as last but were the best
managed that the local college has ever
held.
In exact order the various events were
rGn OF. and from event No. I the pro-
grsmme was strictly adhered 20 and car
red numerically straight through TO the
concluding number
In this item the local promoters have
a big margin on any OF the meet handlers
who have. appeared in the South so far
this season.
One feature which made the time for
the various events most confusing was
the fact that the track was many yards
short Of the distance called for on the
programme This made a big difference,
and for while caused a ridiculous situa-
ton. nearly every event going better
than the standing worlds records
Baltimore Athletes Shine.
Baltimore proved a dangerous competi-
tor in all the events The Monumental
City had one Of the largest representa-
ions present
The Johns Hopkins-Western Maryland
reloy was the hottest contested event Of
the evening. Bridgman. for the Black
and Blue, started Of and gained a lead
of wards for his team, but Stulz. the
second man for Western Maryland. ran
dead heat with Hunter. Stoilenwerck.
the third MAJ for Hopkins again ac-
quired a lead Of yards over Turner.
which distance Marcus. Of Western Mary
land. could not overcome The time was
fast. 3-11is. for the track
The City College boys showed them
selves real stars by winning over the
Richmond College reserves after most of
their men haG run in three or four events
before In the scholastic events they sim
ply walked away with every point.
In the 50-yard scholastic City College
Won first easily. with StalfoTt well up.
IN the mile event Breyer walked away
from an easy field, winning by three
quarters Of q Jap In 4:s5.
The summaries:
soyara scbolsstic.-FIrst beat-Firss. J. S Hustt
H. ;. second. J. = Liichenssein, Richmond
5fays Tine esq
second hgzt-FITst. ]. stsif0Tt. BaltfmOre cts
Coiiese; second, A. Gilman, Richmond oollsse
Time. s1sss-
Finsls-First. ]. stsi5ort. Baltimore College; SO
and J. : Hueft Z Il 5. A. Gilman. Richmond
CoIiesc third Tine. eS-
Running high tarnp. scholzstic-Flst. Connolly
Bsltimo-s CIty colsZe. second. B. ". Grant Epis