The Washington herald., 1909-02-23

The first crosS-cOuntry Championship OF
re South Atlantic Athletic Association
1as run yesterday out al Brightwood,
ssulting in a triumph for the Johns Hop
.lnS four, Of Baltimore, the individual
'onors also going to the Baltimore uni
-ersity, Breyer winning in the stretch
rom his team mate. Griffith, who copped
econd place
Never before has a crowd the size of
he one which Witnessed the event yes
erGay attended q similar performance il
Washington, and all seemed profuse IN
loping IL the best c7css-country run seen
Iere for several years
Starting al the Brightwood race track,
he course proceeded up the Fourteenth
-ueet road 10 the Military road. then
-cross fields a mile in a northwesterly
Erection. then turning southeast until
ne Military road was reached. the run
-ers returning down the Fourteenth
5treet road 10 the race track. This course
vas repeated. the entire distance being
bout six and a quarter miles
Nineteen Make start.
Starting promptly al , O'Clock, the body
Z nineteen athletes began the speedlest
vent Of this kind ever seen here. and
laspite the heavy going, were able 10
.srcIe the course twice. the winner land
-ng across the tape in 57I2, closely fol-
owed, with one exception, by all who
-aade the start Jewett. OF the Baltimore
ross Country Club, was the only man
Who did not finish. his failure 20 do 50
-7bbing his team Of the second honors,
which went to the Young Mems Christian
Association OF this city
Taking the lead at the pistol crack.
Dutch Breyer, the Johns Hopkins run
-er. and conceded one Of the best long
distance men IN South. was never headed
and after running q neck and neck race
with his teammate Griffith over the en-
re course he finally took first money
ay a beautiful sprint at the finish Brey-
eT's tine for the distance was exception
7lly good. ana the fact that he beat
Griffith seemed a big surprise 10 those
who follow the sport
one OF the prettieSt competitions OF the
-Un resulted when :. r Truesdeu and
Y. Gin, both Of George Washington.
,urned into the stretch for the final
sprint. and came neck and neck 70 the
ape, both going across in 4S.5S
Hopkins Gets Trophy.
With thi-ty-two points the Johns Hop
kins team held a ten-point lead over It's
1earest competitor, and easily landed the
trophy cup which had been offered BY
he South Atlantic Association 10 the team
zcoring the greatest number Of points
-or the distance Breyer. first: Griffith.
zecond; Ruhel, tenth, and Breside. last.
vas the order in which the runners Of
ne winning combination finished Wash
ngton Y. n c. A copped second place
5y the failure Of Jewett. Of the BaIti-
more CrOss-COuntry Club. 20 finish.
The performance Of Fleming. the dimin-
Itive George Washington entrant. was
lOt up TO his usual standard. but was
creditable AT that Sticking close 10 the
leaders throughout, the local coIlegian
ran q steady race. and It was only the
-trong finish OF the Baltimore athletes
which threw The yoUngster out OF the
money.
The success OF the run yesterday viii
10 doubt be instrumental in landing an
event OF this kind for Washington al
east once q year, and from the crowd
which turned out 10 witness the efforts Of
their various favorites, it's q Iong-sbot
bet that the sport VIII gain a strong foot
hold n this city.