Evening star., 1909-05-16
HOPKINS WINS MEET
OF SOUTH ATLANTIC
Sterrett Breaks Pole Vault
Record and Barrett
Hammer Throw.
How the points were scored:

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German Turn Verein. ein................
Mt. Washington Athletic Club. ........ 2
Baltimore Athletic Club. b...........1
Before one Of the largest crowds in the
Johns Hopkins track team carried or the
handsome point trophy awarded to the
team scoring the most points. The good
work OF this team was a surprise to its
most ardent followers. Bridgniann proved
to be the individual star OF the day as
far as scoring points was concerned, he
landing first in both the 40 and 90 yard
hurdles in impressive style. All of the
other Hopkins men seemed to be in right
and they managed to score in almost
every event.
The work Of Jack Sterrett the southern
intercollegiate champion, in the pole vault
was easily the feature of the meet After
winning his event in clever style he de-
cided to try to better the south Atlantic
record of IL feet 5 inches, held by him.
self This he accomplished with COM
parative ease. The bar was then raised
to. IL feet inches but after failing once
at that height. he decided that he was
too tired to continue further. However
this record will probably stand for long
time to come
Tom Barrett. the husky giant of the
Maryland Swimming Club. added few
feet to the l6-pound hammer record,
throwing 1t 138 feet inches.
H.. A. Lepper, the George Washington
freshman who has been running. such
good races in the 1OO-yard dash lately
Landed that event in the record time of
~ seconds fiat, but the A. A. u: authori-
ties would not allow 1t as a record owing
to the race being run with the wind.
Seaman a Surprise.
The two-mile run. which was substituted
this year for the f1ve-mile grind. brought
out the surprise OF the day. when the
winner turned up In Seaman, q local Y.
M. c. A. youngster, who covered the dis
tance in the good time of 10 minutes
40 1-5 seconds. He received a poor start
and ran absolutely last for the first half
Of the race. At the mile mark he began
to let out a little. and slowly closed up
the gap between him and the leaders,
passing his clubmate, Stecher, in the
stretch and winning by q small margin.
Smithson. who forced Jack Carpenter
to break the record last year. was picked
by the wise ones in the quarter. and
should have won. He ran q beautiful
race. but was pocketed at the start and
could not get out in time to break the
tape. He was defeated by just q few
inches by Turner, the Western Maryland
College crack, In the closest and most ex-
citing race of the day.
The mile run was covered In good time, 4
minutes Al seconds, Griffith. tho Hopkins
long distance star. winning. with Hide
brand. last years winner, q good second
King Wins Broad Jump.
The jumping events were not as classy
as those of last year. King OF George
Washington winning the broad with a
leap Of q feet 61a inches, and Lester and
Tappan tying for first place in the high
jump with feet 81 inches. Lester won
the jump-of.
Cooling. of the Maryland A. C. won the
16-pound shot-put. but was disqualified.
making Robbins, who came second, the
winner.
Everything being considered. the meet
was very successful one, and those in
charge cannot be given too much credit
for the business-like precision in which
the events were pulled of.
The Summaries.
:, ,,,so-y.ia hurdle Fins. h.as1Bridsman. ]: H.
9a7 Sdan 20 Second .hsst heas-Martin J. a. "; nTst
SqS kevesiaS sah Mt s,,n,I: tb,Id Time,
1oo-yard dash-First heatNTurner. W. Nd. C..
ar.t: TOdes. ]: H: q, second. Time; oIo ss.
heat. Bailey. !. 4. u. hrst; senft. unattached.
Todes, ). b. u. second Time. o. 10 a.5.
u ssesod e. w y Nd g. i, e.iS 4S
) $50 yard distribution. J. H, o.. first; McNair.
2 ;ms second d E,pSinssso9ss C. c.
G. s a en1o' g, secoaa; a. npi,n:soa.. & 3 e:
son, q. W. g., second; white. Central 7. N q.
A. Of Baltimore, q third Time' o.12 70. Is. A.
'e sso.yasd % hurdle-BridEman, J. n. o.. arsts
z.pes. third T. III Time: :sesSa Ss, e. & n ws:s
sisa,., h::s,'d " "a 6.
aasetschsd sssfac second Mns. Is Taisd heat
a.. second. Time, GA Fourth heat-B1idgman.
!; h: Y. first; Hughes, , 9th ReCi%ent, second:
c., third. Time. o.2s Is. 4. record, OPS 40
IwoIs run no previous a.t ssssssr
Y II. G. A, second; n. 9. Elphins
stone, G. c. c., third. Time. 1910 1-5.
FIELD EVENTS. Z
neS Cunning sss ssh &..SRnsen &smR e. T. r. A. i'is
feet sS inches TsRpsn M, r. u ,sss sss01d. sa
inches. SLester and .Tappan tied for INST place.
Pole vault 6. a. record, il feet inchesl.
Sterrett. G. W. u, first. height II feet inchs
Ward. Central Y. NJ. c. A., Baltimore. second.
height 10 feet inches; Wiley, Central y NJ
G. A.. Baltimore third, height feet inches
(Sterrett afterward tied Tor new record and
cleared IL feet & inches.D
Running broad jump ts A. record % tsss feet
inches: Pearce, J. H. Club, second. q feet Sb
inches; Martin. J. II. u. third; 20 feet IN
inches, -, -, AZ 80
inchesl-Robbins. n A C.. hrst 80 feet 1t3
inches; inches Davis, G. c.; c.. third. "a feet SO
inches Cooling Of NJ. A. c. Won, but was
Sixteen pound hammer throw Is. A.; record.
,aI feet o inches)-Barrett, Md s. c., hrst, .
las feet inches tnew recordl: Miller. J. a: o..
io5 feet 4 inches; Carter, Doyle A. @. third.
II feet u inch. .--.
Melvin Sheppard's Record Beaten
KINGSTON. r. l.. May 15.-The worlds