Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-08-18
RAIN STOPS THE MEET
PIebes Out For Field And Track
1OnOrs DO Well And Two
Fourth Class Records
Are Broken
THIRD COMPANY IN LEAD
Four Events Left When Rain Came Will
BE Settled On Academy Oval This
Afternoon


meeting at the Academy yesterday
afternoon, the members of the new
fourth class of middies acquitted
themselves well, and when the rain
storm that had been threatening all
afternoon, finally broke and forced
the postponement of the remaining
events, there were four more stunts
TO be finished Announcement was
made that these would be completed
this afternoon at o'clock.
The meet is still anybody's
money" as there are sc points still
in doubt But when the events run
Off yesterday afternoon were over,
the third company led in points. hav-
ing made 26 while the second COM
pany was only two points behind.
The fourth company had % and the
first company was poor fourth
with II.
The meet was watched by goodly
crowd which manifested keenest in
terest in the events and the close
competition between the striving
young sailors of the four divisions of
the class. An interested spectator
in all that went on was Captain Bow
yer, superintendent of the Academy,
who since coming to the institution,
has taken a close personal interest
in the athletic work of his charges.
Two fourth class records were
broken, the hammer throw and shot
put, both by Midshipman j. H. Brown.
Jr., of Canton, Pa. He threw the
l. nh sab 10
II feet 2 inches above the class rec
ord, and within less than five feet of
the Academy record. In the shot
put Brown did 35 feet IL inches, the
class record having previously stood
at 81 feet 4 ga inches. Another
notable performance was Clay, who
won the 100-yard and 220-yard dashes
in excellent time.
An interesting event and new one
was amongst those which were not
settled Yesterday. This was throwing
the heaving line and the young sailors
did unusually we'll in the new sport.
The pole vault, high jump, line
heaving and relay races, which will
take place this afternoon, will settle
the contest, and interest is intense
today. The summary:
120-Yard Hurdle Dickens, Second
Company won; Short, Second Com
pany, second; McReavy, Fourth Com
pany. third. Time. II 2-5 seconds,
l00-Yard Dash--Cary, First Com
ipany. won; King, Third Company,
second; Callahan, Fourth Company,
third Time, 10 As seconds.
Mile Run-Palmer, Second Com
pany. won Wicks, Fourth Company,
second; Wiltse. Fourth Company,
third. Time, 5 min. 16 35 seconds.
220-Yard Hurdles Dickens, Sec
ond Company, won; Nichols. Fourth
Company, second; King, Third Com
pany, third. Time, % 3-5 seconds.
440-Yard Run Palmer, Second
Company, won; Wills, Fourth Com
pany, second; Davis. Fourth Com
pany, third. Time, 60 Is seconds.
Half-mile Run-Angel, First Com
pany, won; Cochran, Third Company.
second; Early. Second Company,
third. Time, 2 min. Is seconds.
220-Yard Dash Cary. First Com
pany, won; Nichols, Fourth Company,
second; Callahan, Fourth Company,
third. Time, "a seconds.
Broad Jump -Vinson, Fourth Com
pany, won; Howe, Third Company,
second; Meacham, Fourth Company,
third. Distance, 10 feet A inches.
Shotput-Brown, Third Company,
won; Howe, Third Company. second;
Gilchrist, First Company, third. Dis
tance, 35 feet IL inches.
Hammer Throw-Brown, Third
Company, won; Howe, Third Com
pany, second; Gilchrist, First Com
pany, third. Distance, 120 feet s
inches.
The officials were:
Commander X. f. Coontz,
u. S. N.
Marshal-Lieutenan Commander
Harris Laning.
Judges, Field Events-Lieutenant
Commander r. /. Curtin, Lieutenant
Sinclair Cannon, Lieutenant c. P.
Snyder.
judges, Track Events Lieutenant
j. NJ Enochs, Lieutenant F. b. Po-
teet, Lieutenant w. r. Van Auken.
Timers-Lieutenant j. S. Graham,
Lieutenant T. C. 7. Wade. Surgeon
j. A. Murphy.
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