The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-14
Many Exciting Contests Between
Clean Limbed Athletes Striv-
ing for Supremacy
VIRGINIA NOT OPPOSED
University Athletes Easily Win
Meet in Absence of Competitors.
Piled up 81 Points.

yelling themselves hoarse, the Rich
mond College Athletic Association
held It's second annual indoor games
In the Horse Show building Saturday
evening.
From S:15 o'clock, when the first
report of the starters pistol was
heard, until II O'Clock, the big crowd
was In a furore OF excitement. There
was not a moment of dullness- One
sensational event after another kept
the interest OF the spectators at high
tension, and never did their interest
wane.
When the scholastic novices were
called to their marks for the first
event, a fifty-yard dash, the crowd OF
spectators was somewhat thin, but
before the games were well under
way hundreds of cheering people
thronged the huge building.
In the absence OF worthy oppo-
nents. the University OF Virginia cas-
lily captured the meet, running up
total score of 81 points as against IL
points by Washington and Lee. her
nearest competitor.
The squad of athletes from Johns
Hopkins University who were entered
In the meet. and who were expected
to fight Virginia for high honors. did
In the scholastic events. Baltimore
City College was easily the victor. hav-
ing a total of rs points, her nearest
competitor being the Covenanters with
IL points.
Exciting Relays.
Probably the most exciting relay
race of the meet was that between
Washington and Lee University and
Baltimore City College. Luker, run
ming first for Washington and Lee.
got away with clean start. and leav-
ing Morriss behind, gave the race 10
Sasterfieid. with twenty yards to his
credit, Duckett failed to make UP a
yard of the gap. Stone took IL up
with twenty yards leeway on Munson.
who went after the Washington and
Lee man at pace that few thought
he would hold. Step by step he drew
| up on him. and In the last lap passed
/ Stone and gave the race TO Adams.
with eight yards TO spare. Adams
held the race safe against Anderton
and came in five yards ahead.
Another exciting relay was that be-
| tween Richmond Academy and John
Marshall High School. Montgomery,
running first for John Marshall, fell,
| giving his opponent, Massey. a lead
| of ten yards. which he maintained
King took up the race against Harri-
son and lost Ave more yards. but An
sersen gave an exhibition OF fne
sprinting. caught Waddy and gave the
race to Jones. with ten yards ieeway.
| Jones finished twenty-five yards ahead
of Cason, who ran last for Richmond
| Academy.
baltimore City College easily took
| the relay with Fork Union Academy.
| Pippsn.- the first man. came In ten
| yards ahead. and the lead was in
creased TO twenty-five yards when Le-
Cato, the last man, crossed the tape.
The Virginia. George Washington
relay was a disappointment and lack
ed excitement to such an extent as to
be almost embarrassing Todd went
| to the mark against Rollins, OF George
Washington, and making quick start
| that Melted him several feet, gave
place to Caldwell, with seven yards
! lead; Bailey made up two yards OF
| the distance and Gill took up the race
| for George Washington against Doug
lass. the only member of Virginia s
I first team. who ran in the event.
Douglass widened the gap to twenty
yards, and in the last relay Gooch
gradually drew away from Bowen and
finished thirty yards in the lead.
The three-cornered relay between
Richmond College. Randolph Macon
| and William and Mary was easily won
by Richmond after Todd. OF William
and Mary, fell in at the first turn.
| tripping lava. OF Randolph Macon.
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stanton OF virginia, pasoeo ms "a.
by wonderIal burst on speed ~ e'' :
So. - rrs .,,iar.aa af,ar cross
| scant yard. lie collapsed aiter cioss~
ing the line, and had there peen an
other half lap to run he would doubt
less have lost to the Baltimore ath-
-. Nnn,r.tnna took the lead in the
iele' ,,a,a en- nIsca nv
second zap anu nu ~" ss -,
about nfteen yaros until paSse" W
Stanton in the last lap.
Burne, OF Virginia, and Bristow, OF
Richmond College, finished third and
somrth respectiyely, running In these
places from the ntth zap 70 Tue emu
| of the race.
Stanton apparently gave the $40
ward run to Burne after maintaining
49, ,aaa ,rtti tha stretch and encour-
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