Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03
Athletic News and Notes.

and his National Guard meet 1t was al
that was expected of it. and the large
crowd in attendance went home feeling
that it had gotten all that was coming
to it. Several little innovations, which
might be used TO advantage in our other
local meets, brought forth favorable com.
ment.
The most prominent was an arrange
ment whereby the number of the event
which was being decided at that time
was placed conspicuously SO that all
could tell exactly what was going on
This is a very small thing. 1t is true, bu,
it's these little things which make the
difference between good and bad.
The JO-yard dash, consolation, was al
event which could not at first be thor
oughly understood. In this event the
men who have reached the final heats
in either the closed novice or the closed
handicap events but who did not get
place. were pitted against each other
thereby giving them two chances at get,
ting a prize. Needless to say, this is one
of the most popular events on the pro-
gram among the athletes.
Yesterdays cross-country run, which
was pulled off in Baltimore under the
Cross Country Club, was the last athletic
affair in either that city or Washington
until the marathon of May IL This brief
is a welcome one to the athletes as this
season has been an unusually strenuous
one and all are looking forward toward
their we'll earned vacation.
The prediction made in these columns
recently that King and Smithson would
win the three-legged race and points in
nearly every other event in which they
were entered was fulfilled Thursday
night Although they started from scratch
t.. Ill So hos
in which they competed. getting five first
places, two second places, first in the
three-iegged race and running on the
Company c relay team, which won by
nearly lap and a quarter. This gave
the pair eleven medals, six for King. who
won the shot-put. 5O-yard dash, 22O-yard
DASH three-legged race. relay race. and
got second in the hurdle event and five
for Smithson. who. in addition to helping
win the three-legged race and relay event,
won the SSo-yard. the mile and landed
second in the 440. Guess these two will
be holding a little meet of their own one
of these days with the National Guard
medals as prizes.
Both Jack sterrett and Bobby Flem-
ing did all that was expected OF them,
each winning his event. That two-miie
grind for the South Atlantic title was as
pretty a race as has ever been seen IN
Washington, and Ftemings victory was a
popular one. lie HIiSitS Hiutb
now than he used to. which is probably
due to Coach Jack Moakley of Cornell.
who has taken him in hand.
The 4. A. l. swimming championships
will he held in the new tank of the Cen
trail y. NJ. G. A. of Baltimore April II
and rs. Washington should be well rep
resented, as the local Y. Nj. c. \: team,
which is one of the strongest OF these
parts. will be there in force, and. judging
Shn he.
more than able to hold its own.
The Advent Athletic Club is no more,
at least as far as track athletics are con-
cerned. 1t died natural death. Mar
low and Chuck Cunning. the mainsteys
of the relay team. are now with the Mer-
curry Athletic Club as members o. its
relay
Speaking about relay teams. the Ma
tional Guard games brought out a pretty
race when the Maryland Agricultural Col
leee team defeated for the second time,
the George Washington four. The Farm
ers have a mighty fast team and are
far above their class In athletics, WINE
the Hatchetites are at just the other ex-
IRENE.
King of Washington has been awarded
first place in the 1OO-yard dash Tor the
South Atlantic title. Royal w. Gill. the
winner having been disqualified FOR
connecting under two organizations with
in the schola site year. This makes three
titles that King holds this year. in addi-
tto:l to having one third place to his
credit.
When Smithson went out and won the
mile and half-mile events one could not
help from comparing his performance
with that of Forrest Stanton, the Uni
versity of Virginia star, who annexed
the mile event in the Richmond College
meet.
The next athletic meet, which, by the
way. will be the opener Of the outdoor
sea son. will be held in Baltimore under
the auspices of the Central Y. NJ. c. A.
May u. 1t will probably be held on the
grounds. The regular list Of events will
be on the program, all Of them being
open handicap ones.
Although the time was slow and the
men plainly showed that Uncle Sam does
not encourage his soldiers to run. that
military race between teams from Forts
Myer, Hunt and Washington certainly
had the crowd with it and was thorough
ly enjoyed. They are good runners, but
they run too much in one place." was
the way one of the spectators described
it to- another, and that statement comes
pretty nearly hitting the nail on the
head"
Next Saturday the local Y. NJ. C. A.
and the Central 7. NJ. c. A. of Baltimore
will clash in a dual meet at the associa-
ton building. The locals are very en-
that they will carry off first honors. We
Wish them iurk