The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-02-20
Charlottesville COIegianS Score in Nearly Every
Event of Federal Games Paull Fails to Break
RecOrd-Te for Presidents Cup
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/ HorraT, OF johns Hopkins, who won first
| in the hurdles and second in the three
! hops. 1t was given out that each athlete
would receive cup in view Of the exist
/ ing tie
Convention Hall was well filled when
Starter Mike Murphy's pistol cracked for
the first heat Of the 5O-yard dash novice.
the opening event Of the evening pro-
gTamme. The dasheS were snappy and
! put the big crowd on edge for the big
! ger events later in the evening.
! The first honors OF the evening were
captured by St. Johns College. Of Ann.
1 apolis, c. L. Johnson taking first place
in the final heat of the 5Q-yard dash for
novices. ". F. Fife. Of Virginia, finished
| second, with H. Whaien, Of Baltimore
| City College, third. The time was sec
/ onds fat
The 59-yard open handicap was run of
IN seven heats. the finals resulting as fol-
lows: c. 4. King, W G. A. A, first; r.
Gill, MercersberB. second; s. D. Gooch.
Virginia, third. Kings time was ) As
seconds
The Grays took first place in the first
relay race of the evening-500 yards for
the championship of the boys department
/ of the Young Mems Christian Association
of Washington. The Orange quartet came
in second, giving the Grays a pretty run
for the honors.
Woodbury. Forest school won the 500
yard relay run for the junior teams OF
the boys department Of the Y. VI. G. A.
IT. Bruton, Of the winners. finished
strongly and showed some real form for
a youngster Baltimore City College
finished second. The time was La.
In a Whirlw.nd finish that brought the
crowd 10 its feet the Mercury Athletic
Club took the 1,2O0-ysrd relay race from
, the Baltimore Cross Country Club. Ed.
Thrall, Of the Mercury Club. who finished
the race for his team, by a wonderful
sprint overcame his opponents lead and
| crossed the fine winner
Closely Contested Race.
4 one-mile relay race between the
Washington Y. N. C. A. and the McCuI-
Ion Athletic Club. Of Baltimore, was
! closely contested, and resulted in VIC
tory by few inches for the former
s. Horrax, Of Johns Hopkins, who tried
for the individual high score Of the meet.
took first place in the ffty-yard hurdles. /
His time was six seconds fat. He was
hard pushed by Stanton, Of Virginia, and
Friday, of Carlisle, who finished second
and third, respectively. This was the first
event Of the evening in which the big
colleges Of the South competed. and
great interest and enthusiasm was mani |
Tested by the crowd.
Three relay races Of 1,2J) yards each
We're next run of the fremont a. G.. |
the Washington Grove A A second team. |
and the Fifteenth Cavalry teams being
the lucky contestants in their respective /
events. The McCulloh A c. second |
team, which competed in the second Of |
this trio Of races. was disqualified be- |
cause of the ineligibiHty, under the \. 4. |
L. rules, of one Of its runners, +. a. |
Senft
Cold feet seemed TO attack the Army |
and Navy Academy team, which was 90 /
have run against the Baltimore City Col |
lege In mile relay, for the first named /
runners failed to show up and the race
went 10 the Balumoreans by default.
60o-yard handicap, the runners finishing
in the following order: Wiltshire, Doug /
lass, and Gooch. The time was 1:2s.
After the Washington Juvenile Club had |
run away from the Y. NJ c. 4. team IN /
the 6Oo-yard relay for midget teams, the /
race was given to the latter runners bv /
a decision OF the refree, who ruled that |
the juvenile Club had runners over the
height for this class.
Well-known college athletes competed Z,
the invitation 50-yard dash. in which aoma
classy heats were run OF. In the finals
GILL; Of Mercersberg, finished in the lead |
In . 40 seconds. Bacon, of Wesleyan. was
second, and Stanton Of Virginia third
Tom Smiths Georgetown Prep mid
gets were easy victors over the Carroll
Institute youngsters in a 6O0-yard relay
Nordlinger, Doan, Portocaresso. and
Roach forming the winning team. The
Washington Grove a. A. team defeated
the St Paul 4. A. team in a mile relay
and In the l,20O-yard relay the Tremont
\. c. took first place over the Potomac
\. c. in 2.21
Indian Goes TO Front.
leWanina, the long distance Indian
runner and Borzner. Of /. p, started
from scratch in the two-miIe open ham
dicap, which was the most spectacular
event Of the evening. The redsItin logged
his man FOR five laps, and then tool, the
lead. He went through the field like q
streak. and set the crowd wild by catch
ing up with the first five men before the
first mile was finished. Borzuer was left
behind and dropped out in the thirteenth
lap At the fifteenth lap Tewanina was
third and looked like winner but he
began to tire and gradually fell back
Wolley. Of Pennsylvania, with a eO-yard
handicap, finished first; Pappan Of Car
Isle. sixty yards. second, and Bryer OF
Johns Hopkins. third. Tewanina fin
ished in sixth place
c. A. King, of the W G. 4. A. won the
South Atlantic A, 4, L. championship in
the 440-yard run, Stanton finishing second.
and Brown, Of the Y. NJ. c. A, third.
stanton's work in this race was wonder
ful, considering the fact that he had Just
connected in the semi finals and finals in