The Washington herald., 1910-02-06
VIRGINIA'S TRACK STARS
WIN HATCHETITE MEET
Charlottesville Athletes Capture Cup Trophy By
Scoring 20 POmtS-CentraI Lands Soho
Iastic Laurels, Nth B. &. G. Second.
BY WILLIAM PEET.

with cheering thousands filling every
seat and crowdins the standing room,
athletes striving for honors
in a card OF fast events. pretty girls by
the score applaudins Their fayorites, and
d band blaring in the gallery. the George
Washington University Athletic assoc.a-
ton held lis third indoor games at Con-
yenJion Han laet nisht
From 80 O'Clock, when the first
starters pistol flashed, until nearly mid
night. the big crowd was on its feet most
OF the time There was nor moment
that wasn't flied with excitement one
sensational event after another kept the
spectators constantly in a hubbLb, and
never did their interest lag.
When the scholastic uoyices were called
To- their marks iu the first race. fifty
yard dash. the crowd was rather thin.
but before the games were vel under way
the stands were getting crowded, and by
the time the big events started every cor
ner Of the huge nail had its quota of yell
ing people.
Cornell and the University of Virginia,
with two Of the swiftesJ relay teams
thar ever fought out mile race .n Wash
ington. furnished the banner event Of the
LONG card. The Ithaoaus broke the tape,
bur Virginia fought them every yard,
and. with excitement at feVered pitch.
Lynch, their crack quarter-miler. flashed
across the line not five feet ahead of
stanton. running last for the Orange
and Blue team
George Washington trimmed Richmond
College ina another hesrt-break.ng race
gill and TAYLOR ran almost together
through the third quarter and Bayiey
pulled the race out OF the FIRE boy i've
Yards in fast time
Central Captures Cup
Coach Bill Foley's Central High school
athletes. Who vefa supposed to Doe in
poor shape. owing 10 late start 30 train
ing. captured the handsome silver cup
trophy for tire school winning the most
points. Tile O street lads rolled up z
points against I5 for Baltimore City col
| lege. their nearest competitor
1 The collegiate cup trophy against went
10 Virginia 10y a big margin. with Johns
Hopkins. and the Baltimore Y. NJ. &. A
tied for second place honors in the point
/ winning
A new scheo.boy sta- flashed last night
/ In NordEnger. Of Business. who cleaned
: up in the first event. the hfU-yard scho-
Iastic novice
/ Jack Sterrett showed that BE had not
/ gone back Iu his poie-vaultius form. foi
( he won the event rather easily
! one Of the prettlest relay races of the
evening was the tnree-eornered event he
tween Western High school, District M
tional Guard. and the Maryland Agricul-
tural College To tue outsider il woui,
/ appear as il these teams we poorly
matched bvt Western came so near Hin
ming that the event was not determine,
until the home stretch when Burns spe,
past Pratt 10y s-aut half-Jozsn feet
GOoch. OF Virginia. won the 50-yar,
Dash open handicap and Todd, also wear
ing Virginia Coiors. carried of the opeI
novice 5g-yard dash. with Stills. another
Charlottesville Spriuter. second Lar1
Martin Virginia = champion hurdler. wor
the 1-yard hurdles with ease. with HolH
day. of Virginia. second, BUdick. of IN,
University of Pennsylvania, won the higi
jump, and incidentally equaled the Souu
Atlantic record with a jump OF six Zee
fat HORROR. Of Johns Hopkins. pushe,
| him close. going over the bar ar hve fee
eleven inches
Crowd Gets Excited.
The Virginia Cornell relay came late