The Washington times., 1910-03-13
District Men Tie for Point
Trophy in Baltimore
Games.
PROTEST LODGED
AGAINST R. GILL
Seven Less Than Eleven Hundred
Athletes on the
Card.

Twenty-three well earned prizes are to-
day owned by athletes OF this city, and
the Washington Y. NJ. CA. is tied with the
Carlisle Indians for the point Of trophy
as a result of the joint games OF Johns
Hopkins and Fifth Regiment. in Balti-
more. last night.
Numerically the meet was the most
pretentious field and track affair ever
held in these parts When the games
committee made its report it showed
that the entry list tailed up 1903. and
while the quality Of entrants was be
low the standard set by Georgetown at
Convention Han a week ago. there was
nothing lacking in the matter Of cOmpe-
titiOn Every event on the program was
so well filled that the finishes we're
almost invariably close and exciting.
But two relay victories-both by the
fremont teams-were scored by Wash
ington, but the Washington Grove
Athletic Association four in its
race with the McColloh Athletic Club
figured in the most stirring event Of the
evening.
From scratch to tape there was never
more than two strides separating the
teams When SmithsOn turned over the
going TO King on the last relief the
teams were on even terms. but in the
fight to the finish the Baltimore man
proved his superiority. and was a victor
by inches
The unanimity of opinion among those
who have been following Maryland
meets for years was that the relay was
the best ever decided in Fifth Regiment
ArmOry.
Washington swept the boards IN two
events-the half rile championship and
the 0uarter-mile scholastic.
No matter how successful a meet may
be-. there are little troubles that arc
bound To bob up on the generally
smooth waters Last nights gathering
was no exception, and while most or
the questions that came mp TO Referee
Thompson for decision wee sUumarily
dealt with, one holds over. and il is The
most serious OF all complaints of tae
meet.
1t concerns the protesting OF Royal
Gill. the crack sPrlnter. VINO skipped
of with first place in the 1o0-y2rd open
and T0J-yard South Atlantic champion
ship dashes, in addition 20 taking third
place in the 220-yard open The protest
against gill is lodged on the allegation
that at the recent Federal games at
, Convention Hall he represented the
MerCersburS Academy, WEile last night
ne was running IN the COlOrs OF the
Mary land Athletic Club.
The A A. L. rules are specific on the
point that man representing his school
or college on one occasion must con
tinue 20 do so throughout the schO-
laStic year Referee Thompson would
give no decision in the matter last night
but viii look up the details Of the case
Should tho protest be sustained, Rider,
OF st. Johns college, would become the
winner Of the l0J-yard open. and King,
.Of the Washington Grove, would assume
the first place IN the im-yard champion
ship dash
DouEherty. Of GEORGETOWN. qualified
Tor the 1o0-yarls championship dash.
but was beaten IN the finals
Fort Myer sent a hefty looking quar-
tet over for the open military relay, but
they found the pace SGT by the Mary
lana and District militIameu a rifle too
fast. The Baltimore soldiers led from
the crack OF the gun and won without
great difficulty
There were ffty-three entries in the
half-milc event and the race was close
to the last fifty yards. In the squirt
Young. of the 7. NJ. G. A. drew away.
and watts, OF Georgetown, got third
place.
In the open hurdles Gilbert Hunt. Of
Central High. worked through the
trials and aUted I'm the finals, but was
unplaced.
TAFT. the Canadian champion, gave a
real imitation Of how a mile should be
run He gradually moved down prob
ably the largest crowd that has ever
started in a distance race in this sec
ton and showed such a burst or speed