The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-25

Richmond College. 81 Blues. 50.
ihat tells the story Of how close
was the fight for supremacy in the first
indoor track meet to be given by the
iicnmond Light Infantry Blues. But
Is doesn't tell the story Of the enthuS-
iasm which prevailed, nor of the good
races which the athletes representing
the two contestants put up.
i There may have been bigger and
better meets held in Richmond. In
fact there have been such, but there
has never been meet in which the
rivalry was so keen or which attract
ed more splendid audience. The
;'rmory was packed. That's the only
way to express 1t. Around tn. track
which has been laid off In the big drill
nall. the crowd was lined Upstairs
in the assembly hall there was nor
hrea thing room III the corridors, on
the steps. In the dressing rooms. and.
In fact. in every available nook anc
Granny the people watched and yelled
and enjoyed themselves. while several
hundred were turned away because
there WAS absolutely no place to put
them.
uaic Great showing.
The Blues need feel no shame at rav-
ing lost the meet. They made great
showing against athletes who nave
necn under careful training for weeks
Tn the field events the mllitiamen were
supreme. winning every such event. On
The track, they failed to measure III,
10 the standard Of the collcgians. due
largely TO lack Of condition Yet de-
spite this fact they won the 45-yard
hurdle
Unnucstionably the feature event or
the meet vas Tie relay races. be-
tween the mdgcts from the grammar
schools These tiny youngsters raced
around the track like veterans anu
IA i,a. ~
By the snurts of speed developed at
various stages Central School won
the race and the youngsters were as
proud Of their victory as tho proven
1 bal peacock.
/ Vaughan Great Hummer.
| Next 10 the midget relays came the
mile run As predicted in these col
ulnns. tho race wis between Vaughan
/ OF Richmond College and Waddill. OF
{! tho Blues though there were two
/ other entrants. These two could not
| stand tho GAIT and quit in the tent.
! lap. Waddili ran pretty race, blu,
was no match for Vaughan, who is o
youngster with great promise as &
middle distance runner. Hts time
was not fast. but he was a good half
| lap in the lead, and running easy at
the finish
| Not only did ne win the mile run
but in the half-mie run he repeated
the performance. setting such a pace
as to Wear down Naddill. who quit
on IN last lap after making a great
squirt Vaughan IS destined to become
track star if he keeps al it.
| The only thing which could posi-
| bly, have been construed as an unpleas-
Ont occurrence came ir the 6o0-yard
| run, when Gary. who was running a
! great race, foulad the man in front o,
| him. being disqualified. While 1t was
unintcntional, II was clearly Il foul
and the referee had little hesitancy il
"ronouncing II.
! EXceptinE IN nc spirits no fast time
was made The track was slow, a
start being .lifticult to secure hecause
Of the sl'prcry condition Of the floor
High School Nuna Alone.
Much adverse comment was heard
because OF the refusal on the part OF
Richmond Academy and McGuire's &c
put teams in the field. AS 1t was, ir
the scholastic events John Marshall
High School had no opponent and went
through the events largely for prac-
tice They have Il great track team
ut the high school. and the speed OF
COSBY and Wallcrstcin and King was
probably the answer to the refusal or
inc part Of their natural opponents.
The relay race between the Blues
md the College was rather tame
Gary, who led off for the College, gave
the race TO Wilson, who fo1lOWe. HIN
with Il good lead. WilaOn increased
this lead. and Strothcr opened the gar
wider. while Taylor finish a good forts
| yards ahead Of ,urkc, the last runner
for the soldiers
WIS II Stirring SIccess.
u II was truly great meet. 1"a'he