Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-05
Points Scored by Teams
in Last Nights Meet

last night by the George Washington I'M
versity was undoubtedly the most sue
cessful event of the kind that has ever
been sanctioned by the Buff and Blas
school. While there was not a galaxy
Ct world beaters entered in the events.
there was some Of the best talent in the
middle Atlantic states in competition.
The University OF Virginia won the
point trophy for the most points scored.
The southerners were not touted as being
in the running. but there were few events
In which they were entered that they
did not score a point two. Johns
Hopkins was second. City College OF
Baltimore beat out Central High OF this
city for the interscholastic point trophy.
The feature of the evening was the big
2, 4O-yard race between the University
of Pennsylvania and Swarthmore Ths
first two Penn men ran well and gave
the third Red and Blue man about -
yards lead, but Hess of Swarthmore ran
one OF the most brilliant races of tho
evening, and gave Bradford, his team
mate, a lead of about ten yards. From
the start Bradford cut out fast pace,
and it was plain that the last Penn run
ner had no chance to catch the flying
man in front of him. The Quaker finished
ished a good - yards in front OF his man.
There was q dispute before the race, AMI
1t was thought at one time that the event
would not be run, but the differences
were settled.
Business Is Late.
In the interscholast;c relay race tie
Business team was unfortunate enouH
to get left out. The Stenographers dill
not appear on time for the event, and IL
was run of without them. Western Higl
and Technical were the two contestants,
the former four having a walkaway.
Holden took the lead on the jump anil
the Red and White aggregation was
never headed. Western presented a team
that was composed entirely of green men,
There was but one man on the Tech four
who ever ran before.
The shot-put record in the South At
lantic Association was broken by
Dingan Of John Hopkins. He placed the
iron ball forty-nine feet ten inches in
an exhibition after he had won the
contest with a put of little over
forty-eight feet. The new acquisition
to the Hopkins weight squad comes
from the Pacific coast. 9f#
Western High School had three teams
that they were too large for the class
in which they were running. The 4. n
u officials were on the job and dis
qualified several men who were not
the whole Richmond Cox
lege relay team falling under the ban.
Several individuals were also sent of
the floor for the same reason. .5a.l9Ia
On the whole the meet was well con-
Quoted affair. The oinc'ais attendei
strictly TO their duties and Were fear
less In giving their decisions Wien dis
putes were started in regard to the df-
ierent points that came UP.
There was hardly race In which the
finish did not give cause for great deal
Of enthusiasm among he supporters Of
the different clubs and schools. Several
times the spectators rose to their feet
to cheer a winner after a game squirt. in
which he had overcome a big handicap
and was finishing i'm front.
rhe first events on the program We're
the 5a-yard dashes. scholastic and novice.
The heats were run off in fine style.
There was some delay over the lock of \
n a ring gun and the heats of these two
events were run off by calling The word
go
The heats OF the open handicap fifty
we're run in fast time. The semi-finas
anne off Immediately after. The final
# the novice 50-yard dash was won by
steinback of the Central y. NJ {. A. in
six seconds nat Galloway was second
imore City College took the final of the
scholastic event. The final of the open
,o-yard dash went to Harris of Virginia,
With GreenburG OF Maryland Agricultural
College second and Fisher Of Central
It was expected that the 5o-yard hurdles.
cholas would go to Hunt of Central
3aitimore City College in As seconds.
The open handicap hurdles were won by
Norton of J. H. W.. with Timanus OF
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