Franklin's paper the statesman., 1911-04-15
Howard University Easily Defeats
Alpha Physical Culture Club.
CROWDS CHEER FAyoRl1Es.
College and Public School Sprinters
Clash In Largest and Most Complete
Tryout Ever Witnessed In Washing
ton-List Of the Twenty Events and
Those Who Participated.
BY OLIVER RANDOLPH.

and the Public Schools Athletic league
the largest and most complete athletic
meet that was ever held among col
ored athletes took place in Convention
hall recently.
Nearly 1000 spectators filed the long
tiers of seats that encircled the scene
of the contests. There were twenty
events. in which over $50 contestants
participated. Throughout the evening
enthusiasm ran high. The sight of the
fleet runners speeding over the course.
the sounds of songs. the echo of col
lege yells. the crack of the starters
pistol-in fact. the very atmosphere
was full OF inspiration.
In the vast audience could be seen
some of Washington's most prominent
people. Educators. public officials. pro-
fessiona and business men. There
were also present good representa-
ton of the feminine sex. For the
smart set" the affair was an occasion
for the display of some fashionable
gowns. One could see here and there
some OF the latest creations in hats
and dresses. Edward B. Henderson.
school Athletic league. was manager
of the meet.
Howard and Alpha Teams Lock Horns
The premier event OF the evening
was the relay race between the How
ard university and the New York as
sociation one mile teams. IL was ex-
pected that the former would win. but
a., "a nor
was not n chance for any of the How
ard runners to finish in front of his
man For the first two lap of the
first relay the Howard man held his
own and at one time led his pponent
but in the last stretch he became weak
aad finished at least fifteen yards be
hind his man. The next two men who
ran for the New York association in
creased the lead about five yards to a
man. When Gray. the former Am
herst college man. took up the running
for Howard. he was forty yards be
hind. but he ran an excellent race and
made up more than two-thirds of the
distance.
The relay race for the championship
of the colored high schools was Won
by the Armstrong Technical school.
with Howard academy second. The
Armstrong men ran away with the
race from the start, leaving second
place to be fought for by the NJ Street
high and Howard academy. The time
was minutes 10 10 seconds. which
was very good.
The mile open handicap was a well
run event. and while the time made
was not fast the contestants finished
well together. Warf OF Armstrong
Technical school was first. Quarles OF
Howard academy second and Goines
OF NJ Street high third. The time was
slow. the distance being done in only
= minutes II 3-5 seconds.
The basketball game between the
Howard university and the AlphF
Physical Culture club of New York was
one OF the features OF the meet. How
srd clearly showed its superiority and
led in the scoring from the start. The
game itself was considerably marred
taken out for the different men. The
final score was Is TO 16.
Elementary and Scholastic Dashes.
The heats of the dashes went of in
good style. there being few bitches in
deciding those who were to compete in
the finals of the sprints. The dashes
to be contested were the fifty yard
elementary. scholastic and open. The
best time made In any heat was six
seconds fat.
The finals of the elementary fifty
yard dash was won by Ford OF Lang
ston school. with Ellis second and Gar
rison third. The time was six and
one-tifth seconds. which was excep
tionnlly fast for tho grade school boys
The nnal of the scholastic fifty was
won by Burwell Of Armstrong in Ave
and three nfth seconds. lie 10 the
champion Of the Interscholastic Ath.
ietic association. Thomas Of Arm
strong was second. with Dis,nond OF
Howard third. The time for this
event was as fast as has ever been
made In any scholastic nifty yard dash
In the country.
Curtis Of Howard university was
frst in the fifty yard open. with the
time of FIVE and four-fifth seconds.
one-flfth of 4 second slower than Bur
well won the scholastic. Coverdale
OF Wissahickon school club won sec
ond honors. while Williams. running
captured the medal for
third place.
The senior relay race for the cham
Of the graded schools was
captured BY Miner school in easy
fashion from Stevens. The second
man for Miner opened up a ten yard
lead. and 1t was gradually increased to
about thirty.
In the eleventh division for the
senior rslay championship of the
schools Cook school won from Mott |