The Washington herald., 1911-02-05
POLE VAULTER BREAKS LEG
IN THE HATCHETITES' MEET
George Washington Star Victim of Unfortunate Ac.
cident Virginia Wins, Johns Hopkins Second
By WILLIAM PEET.

HoOAI thS past -" SSoiS, S"Sps
everything before them, capturing the
major prize. handsome sterling silver
loving cup. and showing up strongly in
almost every event
Johns Hopkins, of Baltimore. ran sec
ond. landing 10 paints, and while the
Monumental City CRACKS did not uncover
any dark horses. as had been predicted.
they showed that they are to be feared
in future indoor carnivals around these
diSgings.
In referring to the meet as an eventful
one, a few of the incidents should be
chronicied-. First Of all. George Wash
his right leg just above the ankle and had
to be taken to the hospital.
The accident was a peculiar one. Die
ners hands slipped while he was in mid
air and he fell with a crash to the take
off block directly under the bars. Diener
captured second place in this event. the
only three points credited to the Hatch
cities
Pistol Fails to Work.
There was considerable confusion at
the opening of the meet when Starter
Mulligan found that the cartridges would
not fit his pistol. and while waiting for
fresh supply had to start the sprinters
by voice.
Pennsylvania's relay team. a two-miIe
bunch. refused to run against Swarth-
more in a one-mile event, or, rather, the
Swarthrnore boys refused to run Pennsy.
and after considerable wrangling a COM
promise was effected, and the distance
shortened to 800 yards.
The Richmond College relay team,
scheduled to meet the Maryland Aggies
were not allowed to compete. as the
Southerners had not placed their registry
marks on their entrance blanks.
In the high school relay Western wal
loped Tech by a substantial margin
Business Highs crack quartet was en-
tered, but did not hear the announcer
and failed to show up in time to run
This was sad blow to the Stenograph-
ers. as they had counted on winning.
A number of the relay races were close
and exciting, and one record was broken,
the shot-put. Dingan set a new South
Atlantic mark by slamming the weight
10 feet 10 inches.
local athletes. while Baltimore City Col
lege carried off the schoolboy honorS
for Baltimore.
The Virginia Polytechnic Institute took
George Washington's measure by good
sized margin, and in the compromise
match Swarthmore defeated Pennsylvania
after a hard struggle.
Manager Harold Keats deserves a lot
of credit for the hard work he put into
the affair. Single-handed, he did virtually
all of the labor. and announced last night
that the management came out on the
right side of ledger, something never be-
fore accomplished tv ~ affair under the
auspices of George Washington Univer-
sity.
The Meet i'm Detail.
The 50-yard scholastic event, one of
the features of the evening. narrowed
down to White. Smith, Patterson. and
Crane. By magnificent burst of speed
Patterson, running under the colors OF
the Baltimore City College, barely nosed
out Smith, the Tome flyer. winning the
event in the remarkably fast time of
o:5 As. White, of Woodberry Forest, got
third place.
Next on the programme was the fifty
yard novice race, in which were forty
two starters, which necessitated dividing
the event into seven heats. In the finals
R. Steinbach, of the c. Y. M. C. A,
got the decision over Galloway, of the
prettiest finishes ever witnessed in a race
of its kind. His time was s seconds fiat.
Harris. of Virginia. was the victor i'm
the 5O-yard open handicap event, coming
abreast of the tape in 6 seconds fiat,
closely pushed by Sweensburg. of the
Maryland Agricultural College. with
Fisher. of the Washington Central High
School. third.
The 5o-yard scholastic hurdle race was
a spirited affair. C. Hunt, the Central
High School star. was OF to a good start
at the crack Of the pistol. but c. r. Bean,
Of the B. c. c.. nosed the Washington
timber topper out of the premier honors
by a pretty burst of speed. the distance
separating the two being hardly discern
ible by those in the audience. Hunt
came out second, and Tappan, of Johns
Hopkins. was a good third. The time was
6 seconds.
Horrax, Of Johns Hopkins, easily won
the 5o-yard hurdle open handicap. G.
Timanus. Of the Central Y NJ. C.. A.,
was second, and W. N. Harris, of the
University Of Virginia. was third. The
time was 0:6 is.
RawlinEs' Speed Wins Race.
The eleventh event on the programme
was the one-mile relay race between the
fremont Athletic Club and the Fifth
Regiment Athletic Club The Baltimore
Central Y. N. c. A. failed to present
full team on the floor and defaulted
Hughes, the first man on the Fifth
Regiment Athletic Club quartet. got the
jump on his opponent and gave the
second man on the Fifth Regiment Ath-
letic Club q substantial lead of thirty
yards. The visiting quartet kept this
ead for time. but Rawlings -Tremont's
third man. cut down the lead steadily
and by tremendous effort overlook his
rival and came in ten yards ahead. This
lead was held until the end Of the race.
The fremont Athletic Club winning by
half lap amid the cheers Of the throng.
The 1.0oo-yard open handicap was next
n order. OF the fifteen men who toed
he line only seven remained to the end,
:. L. Williams. Of the University OF vir-
Iinia. taking the event In the good time
II 2:6l ~. q. c. Bacon. OF the Balti- |
more City College. was second. and Brig
nam. Of Virginia, was third
The relay race between the Washing- |
'np Cross Country Club and The TTemont