The Washington herald., 1911-02-05
HOW POINTS WERE DIVIDED.

A. c. was won in easy fashion by the
latter. Time, 2:4l.
There were thirty-six starters in the
60O-yard novice event. This race by far
was the prettiest and closest of the long
distance events of the evening. although
the race was considerably marred by nu-
merous falls due to the slippery condition
of the floor and the large number of
entries.
w. Roberts. of the 3. G. c. G.. jumped
into the lead at the beginning. closely fol-
lowed by W. S. Rembaugh, of the Uni
versity of Virginia: Rohrer, of Tome In
stitute. and NJ. A. Plunkett, of the Uni
versity of Virginia. First one and then
THE other took the lead, until the final lap
was reached. Then it was that Roberts.
of the 3. c. c. c., showed his real form
by forging to the front and winning out
with inches only separating him and
PIunkett. of Virginia.
The fifteenth event Was a l,20O-yard
relay race between the fremont \. c.
and the Y. NJ. c. A. juniors. The Y. NJ.
c. \. lads kept the lead until near the
end, when Grace came up from behind
and recovered the lead, which was never
once lost, the fremont \. c. quartet
taking the event in the time of s:a 1-o-
The winning team was composed of Ga-
sier, Stentz, Parsons, and Grace.
Virginia Captures Mile Run.
The one mile open handicap, another
feature Of the evenings enjoyment. was
won by George w. Boyle, of the Uni
versity of Virginia. after one of the
most grueling struggles ever witnessed
at Convention Hall. H McAlpine, of the
n. c. s., got off into the lead, which
he held on to until the last lap, only
to be passed by Boyle. Lee j. Corridor,
of the Catholic University, was third.
Time, 4:SS.
The one mile relay race for the cham
pionship of the Washington high schools
turned out to be an exciting affair be-
tween Western High School and Tech
nical High School. Business High not
running as expected on account of a
slight mixup in the order of the events
Holden, running first for Western. took
the lead at the beginning of the race,
which was never recovered by the Tech
nical quartet although both Thrall and
Offut put up a mighty gritty race, under
trying conditions. as their team was
nearly half lap in the rear The menu
bers of the winning team were Holden,
G. Villegas. Shoemaker, and Villegas.
The time was 4:1S Is.
The st. Andrews School, of Baltimore,
won from the Western High School
midgets, because the latter team did not
conform to rules in the matter of weight.
The two-mile open handicap run was
won by j. Stecher, representing the
Washington Grove A. A. Reside. Of
JohnsHopkins, was good second, while
The time was 1910.
By the magnificent running of Helnut.
of Technical High School, the Seventh
street and Rhode Island avenue quartet
won out over the Twining A. c. in \
pretty finish. Time, D 2-5 seconds. The
members of the winning combination
We're Helmut, Felt, Bartle, and Lock-
wood.
The Washington Barracks relay team
won out over the Fort Washington and
Fort Myer runners in a pretty race.
Closely following this event on the
the B. c. Y NJ. c. A. defeat-
ed the 3. c. c. c. in spirited tussle by
a small margin. The following men COM
posed the winning team: De Iauney.
McCarll. Brown. and Howard. The time
was 9:1S 10 seconds.
One Of the Features.
The SSo-yard open handicap developed
into one of the prettiest affairs during
the evening. FIRST one man and then
the other would take the lead. only to.
hold it for little while. Robert Waller.
stein. Of the University of Virginia, cap
turing the event from his running mate.
Rembough. also of Virginia. BY a scant
half foot. G. Law. of the Washington
Y. M. c. A. was third. The time was
2:o6
While the dashes and the Iong-distance
runs were being held. the pole valuters
and shot putters were in operation on,
the other side Of the hall In the latter
Degnan, of Hopkins. broke the South
Atlantic record with q mighty put Of -
feet 10 inches. Cook, Of Virginia, was
second, and Orme. Of the WASHINGTON
Y. M. c. A., was third
In the pole vault Curtis was the victor
N a handicap of a foot over his rival,
sterrett, Of the Washington Grove A. A..
With q jump Of eleven feet. Diener, Of
George Washington University. was sec
Curtis, OF Tome. also won the high
ump with comparative ease from q good
ield. with a jump of five feet six inches.
1orrax. of Johns Hopkins. was second,
md Ward. of the B. Y. NJ. C. A., third.
The last two events Of the evening wero
he two relay races between v. p l. ana
ieorge Washington University George
took the lead from the be-
,inning. but lost II when Bailey fell ON
attempting to take q turn. and before ha
ould regain his feet the ". p. l. man was
90 far in the lead to be overtaken,
'She members Of tho winning team wsso
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