Evening star., 1911-05-28
KING INJURIES LEG
Washington Grove Man
Strains Muscles.
ALL LOCAL MEN FAIL
Not Single Washington Man Wins
First Place in Y. NJ. C. A.
Meet.
Special Dispatch 70 The star.

Special Dispatch TO The star.
BALTIMORE, Md. May 27.-while at
tempting to better his own South Atlantic
mark in the broad jump In the sixteenth
annual set OF field and track games
under the auspices of the Baltimore Cen
trail Y. NJ. c. A.. at Patterson Park here
today, Charles King OF the Washington
Grove Athletic Association OF Washing
ton sustained an injury to his left leg
that may keep him out OF sports for
an indefinite period.
King had already registered an ex-
cellent leap of twenty-one feet three
inches In his initial attempt over the
pit and in so doing exhibited form that
provoked applause from the large crowd
present. On his second attempt a spike
on his shoe caught firmly in the take-off
board and caused him TO wrench his leg,
throwing him headlong into the pit He
was carried of the field by a number
of ofiicials and received attention from
a physician who happened to be among
the spectators. A hurried examination
revealed the fact that the muscles OF
the thigh were badly torn. King was
advised to see a physician In Washing
ton tomorrow in order to determine the
exact nature Of the injury.
Local Athletes Fail.
For the first time in many years Wash.
ington athletes failed to figure prominent
ly In the events on the program. Wash
ington Grove Athletic Association was
represented by a half dozen athletes
and OF these but one figured among the
point winners. H. S. Weidman copned
third place In the novice high jump, with
a leap Of five feet two inches.
In the high jump. Marshall Lowe of
the Friends School OF Washington. who
represented Washington Grove, for the
nrst time failed to place. He was put
on scratch by the Handicapped along with
Horrox of Johns Hopkins University and
Gerald Connolly. present South Atlantic
record holder. for the high jump. Lowe
cleared the bar at five feet eight inches.
but because Of the liberal handicaps
awarded other contestants failed to place
In the pole vault Weidman of Washing
ton Grove cleared the bar at close TO
ten feet. but also fell victim to the handi-
caps.
w. c. Howard. the Canadian runner.
c. A. OF Baltimore. lowered the South
Atlantic mark for the mile in the fea-
ture event Of the afternoons card. He
pegotiated the distance. from scratch
in four minutes and thirty-four seconds.
as against four minutes thirty-six two
ffths seconds. the former record ac-
credited Fred Lee, captain of the Johns
Hopkins track squad.
Baltimore Central 7. NJ. c. A. carried
or the point trophy. with forty-two. az
against twenty-nine for Hopkins, iu
closest opponent.
One mile run-won by Howard. Baltimore Cen-
tral 7. NJ. @. A.: second. O. A. Roberts, Wal.
brook Athletic Club: third. Q. J. Horn. cress
Country Club. Time. minutes 81 seconds.
l0oyard dash. open handicap-Won By H. u
Wagner. Johns Hopkins. l foot; second. q. !
Brockman. unattached. scratch; third. Brown.
Johns Hopkins. 8 feet. Time. 1000 seconds.
440yard dash. novice-won by O. A. wella
johns S SAopsiHs; second, z; Pssrce Gross coys-
'1 Iiss. slrS s. s second. Nd hisser ass central
2eo-ysrd dash. novioe-won BY =. B: AllisoA
S1S Gd 0 snmss sosa. Hsc
kins University. Time. 2s.OS seconds:
s2o.y;Td dash, Spen.Won By W. n, s.s.1
Galloway. S. Baltimore City College. Tsims. .
Ss0-yard ruA-won By J. B. Brown. Johns
Hopkin; University, Y yards; second w vs,.e 9.
r. e. catlin. Johns Hopkins University. Time.
minutes 4 seconds.
Thresmils ru9mwon By Elpninsss1e BaltimCre n,IYs,
ces. % country l cu iao = Yard. Tine.
440-yard dash. open handicap-won By Leo
A. Wiley, unattached 10 yards: second, III +.
Mathews Baltimore Cross Country Club: third.
w. n. Roberts, 8 yards. Cross Country Club.
Time. 55 seconds.
Pole vauit-won by G. HORROR, Johns Hopkins
University. scratch: second. H. Ward. Baltimore
Central Y. NJ. G. A., inches; third. Leo Wiley,
Central Y. NJ @. A.. 9 inches. Height. 10 feet
inches. -.
Open high jump-won by c. A. Gaibor. Balti-
more Y NJ c. A., inches: second II: u.
Ward, Central Y. NJ. C. A.. 2h inches; third.
III. Thierauf, ST. Andrews School. Height, .
feet 8 inches. ,,,,
Novice high jump-won by Galloway. Baiti-
more City College,: second. Gaibor, Cenuai !.
N. c. A.: third, weiiman. Washington Grove
Athletic Association. Height. . feet inches.
Running broad jump-Won by Tmanus; Cen
traI Y. N. @. A. 2 feet 1 inch; second. Horros,
Johns Hopkins University, scratch; third Mara ,
feet inches. - rn.
Honkins University, scratch; second, Gansier.
Baltimore Athletic Club. :: feet 10 in.hes'
third Timanus Baltimore Y. NJ. Q. A., o feet.
Distance, 40 feet ~ inches