Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-18
LOCAL MEN FIRST IN
CROSS-COUNTRY RUN
Washington Club Wins Team
Trophy and Local Men Are
First and Second.

Local men were to the front in every
department of the cross-country run
given yesterday by the Washington Cross
Country Club. The local distance or
ganization Won the handsome team tro-
ply offered fo- the team scoring the
! least number OF points, while The first
two individuals to finish were Washing
ton boys-JohR G. Stecker and W. II.
/ Scbofieid. Stecker won the race in good
time after starting from scratch 100 yards
behind the last man--John X. Kelly OF
the Baltimore Cross Country Club. The
| 6S minutes and 10 seconds which it took
him to cover the ten-mile course was
very good time-better. i'm fact than is
generally the case in long-distance runs
held in this section. Schofeld, running
with three minutes handicap on Stecker.
came In second just l minute D. seconds
behind the winner.
Before the start of the race. when Il
was found that John y. Kelly OF the
Baltimore Cross Country Club had 40
seconds handicap on Stecker. il was
thought that he would be almost a sure
winner. but the long iope into which
the Washington boy jumped before the
! race was hardly begun dispelled that
race was half over he had covered the
handicap on every man and was In the
lead. After that there was never a.
doubt. that he would be the winner.
Schofeld also ran an excellent race.
He showed that he has lots of stamina
and with a little better judgment in his
pace will make good man.
The Washington Cross Country Club
had little trouble annexing the trophy
fer the team winning the race. II had
its nearest competitor bea ten by about
thirty points. The other clubs were
hardly in the running as far the
chance for the point trophy was con-
cerned
Kelly WAS the first Baltimore Cross
Country. Club man to finish; lie failed
minute and thirty seconds behind the
leader at the finish.
Elphnstone. the south Atlantic cross
country champion, and also of the Balu-
mere Cross Country Club. was on hand
and ready to run. but was not allowed to
compete. owing to the fact that his entry
was not received in time. He was anxious
to enter, as he realized that without him
his club did not have much chance to win
the team trophy. He was a much disap-
pointed man when he was informed that
he would not be allowed to run.
Another race will probably be held in
the near future by the club. the first
being such a success that the sport Will
be taken up and fostered during the en-
tire year. The summaries:
Won by John G. Stacker of W.. G. A. A.
field of ". G: c: c. % minutes handicap; time.
Sam. s2s. Third, ]. =: Kelly. Baltimore c. c.
Keane. Memorial A. G.. Is minutes: time ssm.
AIS. Fifth. II. G. Hulnsh. W. c. C. c. Gm.
50s.l: time. 65m. 21s. Sixth. Ralph w St
Martin. Fifth Regiment A. Z. f2m. {5s.l; time,
65m. 2ss; Seventh. J. ID. Bolse. ": C. C. q.
t2m. 1851; time. 65m. .J0s. Eighth. w. Curiey,
W. c. C. c. (3m. 1os.); time. 6Gm. Is. Ninth,
J. l.. Clifford, Hamilton Cross c. c. % minutcs,:
time. ssn. Is. Tenth. J. :. Campbell Me-
enth c. w Holland. w. CO c. c. t2m. 20s.};
time. 6sm. AS. Twelfth. Thomas George. Bal.
timore e. C. c. en-. 1os.p: time. 66m. SIS. =.
J. Beller ". C. c. e. t2m. $751;: time. 6sm.
los. Il. Reeves. Standard 4. {. t3m. ies.);
time. 6sm. 20s.
OficiaIs-I. +. Critic honorary referee; W. @.
Stuart of Washington. y. NJ. c. A.. referee.
Jmdges-Messrs W. II. Hudson. Business High
school Curiey Byrd. c.. u; David T. GIassbcrg
and Charles c. Holland. W. c. c. c. Timers
w. c. Thatcher. w. q. 4. a.: Capt. C. klscns
Edwards. District National Guard; W. 7. Bowie.
w. c. c. c. Clerk Of course-G. U. Dreseher.
W. C. c. {. Starter-C. +. Beckett, Y. VI. &.
A. Scorers--H. II. Davis. w. {. c. c.. and II.
Fiddesop, w. {. c. G.