Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
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But Orange and Blue Team Is
Disqualified for Foul in
First Relay.
GEORGETOWN WINS MEET
BY SCORING % POINTS
Jones of Cornell Runs Great
Race in MiIe-Meet Most
Successful Yet Held.
GEORGETOWN HEADS
SCORES BY FIVE POINTS
By II. c. BYRD.
Virginia.!

Again the relay team representing
Georgetown in the annual mile race
between the two universities failed to
take the measure Of the one wearing
the Orange and Blue colors. But it
was not by the wide margin that IL
has defeated the local schools in the
past two or three years that Virginia
won last night, in what was unques-
tionably the most successful meet that
has ever been held on floor in this
city. Unfortunately Virginia was disquai-
flied after the race, thus losing a Well
earned victory on what should be lem
iently called a technicality. Georgetown
presented the strongest aggregation OF
runners that II has placed on the floor In
years, and the race they ran against their
old rivals is deserving of much favorable
commentator.
When the Georgetown and Virginia
teams went out to meet In what was
thought would be the closest race in
years there was a general hush in antici-
patton of the close event that was ex-
pected. Huzzas greeted the two teams
and then silence as the two men who
were to run first got down on their
marks. Todd of Virginia was down On
the mark to cover the first three laps
against Eller Of Georgetown. Eller had
the pole, and when the gun was fired
both men broke to an even start. On
the first curve Todd dropped In behind
Filler and stayed there, although run
ming the Georgetown man hard until the
end of the second lap. where he took
the lead. and from that time on grad
ually opened up a gap of about ten yards.
Briggs, who started for Virginia after
Fr-I.l
of Georgetown. The former Business
High boy cut out a fast pace on the third
lap after merely trying to hold his own
on the first two and closed up about
eight yards of the distance. Guy of vir-
We're next on the floor.
Guy cut out fast pace from the start
and ran exceptionally WELL Landon
closed up some Of the distance on the
first two laps, but lost it on the last
straightaway. and the former Western
High lad finished with about the same
lead that he started. When Cooke start
ed the last relay for Virginia with about
eight yards on Chapman. who ran last
for Georgetown, it was practically as
sured that, barring accident, Virginia
would win. Cooke is one of the best
quarter milers in the south and there
was not much chance for Chapman to
though he Is Chapman ran a fine race
and made up a little of the handicap
that Cooke had on him at the start.
The race for the southern championship
was exceptionally well run and the Vir-
ginia four won in the same time as did
the one from Cornell. 1t was generally
expected that Virginia would win by a
short margin and that was exactly
what it did. 1t showed Just about the
advantage over Georgetown that was
considered likely before the event was
started.
After the race there was a protest
against the Virginia victory. IT being
held that Todd, who ran first for the
Orange and Blue four. had stepped inside
the track while running a straightway.
The protest was sustained by the ofhcfals
of the meet. The conditions under which
the protest was made and which caused
it came i'm the first relay Eler had the
pole on Todd, and the Virginia man was
making every effort to pass the Blue and
Gray sprinter Todd would gain on
Eller until the curve was reached and
when. passed him in stretch it was
claimed that he stepped inside.
Yale-Princetoa Race Close.
Contrary to what has generally been
the case the Yale two-mle team failed
to run away with the Princeton four.
From the time the first two men started
there was never more than four yards
difference in the runners, and In the hnal
stretch was where the Dark Blue. team,
won out by a margin of net more than
foot. The first Princeton man had
the lead and held IL for four laps OF the
six. but the Yale man sprinted and took
the pole. Sawyer, who ran second for
the Orange and Black, regained the lead
and Princeton held 1t until the final
stretch. Platt who ran last for Yale.
did some of the headiest work of the
evening. Keeping just behind his man, he
ran cool race and waited until he
reached the last thirty yards before at
tempting to pass his opponent. He won
the event by the narrow margin of a
foot
Though Georgetown in reality lost tho
relay race 1t did accomplish something
of which ii should justly feel proud
winning the point trophy for its own
meet The Blue and Gray men did well
in all the events, and the fact that they
scored % points in the open contest
against some of the best talent in the
country shows what they deserve in the
way Of credit. Eller and Costello were
the chief point winners for the Blue and
Gray, the former scoring well In the
dashes and the hurdles and the latter
winning the pole vault. A Virginia man
really won the pole vault. but his handi-
cap was changed on the floor and Cos
tello got the place.
against the Carlisle Indian four in rather
chance to win the event from the Ith-
CONTINUED on Third Pago1