Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
Tech Gets Interscholastic.

by wide margin. 1t was S0-aS-yOu-
please event for Cornell after the first
four laps.
Tech Gets Interscho1astic.
The interscholastic race for the cham
pionship of The District. carded between
Western, Tech, Central and the George
town props, was a well run event. Tech
winning in good time The Tech four ran
second until the second relay, then it
went to the front, but again fell back
and ran second until the last relay, when
Offutt started four yards behind Hamil-
ton.
Hamilton cut out too fast a pace around
the turn and fell heavily. That gave
Offutt of Tech lead that could not pos
sibly be overcome. and also gave Tech the
race. Tech, though, deserves q whole lot
of credit for running the race that 1t did
against the veteran Blue and White run
well. Had not Hamilton fallen, the result
of the race would have been very ques-
tionable one, with the odds in favor of
neither four.
Western High, though entered in the
race against the other schools, did not
run, and was placed in a special event
with Episcopal High School. The Red
and White youngsters ran we'll for the
experience they have had, even though
they were defeated. Episcopal led the
of fifteen yards.
Western High had teams entered in
four races, and won in two of them.
The fremont Athletic Club was run
the closest race of the year by the
Washington Cross. Country Club and won
Club of Philadelphia was poor third.
Thrall, who was last for the WASH
ington Cross Country Club, ran an ex-
cellent race.
Richmond College had an easy time
getting away with the relay race 1t had
scheduled with the st. Johns team.
Western Maryland did not show up for
its race with the Maryland Aggies. and
the Farmers tried to get into the race
with the two mentioned teams, but they
anxious to get another crack at the An
napolis team, but it was denied them.
The big event in which Paul Jones
starred was the mile open. The great
liant races ever seen on local floor.
Starting from scratch behind a big field
he covered the distance in little over
4.31, which was about the best time ever
made on the track.
Jones was hard pressed by Lee of Hop
kins and had to extend himself to the
utmost to keep from being beat out in
the last stretch. There was not more
than a yard between the two men when
they finished. Lee ran a heady race and
stuck right in behind Jones as soon as
the Cornell man had passed him. Elphin-
stone of the Baltimore Cross Country
Club was third.
The 440-yard scholastic race was
close one between Bean of City College
and McDonagh Of the Baltimore Coun-
try School. McDonagh led until the last
stretch, and then was passed by his OPP
ponent.
The individual work of Eller in the open
events was about the best of the evening,
although there We're other merdtorOOuS
performances. The Georgetown man scored
points In each of the dash and hurdle
events that he entered. Fife Of Virginia
did some good work in the 40, as did
Thorpe of Carlisle In the hurdles.
The meet was conducted In splendid
manner. There was not hitch in the
way that 1t was run. The officials de-
serve especial credit for the work they did
in keeping the floor cleared, and in rum
ming off the events.
Mr.. Zappone., who was marshal, at
tended to his duties in fine style and kept
the floor cleared at all times. SO that
everything was open to the spectators
view. Mike Thompson, who refereed the
meet, showed that he has not lost the
knack that he is possessed of in rum
AS whole, Georgetown has q right to
feel proud of the affair that was held
under it's auspices last evening. and every
one who was connected with the games
IN any way Is deserving OF IHucl creQlt
for making his part of the meet sue
cess.
The first relay race of the night was for
the 9O-pound midget championship of the
south. It was won by the unbeaten st.
Andrews Parochial School team Of Balti-
more. The youngsters ran away with the
race and won by twenty yards.
In the next race the Western High
four. running against Episcopal and the
Y. NJ. c. A.. got first place by narrow
va 11<1 hry %4vH
yards all the way.
The final of the JO-yard open was cap
tured by Brewer of Georgetown, and Bob
Eller ran second to his teammate.
The 440-yard scholastic was a pretty
race, and was a nip and, tuck affair be-
tween McDonagh Of Gilmon Country
School and Bean of the Baltimore City
College. Bean beat out his opponent by
little more than a foot.
Eller Of Georgetown lost to Thorpe Of
the Carlisle Indian School in a fast race.
and was also beaten by horrax of Hop
kins, who ran second. The best the fast
Blue and Gray timber-topper could do
was to get third place.
Western High captured another relay
race at this point from the Baltimore
Cross Country Club and the Carroll In
stitute tours. The Red and White rum
ners were never headed after the first
hundred yards.
Eller of Georgetown, while he failed to
win the invitation hurdles. came strong
in the open and got away with first place
from scratch against the same men who
defeated him in the other.
The A0-yard race was run in two pre-
liminary heats, and the finishes found
two men from Virginia in front. The final
of this race was won by Fife of Virginia.
The Summaries.
50-yard noyice-First heat won by A. Meredith,
Richmond College; second. G.. Todes, Johns Hop
kins; time, 0.O6. Second heat won by G. Nc
Grath, Georgetown; second, Costello, George
town; time, O.O6.
SO-yard dash, open; handicap-First heat won
by r. Patterson. Washington c. C. G.; second,
Thornhill, University of Virginia; time, O.O6.
Second heat by r. Eller, Georgetown; sec
ond, H. Hawkins, University Of Virginia; time,
o05ss. Third heat won by Meredith. Richmond
College; second, Walter, University Of Virginia;
time, 0.0545. Fourth heat won by Rawlings.
fremont A. c.; second HOlcomb, University of
n. Brewer. Georgetown; second, Toole, uni
yersity Of Virginia: time, 0.0575. Sixth heat
won by j. Harland, Princeton; second, g. Todes
John Hopkins; time, 0.O5H. Seventh heat won
BY r. Thomas, Princeton; second, L. Lyons, st.
Johns College; time, O05H: Eighth heat won
Brown. Baltimore Y. NJ. c. A.; time, o.o5H.
50-yard scholastic-First heat won by Cheld.
G. u. p; second. Hunter, st. Johns College;
time, 0.05h. Second heat won BY II. Higgins,
Gsorsetown pTeps: second Galloway l,o, Balti,
Central High time, O.06.
60-yard dash, open; handicap-Ftru semi-hnal
won by +. Walter, University Of Virginia; Sec
ond, II. Meredith, Richmond College; time