Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-31
HOWARD GETS MEET
Wins Annual Scholastic COL
0red Meet With AZ Points.
M STREET HIGH SECOND
Dickinson and Burwell Lead In
dividuals in Point Scoring.
Two Records Broken.

Howard Academy won the seventh an
nual scholastic meet, with NJ Street High
School second and Armstrong High
School third Howard scored ~ points
NJ Street 81 points, Armstrong - and
Commercial High 6. Dickinson of N
Street garneFed IA points for his school
while Jimmy Burwell and Gilmore tieG
with Il points each to their credit. Powt
of Howard Academy clipped three-fifth!
| of a second off the record of Desmond
| for the scholastic quarter mile, running
| the distance in II 1-5 seconds. and agar
broke the record in the half mile race
winning in the time of minutes IL sec
! onds. Jimmy Burwef ran the 220-yar(
race in a new record time of 23 seconds.
| Armstrong lost the meet probably
/, through the absence of George Walker
| who was one of the strongest runners or
the team. Mckinney also weakened the
| team by his absence.
| Graham Burwell was the only com
petitor from Commercial and scored six
points.
| Howard Academy will be awarded tn,
| large 1. s. A A. cup for one year. while
to M Street High School viii go the
p. S. A. L. track championship PLAGUE.
In the open events. Howard scored 1:
points: Armstrong, through the excellent
Athletic Association Of Baltimore. 8. and
NJ Street High School, ) points.
| The officials on hand were: Director of games
f. B. Henderson: referee J. +. Walker; starter
H. G. Douglass; clerk of the course. s. f
ton Dodson; track judges. G. c. Wilkinson. II
{. Williams and ". H. J. Beckett timers,
and s. h9nst0a ed Jsases ,SS
| {. Payne: announcer, J. NJ. Saunders; marshal
A. G. Newman.
| Summary:
| SCHOLASTIC EVENTS.
1O0-yard dash-Won by J. Burwell. A. T. H
A. r. II. S. Time. O.lO SO.
a2o-yard dash-Won by j. BurweI A. I. H
s.. second: Gilmore: H. T.; third G. Burwell
i40-yard run-Won by Pove. II. L.; second
Morde. H. e; third. R. Taylor. A. T. II. $
sso-yard run-won by Powe. H. L.; second, r
, Taylor, A. T. H. s.: third. Smith, II. L. Time
one-mile run-won by Lacy N Street H. s..
second. smith, H. T. third J. Taylor, A. T. H
lao-yard high hurdle raee-Won by Dickinson
third. Thomas. A. T. H. s. Time, Oh
| SCHOLASTIC EVENTS
o2O-yard low hurdle race-Won by Dickinson
NJ St H. s.; second Lotion, NJ st. II. s.; Toll
o'2e.s. ' - - =
Scholastic relay race-won by Howard icad
envy: second. Armstrong; third, NJ Street High
School.
for first place dickinson lost the toss: Lafayette
was third. Height. feet l inch.
Shot put t12 poundsl-Won by Randall. NJ
ST.; Gilmore. H. u. second: Irigg, NJ ST.. third
Distance. 80 feet inch.
| OPEN EVENTS.
1OO-yard novice-Won by Taylor, H. u: But
ler NJ St, second; Richmond, H. T., thiid
| Time, oil.
1OO-yard dash-Won by Walker. A. I. H. s..
/ E. T. Moore. d. H. H.. second: p. Tolliver, A.
T. H. s.. third. Time. O.1Oh.
44O-yard run-Won by o. Walker. A. I. II
s: second. Stratton, III. L.; third, Case, II. I.
Time, 50 Is.
One-mile run-won by W. L. Wilson. D. A,
o.; second, Stratton, Fl. o.; third. 7. J. Jones
| ID. A. 4. Time, 5.01.
Scholastic meet-Won by Howard Academy
| second. Armstrong; third, NJ Street; fourth, Com
/ marcial High School.
| Running broad jump. scholastic-Won by g.
Burwell. c. II. s.; second, ]. Burwen, 4. T. IL
Is; third Bohee, II. U. Distance, 10 feet !
inches =
| Abbreyiations-D A. A., Dunbar A. A.; II. IT,.
Howard University; A. T. II. s.. Armstrong
Technical High School: NJ st. H. s.. Street
High School; C. II. s., Commercial High School