The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-25
MEET
INSURANCE BOYS ON
! TRACK SATURDAY
GLL LOVERS OF ATHLETICS IN
. vITED TO SEE GAMES AT
BYRD PARK.

Captain A. r. Kershaw. of the Life
Insurance Company of Virginia A. A.
T., is hard at work putting the finish
Ing touches on the dozen promising
kfhietes who will represent his asso-
.tation at the dual meet at Byrd park
saturday afternoon, when the asso-
ctations OF the Life Insurance Com
bany OF Virginia and the First Ma
ktDnal Bank will clash for the first
ime in a series OF meets for the
lnal ownership of the handsome tro-
phy put up by the associations
The Life Insurance Company of
Virginia boys are as follows; A. r.
kershaw, owing to a severe injury in
F9wtng Is unable to enter any of the
eyents. but offered to captain the team
Ind train the men.
John Ryland. first class al1-round
man. especially good at from 440 to
mile and winner OF the ail-round
senior championship medal at the
Afe Insurance Company of Virginia
meet held on August 23rd. m
Ryland Lacy. the fourteen-year-old
hinety-pound midget, who was placed
d all OF the Junior events at the re-
tent Life Insurance Company of Vir-
sfnia meet. winning four firsts, one
kecond and one third, also the Junior
All-round pionship. and who Incl
4entally ran within as of a second
bf the worlds record when he won
the sixty-yard dash In seven seconds
lat. Lacy Will run in the 220 and
possibly in the half-mile relay.
IF. L. Belts. sprinter and high
Bumper, who was the runner up to
Ryland at the recent meet, and who
finished only one point behind the
Finner. An idea of the sprinting abh-
~ OF Bette may be had from his per-
E0rmance at the meet above referred
10 when he won the seventy five yarc
lash In 3 is seconds. Just 3-5 of a
kecond behind the worlds record for
The distance. Belts lis expected to
AXE the spirits, and the man who
Pops him in the high jump viii have
10 do well above FIVE feet.
Ralph r. Luttrell. sprinter and
Jumper, will be hard man to beat up
10 229. and Will give a good account
|of himself in the standing broad
bump.
w. 8. Blassenham. sprinter and all
Found jumper Is a man OF no mean
ABILITY, In all three Jumps. and up to
R2a can make any man on the team
extend himself 10 break the tape ahead
bf him.
George l. Dickey, seventeen
vear-old boy. will make the running
y,road jumpers come close to twenty
Feet or play second fiddle, as he did
the Life Insurance Cam pany4 Of
Virginia meet, which he won. as ne
pleased with sixteen feet ten inches
b his credit. He is now making this
Instance look like a discarded auto
mobile IN a junk shop.
Mat Peasants, distance runner, Ia
roing the mile in good form and in
fast time. and he will sprint the las,
POO yards OF the mile. breaking the
fHpe as fresh as the proverbial daisy.
Robert G. Cushran. shot putter
end distance runner. can be depend
I'D upon to be there or therea bouts
J n whatever events he enters, but is
Especially good with the twelve pound
khos and at half a mile.
John A. Coke. Jr. who. after the
regular standing broad Jump had
been finished at the Life Insurance
Company of Virginia meet. easily
went the winner six Inches better in
|his street clothes. ts out to win this
kvent
Moshy r. Hogge, shot putter and
high jumper. is In his usual good
Fondition and can be depended upon
TO perform in a first class manner,
". c. Adams. shot putter. has been
hard at work on the form Of this
event, and shows marked improve
Fneht. MT W. Is, flttnan, or BATH
more. who officiated at the Life In
Eurance Company of Virginia meet.
stated that Adams had the making
of 4 high class shot putter, and he
Il demonstrating the correctness Of
Mr.. Pittman's prediction
III. T.. Bethel will perform well at
from $40 yards to a mile. He Is I'm
the pink of condition.
The relay team "a Luttrell, f3)
Lacy or RyIand. f3) Biassenham a.
Belts. will burn up the track. and 1t
will take some team to throw dust
In the eyes of these men. For what
II takes to run half mile relay in
fAst time they've got IT,"
Parkkeeper Calder has promised
70 have the track and field at Byrd
Park in hrst class condition Saturday
afternoon, and a record breaking
crowd h expected to be on hand when
Starter Pittman fres his pistol in the
1O0-yArd dash. which he will do
at o'clock.
Everybody in Richmond interested
In amateur athletics Is cordially In
vited to attend this meet. No tickets
Of admission will be required. no fur