The Washington times., 1913-05-25
RECORD IS BROKEN
BY GIRL ATHLETE
Many Seminary Students Show
Proficiency in Contests
Staged by National Park.

Miss Mary Frances Glass, of Vim
cennes, Ind. broke the girls world
record for three standing broad jumps.
Miss Leila Budd threw a baseball 14S
feet 6 inches. six feet farther than in
the history of the school. and several
other records went to smash at the
annual field meet of the National Park
Seminary, at Forest Glen, yesterday
afternoon.
From 2:30 until 6 fair young athletes
clad in knickerbockers and gymnasium
blouses dashed down the cinder track.
leaped the hurdles, threw basket and
baseballs, ''toyed" with the shot. and
threw themselves over the bar in the
high jump.
Miss Glass was the bright particular
star Of the afternoon. winning three
firsts and one second. She captured the
three standing broad jumps, the high
jump. the hop, skip. and jump. and
second place in the running broad jump.
Breaks Record.
In the three broad jumps, standing,
Miss Glass covered q feet 1o1s inches,
which Is an inch and half better than
the mark set by a Bryn Mawr girl some
years ago as the champion feminine
record in the event. In the high jump.
Miss Glass cleared the bar at feet 1o1t
inches. and did the high hurdles. sixty
yards, in 1925 seconds. The school
record is 10 fiat, made by Miss Aziiee
Keith Clark.
A school record which went to smash
was that Of the baseball throw. Miss
Alice Wing used to hold this; put the
honor is now Miss Leila Budd's. with
146 feet AZ inches. Miss Wings mark
was 140 feet s inches. A Vassar girl
is the best at this ever discovered
among her sex. having hurled a base
ball 2H feet inches, considerably
farther than most men can throw.
Although Miss Glass won three firsts
and one second, the gold medal annually
given for the best years work In ath-
letics was given last evening TO MISS
Mildred Landreth, of Pasadena, Cal.
Miss Landreth has the highest total OF
the year, although she never was first
in total at any one meet.
Men See Meet.
The track and field events yesterday
were witnessed by several men as well
as all the girls Of National Park. The
men were among the officials OF the
meet, ]. z. Mulligan. coach at George
town, and 8. NJ. Horton, relay team
member at Georgetown. being two Of
the judges, the third being Miss Mary
d. Chesborough. assistant physical d.
rector of the school. Miss Charlotte
Priest, of the faculty. was recorder,
clerk of the course in masculine track
meet parlance Summaries:
Running high jump-Miss Mary Fran
ces Glass, first, #. 10h in.; Miss Fran
ces Shaw, second; Miss Agnes Seaberg,
third.
Basketball throw-Miss Mary Munger,
first, So #, IL in: Miss Mildred Ian
dreth. second: Miss Leila Budd. third.
High hurdles-Miss Glass. first. time.
0:10 %; Miss Seaberg, second; MISS
Dorothy Dexter. third.
Low hurdles-Miss Dexter, first. time,
0:09 3-5; Miss Seaberg, second; Miss Lam
dreth. third.
shot-put-Miss Mary Munger. first.
distance, Is IT.. in: Miss Lucille Stein,
second: Miss Landreth. third.
Running broad jump-Miss Seaberg.
first, l3 IT.. ~ in: Miss Glass. second; !;
Miss Bernice Wellington, third.
Baseball throw-Miss Leila Budd.
first. 14s IT., s in: Miss Mary Munger,
second: Miss Elizabeth Howard, third.
Three broad jumps-Miss Glass. first,
distance. q IT. 10ls in; Miss Mary Num-
ger, second; Miss Stein. third.
Running hop. step. and 1ump-Miss
Glass, first. q IT.. II in; Miss Seaberg,
secoDd. Miss Shaw. third