The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-01
BLUES PILE UP MANY
POINTS OVER OTHER TEAMS IN
ALL-FOR-GLORY TRACK MEET
Make Wa-Away of Meet by Scoring More Points Than Al
Other Contestants Combned-Spiders Land Third
Pace-Mile Run Feature of Games
BY ERNEST POLLARD.

Before an asse mblage which taxed
the seating capacity of the Richmond
Blues armory. little trouble was ex-
perienced by the Blues In winning the
first annual "ail-for-glory" indoor
track meet given under the auspices Of
the Richmond Amateur Athletic fed
Grafton. Out of the seventy-one points
awarded all save thirty were captured
by the Blu4s.
The soldier boys won first place IN
SIX out of the nine events entered.
The other three first places were cap-
tured by Richmond Howitzers. Young
Mems Christian association and Christ
Civic association.
One of the principal features OF the
meet was the mile run. in which men
from nine athletic associations par
ticipated. Although Finnegan. Of Nc
Gill's, came In first, he was disqualified
for cutting corners and McCarty. OF
the Howitzers, who was only a few
PAGES behind. was awarded first place.
Run Was Pretty.
The run was undoubtedly one OF the
prettiest ever held at the Blues
armory. F'innegan took the lead at
the time the gun was fred, and main
tanned it throughout the run. With
only one lap to go the sprint started.
Finnegan and McCarty running almost
side by side. When the former cross
ed the line he was only a few inches
ahead of the Howitzer runner.
Vaughan, who took third place. was
Just a short distance away when the
winner crossed the goal.
The relay between the Blues, In
vincibles and &C A, furnished a good
bit of excitement. G.. c. A. made q
very poor showing. losing half lap
on the first run. 40 Fergie McRee
secured a substantial lead and the
Blues remained a short distance ahead
of the Invincible throughout the run.
Joe Burke. McRee,- Knightly and
Burton made excellent showing for the
Blues, while Bell won the largest num-
Der of points for c. c. A. Durham
secured almost all of Richmond COLI
lege's points, while Finnegans work
featured for McGiIls. Rufty won all
Of the points for the Y NJ c. A.
The winners of the events follow:
5o-yard dash-Joe, Burke. Blues.
Blues third. Time: ga seconds.
so-Yard Enthusiastically, Blues.
first: Meek, Blues. second: F. McRee.
third. Time: 7 seconds.
44o-yard run--Strother, Blues, first;
McRee, Blues. second, KIevasahi.
Richmond college, third. Time si.2
seconds,
sso-yard run-Rurton, Blues. first:
Finnegan. McGilrs second; Cason.
Blues. third. Time: minutes 1875
seconds.
One mile run-McCarty. Richmond
Howitzers. first; Vaughan, Blues.
second. No third place awarded.
Time 5 minutes 6 seconds.
Relay race-Blues. first: Invincibles,
second; c. c. A., third. Time min.
utes S.3 seconds. The Blues team
comprised McRee, Strother, Burke
and Burton.
First National bank Barton Heights
relay-Won by First National bank.
The winning team was composed OF
Vincent, Walthall, Lacy and Burkley.
Running high jump-Bryant. Blues.
first: Durham, Richmond college.
second; Massey, McGill's, third.
Height: feet inches.
Pole vault-Bell. G. c. A.. ftrsts
Adamson. Blues, second; Stringer. Bar
ton Heights, third. Height: feet 8
inches.
Shotput twelve pounds}-Rafty. r
NJ. C. A, first; Durham. Richmond col-
Iege. second: IsbelI. Blues third. Dis
ttanee. II feet s Ia inches.