Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-15
CAPITAL ATHLETES
FEATURE IN MEET
Washingtonians Win Honors
in Johns Hopkins Varsity
Indoor Contests.
WESTERN HIGH LEADS IN
SCHOLASTIC COMPETITION
Central's Relay Team Conquers
Georgetown Preps-Events Prove
Interesting and Exciting.
BY H. c. BYRD.

BALTIMORE, February IL
The athletes from the scholas-
tic institutions of Washington
featured the track and field events
held by the Johns Hopkins Uni
versity here tonight. Three OF
the schools located in the Capital
city came out with flying colors.
They were Central High, featuring
two winning relay races, and
Western High. getting places III
the open events and winning the
most points in the scholastic COM
petitions.
Central High had relay team
which won against the George
town prep school and the Army
and Navy prep school. Central
also had a second team which TOOK
the llalf-nlile race with Bal
tin1ore City College Rose and
Maxon got second place. re-
spcctivelv, for Western in tbs
open and scholastic 40, while
Rakcrnan and Donaldson did
some mighty fine work Tor the
Red and Whitc i'll the dashes. Car
ter OF the Cathedral School won
the open mile from some OF the
best distance runners i'll the ooun-
try, though he started with big
handicap. Episcopal High beat
Mercersburs in a relay race at orc
+, mile by a splendid finish on thc
part Of the last runner.
The athletes from tic University OF
virginia got Tie most points and tooA
the team trophy. The men from Cha
lottesyiile scored consistently. though the
only really brilliant performance OF any
Of tho men was the record-breaking
stunt of Gronley in tho ioG-yard south
Atlantic hurdles. The Georgetown squad
did its best work in the FIELD events.
Weidmann and Robertson getting hrst
and second III tine pole vault, respective
y. while Low was first IN the high jump.
Virginia ,ncl got first and second IN INC
shotput.
Pennsylvania hy not more than, SIS
inches The last runner for the Orange
and Blue. Norris. the former Yale run
per. cut loose from a position. twenty
Yards behind the last Yale mar. and
II AIDE M the distance in little time
He finished b. a great squirt about
five inches ahead of the pennsylvania
man.
Virginia lost the mile event TO Hop
carter Of the Cathedral School OF
Washington, starting with lo-Jard
handicap, Won the open mile handicap.
lie ran :. fine race. there not being =
moment when he did not judge his pace
in fine style.
The open quarter mic resulted IA
victory for tile University OF Virginia.
Bronze getting first place. He WAS
showed to Tic limit BY MaAon OF West
era High. and had the latter judged LIS
pace better he would undoubtedly have
finished in front. MaAop finished fast
and nearly caught the Virginia poa
Kelly, running unattached. won the tirs1
place in the finals OF the 2sj-5-ard open.
Men from Washington placed consist
entity in the heats and seini-finals OF tue
oa sh events but with the exception Of tie
ssrl!ol;.s ti.. r.ic;. they We're unable TO SLOW
class enough in the finals 10 accomplish
!, great deal Ii the final vi HE open hun
tred there. r.;;s only on Washington boT
Who did ANYTHING M,siratn OF George
town getting ro,irtli. Kelly, running un-
attached. got IA" uedil Tor tlrst pace
lids event. Patterson 81 ~" oi,lNeISt
OF PernSyl- ANA ran fiDc race, but was
,lrlai,,. to overcome tie liS llandicAo
placed against him ami ne finished sec
ond -,
l., the 100 yard dash south Atlantic cham
,iouship the event was Won by WaSrer
OF Johns hopkins Tic finished mrs. -
= margin Of four or I've ans iM1
Youngsters OF the Western rtign Schoot
~ Washington did themselves proud IN
INC finals of tnoSsclioiastic hundred Thev