Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-22
TECH is PICKED AS
TRACK MEET WINNER


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schools having large representations
were Reading, York, Lancaster. Eliza
bethville and Wiiliamsport.
Steelton Sends Many Rooters
Steelton, as usual. sent many root
ers. Many athletic officials from
nearby colleges to look for material
for future college teams were present.
The Carlisle Indian school sent a large
delegation, and Dickinson, Lebanon
Valley, Penn-State, Franklin and Mar
shall and Lehigh were represented.
Tech High school had the largest
number of entries. BY reason of re-
cent victories at Penn-Stat and Mer-
cersburg. the local athletes were fa-
vorites in the selection of to-day's
winner. Tech had eighteen contest
ants on the track and field. Beck was
picked as the probable big point win
ner in the weight events. He won
the Penn-State scholarship in the meet
last Saturday. Emanuel. Anderson,
Flickinger, Heffelfinger and Garland
are other Tech stars who are looked
upon as point winners.
RESERVATIONS on track and field. These
schools have been runners up in pre-
vious meets and are expected to be
factors in making to-day's race close.
Reading sent fifteen athletes. who
were entered in all events. Lebanon
had twelve athletes, some of whom
have figured in recent dual meets. Will
ing winners in the Pcnn-State meet.
Williamsport was picked as Techs
strongest opponent to-day.
Hundred Record Hard to Better
The record for the one hundred
yard dash made by both Horter. of
Central Manual of Philadelphia, and
Kirkpatrick of Harrisburg, 10 and is
seconds, is likely to stand. Heffel-
finger, however, hopes to improve on
the time in the longer dashes. If he
makes good in the 220-yard dash he
will have to score in % seconds fiat.
Whiteman, of Williamsport High,
scored in the SS0-yard run at Penn
State last Saturday in 2.07 1-5. This
is not as low as the record of of Sell
lers. of Steelton, but Whiteman equal
ed Robinson's record in the quarter
mile SO 4-5 seconds.
Elizabethville High school with a
quartet of fast men, hoped to pre-
vent a runaway race by winning in the
hammer throw. From the upper end
school came Duey Keefer, Ralph zeig-
Ter, Jesse Zeigler and William Gal
lagher. They were in charge of How
ard Weaver, coach. With the Eliza
bethville athletes was James E. Lentz,
chairman of the advisory board of the
Athletic Association of the Elizabeth
Vile High school. Mr.. Lentz is an
ardent supporter of athletics and it
was through his efforts that Eliza
bethville is represented in many con-
tests. The record for the Harrisburg
track and field follows:
100-yard dash-record, 10 1-5 Sec
onds' Kirkpatrdieekk' Harrisburg Cen
trail. May 10, 1909, and Horter, Phil
adelphia Central Manual, May 13,
1911.
220-yard dash-record, 23 2-5 sec
onds, Kirkpatrick, Harrisburg Cen
trail, May Is, 1909, and Horter. Phila-
delphia Central Manual, May 13, 1911.
440-yard dash-record SO AS sec
onds, Robinson, Harrisburg Central,
May II, 1912.
120 high hurdles-record II lis
seconds; Nightingale, Philadelphia
Central Manual. May 13. 1911.
220 low hurdles-record. 2s sec
onds. Leidy, Philadelphia Central
Manual, May 1S, 1911.
One mile run, record, minutes "A
SCNOllOSt VI itAeblls mai ASbul5 LSIL,
May IL, 1912.
Two mile run, record, 10 minutes,
21 3-5 seconds; Burns, Reading, May
13, 1911.
One mile relay race-record. 8
minutes, 39 2-5 seconds, Philadelphia
Central Manual. May 1S, 1911.
Pole vault-record, IL feet II inch:
Preston, Canton, May 13, 1911.
Twelve pound shot put, record As
feet 61s inches; McCutcheon, Pitts
burgh, May 13, 1911.
Running high jump-record, feet
sh inches, Clark, Scranton, May IS,
1909.
Throwing twelve pound hammer
record, 155 feet, 619 inches. Clark,
Harrisburg Central, May II, 1912.
Broad jump, record, 21 feet Is
inches, Gottschall, Lancaster, May IL,
1912.
Discus throw-record, 1O4 feet, Nc
Cutcheon, Pittsburgh, May 13, 1911.
One-half mile run-record, min
utes, six seconds; Sellers, Steelton,
Nov