The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-02-14
R. M. Curtis, Running Under
Colors of Lexington Col
legians, Makes Ten Points
for Generals"
CORNELL-VIRGINIA GOOD
Relay Between Ithacans and
Charlottesville Athletes Is
Closest in History of the.
Games.
By WILLIAM PEET.

Washington and Lee University. from
Lexington, Va, entered a well-trained
team of track athletes and grabbed OF
the big prize in the seventh annual in
door meet hele under the auspices OF
the George Washington Athletic Asso-
citation in Convention Hall last night.
From an athletic standpoint the meet
was a great success, but financially 1t is
doubtful II George Washington will make
students enrolled at the downtown insti-
tuition less than 200 paid admission to
see the athletic carnival, which was sup
posed to put the Hatchetites on the
map. and keep them there.
The relay race for two miles between
Washington and Lee and George Wash
ington was won by the local collegians.
This event, according TO a previous IN
Outstanding, was for the championship
OF the South, as the Hatchetites chal-
Iensed every college south of the Mason
and Dixon line for such an event. and
Washington and Lee was the only col
lege willing to take n chance.
The meet brought together the fastest
and best known athletes of the East.
The games were replete with hair-ralsing
relays and open events that kept the
crowd keyed to the highest tension.
Although George Washington scored
but seven pOints-six in the South At
lantic events and one in the collegiate
the host did as well as could be expected,
and crowned the carnival when its two
mile relay team Yen-over the Washing
ton and Lee four for the championship of
the South.
The one-milc relay race between Cor
nell and Virginia furnished the banner
attraction of the evening. The Ithacans
were declared the winners after one of
the most ETuelinG races ever witnessed
in Washington. The event was so close
that many questioned the decision in
favor Of Cornell. but II could be seen at
as anchor man for the big Red team,
had a scant foot on Goodman, who was
running in the same position for the
Dixie collegians. Goodman took a
lunge near the finish that did not bring
him to the mark, while the Cornell man
kept his stride and won the verdict
Washington and Lee won the meet with
twenty-four points in the collegiate
events. The Lexington boys also grabbed
five points in the South Atlantic cham
pionship events.
GEORGETOWN took the lead in the South
Atlantic events with a mark of II points.
Can't. Eddie Stebbins, of the Hilltoppers,
was the class of the field in the 44o-yard
dash, and little Johnny Campbell cap
tured the two-mile event with ease, lap
ping the last man. Robertson gave
Georgetown one point by finishing third
in the pole vault.
Western High School was the winner
in the scholastic events. topping the list
with fifteen points. St. Adams was Sec
ond With eight Maxam and Griffith
showed the best scholastic work Of the
evening, while the Red and White senior
relay won over Eastern in a mile event.
The Baltimore Central Y. NJ. c. A.
headed the list of clubs with fifteen
points. Bacon won first place in the mile
open handicap, and In doing so furnished
an exciting affair. McDonagh won the
shot put for FIVE more marks, while
johnson came through with first place in
the 440-yard open handicap.
Capt. Sylvester Maxam and Dorsey
Grlfith. Of Western High, were promi-
nent in the 50-yard dashes. Maxam won