Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-12-02
Thurmont High Wins
News Trophy,
Roy English, Sth Grade Student
Wins Race From Field of 81.
BIickenstaf Also Made Coed
Showing.

The Cross Country Run held under the
auspices of the Frederick News Thurs
day morning of last week attracted the
attention of Il large number of students
of the High Schools of this county, thirty
seven being entered and ready to start
at the crack of the pistol
From the Thurmont High School only
two students entered, two or three others
dropping out at the last mi ute.
Mr. Roy English, son of Richard Eng
fish of near Catoctin Furnace, and VIM.
Bickenstaff, Jr., of this place, were
among the starters, but were not listed
among the favorites in the race, little
attention being paid to them. Concern
ing English, the News says
so far as athletics are concerned,
young English is a stranger in these
parts. He is an eighth-grade student
and has never shown great deal of in
terest in running. Last spring he enter
ed in one of the dashes in the Inter-
County Meet, but failed to gain place.
When Prof. Beachley spoke to him about
coming to Frederick on Thanksgiving
Day, English at first thought he had
small chance. But he got down to hard
practice with the result that he eXerted
comparatively little energy. He finished
in fine condition and did not show the
slightest signs of being exhausted.
clad in his everyday school clothes,
this youngster the dark-horse of the day
started off with the army of athletes
in front of The News building few
minutes after $50 O'Clock Thursday
morning and kept up with the leader UNI
til the last quarter stretch. Then the
youthful knight of the soil quickened his
his steps and plunged ahead of everyone,
winning the first annual cross-country
run held under the auspices of The Fred
erick News.
1T was Howard Hood, the Maryland
School long distance star, that set the
pace for English. He overcame his hand
leap of forty-fve seconds somewhere in
the vicinity of the city reservoirs, but
the county lad again forged ahead of
him just as the two fences were being
scaled along the race at Zentz's mill"
This was the first race of the kind for
Blickenstatf and he made remarkable
good showing among the many who have
had experience and training along this
line, he coming in seventh.
Mr.. James Waters, of Thurmont, and
a student of the Boys High School in
Frederick, touched home plate ninth-a
very credtable showing indeed.
Hood, who came in second, is a we'll
known athlete and a student of the Mary
land School. Last year he finished third
in six mile race at Frederick.
The time of the winners is as follows:
First-No. So, Roy English, Thurmont
High School, time Is minutes, 40 seconds.
Second-No. 8, Howard Hood, Mary
land School for the Deaf, time Is min
utes, % seconds. Hood completed the
circuit in less time by seventeen seconds,
but the handicap he was given married
his chances of winning.
Third-No. IS, Henry Simpson, Boys
High School, time 10 minutes, Is seconds.
Fourth No. 8, Bruce Strailman, Com
pany A, time 10 minutes, 80 seconds.
Fifth-No. 26, Lewis Little, Maryland
School for the Deaf, time 20 minutes,
6 seconds.
Other runners finished in this order:
9Th, No. lO-Noah Downes, Mary land
School,
7th, No. William Blickenstaff,
Thurmont High School.
9Th, No. 13-Harry Baynes, Maryland
School,
9th, No. 50-James Waters, Boys
High School.
10th, No 2l-Groyer Burkett, Mary
land School.
18th, No. 48--George Webster, Boys
High School.
18th, No. 1R. l.. Oden, Company A.
18th, No. l8-Roy Hoffman, Maryland
School.
14th, No. 12-Ford Alsip, Maryland
School.
18th, No. johannes Wetomski, Mary
land School.
10Th, No. IT. Mckinley Watkins, Mary
land School.
18th, No. 22-Vincent Demarco, Mary
land School.
18th, No. 3l-Howell Elliott, Maryland
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