Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-24
Wins Three First, With Burton and
b. Peasley Close Up-Feature of
the Evening Was the Finish in the
S8O-Yard Run.
Point Winners
Points.
Indlvldunls.

Before crowd Of more than 1000.
which taxed the capacity of the gall
lery In the big armory. the first indoor
track meet OF the season was held last
night between the four companies OF
the Richmond Light Infantry Blues.
All OF the. nine events proved interest
Ing and furnished several sensational
simply outclassed by Company c,
whose representatives carried off hon
ors In nearly everything.
Company was first in all the events
except two, rolling up total of fifty
seven points. Company b was second.
Erd t wi.b S;sa points; Company p.
trailed along with two points.
RI The nrst two events on the card. the
were close and fast. McRee was first
to cross the tape in both, barely nosinE
in As seconds. and the hurdles in
8 4-5 seconds. which was considered
excellent time.
thrilling finish in the SsO-yard run.
Dick Vaughan. picked as the winner
With RUDE" Rurton close ON 5ne his rshneTs
Coming into the home stretch Burton
beat Vaughan out by Il sudden burst OF
Knightly tossed the shot for dis
lance of So feet 10 inches. with Word u
McRee again won the ribbon In the
toward run; with Pensley second and
Ancarrow third.
B.: Peasley out5umped the other com
petitors In the high jump. going feet
inch; Thornton came next. and Peas
dash. and easily kept at the head Of
the runners until the finish. Williams
Baldwin. OF Company c, won the polo
Van the hemnn Ies Su 1eet P asnfs started
in the lead. keeping the advantage to
the end. The run, was good test OF
well. ISL
The relay race was run between
e with nrd b biz e .hf of tSs
score.
McRee was the individual star of the
first place in three events. b. Peasley
and Burton carried off second honors,
with score of ten points, and Knight
his credit
The events were run on without
BEGINNING, at s:l5 O'Clock. the meet
was completed by 10 o'clock.
Tho summary:
5o-yard dash-F. McRee. Company r.
first: G: Ruskell, Company c. second;
IS IS. -'' '''''S - '"'F' ''''e'
5o-yard hurdles--NcRee. Company Is.
Wood, Company c, third. Time. :6 ID.
SSO-yard run-Burton. Company c.
nrSt' vaughan. Company f. second;
i<uhn. Company a, third. Time. 2:20
Shot put-Knightley. Company c.
frst; Word, Company G, second; Davis.
two feet, ten inches.
i4o-yard run-McRce. Company r.
nrst: peasley. Company G, second; An
carrow. Company ID, third. Time. SO
High Jump. Peasley. Company c.
first: Thornton. Company D. second:
Peasley. third. Height. 1--WE feet, ono
6oo-yard dash-Rurton. Company C.
first; r. Williams, Company c. second:
Kuhn, Company a, third. Time, :SS
Pole vault-Baldwin. Company c,
first: Word Company c. second; Steel
Company d, third. Height, eight feet,
nine inches.
Mile run-B. Pcaslcy. Company C.
first; Moncure. Company Il, second;
Steel: Company D. third. Time. 6:5 l. -
Relay. McRee. Gresham, Knightly.
10 3-5.
The Officials.
Allen j. Saville, referee: Frank Dob
son. starter; Sheppard Crump, clerk OF
course: ED. Hotze. announcer The
Judges were: Major +. w Rowles,
Lieutenant Fuller, Of Company \: Cap
McGraw. Of Company c, and Captain
cutchins. of Company n. Timers: Cap
tain Fuller, Sergeant Richardson and
Corporal Waddill The inspectors: Lieu
tenant Gates. Sergeant Epps, Lieuten-
ant BOSSieuX and d J. StrOthar