Evening star., 1915-05-30
CENTRAL WINNER
OF SCHOOL MEET
Blue and White Takes Cham
pionship Games With
al Points.
BUSINESS AND EASTERN
SCORE SEVERAL TIMES
Both Beat Out Western. Which Fail
ed to Do as Well as
Expected.
How Schools Divided
Points in the Events
BY n. C. BYRD.

championships, held yesterday on
the Maryland Agricultural Col
lege track. were won BY Central.
with Al points. Technical was
second. with %. Business was
third. with 9: Eastern fourth.
with 8, and Western fifth, with Z,
The competition was close and
the meet was not decided until
the last event, the pole vault.
Centrals general development
gave it the victory
Westerns poor showing proved
the surprise OF the meet. Maxam.
who was counted on in the 100,
22O and 440, won but one of these.
the 100. Business and Western.
neither of which was figured to
have much chance to cut in on the
points. had one winner each and
others in the places. Barr OF
Eastern captured the mile. and
Buck Wise of Business took the
high jump.
Maxan Wins Hundred.
The 100-yard dash. the first event on
the program. was won by Maxam OF
Western in 10 Is seconds. Dowrlck OF
Business proved the dark horse, and he
tied with Gates of Central for second.
The points were split between the two
schools
Milstead. although he drew poor
position on the track in the 22o-yard
dash. ran his first fifty yards eNcep-
tionally we'll He opened up gap IN
the first 100 yards that enabled him TO
win easily Dowrick and Maxam had
a great fight for second place. but the
Business boy managed to win IN Inc
last ten Yards because he seemed TO
have little more strength in reserve.
sheehan Runs Well in $50.
Sheehan of Tech ran splendid race
in the $50 He broke away from the
field and held the lead from start 10
finish Central men showed him all the
way until the last straiGhtaway, Two
of them-Bassett and Marr-flnishing
second and third. respectively
Hunt and VI tfhAisAi ''iiN
Maxam of Western outdistanced the
other runners in the $40. Hunt won
the event after leading all the way.
with Birthright about yard behind
him Maxam finished about nNe yards
in the rear. 1t was the second event IN
which Maxam finished third after he
had been predicted a winner.
Carr of Tech was looked upon by me
supporters of that school as winner
in the mile, but Barr of Eastern had
little surprise in store for them That
youngster started in front, ana ne
stayed there, though II was by , shiait
margin Carr ran within three yards
of him all the way, but could not gath
er strength enough in the final stretch
to pass him. Gibson of Tech was third
in this race.
of the points was made was the shot
nut Technical men finishing one. Two,
three Supplee heaved the lead II ieet
for first place, and GIBSON go. the see
ond and Rooney third. No other man
compared with these three in tins
event.
Competition Is Keen.
The meet was really not decided un-
til the last event. The competition be-
tween Tech and Central had been very
keen. Tech had a chance TO win by
getting first and second in the pole
vault, but when Speideli of Central and
oyster of Central finished first and sec
ond the Blue and White went to the
front by good margin.
The track was somewhat heavy from
tbe rain that fell early in the morning
ava the mist that continued during the
running off the events. However, this
did not seem to affect the time made.
as there was not "A contest IN whlch
they did not perform well and the time
made was very good. Every one of the
running events was covered IN time
that would have done credit to any
scholastic meet. The most OF those eh-
tered In the field contests lalleu 70
measure UP to what had been expected
of them.
The Summaries.
Event No. 1-100-yard dash-won by Maxam,
Western; tied for second Dowrick, Busines,,
and Gates. Central. Time 0.1o is.
Event No. o29 yard dasli-Won by Milstead
Central; second. Dowrick Business: third.
Maxam, Western. Time. o.23 3-5.
Event No. a-44o-yard dash-Won by Hunt
Central: second. Birthricht. Central; third
NIsair Event q. = sso-ysrd run Won by shcehan.
Technical second. Bassett. central; third, Mari
Event Event No. a-One nile run-won by Barr.
Eastern: second. Carr Technical: third. Gil'epn.
Event No. o-2so- yard hurdles Won by Ga.c;
Central; second. Tibhotts J. Technical: third.
Event No. 7..High tumD.won by B. WIS.,
Business; second Wingate; &c Central; all, tllird' MOD
ley, Technical. Height, D feet > incnes.
iSyent No. S-Broad jump-Won 10y Tibbotis
Technical; second. Davidson. Eastern; third,
Heimuth. Technical Distance ~ feet II;
inches.
meal: second. Gibson. Technical; third, Roonrv,
Technical. Distance, 4 feet.
Event No. io-Poe vault Won hy speld II.
Central: second. Oyster. Central third. auderr,
Technical. Height. Ia feet
Relay. one mile Won by Central High an,
Hunt BirthriSht and Fishbackl; second. Techni-
cal; third. Westexn. Time. $40.