Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-31
Finishes Exciting and Brought Forth
Rounds of Applause From the
Large Crowd Present-Pole Vault
and High Jump Also Interesting.
POINT WINNERS.
INDIVIDUALS,

! Showing their old-time form in speed
and endurance, the fleet athletes OF the
( Richmond Light Infantry B!ucs' Bat
! talon covered themselves with glory
last night. winning out by big mar
gin in the military track meet be-
tween the Blues, Grays. Howitzers and
Signal Corps
( Tho crack infantry organization won
seven out OF the nine events. having a
totai or hfty-two points to it's credit
nv the wiDners and ,he we werc rd p,eEe co
track fans, which filled the gallery in
the Sixth Street armory. where the
Although vanquished in the earlier
events OF the evening. the Howitzers
psc,ed. coming second, with. twenty
nine points. They won hrst honors in
me pole vault and mile run. The
third place. having one point each to
4 their credit.
McRee stars Again.
Little "Fergy" McRce. who was high
man In intercompany meet last Satur-
day. repeated his brilliant perform
point winners. with score OF fifteen
he was in even better form than be-
dash and hurdles and in the 4io-yard
run "Rube" Burton, who had ten
points, was the next highest man. with
liuskell third. having siN points.
There were about twenty-five entries
In the dash and hurdles which were
run in heats five in the former. Better
/ time was made in the scmifinaIs OF the
hurdles than In the finals. the former
being run In second. while the latter
required 80 seconds.
The two events were distinctly Blue
and they looked the same color to the
other three contestants. McRee, Rus
kell and Wood, all battalion men fin
ished first In both.
The SS0-yard run. tho next event.
looked interesting. starting off with
1 NOr ~ 1,
second, quickly closed up the gap be-
tween them. however. passed him on
rs hr fR and nsT 'hs
| between Tom" Anderson. who was
second, and Gregory the third man
Gregory. the sole winner for the Signal
| Corps. started the race in the lead.
dropping to second. and was outdis-
tanced by Anderson In the last lap.
races. and was winded made a game
Twelve In 44o-Ynrd Run.
| Twelve candidates entered in the
Joe" Peasley won second place Nc
Rec being first, but was disqualified
because nc pushed Ancarrow aside
lap. Ancarrow was then made sec
ond and Ben;ttic third.
One OF the most interesting OF the
events was the mile run. II proved to
ne see-saw between Mccarthy and
the other runners who was first. Steel
by Mccarthy. who was in turn outdis-
tanced by Moncure. Then on the last
lap Mccarthy forged ahead again. with
l'easley and Moncure trailing
y feature OF the meet We're the relay
tons and the different teams i in tn the
gained the applause Of the crowd when
he gained half lap on his opponent in
the race between Barton Heights and
Norwood and Signal Corps race. Good t@I
the vas FIRST Bank re anS
McGill's also proved close.
Coach Craig, Of the Grays' team. said
cure winning team for the regiment
this season. The athletic material is
good but Ut, is raw in spots; It is ex
showing next time
Fifty.yard dash: nrst heat-McRee.
| IS As seconds
Second heat-Wood. Blues. first. Time
Third hcat-Knightly. Blues. first:
Taylor: Blues. second Time, :54-5
ud ESnr'h p nsat. 5suaas Russ. arst:
seconds.
s se% Pals. .. MsRee, nlaes. first:
semihnals = Ruskell. Blues. first;
K,nsI ,S,ra Blues; second: Johnson.
Finals-McRee. Blues. first; Ruskell.
Blues. second; Wood, Blues. third Time.
70 40 seconds.
Fity,yard hurdles: first heat. Nc
Rec. Blues. first; Bell. Blues. second.
| Time. second
second heat-r. McRee Blues first:
Felvey. Blues. second. Time. 90
seconds.
semifnals-F. McRee. Blues. first; ].
McRee. Blues. second. Time. 6 seconds
Firtv-yard hurdles: semifnaIs-Rus
kell, Blues, first; Wood. Blues, second.
Time. seconds
Finnls-F. McRee. Blues. first: Rus
kell, Blues. second; Wood. Blues, third
| Time. 45 second.
s$o-yard ,run: Burton. Blues. first;
! Anderson Howitzers, second: Gregory,
Signal Corps. third. Time, . minutes.
Shot putt--Me:calf. Howitzers, first;
Blues. third: distance SO feet, az
Ancarrow, Blues. second; ues Beat attic.
Grays. third. Time, l minute. sec
ond
1 MiTn h 1amnr sssanS Blues FIRST
third. Height. feet. . inches.
t'elvey. Mowitzers. second: Kuhn. Blues.
Pole vauIt---R. He'll, Howitzers, first;
Richardson. Howitzers. second; Word,
Blues, third. Distance, 8 feet. inches.
G; p. Peasley. Blues. second; Moncure,
Relay races-chimborazo. Norwood,
Signal Corps Corps: W an,tlos, Kuyk, Pin
5oss Spencer Norwood Won Time
barton Heights first: Church Inn.
second: Blnford, Strother. Hill and Heu-
First National frat .-NIcCflI sccond.