Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09
FOUR RECORDS co
IN TRACK GAMES
Virginia Athletes Figure Promi-
nently in Making New Marks
in S. A. |. Meet.
ORANGE AND BLUE WINS
TROPHY BY BIG MARGIN
Gets Total of 66 Points. More Than
Forty Above Nearest
Opponent.
HOW VARIOUS TEAMS
DIVIDED THE POINTS

st. Johns College. 1
Special Disrat.h I" The S;af.
BALTIMORE. Nav S.-Four
records were broken and two
equaled by athletes from the COM
monweallh of Virginia i'll the
fourth annual track and field
championship meet OF the South
Atlantic intercollegiate Athlete
Association held this afternoon at
Homewood Field
X. A. Barker and !. Cronley,
running under the colors of the
University OF Virginia. each had
the distinction oil figuring twice
in the setting of new marks, the
former beating the marks in Tie
discus throw and the shot put.
and the latter setting new time
for the I2o-yard hurdles and
cqualing his own record-sct last
year-in the eeo-yard hurdles.
, A. Chinn OF Virginia Poly
technic. i'll the most beautiful per
| Torrance of the afternoon. set 4
new record in the two-mie run,
when he clipped 9 IS seconds OFT
The previous mark OF 10 minutes
Is seconds. |. Fuqua. his team
mate, cqualed the Io-second fat
record i'll the Ioo-yard dash which
was set by II. NJ. Wagner OF
Johns Hopkins two years ago.
Georgetown Finishes Firth.
Georgetown finished tfth with l. Is
points The Blue and Gray didn't have
enough men on the field. Steffins
the star performer, getting first IA
the 40. Lowe was tied for first ina
the running high, and Jones was third
in the go.
The athletes from the old Dominion.
especially those from the University
of Virginia, just cleaned up the meet.
Coach LanniSans charges rolled ny
81 points out Of a total Of Ii:. aud
Virginia Polytechni' came second with
"a Johns Hopkins made third place.
won N :" by The Tnirerzi,r II" of VI W
sinia beautiful silver cup nearly
a foot and 2 half high. Was claimed
after the meet by the capt"in of the
team. and at tn" suGsestlon Of ?
number of his teammates Was carried
over to the coach. who watched the
meet in shirt sleeves. and given 70
him OF course, Virginia will place
the trophy IN its gymnssi uu. but they
gave il to Pop Lannigan as trib-
ute for his services in rounding out
this season one of the best track and
field teams that have ever represented
the institution.
The most interesting performance of
the meet was the work of Barker, who
set new marks in the discus and shot
puts
The Summaries.
1oorard dash: 6uals-ruqua V r l.. first;
Berkeley. L. of Va. second: Curtis. w. and L..
third: Walker. Va. fourth. Time, o10 fat
Equals south Atlantic record.
j. II. e.. fourth. Time; 49, 70.
stssnss aa% t. 4apesn e.
third; Wilson. Z. Of Va. fourth; Time. OILS IS
New south atlantic intercollegiate record Old
4soyard dash stebhins: G. T.. ir s.. N Ssrs.
Two-mile run-Chinn V. +. l.. first: Roson.
J. H. L.. second Campbell. e. L. third: Astor.
u. of Va, fourth. Time $50 70. New south
Atlantic intercollegiate record. Old time,
1905 %.
Ss0-yard dash-Norris. L.. of Va. first: Hall,
]. II. L.. second: Terry. V. 7: /. third: Cot
trell V r. L. fourth. Time; 1.53.
2aO-yard hurdes-CroDley. &. Of Va. fret.
HaroIdson, u. OF Va second Schultz. W and
L. third; Wilson. T.. of Va. fourth. Time,
a.24 3-5. Equals south Atlantic intercollegiate
record.
2aO-yard dash-Fuqua V. T. L.. first: Berke-
lev IT, OF Va second. Jones. G. C.. third:
Straus. j. II. L.. fourth Time. O.22 nat.
Field events:
of Va second: Mayer. L. OF Va. third Durham.
inches New south Atlantic Intercollegiate rec
ord.
Discus throw Barker 4. OF Va. first: Cob
man T. OF Va second: Schultz. W. and L.,
third: Ropr. v r. L. fourth Distance of win
ner. 1l6 feet inches New south Atlantic III
tercollegiate record. Old distance, Ia feet 10
inches
Pole vauIt-Halln W. and L., 6rst Semmes.
G. W. L.. second Tappan. J H. L., third.
Walker T.. of Va. fourth. Distance of vim
ner II feet IL. inches.
Running high iump-I.ow. 6. L.: Tappau.
H. u and Connolly. !. II. T.. tied for FIRST
place at 5 feet S inches Archer, Z. Of Va.
fourth.
Running broad jump-tiooch Z. Of Va, drst:
Nayer { Of Va. second Field. C. T.. third.
Tarpan J. n. T., fourth Distance Of winner.
~ feet | inch