Evening star., 1915-02-14
HOW THE TEAMS JARED
IN SCORING OF POINTS
BY H. C. BYRD.

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ever staged between two relay
teams representing big umversi-
ties in an indoor track meet in the
south. Cornell won from Virginia
IN a finish that was SO close the
Judges were compelled to confer
alter the race to determine the
victor. Goodwin OF Virginia was
two yards behind Souder OF Cor
nell until the last thirty-yard
stretch, when he gradually crawl
ed up on the wearer of the Ma
room until the two crossed the
tape, it seemed, on even terms.
The decision was given to Cor
nell, however.
To Harris OF Cornell goes the
most credit for winning the con-
test. 1t was he who, after getting
a heavy fall and losing fifteen
yards, made up that distance and
started the fourth Cornell man off
in the lead. Goodwin hung to the
Cornell man, running until the
finish about three yards behind
and then going up on his oppo-
nent by the most magnificent
burst of speed ever shown by a
Virginia man under such trying
circumstances.
Hatchetites Spring Surprise.
And this was not the only relay of
note. George Washington University
sprang the surprise of the evening
when it defeated the quartet repre-
senting the Washington and Lee Uni
versity. The Lexingtonians were
thought to be sure victors, but the
Hatchetites got away with the race in
easy style Pete Herring, who used to
be star half miller here five years
ago, was the first man to toe the mark
for the local school. and he finished
about five yards behind the W. and L.
man: Maxon of the Hatchetites ran
brilliantly and gave Kluge a lead of
ten yards. Kluge held that lead and
sent Louis Connor Off on the last re-
lay with a good distance between him
and the next man, and the former
easy and won AS it was he opened up
much wider gap than that with
which he started
Washington and Lee University won
the point trophy for the team scoring
the greatest -number of points in ali
the events Its athletes scored heavily
IN the dashes and field events, which
really gave them the meet. The Balti-
oav
trophy for the open events only.
Western High stars.
Western High starred for the local
scholastic organizations. The mile re-
lay team of that school won from
Eastern High in the feature scholastic
competition and the runners wearing
its colors scored heavily. Maxam did
the best work, getting first in the
scholastic and second In the open fifty.
Johnny Campbell of Georgetow
proved the star entry in the two-mile
run for the South Atlantic Intercol-
legiate championship He lay behind
Rosen of Hopkins and Johnson OF
Washington and Lee in the first five
laps. but then went out in front and
was never headed. Campbell kept
gradually increasing his pace and when
he finished was fifty yards ahead OF
the Hopkins entry. johnson of Wash
tnston and Lee and Terry of George
Washington dropped back and Flem
Ing of George Washington was third.
Johns Hopkins got off in the lead in
the race with Lehigh. having the pole
but lost it on the third lap of the first
relay. Hopkins took the lead at the
beginning Of the second three laps, bu,
was unable to hold it. Lehigh again
went to the front and held about
~ enty yards in front until after the
third men had taken UP the running
The Hopkins man fell on the first turn
and the Lehigh runner increased the space
between him and the Baltimore repre-
sentative by such a margin that it was
nothing but a case of jog the remain
der of the distance to the finish in
order to get technical victory.
Furnish Great Finish.
The two-mile event between the Bal
timore Cross-country Club and the Bal
timore Central Y. NJ. c. A. was one OF
the closest two-mile races ever staged
3n Convention Hall. 1t reminded one OF
the great finish between Yale and
Princeton two years ago in the George
town games The first two runners got
off evenly together, and they finished
the same way. and the second two re-
lays started in just the way the first
began. the Cross-country Club man
leading by three yards. The race wal
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