The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-20
BY BRYAN MORSE,

0eorgetown's athletes sprang some
thing OF a surprise in winning tho
eighteenth annual indoor games at
Conventional Hall in the open events
AID owes It's victory to four local
bpys. Marshall Lowe. Harry Weld
mann. Dorsey Griffith. and II. G..
l,pbertson. products of Washington
scholastic ranks. But few remained
in the hall when the meet was finally
decided with the high jump.
Virginia. fulfilling predictions. de-
spite a failure of Captain Norris. who
fell in the half mile. romped off with
the South Atlantic intercollegiate 4.
A. championship events. Superior
hurdlers and shot putters gave the
Charlottesville men a preponderance
Of points in the title end of the
affair.
Episcopal High School stole the
scholastic point trophy when Strub-
ing beat the gun in the scholastic
fifty and gelloped In ahead OF Maxam.
Of st. AlbaDs. The Columbia Athletic
club was a winner in the novice
events.
According to those in charge. the
eighteenth annual games were a
financial success. From a standpoint
~ competition. size OF entry list.
classification of relays, general man /.
agement as to announcing heats and
finals of events apd sundry other de-
no tG ha
nation "f a bang up mcet. credit can
not be given.
The absence OF metropolitan stars and
collegiate performers was deplored. II
was conclusively proven that a purely
local meet can he iun 10 good profit.
The advent Of the South Atlantic col
leges as the feature o: the meet is a
step in tho right direction. Hopkins
town went the Baltimore men one bet
ter as far as locnl competition was con-
cerned. but Washington Is "a far as
ever behtad the, Monumental City peo-
pie in conducting set Of games.
The relays. with few exceptions. were
unproductive of close finishes. Cie"- ~
towns four. headed Ivy Dorsey 3rif-
fifth; who had previously run fifty-yard
dashes IN such rapid succession that
he was dizzy. was no matoh for the
better trained veteran Lehigh quartet.
Griffith led in the FIRST relay by. Ave
yards. but Amy. LeiEhty. and Brett
iIgan nor Curly Byrd. coaches OF Cath.
olc University and tho Maryland Ag-
gies. are taking much crnd't e." ~ .
WINS over George WASHINGTON anil
qailaudet. Neither event proved to be
To Marshall Lowe Harry Woidman.
norsev Griffith and II. G. Robertson
goes the bulk OF the credit for George
N II Is - II.
open high jump. lending first place. It
was midriRht when the event was COM
pleted. and the audience was fairly
we'll on IT. way home. Lowe also won
the South Atlantic L. G. A. A. high jump
with fee 10 inches, Weidmann's vault
Of II feet inches got him a tic with
Washington and Lee In the open event.
ana incidentally tied the South Atlantic
A. a. u. mark.
Griffith won the flfty-yard COLLEGIATE.
was second in the f,fty-yard title event,
and second In the open nifty. The
youngster. who Is a freshman, would
have won In the other fifties had he
Robe rea 'e third s IN the poIe Vault
Melted the sum total OF II for the Blue
and Gray.
Barket and Coleman. OF Virginia. in
the weights took first and second.
Mayer splitting with O'Connor. OF G.
u. for third. Wilson and Bretells. also
OF Virginia, won first and second in the
hurdles. while Jenkins won y third In
the $50. which was enough to outdls-
lance the COLLEGIATE field.
The interscholastic point trophy was
taken by Episcopal After qualifying In
the fifty, Strubing, of Episcopal. made
n false start In the final lie was pen.
allied three feet, which cut his handl-
cap down to the same distance. Not "a
be denied the youngster made a bolt on
the next set and got way with II,
rNmping in ahead OF Maxam Brewer
OF st. Adams, the scratch man, got n
ppor start and failed to place. StrubinH
Wbn, Maxam got second. and Seward
Of Episcopal, third. Smith. Of the Bal
tinore Polys, got first in the go. Car
roll. OF Wake Forest. was second. and
Carter, OF st. Adams. got third In the
same event. The six points was enough
u win for Episcopal.
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washington Canoe Club ninners
EliasOn, Karl knight NJ. knight. and
Birch defeated the POt0macs. COWan