Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-07
Mark Set by Any Other Insti-
tuition i'm Event.
SPIDERS MAKE GOOD SHOWING
Richmond College Takes Fifth Place.
-Four Records BrOken-CathOlic
University Defeats Fast Virginia
Relay Team by Ten Yards.
Point Winners

CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA, May g
day captured the fifth annual track
and field championship meet held un-
der the auspices Of the South Atlantic
INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC Association.
The Orange and Blue athletes register
cd more points than the total scored
by, other six colleges competing: In
eiden.aiiy. IL was virsinia's fourth
member Of the association.
Catholic University won, notable
victory in the one-mile relay, defeat
teams had been entered in the event.
but the Washington and Lee and Vir-
Ena to snyH led o te
Catholic and lost 10 Minor. Of Virginia.
by two yards. -. Horn overlook and
passed Massie; giving his brother. 6.
| wyn. who proved the Orange and
Blues best runner, finishing some ten
yards ahead Of his. competitors. This
Virginia fourth man, for ne was soon
overhauled and passed by Field. who
won easily by Il, margin OF ten yards.
Had Field not siackened his pace, the
South Atlantic record in the event
would, in all probability. have been
broken. The time was 2 minutes oS 3-5
seconds Field won further honors for
Catholic by anneNinS the quarter-mic.
besting such clever runners as Chler,
of Hopkins. and Stone. of Virginia.
CoMiEliiloN NEEN IN ~ MP
WHICH WAS TIED Up
Competition was keen in the high
jump, Low. of Georgetown. who was
picked TO win, losing to Connolly, of
Hopkins. and Archer, Of Virginia, who
tied for first place with the bar at
six feet. The leap was within one-half
inch of the South Atlantic record, held
by Connolly.
Four South Atlantic records were
smashed. the first TO fall being the
mile run, which was annexed by ABB
bolt. OF Virginia. in 4 minutes 80 %
seconds Davenport, of Virginia. clip
ped one, hf.h Of second off the time
in ! minutes IS seconds.
! fairly outdid himself in the two-milc
event. finishing with Il sprint in {?
minutes 462-5 seconds. nearly eleven
| Bopp. Of Virginia Polytechnic, set a
new record In the discus throw with a
ming out over Barker and Conyers, OF
| Virginia.
Cromwell. from Washington and Lee.
initiated the javelin into the South At
lantic games by casting il 159 feet I
| inches.
Several records of the local track
Ideal weather conditions prevailed
without a hitch
| Summary track events:
l00-yard dash--won by Hcnke, WASH
| ington and Lee: second. Wallace. Vir-
ginia: third. Liggan. Richmond College,
fourth, Curtis. Washington and Lee.
Time. 101-5 seconds.
coward dash--won by Wallace, vir.
Einia; second Henke. Washington and
fourth Reese Johns s''f Honbins eol TilSe
| % seconds.
leo-yard hurdles-won by Rrettele.
third; Durham Richmond College eye
| fourth, Dempster Johns Hopkins
Time. 10 10 seconds.
v ?24yard ses"a by WIsGn
ss.i,ute; fourth. Satterheld,, Richmond
college: Time, 20 50 seconds.
lie University: second. uhler, johns
Hopkins: third, Stone, Virginia: fourth.
Gladney. Washington and Lee. Time.
| SO 80 seconds
GINA; second, Hail; Johns Hopkins;
third; Jenkins. Virginia; fourth. Hut
seconds tsettns new South Atlantic
record.
one-mIe run--won by Abbott, vir-
technic Institute: third. Edmunds Vir-
! GINA; fourth. Weeks. Johns Hopkins.
| Time. minutes 20 seconds (set-
i ting new South Atlantic record).
Two-milc run--won Ivy Chinn, Vir-
gnia Polytechnic Institute; second.
Maury. Nirsinia: third. Astor, Virginia
fourth, Rosen. Johns Hopkins. Time,
. minutes SO % seconds isetting new
| South Atlantic record).
Summary Of field events:
Shot-put--won by Harris Coleman.
BARKER, Virginia. 80 feet inches; third
Durham, Richmond college, 80 feet
IL Inches: fourth. Tom Coleman, Nir-
ginin. 80 feet inches.
Pole vault-won by Mailman. Wash :
ington and Lee. II feet; second and
| third places. tie between Bidgood, Vir-
ginia and Johnson. Richmond College.
~ feet S1-.2 inches: fourth. Bahlke.
! High jump-lirst and second places,
tie between Archer. Virginia, and Con-
molly. Johns Hopkins. at & feet; third,
! Low, GcorEet"wn. . feet II inches;
fourth. tie between Nickels and Ander-
son. Virginia. and Firor Johns Hop
| tins. ut ) feet inches.
Discus throw-woa by Bopp. Virginia
! Poly tcchnic Institute. 1913 feet ( inches:
second. Barker, Virginia, III feet 6
feet; fourth, Schultz. ashineton and
| Lee. los feet lie inches tsetting new
| South Atlantic recorD.
Broad jump-w"n by. Bcasiey. Vir.-
| Drummond, virg inia, 81 feet 3 inches:
! third. Connolly. Johns Hopkins 81 feet
| : Inches fourth. Round, Virginia, II
! feet l2 inch.
Javelin throw-won by Cromwell.
Washington and Lee, 1853 feet inches
| second, Archer. Virginia, I49 feet ;
| inches: third. Bailey. Washington and
| Lee, LAC feet ii inches: fourth, Shear,
Virginia, $40 feet IL inches.
South Atlantic one-mile rclay--won
| by Catholic University Sullivan, q.
| Horn. G. Horn and Field second Eir-
ginia tMinor. Massie. Goodwin and
Cornick Time. minutes Is 80 sec
|
G0rdonHvillr Takes Two