Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-15
TECH CLEANS UP
ATSTATE COLLEGE
Wins Permanently W White
Trophy; New Track Records;
Central Athletes Prominent

Permanent possession of the ]. G..
White loving cup valued at $500, an
other silver loving cup for winning
the relay race, seven gold medals, six
silver medals and one bronze medal
comprised the trophies brought home
from State College by the Tech High
athletes, winners in track and field
sports at that place. 1t was the an
nual Pennsylvania State College inter
scholastic meet.
Not content to make n cleanup of
the trophies the rapacious Maroon
lads broke four records for the track.
Harmon was the first to make a new
record when he breasted the tape in
the one-mile in the fast time of
4:42 10; the previous time was 4:44.
New Track Record
In the next event Captain DEM
ming ran the quarter-mile in 50 sec
onds fiat. breaking the track record.
and setting a new mark for Tech
athletes. In the two-mile event Sutch
broke the record he made last year at
State College when he nosed out a
Johnstown man in 10:lS. Last Satur-
day he raced around the track in
1901 Ia.
The final record to he broken was
made by the Maroon relay team. Just
to show the other teams that there
are other fast men in the squad,
Coach Peet used two new men in
Davies and Gipple. While both are
relay team before Saturday. Eyster,
Davies, Gipple and Demming was the
order in which they ran, and they
defeated the field of entries in S:41 So.
All told Tech captured seven tirsts, six
seconds. one third and three fourths,
for a total of IS IA points.
Central Good Winner
Il. u = 1t ~
four seconds, fiVe thirds and one
fourth. The Blue and Gray lads
Tailed % points and finished third in
the final summary. Williamsport
High with 20 entries came in second
with 27%. The other high schools
finished in this order: Altoona, IL;
Johnstown, 1OA; Greensburg, 10;
6; Bradford. 4; Eldersridge Academy,
4; Remove. 0; Tyrone, o.
The Summary
Two-mile run Won by Oscar
Sutch. Harrisburg. Tech; second,
Gastrock, Harrisburg Tech; third,
Rose, Harrisburg Central; fourth,
Schneider, Williamsport. Time, 10:-
OIL 1-5.
220-yard dash-Won by Beck, AL
toona; second. Evans, Harrisburg
Tech; third Moore. Harrisburg Cen
trail: fourth, McClairn, Williams
port. Time, "a 1-5.
Half-mile run - Won by White,
Greensburg: second, Beihler, VIII
Transport; third. Harris, Bradford;
fourth, Sheppard. Williamsport. Time
two minutes, nine seconds.
22O-yard low hurdles Won by
Barron, West Philadelphia: second,
Kaufman. Harrisburg Central; third,
Houtz, Harrisburg Central; fourth,
Treadwen Williamsport. Time
q 3-5 seconds.
12-pound shot put - Won by Har-
ris. Harrisburg Tech; second, Mckay.
Harrisburg Tech; third, Alwine,
Greensburg: fourth, Waltz. williams
port. Distance, 40 feet 4 inches.
Pole vault - Won by Moore. Har-
risburg Tech; second, tie between
Mutzabough. Harrisburg Central. and
Fisher Will a m ort; fourth,
Mathew, Johnstown. Height, 10 feet,
Running high jump. - Won by
Treadwell, Williamsport; secondn,
Treadwen. Williamsport; second,
Tech; fourth. Martz, Central.
Height. feet four inches.
Philipsburg; second, Diffenbach,
Tech. Distance, 123 feet six inches.
Tech: second. Ward, wiliiamsport;
third Hall. Central; fourth, Miller,
Tyrone. Distance, 20 feet, inches.
Discus throw Won by Curry.
Johnstown; second, Houtz. Central;
third. Wardrop, Elders Ridge;
fourth. Davis. Phillipsburg. Distance
los feet S inches.
1O0-yard dash - Won by Beck. AL
toona; second, Eyster. Tech; third,
Moore, Central; fourth, Evans,
Tech. Time. 10 3-5.
12O-yard high hurdles - Won by
Barron, West Philadelphia High;
second. Lloyd. Tech; third, Houtz,
Central; fourth, Boyer, Tech. Time,
IL 3-5.
One-miIe run - Won by Harmon,
Tech; second Sones. Williamsport;
third, White, Greensburg: fourth,
Hare. Central. Time, 4:42 1-5.
440-yard dash - Won by Demming.
Tech: second, Sones. Williamsport;
third. Harris, Bradford. Time, So.
One-mile relay - Won by Harris
burg Tech; second, Williamsport;
third, Central High school Time,
3:41.