Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-07
BY n. C. BYRD.

The Maryland Agricultural
College, St. Adams School and
the Frederick High School were
victors in the three classes of
competition in the annual track
and field games held at College
Park yesterday under the aus
pices of the aforementioned instr
tuition. The Aggies had things
all their own way in the intercol-
legiate events, St. Adams took a
commanding lead at the start in
the open interscholastics and was
never in much danger thereafter,
but Frederick High did not cap
ture the honors in the contests
for the county school champion
ship of Maryland until. its ath-
letes had finished first and third
in the final event.
Three colleges competed in the inter-
collegiate part of the meet, but neither
afforded NJ. A. c. as much opposition as
was really expected as far points were
concerned. However. some of the races
were extremely close. The two best events
of the day were the intercollegiate $50
and the intercollegiate $40 Chapman OF
NJ. A C. about two yards behind
Holmes of St. Johns from the beginning
of the $50 until the last fifty yards, when
he gradually crept to the front and won
by a margin of few inches. Brown of
NJ A. c.. who had lost second place in
the go because he fell within five yards
of the finish, jumped out in front in the
quarter and had enough strength to stall
off by foot or two a splendid squirt by
Holmes who ran another fine race The
Aggies won first place in every event in
the intercollegiate part of the program.
with the exception of the high jump, and
Bains. wearing their colors. tied with
Wingate of George Washington for first
in that.
Local Stars Run Well.
Maxam gave ST. Adams a good start
in the interscholastic events by capturing
first place in the 100 and 900 yard
dashes. Maxam was forced to go-his best
though. Milstead of Central High doing
splendid work in each contest. He had
a margin of only two or three feet on
Milstead in each race From the winning
of the 100 by MaXam ST. Adams held the
lead until the end of the meet. Brewer
star Splinter of the Epscopalians. was
unable to compete because of an injury
to his leg received in practice last Thurs
day. =
Maxam and Wallace of st. Adams.
Milstead of Central High and Sullivan of
the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute gave
sterling performances in the open scho-
1aStic competition. The first mentioned
and the second tied for the gold watch,
givep to the winner of the point trophy
for individuals in that class. The officials
of the meet decided to award watch to
each. rather than have them toss for the
one. MaXam won the 100 and 220 and
got third place in the broad jump: Mil
stead was second in the 100 and 220 and
won the quarter. Wallace came within
one point of the two winners. getting first
in the hurdles and first in the shot-put
The Towson High and Frederick High
were tied for first honors in the coun-
ty schools championship of the state
when the last event. the mile. started.
but Simpson and Wetzel of the latter
were equal to the occasion and finished
first and third in the mile, while the
Towson representative was shut out.
the second position going to Shoe
maker of Chevy Chase Barral of Tow
son High won the gold watch for scor.
ing the most points in this class.
Morris Again Victor.
For the second consecutive year Paul
Morris of NJ. A. c. was victor in the
competition in the intercollegiate class
for the point trophy for individuals.
Morris won the 100 and 22o yard dashes.
tied for second in the broad jump and
got second in the 220-yard hurdles.
Four records were broken and two
equaled in the competition. One scholas-
tic record went by the boards when
Wallace of st. Adams hurled the
underground shot 45 feet 10z inches.
The former mark was AZ feet. Three in
tercollegiate marks fell. Whitney
Aitcheson knocked two seconds off the
mark of E. w. Montell of last year in
the mile when he covered the distance
in $50. Fred Speidell, smashed the
former record for the pole vault when
he cleared the bar at 10 feet 10A inches.
beating the distance of 10 feet inches
jumped by E. W. Stoll in 1904. Bains,
when he tied with Wingate of George
Washington at feet 5 inches. sevened
up with the mark set for the high jump
by j. p. Grason in 1908. Mornhinweg of
M. A. c. created a new shot-put record.
CONTINUED on Second Pa9e)