The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-02-20
Virginia Captures South Atlantic Events in Big Geo
Georgetown Track Team Lands Big
Indoor Athletic Meet by One Point
Hilltop Athletes Nose Out
Johns Hopkins in Carnival
at Convention Hall.
LEHIGH RELAY WINS

Mainly through the ability Of Marshall
Lowe to clear the bar at a greater height
than any other contestant in the open
handicap high jump. Georgetown was
able to win its own eighteenth annual
athletic Indoor meet held last night at
Convention Hall.
The Baltimore Athletic Club led in
points scored in open events until the last
event carded on the program, the open
handicap high jump. Johns Hopkins was
second and Georgetown third. Lowe got
first place for the HiIltoppers, making
their total u l-2. while Hopkins man was
only able to tie, with Ryan. from Catholic
University. for third place. giving them
only one-half point.
Episcopal High School won the scho-
lastic trophy. with the Baltimore City
College second, the latter being beaten
out by one point. St Adams finished
third. The University Of Virginia finished
ahead Of all others in the South Atlantic
championship events. with total OF II IL
points.
Coach Green's athletes from st. Adams
School, were seen in the JJ-yard schol-
asttC dash, Brooke Brewer winning the
first semi-hnal heat in the best time OF
the evening 80 seconds. Willard, of
Central High School. was a close second
In the second semi-inal of the same
event silly Maxim. Of the st. Adams
S~AlOCAs pAsIlcu olEuD4IBr Oh Episcopal, so
close that the Alexandra boy had to
equal Brewers time for the distance to
win.
Wilson flying the cOlors Of the Uni
versity Of Virginia. won first place in
the Championship OF the South Atlantic
States in the JO-yard hurdle race with
his team mate Brettelle a close second
and Dempster. OF Johns Hopkins, had to
be satisfied with a third.
Wilson got OF to bad start, but picked
up before half the distance had been
travelled and won by inches, his time
being 40 seconds.
Columbia 4. c. NOsed Out.
Columbia A. c. and the Fifth Regiment
relay teams furnished an exciting race
for the spectators in a one mile event.
The military boys were off to a good
lead with the locals trailing. On the
second touch OF the local lads took the
lead and Bowen. for the c. A. c. team,
opened up a large gap but Johnny
MahOney running last for the red and
white team lost in the final stretch, Har-
tunS coming from behind took the lead
on the final turn and won in a great
sprint.
The time for this race was minutes
and % - seconds. The Lord Baltimore
Club finished in third place.
J. Renee, running under Georgetown
Colors. won first place in the 5O-yard dash
novice with ". Kirby, a schoOTbOy from
Tech High. second. and Weller, OF the
Georgetown Props. in third place.
Renee was pushed hard all the way by
the local sChOolbOy Kirby. and Weller
was far ahead Of the rest Of the bunch
when he landed third place.
Brewer and Griffith won respectively in
their heats Of the second semi-inaI in the
open handicap JO-yard dash. Bower doing
the distance in ) - seconds. while Grif-
fifth ran the distance one second slower.
Three Baltimore men won places in the
5-yard open handicap hurdle race, with
Tommy McDOnaugh leading his team
mate. Allison. a close second. and Sulli-
van. from the Maryland Swimming Club.
third
AIcDonaugh jumped into the lead at the
start and went over the timbers in 2-5
seconds
Dorsey Griffith. former Western High
School boy. took first place in the 5O-yard
collegiate finals. being pushed hard by
Henke. Of Washington and Lee College.
Hart. of Maryland Aggies, finished in
third place, the time for this race being
. fat
Handicap Too Much for Brewer.
With handicap Of six feet against him.
Brooke Brewer was unable to place in
the finals of the JO-yard scholastic dash
Strubbing. Of Episcopal High School.
took first place: Maxim. of St Adams
School. finished in second place. and
Seward. of the Episcopal High. landed
third place.
Coach Green's runner was the only man
on scratch in the scholastic dash. and the
handicars given out were too much for
the sChOOlboy wonder to overcome Strub-
bling won in the fast time of 40 seconds.
Henke, of Washington and Lee won the
half century South Atlantic champion
ship dash. with two Washington boys
placing second and third: Griffith. Of