Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-23
RICHMOND COLLEGE WINS
MEET FROM WAKE FOREST
Spiders Show Great Strength in
DasheS and Field
Events
BAPTIST BEST on DISTANCE
Visitors Took Mile and Two-Mile
Runs Without TrOuble-Lee Lig-
gan Makes Fast Time in Shorter
Events.

The Richmond College track team de-
feated the strong Wake Forest squad
in dual meet on the stadium field
yesterday afternoon by The narrow
margin Of IS TO so The day. though
FOR track activities, and some ex-
cellcnt records were hung up.
The Spiders started on, strong, win
ming tho dashes and hurdle events with
ease. and ii looked like a walkaway
for them, but the Carolinians sprung
surprise in the distance events. COP
ping hrst place in each Under the
ito-yard dash the Spiders came out
strong. but in the quarter half-mile
and two-mile events the Wake Forest
runners carried away practically all
the honors.
in the field events the Spiders show
ed up TO advantage, winning all tho
places in the pole vault. and coppinr
the iirsts in both the high jump and
shot put Harris. Of Wake Forrest
hoped twenty feet ten inches in tn.
| broad jump. winning that event.
Lee j-iGghn, the Spiders star 100
yard man. did some exceptionally fast
work in the dashes. winning Tho ION
YARD dash in ten seconds flat. and tho
Zoo-Sard in twenty-olIe seconds No
Tendon. of Wake Forest, ran in HON
the mile and TWO mile winning first
IN the two-mile and second in Tho
mile run.
Harris. OF wake Forest. wac RI. ;,
d!ridual point winner, chalkinr ~,
Twelve points to his credit Lieran fol-
!o"ed him with ten Durham courtad
nine points. while SatterfieId. McI,en-
don and Cosby got eight each Dur-
nam because Of his recent illness. did
.'o. come up TO his standard, though he
put the shot. and leaped in botb rho
hieh and broad jump in good form
fairly good crowd Witnessed ,bo
contest and rooted enthusiastically
me next meet in all probability vi,i
~ INC Eastern Intercollegiate NEE, on
lard dash--Lisgan, Il. G.. FRS,
narr's' W. T.. second. Herring w r.
'". III llme, 10 seconds flat.
Upward dash--Liggan, r. G. 6rs,
.r;ss. W. T.. second; Pitt. Il. c. third
zine. u seconds flat
v,hi'i 1Enrd hurdics-Coshy. r. C.. first;
i,iock. Il. G. second: Kuyk. r. O.
| third. Time. Ia ;" ~
-oe-yard enthusiastically. II 6,
nrst; Cosby r. G.. second: Thomnso,,
W, r." third Time, "a seconds dat.
itV,Naru dash-Jordan. W. T.. first.
Shieids' w F.. second: Roden, II g.
third. Time 30 seconds. ~
Half-mile run-Diswell, w. f. FIRST.
Sattertield. Il. C., second: HAYNES " w
F. third. Time, 40
Mile run-Danie!s, W. F.. first: Nc
Tendon w T.. second; Taliaferro r.
O.. third Time, 4.a9.
rwo-mile run-McLendon, w. f.
FIRST: Childrcss. ". r., second: Mus,on
H.. G.. third. Time, Ill 22
High Jump-Johnson, II. c.. first:
Durham. II. c., second: Harris, w. r,
third. Height, feet 1-2 Inches.
Shot put-Durham r. c., first; Lanr.
ston. w f.. second; Woody, r. G..
third. Distance, IS feet 41.2 inches.
Pole rault--Kuyk. r. c., first;
Bohlke. II. G.. second; Johnson, II. C..
third. Height. feet . inches.
Broad jmmp--ilarris. W. T.. first;
Herring. w. t.. second; Durham, Il. C..
third. Distance. 20 feet 10 inches.
The officials were:
Referee-Allen Seville
! Clerks-Shep Crump (Virginial and
Jim Barnett tGeorgctown Collcge).
Timers-Dr. Handy Harvard). Dick
Vaughan 0ichmond Collegc) and Dr.
| Pitt tColumhia).
Judgcs-Dr. Harris (Johns ioplins).
RUDE Iiurton and Olin Richardson.
Startcr-F. N. Dobsou.
| Announccr-I'ctc Perduc.
Scorer-chick Blankingship.