Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-26
DEWEY RODGERS TAKES
TWO FTRSTS AT PENN
Former Northeast Colored Ath-
lete Wins 100 and 440 in
Fall Handicap Meet
FRANKLIN FIELD. oct. 2G


L. NJ. Granger, the former Dartmouth
runner who is now "A student in the medical
school at Penn. captured high honorS IN
the first final of the annual fall handicaps
on Franklin Field this afternoon. Granger
broke the tape in the half-m!le run. start
lhg with handicap Of 8 yards, in the fast
time Of 1902 AS. There was no runner on
scratch, so Granger was virtually the
scratch man.
Granger was almost i'm the lead at the
Bound of the gun for the last quarter. He
treezed TO the front on the back stretch and
came home ! 3 yards to the good Dwyer
was second, Tom Brooks the former Central
High School runner, was third, and Gal
brath was fourth
Dewey Rodgers and Everett Smallcy. two
local boys, were winners i'm the heats Of the
lOO-yard dash and high hurdles. rcspec-
lively Rodgers came through and won the
nnal OF the century, beating Snow Davis
the former Mercersburg runner, by inches
Both Davis and Rodgers started with a
handicap of two yards
Rodgerss time was 10 1-5 seconds, Levy
was third ana Raymond was fourth
Everett Smalley a.so won in his final. The
former Central High School record holder
won the l20-yard high hurdles with a lead
Of ten yards in l6 4-5 seconds
Lewis l.. Glover, the former Princeton
runner and present National and Middle
States A. A. L. five.mile champion who
entered Penn this fail, was a winner in
the two-mie race from scratch. During the
summer Glover ran for the Meadowbrool
Club
Glover conceded .handicaps up to 300
yards, but before he had turned six quar-
ters he was in the lead, and he broke the
tape In 10 minutes II 4-5 seconds with Il
lead Of fifty yards
Dewey Rodgers added another first place
to his victory in the 100 by winning the
nNn H.
handicap and won by three yards, his time
being 81 As seconds. FerricK was second
with siN'yard handicap and Granger,
twolye-yard handicap, was third.
Summarizes
lo0yard dash lnnal heat)--won. by Rodgers,
Yards fourth, Hoy'nond, : yards Time, 10 l-5
Halt.mllc run Won by. Granger l. yards;
seond Dyer, ! 2 ~ ,ds; third brooks. 30 yards,
5ogrth' Galbraith, 81 wards. Time. minutes
,Twq,mile rgn--won by Glover. scratch; sec
10 yards handicap fourth fourth" Hall H. so yard Yard,
hanScap, s%a Timc-IiO min. u 40 sec.
s.s sS%T 'iSSnd. $% TsSssis gsaPlSd HoimSs fourth,
eSSiRS5cag SiP5 second, BicES Is Inches hoPdic9g
ASrmbTeth Is inches handicap. Height Of win-
?aO-yardS, dash (anai-won by Davis. yards
handicap: second, Haymond. scTstcSi third. Pot
T,Tmo yards handicap; fourth, Smith, scratch,
High ipmp--WoG by, whelen, scratch; sec
I1ichss tandicnn HAght, feet > inches.
ftO-yard run--WOn by Dewey Rodgers, yards
,nandicap; second Ferrick, q yards handicap
hlrd Granger. l2 yards handicap. Time. ~ 81
Broad jump--won by Tibbitt q inches hand
GAP; second, Potter, l6 inches handicap; third
Jacobus, . inches handicap; fourth, Whalen. (.
inches
l9O-yard high hurdles (hnal}--Won by smaI
", scratch; second Debod. yards; third
foem9ns. yards Time. 10 40 sec.
!0nly three starters in the hnal)
Mile run-Won by Price, a. yards haud
n''9Ss S5S 20 yards handicap Time, I'm, 80 2-as
<Su-yard hurdles. hnal-WOn by Bartels,
Yards handicap; second Smallry. scratch; third
Dt9o / yards handiCap. Time, 2Gs
a, TANNER thr.w-WOn by Wharton, scratch
Vstance. "a feet inches; second, Bartels, II
KY handicap; third, Ray Wallace, 10 feet han