Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25
GEORGETOWN WINS
TITLE RELAY RACE
Takes Feature Event of Johns
Hopkins-5th Regiment In
door Meet at Baltimore.
PRINCETON BEATS HARVARD
BY n. C. BYRD.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

won the mile relay championship
of the South Atlantic Intercol-
legiate Athletic Association in
the Johns Hopkins 5th Regiment
indoor track and field games.
Dorsey Griffith started first for
the Blue and Gray and opened
up a gap of ten yards on the Uni
versity OF Virginia, with Hopkins
running third and Swartz OF
Maryland State fourth. Gates.
former Central High star, jumped
away after being touched off by
Griffith, and, notwithstanding
earlier strenuous efforts, opened
up a little better lead. On the
second relay Chapman of Mary
land passed Winslow OF Hopkins,
and the teams finished in this
order: Georgetown. Virginia,
Maryland State and Hopkins.
Billy Moore of Princeton and
Wilcox, the Harvard star, started
on even terms in the final relay of
the Princeton-Harvard race Neck
and neck the two runners fought
their way around the track I'M
til the final stretch, when Moore
was able to maintain two-yard
lead, with which he started into
the final relay.
The two foremost quarter-milers Of
the collegiate world gave about as
pretty an exhibition as any might de-
sire to see. Princeton was in the lead
during the greater part of the event,
but never by more than two or three
yards.
Latta of Central High ran a wonder
full race in the final lap of the relay
with Episcopal High. Starting at least
ten yards behind his opponent, Latta
put forth a wonderful effort in the last
stretch and managed to draw up on
even terms about twenty yards from
the finish and broke the tape by a
Episcopal runner.
Catholic University got more than it
was looking for in its relay with st.
Johns. The Annapolis four held the
Washingtonians until the final lap.
when Keene drew away for good
lead. However. Holmes of st. Johns
had a lot left in him on his last lap
and pulled up to within Ave or six
feet of Keene Keene tired badly in
the stretch.
The University OF Pennsylvania won
the meet with points. the wonderful
performances of Eby in the quarter,
and $50 being mainly responsible.
Thurman Wins Shot-out.
The open sho;-put Went TO Thurman
of Virginia. The Charlottesville man
had four feet handicap and his actual
put of 81 feet 101a inches produced a
mark of Al feet 1Uh inches. Leadbet-
ter of Hopkins was second. throwing
the heavy lead from scratch.
Sheehan of Tech Hi sh of Washington
won the scholastic SS0-yard run. start
ing from scratch. Sheehan ran easily
for two laps and on the third lap made
up the twenty yards or SO thai various
Youngsters had on him in EAniic-ps.
Taber of Central was second. but was
Il .r-alffied fo~ cutting corner.
The Hartford Athletic Clue O. WASH
inston was the first relay team ON
the National Capital to win 1T TOOK
the measure of three teams or Baltl-
more midgets. The Hart d young
sters did not look big enough to carry
their batons, but the way they made
their long, slender legs twinkle by one
another was caution to other tours
that may desire competition in the mid
get relay class
the other milers in the South Atlantic
mile intercollegiate Champion Mp.
Weeks started with a sprint, LOOK the
lead and led the whole way At the
flash he had another spring LEFT
and easily opened UP the ZAP be ween
him and Edmonds of Nirg .nia, the lat
ter being second. Perkins OF Hopkins
was a fairly good third.
Kimmel Takes High Jump.
Kimmel of the Maryland Swimming
Club took first place in the running
high jump with handicap OF one
inch. beating out Morrison of George
Washington and Wingate of George
Washington.
The Washington Swimming Club was
second in a dual mile relay with the
Club of Philadelphia. The
were easy victors. Nc
donough of the Baltimore Athletic AS
ISOLATION got a big lead in the first
Ian of the relay with Washington
Club and his teammates
kent the lead. The Washingtonians
n.ver were in the running after the
first relay though Karl knight made
a brilliant squirt near the end of the
fourth relay. 1t was a hopeless task.
tbouph to catch up with the leading
runner
The three-mile team race between
the Cross Country Club of Baltimore
and the Carroll Institute was captured
NV the latter on points. Carroll not
,nly got first place in the team reck-
,ning, but had two of its individuals
N first and second positions. Blumer
finished first and Jack Downey second.
Weeks, placed on scratch, ran
,plendid race for Hopkins. Gauging his
,ace well, the Baltimorean did not get
he lead until the last lap. and then fin
shed with wonderful sprint. He pass.
I'd into first place about thirty yards
rom the end of the race 1t was a
splendid effort on the part of the Hop
Sins boy, because he had but short
nonds of Virginia in the intercollegiate