Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-31
LOCAL ATHLETES
LOSE AT EASTON
Tech Looks Like Sure Winner
Up to Javelin Throw;
Close Contest

Tech High athletes lost out yes
terday In the Lafayette College meet
at Easton, Perkiomen was winner,
landing a victory by all around good
work in the iavelin throw,
The winners had 81 points, Mercers-
burg and Harrisburg were tie for
second with 30,
The meet was not decided TIL Har-
mer of Perkiomen threw the Javelin
for 14l feet IA Inches In the last
event of the day,
Wilson, of the Radner High School,
scored the greatest number OF points
of any Individual athlete, He TOOK
first place In the shotput, In the discus
and fourth place in tho Iavelin event
The most noteworthy performance
was the pole vault OF Kirkpatrick. of
Blair Hall, in which he made a height
of IL feet az inches, In the two
mile relay the Perkiomen team low
cred the national scholastic record for
the event, The record was minutes
4S S-5 seconds, The time of the Per-
kiomen team on March Field was
minutes 80 ga seconds,
Summary OF Events
100-yard dash-Won by Woodring,
Mercersburg; second, Brownville, Mer-
cersburg; third, r, Monte, Perkiomeni
fourth, Brenster, st. Benedict Time,
10 2-5s,
22O-yard dash-Won by r, Monte,
Perkiomens second, Hall, Peddie; third
A. Monte, Bethlehem Prep; fourth,
Brownville, Mercersbars, Time, % S-5
seconds,
44O-yard dash-won by Rogers,
Northeast, Philadelphtas second. DEM
ming, Harrisburg Tech; third, Taylor,
Southern High, Philadelphia; fourth,
Lowrey, MercersburS. Time, 81 2-5
seconds
SSO-yard run-Won by Demming,
Harrisburg Tech; second, w, Rich
mond, Blair Hall; third, Helffrich,
Mercersburg; fourth McCormac, Brown
Prep, Time, minutes s seconds,
Mile run-Won by Harmer. Perkio-
men; second. Sister, DreXel; third,
Helffrich, Mercersburg; fourth, Har-
mon, Harrisburg Tech. Time, 4 min
utes AZ 2-5 seconds,
Two-mile run Won by Hisler,
Drexel; second, Swedc, Mercersburg;
third, Kephart, Bethlehem Prep;
fourth. Hill, Easton High. Time. 10
minutes IS LIS seconds,
120-yard high hurdles - Won by
Barron, West Philadelphia High; sec
ond, Beck, Harrisburg Tech; third.
Loose, Bethlehem Prep; fourth, Gra-
ham, Bethlehem Prep. Time. II 1-5
seconds,
22O-yard low hurdles Won by
Beck, Harrisburg Tech; second. Bar
ron, West Philadelphia High; third
Desch, st. Benedict; fourth. Clarke.
Brooklyn Poly Prep, Time, % S-5 Sec
onds,
Running broad jump Won by
Brown, Jamaica High; second, Miller,
Mercersburg; third, Mellinger, cen
trail High, Philadelphia; fourth, Bar
ker. East Orange. Distance, % feet
"a inch,
Pole vault-Won by kirkpatrick,
Blair Hall; second, tie between Nohs
of Peddie and Haslang of Bethlehem
Prep; fourth, Blunden, Brooklyn Poly
Prep. Height, II feet ala inches.
12-pound shot-WOn by Wilson
Radnor High; second. Cooley, Mer-
cersburg; third, Thomas, St Benedict;
fourth, Desparre, Bethlehem Prep.
Distance, 40 feet 8 inches.
12-pound hammer throw-Won by
Angel, Mercersburg; second, Dem
ming, Harrisburg Tech; third,
schimpf, Brooklyn Poly Prep; fourth,
Montgomery, Mercersburg. Distance
159 feet.
Javelin throw-Won by Harmer.
Perkiomen; second, Angel, Mercers-
burg; third. Schimpf. Brooklyn Poly
Prep: fourth, Wilson, Radnor High.
Distance, 143 feet IL inches.
Discus throw - Won by Wilson,
Radnor High; second, Desparre, Beth
lehem Prep; third, Thomas, st. Bene-
dict; fourth, Schimpf, Brooklyn Poly
Prep. Distance, 116 feet S-4 Inches.
One-mile relay - Won by East
Orange team (Meeter, Barker, Coe,
HoIt); second, Northeast (Philadel-
phia) team (Parent, Comfort, Cron-
quist, Rogers); third, Harrisburg
Tech. team '(Evans. Beck, Melick,
Demming): fourth. Brooklyn Poly
Prep. (Raymond. Petherbridge, Nc