Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-18
c. j. AND c. j. WIN
BIG RELAY RACES
Beat Lehigh and George Wash
ingt0n in Feature Events
of Indoor Meet.
HOPKINS CAPTURES TROPHY
Points Scored in G. q. Games.
BY a. c. BYRD.

Georgetown and Catholic Uni
versity last night won the fea-
ture relay races in the annual
Georgetown University track and
field meet at Convention Hall.
The Blue and Gray four got away
to good start against Lehigh
and finished in front by fifteen
yards. George Washington's first
runner fell, giving Catholic U. a
lead OF perhaps eighteen yards,
but that distance was gradually
heightened and it won easily.
Johns Hopkins scored more points
in the open events than any other
institution and captured the point
trophy.
Dorsey Griffith, running first on
the Georgetown relay team, was
second until the backstretch of
the first lap. Alter that he went
out in front and opened up lead
of eight yards. The Blue and
Gray runner showed a splendid
burst of speed in passing his op-
ponent and was never in danger
of losing the lead thereafter.
Gates. the former Central High
star, took up the running where
Griffith left off and before he
touched off Connolly he had in
creased the distance given him by
Griffith Connolly held that lead,
and when Array, the fourth man,
began his part of the race he was
so far ahead that McGrath, the
star of the Lehigh four, had no
chance to make up and win. Au-
ray was a good fifteen yards ahead
at the end. Much credit should
go to McGrath, though, inasmuch
as he ran in beautiful form and
closed the gap between him and
Auray considerably.
James of G. W. U. Falls.
George Washington held the lead in
its race with Catholic University until
about twenty yards from the end of the
second lap. There James stumbled. fell
and before he could get up Rooney had
opened up fifteen yards. From that time
on it was an easy race for the Brook
| Ianders, as each of their men increased
the distance somewhat between him
and the man behind.
! Aided by big handicaps, the Johns
/ Hopkins University won the tropny
for scoring the most points in the open
| handicap competition In the 440, $50
and mile the Baltimoreans had more or
| less experienced runners out in front
| because of the handicaps, and there
was never a chance of them being over
| taken at any time. Hopkins scored first
| and second in all three OF the mem
toned races. Maryland State and
Washington and Lee. expected to show
well in the point scoring. failed to &C
complish a great deal. their best men
| being handicapped to such an extent
/ that il was almost hopeless PROPOSE
| ton for them to win. Georgetown got
| 20 points. and before the running or
! the half was leading by 20 points to lt.
! In the scholastic competition Episcopal
High carried off honors. scoring eight
points and winning its relay race with
| Tome Tome was second with six points.
Weidmann Jumps IL Feet.
Perhaps the most notable performance
| of the meet was that OF Wiedmann in
the pole vault, when he actually cleared
the bar at twelve feet. This feat has
been accomplished only once before IN
Convention Hall, Dukes having jumped
that distance several seasons ago as 2
! representative of the New York Athletic
/ (-lub Mailman of Washington and LEG
went il feet i. but neither of these line
performances was good for victory
because Needs, an unknown IRE" q
handicap of two feet six inches Needs
actually jumped ten feet, bat the handi-
can gave him first place.
O'Connor of Georgetown won the shot
put, tossing the siXteen-pound shot more
than forty-one feet. Athletes represent
ing the University of Virginia finished
Veil in the south Atlantic half mile
and in the hurdles. The work OF tao
Vireinians was brilliant in both events,
first places going TO them in each.