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of Meadowbrook, a brother Of the winner,
was third.
Fred Motley. of Atlantic City. who was
running for Germantown equaled the 100
yard-dash record of 10 lis seconds when
he beat a speedy field of sprinters by almost
four yards. The same figures had been
made by Harry Plerson. of Germantown.
at Trenton in 1913. Motley ran for Col
gate during the collegiate season.
Fred Harmer, who is regarded as one of
the coming high lights. carried away first
place in the half-mile in two minutes fiat.
Harmer. who competes for the German.
town Boys Club has neck k-and-neck bat
tie with Dewey oBrien, of Vctrix, in the
home stretch.
Larry Shields. of Meadowbrook, one Of
Penn states premier runners. was the win
ner In the mile run in minutes d3 seconds
NJ. Giordano. of Germantown Boys Club
was second to Shields. thirty yards back.
| Earl Walsh, of Meadowbrook was third,
| and Russell Foster, of Meadowbrook. who
placed third In the half mile. was fourth.
| Frank Shea, the marvellous Pittsburgh
| quarter-miler. had things his own way in
| the 44O Ted Meredith was not in his best
| shape and after the first fifty yeards was
never within five yards of Shea. However,
he took second about seven yards behind,
! with Elmer Smith. also of Meadowbrook,
! third. and Fred Harmer, of Germantown
| Boys Club, fourth
new record of 40 seconds which Shea
made shaved / 2-5 seconds from the old
! mark. which was held by Meredith made
| two years ago.
| After winning the high hurdles in rec
! ord time. Harold Barron, of Meadowbrook
was returned the victor in the 220-yard
| low hurdles. after a hard race with Bob
! Ferguson, of Germantown Boys Club. II
| Bittinger, of Germantown, was third, and
! w. d. Armstrong fourth. Barron was timed
| in % 2-5 seconds.
| j. G. Wilson, of Meadowbrook. after
| placing second in the shotput. took first
! honors in the discus throw. His distance
| was 10S feet 7 inces NJ. Won Bereghy, or
Meadowbroow, the shotput winner, was sec
| ond in the discus. II. !. Hoot, of German
| town Boys Club, was third and F. Hassel-
berg of Mercury A. c.. finished fourth.
| The 16-pound shot put was captured by
| NJ. Won Bereghy. of Meadowbrook Club,
| with a toss of 40 feet 97s inches. j. q.
| Wilson, also of Meadowbrook, was second,
and II. |. Hoot, Germantown Boys Club
! the Swarthmore all-around star, was third
| with Tom Dougherty, of Meadowbrook, the
| old Penn football player, fourth.
| G. Thibault of Meadowbrook, one of Law.
| son Robertson's Penn pupils won the high
jump after the toss-off. Thibault tied with
c. d. Jeffreys of Meadowbrook: F. A,
Crane, of Meadowbrook. and Harry Me
Grath, of Mercury, at feet inches.
90 o,yard dash trial heats-First heat, won
by Allen Woodrlng, MeadowbTook second , Rob Rob
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40 feet 9K inches. ,yo h., n Wilson
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fourth. Hasselberg. Mercury Dstahce' ioo ~
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Schwartz, Meadowbrook; fourth EAR Hpnter
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