The Washington herald., 1919-05-24
Central Athletes Are
First in Track Meet
Coach Foley's Mt. Pleasant
Team Lands Honors in
Scholastic Games-Gross
OF Tech, Is Individual
Star.

twenty-second annual championship
track meet held in the Central High
School stadium yesterday with
score of 4S points. Tech High I'M
ished second with a total Of SO
points. Western next with 25.
Johnny Gross. of Tech, may be
classed as the Individual star OF the
meet. In the half-mile event he
made exceptionally fine time, . min
utes and stconds. which is ex-
actly two-ffths of second behind
the scholastic record. which was
made by Sheehan. Of Tech, two
years ago. At the starting Of the
race Alexander. of Western. took
the lead and held it until the end
of the first lap, when Conradis, of
Central spurred on. and looked like
a winner.
But at this point Gross displayed a
last minute spurt in the stretch, and
when he crossed the line he was ap-
proximately eight yards in the lead
of his nearest competitor. Conradis.
OF Central Alexander OF Western,
finished third.
mile. which was handily won by-Rob-
ert Montgomery. of Central. in
minutes and A seconds. The record
is minutes and a seconds. Johnny
Gross, of Tech, entered this event and
was expected to come through. having
defeated Montgomery in the Central
track meet May 10. But having run
the half mile beforehand he could do
no better than fourth.
In the 1o0-yard dash Hugh Johns
ton won in fine style with Dasher and
Kerns following in order. Donald
Wight. the Western sensation, took
the honors in the 44o-yard dash. Con-
ard, of Western. pushed Wight hard
but could not overcome the speed
king. In the 220-yard dash H. Johns
ton, of Central. gained the honors,
but Herb Carpenter. of Tech. was
only beaten by a small margin. 1t
was another nip and tuck affair.
Vaughn Connolly, of Central. by a
last minute squirt won the 120-yard
hurdle in keen fashion.
In the field events Central won the
majority of the honors. Shaggy Gull
len. of Central. by heaving the shot
IS feet, IA inches easily won that
event. Charley Dasher. OF Central,
came out victorious in the running
| broad jump for a distance Of IS feet
s inches
Carpenter. of Tech. and conard.
! of Western. tied with Is feet lOIA
inches and on the flip the place was
F, awarded to Conrad, of Western, in
| the pole vault Jeffry. of Central,
and Powell, of Western, tied with
\ 10 feet l inch. and on toss Jerry,
! OF Central. was the lucky boy.
|
Technical High with a point score
: of As. Its nearest competitor was
Western with IS. and Central came
in third with % points Eastern
accumulated 4 points.
McCartee. of Tech, featured by
winning the 100 and 220-yard
dashes in easy fashion. The sum-
mary:
lO-yard dash-won by n. johnson Central /;
secoud. Kerns. Central; third. Dasher. Central
Time. olo IS.
zoyard hurdles-won by Pugh, Tech; second,
Held, Tech; third. Connolly. Central Time,
03 So
sS0yard mn-won by ]. Gross, Tech; second.
Time 2Oc
10 high hurdles-won by Hume. Western; SC
ond, Bresee. Wester;
l2pyard high hurdIes-First heat won By Hume
! Western; second, Bresee, Western. Time, o2o
second heat won by Connolly. Central; second.
J. Loehler. Time. oIs Finals won BY Con-
molly. Central; second. ]. Loehler. Tech; third,
Hume. Western. Time o:lS Is
Aoyard dash-Won BY Wight, Western; sec
ond, Conard. Western; third. Push, Tech.
Time, 054
2o-ysrd dash-won by H. Johnson Central ::
second. Carpenter. Tech; third. Kerns, Central.
Mile run-won By Robert Montsumery. Cen
tral; second, Sherman. Western; third. Gates
Tech. Time Al.
Mile relay-won by Tech. (Carpenter. Push
Loehier and Cross: second, Western wight
Conard, Douglas sherman Time. $685.
shot put-Won by Cullen Central: second
Quinn. Western; third J. Loehler. Tech. Dis.
tance feet, ~ inches.
High Iump-ne between Hume, Western and
Ford, Tech Hume. Of Western won the to<.
second. Ford, Tech; third. Hutton, Tech. Height
feet inches
Broad jnmp-wou by Dssher. Central; second
Connolly. Central; third. tie between Carrenter
Tech. and Conard. Western. Carpenter Of Tech
won the toss. Distance. 10 feet. inches.
Pole yault-Te between Jeffry. Central.
foWell, western. Jeffry won the tnss: second
Powell. Western; third tie between Ford. Tech
Graves. Western Ford, Tech. won the tos.
CHAMPIONSHIP FRESHMAN EVENTS.
l0yard dash-Won by McCartee Tech. ssr
oud. Milton. Central: third. Lee, Tech. Tine
Oils '
l1yard hurdle-won By Seller. Eastern sec
ond. Fountain. Western; third, Bowen, Tech.
Time. o:l7
Vyard dash-Won By Newman, Central: Car
500. Tech Aubinoe. Tech Tine, 0e25
s-yard dash-Won BY Carson, Tech: second
Aubinoe; third. Locke. Eastern. Time. oss as
2oyard dash-Won By McCsrtee. Tech: sec.
ond. Newman. Central; third, R. Johnston
Time. o5 IL
44oyard relay-Won By Tech tAubinoe, Scott.
Bowen. Carsonl; second. Eastern; third West
en- Time. o:s2 Is.
Soyard reiay-won By Central Milton. Ir,,L
| hart. X. Johnston. Nevman); second. Tech nec.
Time. LESS
Shot put-won By Lee. Tech: second, r. John
son: third, Bowen. Tech. Distance. . feet,
II - inches. wv
Runnins broad iump-wou BY Mopdell West
ern; second. Havley. Western; third. Lencin-
diyer. Tech. Distance. II feet, ~ inche,
Hep. step and iump-wou By MoodelI Wet.
ern; Hawiey. Western: third, Lee, Tech Dis
tance, y feet. inches.