The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-23
Waldo Rankin
Winning a Name
In Athletics


distance runners from The School OF
Electrical Engineering, of Milwau-
kee, Was, we're the first to cross the
finish line in a three-mile Marathon
held under the direction of the 7.
M. C. A., and the Milwaukee Journal
on June 7th.
The only man who gave them any
trouble was Henkel, from the Y. M.
C. A., the winner of several Of the
previous races.
The Journal says: Leading field
Of 1902 runners, Jim Mccarthy, of the
Milwaukee School of Engineering,
splashed his way through to victory
in the three-mile Marathon Saturday
afternoon, conducted under the aus
pices of the Y. M. c. A. Mccarthy
hot-footed the distance in 16 minutes,
rs seconds, ahead of his schoolmate,
Waldo Rankin. George Henkel run
ming under the color Of the "Y," fin
ished third. McCarthy's run stood
out like a diamond in hook shop.
Trailing Henkel for practically all of
the distance, he pulled out when with
in seven blocks of the finish and won
as he pleased. Rankin also passed
the tired Henkel, winning second
place."
Mccarthy won two silver cups; one
was given for first place and the other
for the best time. Mccarthy is Mil
waukee boy and has experience in
races before. He won second in the
last Marathon race, which was held on
last Thanksgiving.
Rankin comes from Greeneville,
Tenn, and ran his first long-distance
race Saturday. He placed second to
Mccarthy and won silver emdal for
his work.
We owe a great deal to the rest of
the boys who ran the entire race and
won silver cup for the school. The
cup was given the institution that had
the most men finishing the race.
The School of Electrical Engineer
ing entered So good, plucky boys;
boys who had the spirit of fight that
can never be downed. They ran not
for individual honors, but for their
school.
How they finished;
J. Mccarthy, School of Engineer
ing, time 1900; Waldo Rankin,
School Engineering, time, 1925
George J. Henkel, Y. M. C. A., time,
1880 The evening of Friday, May
9th, will long be remembered by the
students of The school of Electrical
Engineering as the big night.
Over four hundred members of the
school were present at the banquet
where all enjoyed the elaborate feast
and short, "peppy" talks given by the
president, DR.. Dorward, and members
of the faculty. Music was also a
strong feature of the evenings en-.
tertainment. The splendid Jazz Or.
chestra, and Mr.. Knowles Hawaiian
music made even the more dignified
members present sway in their chairs
After the feast rush was made
for the gym, where Coach Mccormick
allowed his white hopes to mix.
The following took part in the en-
tertainment:
l. Bondrean VS.. Hackenbruch.
2. Allen Wis. Wieneke.
8. Rankin VS.. Stathas.
The final bout was between Waldo
Rankin and Stathas for the heavy
weight wrestling championship. Il
certainly was a bsttle worth seeing
Both men were experienced wrest
lers and the bout promised to be {
grand success.
The first fall went to Strathas il
1 minute and Is seconds, and thu
second went to Rankin in II minutes
and as seconds. In the first fall Sta
thas was injured, but showed rea
sporting blood and went back for thu
second time. After the second fal
he was in such a condition that h,
could not continue the match, anc
left it up to Rankin whether the!
should call the match draw ant
have another match at later date
or make it a forfeit to Rankin. /
was here that Rankin showed the tru
spirit of a game fighter. Instead o
taking the trophy, that WI S his if h
asked for it, he stepped into the RIM
and stated that he was willing to cal
the match q draw and fight it GU
some other time, when both were il
good condition.
Electroforce, Milwaukee, Wis.