Evening star., 1919-05-11
BY H. C. BYRD.

BY H. C. BYRD.
BALTIMORE. Md. May 10.-The
seventh annual championship track
and field meet of the South Atlantic
intercollegiate Athletic Association
here today resulted. according to the
referees decision. in tie between
Georgetown and Johns Hopkins. The
squad representing each institution
is credited with st u points, but sew
eral other points are in dispute.
Georgetown having appealed to the
executive committee of the associa-
tfon from what it alleges to have been
an illegal decision in the disqualified
ton of one of it's men in the 220-yard
hurdles race. Also Georgetown claims
point for fifth place in the l00-yard
dash, place for which the judges
failed to pick man.
Possibly the surprise of the meet
was the strong showing made by Vir-
ginia Military Institute. The newest
member of the S. A. /. A. A finished
third in the point scoring with Al
points. and at one period of the games
seemed to stand fair chance to win
Virginia Polytechnic Institute was
tuhur yuSt OHe point DenlnQ v. NJ. L.,
while Maryland State and Catholic
University brought up the rear with
and points each.
Smith Runs 40 in 81 Seconds.
Some of the track performances
were remarkable considering the
conditions. Smith of Hopkins won
the 440-yard dash in 81 seconds fiat.
splendid time on any kind of a track.
but really wonderful on a soft track
on which water stood in some places.
Smith started from second position
on the track and hit the first curve
in pocket, but at the 120-yard mark
was out in front by Ave yards. He
gradually increased the lead until he
was fifteen yards ahead at the finish.
MeClure of Virginia Polytechnic In
etitute ran good race, but was not
In class with the Hopkins man
Following his victory in the 44O.
smith went out and captured the $50
IN 2 minutes seconds. Ripley of
Y. n. l. ran an excellent race against
Smith. being in the lead at the end
of the back stretch on the second lap.
smith, however, was much the header
runner and outgeneraled his op-
ponent round the curve and won in
the stretch by about eight or nine
yards.S
LA Gendre Again Stars.
Le Gendre of Georgetown scored two
Arst pisces for his team and could have
had two other firsts if he had not in
tentionally slowed up and allowed
teammate8 to pass him. lie Gendre won
the 1oQ-yard dash in 10 1-5 seconds.
performance that was exceeded during
the mset only by Smiths 81 in the
quarter, lie Gendre won the 100, the
3ayeiins got second in the 22O-yard
dash and second in the 22O-yard Eur-
dies ND algn nIacaS in ho
shot, broad jump and high jump. lie
Gendre could have won the 220-yard
hurdles and 220-yard dash Just as
easily as he got second places. He was
disqualified in the 220-yard dash and
In the point score given above his
points In that event are not counted.
The Blue and Gray star is said to
have knocked down hurdle in a
ccmpetftor's alley. an almost unknown
incident in track athletics; an incident
which 10 not covered in the intercol-
1egiate rules.
". p. i. presented a good distance
runner in Linkons. That youngster
went out and got second place in a
hard, fast mile and just ten minutes
afterward stepped in and walked away
With the two-mile run in 10 minutes
~ 5-5 seconds-excellent time under the
conditions.
Three performances in the field
events were good. Leadbetter of Hop
kins threw the discus 122 feet sla
inches: lie Gendre tossed the javelin
13S feet, and Barall of Maryland State
broad jumped q feet s inches.
Competition Is Good.
Competition in the meet was good
from standpoint of teams and of
individuals The closest kind of run
ming marked each of the track events
and individual performances of those
taking part in them was considering
the day, extraordinary. A hard rain
all last night and part of today, and
q drizzle which continued during the
meet made the track wet and heavy.
Water stood on it for a space of about
twenty yards.
The action of the association at its
special meeting in January in award
ing the next meet to Virginia Poly
technic Institute was ratified at the
annual meeting here last night The
election Of officers, which took place
ut the meeting, resulting in the re-
election Of II. c. Byrd of Maryland
State president: the election of Charles
T. Woolen of the University of North
Carolina first vice president: Charles
A. Bernier of Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute. second vice president. and r.
Il. Murphy of Johns Hopkins, secre-
fSry-treasurer.