The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-05-01
TO expectations.

TO expectations.
Georgetown, despite its mediocre
showing in the distance medley re-
lay yesterday, is expected to como
back strong and give Catholic Uni
vorsity and Johns Hopkins stin
battle for the South Atlantic title.
GaIIsudet Is expected TO have a good
chance against Dre1el. which seems
TO be the class OF the held in that re-
lay, while. George Washington looks
good enough TO stand out In front Of
the race In which It is entered.
western High Us running against a
ltsrtar In the Washington High School
team which recently trimmed wash
IinCton and Jeferson's team In try
out.
The Army-Navy props are entered in
the second class for prep schools,
while the Dunbar High School IL taxi
ing a chance at the High School titu'
lar race. p
| Ys.k Trims Britlsher.
One worlds record went by the
boards in the fret day of competition
and a brand new pentSthlon champion
was crowned. Nightingale. OF New
Hampshire, terc the heart out OF Mon
tague, the stocky Britisher, in the
threc-miIc race, and laughed his way
in the last furiong as the Englishman
faltered and collapsed as he finished
In the driving rain.
| Penn's sprint medley, which foun1
Bob Msxam. a Washington lad. run
ming the quarter for the Red and
Blue, came within three-hfths Of
second OF the worlds record. Maxam's
| time was 493 seconds, the fastest
of the afternoon.
| In the distance medley, Dorsey
iGriffith, of Georgetown. led the field
| OF quartermiIers home in so seconds
nat, a great race. considering the
Incavy going.
| ]. NJ. Wait. Cornelrs intercollegiate
Ihurdling champion, knocked three.
ffths OF a second of Harry Hillman's
44O-yards record, which. has stood
fourteen years. when he ran the race
| in 81 seconds. Watt might have set
better figures had he been pushed.
| Takes lie Gendre's Place.
/ Today a now pcntathlon champion
takes the honors vacated by Bob Le-
IGendre, Georgetown's crack, who
viewed proceedings with his right les
! in a plaster cast. Everett Bradley. of
Kansas University. who stands five
feet eight and weighs but 1Go pounds,
lis the new title holder.
/ With Howard Cam, New York Uni
vcrsity star, setting a new discus
mark of 122 feet, and John Bartels,
| the Penn star, Drcaking his own jaw
| lin throw record with heave or 162
| feet. Bradley, performing consistently
| all the while, won with thirteen
points.
The new titleholder was second in
the broad jump, second in the javelin,
but two feet behind Bartels' record
| heave, was second in the 200 meters,
third in the discus and fourth in the
| 800 meters Bradley, it seems. holds
all kinds of records around Kansas,
and is one of those regular four and
| five first place winners in the meets
out his way.
We are inclined to believe that, had
Mr.. LeGendre been competing that
Mr.. Bradley would not have been
| heard of except in Kansas. Bartels
! failed as usual in the long jump and
discus. Byrd, OF V. 7. J., was out
classed but gained firth in the broad
jump. second in the 200 meters. In
the discus he blew entirely.
| spread-B,gIes the Field.
George Corners Exeter team
| spread -eagled the field in the Amer
lean sprint intcrscholastic medley
| relay. The Exeter lads were we'll
balanced. and in the final relay
| Swede's time of 200 was exceptional.
The showing OF tho Penn team
| with two mediocre men in the two
| furlong dashes was remarkable. MAJ
ANS race and that Of Eby, who tore
| off 1873 for the half mile, presases
| a fine licking for the OXford-Cam-
| bridge team in today's race.
| Nightingale's race of 1856 for the
| three miles was considerably behind
| the record. but it showed judgment
| and conservatism. and he displayed
greater strength than the much-tout-
ed Englishman, Montague, who was
| exhausted at the finish.
| Dorsey Griffith stands an excellent
| chance TO win in the hundred today,
despite the fact that the best men in
! the country are entered.
owing to some slip-up in the rain,
| penn. Chicago, and ONfoTd-Cambridge
were not notified OF the distance med
| Icy and failed to appear. Penn state
| won, with Vale second, Syracuse
| third and Georgetown fourth.
Penn, Chicago. and oxford Cam
bridge were matched to run after the
real event had been staged, but rain
| fell m torrents and the added race
| ,,.na lINd ~