Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-22
Mercersburg Victor
in Big Track Meet

lads who toed the mark by taking the
pole at the crack of the gun and hold
ing the lead to the tape. Starting the
last lap, Malone had five yards on the
second man and he gradually increased
this lead in the last 44O, having fully
twenty five yards on the second man,
Decline, of st. Joseph's Prep, this city.
Decline proved he had the grit. by
coming from the ruck in the last lap.
edged his way to third place. Anders.
of Williamson School, had what ap-
peared to be a comfortable lead on
Decline when the latter unsorked a
sensational sprint that brought him
across the finish line a yard ahead Of
Anders.
McCurdy, of Central High was
fourth. FIVE yards in rear Of Anders.
The winners time was minutes
Al As seconds.
Johnny Oakes. st. Joseph Prep all.
around athlete, pulled big surprise by
winning the quarter from Malick. of
Harrisburg Tech. by three yards. The
local lad was boxed at the start of the
race. but managed by running on the
outside of the pack to get near the pole ::
He was in third place at the start OF
the final straightaway, with Malick
setting the pace. Then Oakes started
a great sprint that brought him on even
wards the two athletes ran almost
abreast, but Oakes's strength proved
too much for his Harrisburg rival and
the latter had to belcontent with second
place. The time. 50 Is seconds. was
considered fast considering the condi-
ton of the track, which was heavy from
the rain Of last night.
Charlie Cullman, captain of the Cen.
tral High School, retained the title OF
two mile champion. which he won last
year, by beating out Gordon, team
mate, by five yards. Long, of North
east, set the pace for mile and three.
quarters, with Cullman second and
Gordon third. A blanket could have
covered the three as they trotted around
the track. Three hundred yards from
the finish the Crimson and Gold leader
passed Long and took the pole, with
Gordon gradually working his way into
second place. A hundred yards from
the finish Cullman pulled a sprint that
carried him over the finish line fully
five yards ahead of Gordon. who, in
turn, had three wards on Long, the Red
and Black distance star.
Weaver. of Mercersburg was poor
fourth. Cullmans time was 10 min
utes As 1-5 seconds.
Pat Mcdonald Central High Schools
star sprinter. was the big surprise OF
III ;ne ~ 'Iet sanorGs 'n and dmniicated in The
al Z" - =, eoonnSs Ho had two Yards
,'n" nn K;,Lia ~ "s Worcorshurg at tho tane
Sion M nana,d won W. b;s heat In the 900 in
% /. x seconds. the fastest time of the
dashes. In the final. Mcdonald breezed
n acrosS tho finish line with three wards |
to snace in % Al seconds.
W p..J spate ~ ,ho IIerrar.burc bur.
dler, pulled the biggest surprise of
by inches in 16 40 sec
onds. Both men cleared the last hur-
ala s;mmIta neously. hut Scattergood
breasted the tape by a great burst of
,peed The Mercersburg youth also won
ins ing the he timbsrs in 20 As seconds, beat.
pg out Jimmy Jimmy u,En Russell, SELL, Doctor oO,t
oy two yards. Hclffrch. McBurney
School' captuTeu the,ooo yd'u iah iroln
,y forty Yards. Helffrich took the lead
TOO Yards from tne star Sear' .ba and sn;ah seI not
The real race was as N%rtSs tSr sssoad place place
,er of Unvcrford. and HammerIy. Of
Ser' VI So
first one man look the
ana, eau az go tho finish line started IN
yahas yoip and ,50a at the the finish had ono % yard on
T'onper, who finished second and who,
in firm had one yard on Hammerly,
VINO was .rios. to1"
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