The Washington herald., 1920-05-09
STAUNTON MILITARY ATHLETES
CAPTURE FIRST PLACE IN MEET

The weather man was sure good
to the members OF the Central High
school -c' club yesterday when
they staged their second annual
track and field moet. at the Central
High School Stadium. The sun was
out In all its glory. as were the
officials in charge OF the games.
especially c. Angus Macdonald.
chairman. Then there was a brass
band to put pep into the spectators
and more pep into the participating
athletes from the various high
schools from the District. Maryland
and Virginia
Staunton Military Academy Of
Virginia proved to be Grape hang
ers for old Central High of WASH
ington, as the local school led in
points scoring until the latter part
of the meet, when the soldier boys
Jumped into the lead with 36 points
while Central rung in for 26, and
hen came woodberry Forrest High
ehool, OF Orange. Va, in third
lace
Wins Pep Cup.
For Staunton's brilliant per-
rst point cup. The Blue and White
thletes had high hopes of counting
n two legs on the Pep Cup after
his meet was over. The winners OF
he 1920 leg on the Pep cup also
Omped off with the point cup, while
Woodberry Forrest Ugh annexed the
second point trophy.
The Individual point scorer. Wal
ter Bentz, from Staunton. proved
TOO much for the competing ath-
letes. This husky school boy
walked away with the field events.
for fifteen points. He scored first
in the javeIin throw. the discus and
the shotput.
Central High School figured in the
running, when Hugh L. Johnston
won the track event cup by annex
ing first positions in the l00-yard
dash and 220-yard run.
Technical High School was well
represented in John Gross. He
demonstrated to the spectators how
school boy can set up a record.
in the SsO-yard run. Johnny faced
the wind and started. He won as
he pleased, for the nearest man. En-
qiuvil, of StaUnton Military Acad-
emy, running se~,nd. was twenty
yards behind winner. Gross
NAIlAG IA lilAS tNF aIA registered = MIN
utes, . 2-5 seconds.
1t was all Gross in the inter-
scholastic ono mile championship
relay. Running anchor man for
Tech, he romped away from the rest
Of the field and finished fully twen-
ty-fve vars ahead Of his field.
with plenty-run left in him.
The onc-mile run. proved to be
the thriller OF the afternoon whea
Montgomery. running under the
colors Of Central High School. gall
l"Ped in I minutes 43 2-5 seconds.
Creech, Of StaUnton NJ. A, took see
ond honOrs, while Stevens. Of the
Baltimore City College. finished
third.
A triple tie in the pole vault
divided the points in scoring. on
the toss up for the medals, Gray. of
woodberry Forest High School.
took first prize; Growers. Of Stauu-
ton. second. and McFadden, of Cen
trail High, third.
In the shot-put Bentz, OF Staun-
ton, heaved the twelve pound pII
for A feet 4 inches. In the discus
he sailed the plate lO7 feet 5 inches.
and in the javelin throw he took all
honors with l39 feet II inches.
1o0-yard dash two qualifrD-Heat /, J.
Creighton John Marshall HighL, W. VauEht
tWoOdberry FOrestD: time. OH IL. Heat ..
L, G. Penn (Augusta Military Academy. c.
Walker tWoOdberry Forestl time. OIL fat.
Heat 3. ConiCk Episcopal High. $. A Sut-
ton Augusta Military Academy: time.
0:1O As. Heat T. II. L. Johnston Central
High, T. Marshall fBriarly HaID: time
0:l0 3-5. Heat 8 Smith fStauutoul !.
Newman Central High; time. O:1O 81.
Heat &, GOrham Tech High. ". Tipprrt
baltimore City College,: time. O:lO -.
Heat :, Kcrns Central High. J. Unsworth
'WOodherry Forest: time, U.lU A.. Heat :.
LaniEan 'Tech High. Manson Western
High, tire. OIL l..
Ser mails 1ON-yari dash - Heat !. II.
Johnston Central High. kerus Central
High. Gorham iTechl time. O:lO B.. Heat
=. Smith iStaunton Military Academy.
Conick lEpiscopal High. r. Penn augusta
Military Academy. time. U:lg B..
l20-yard high hurdles two qualify Heat
l. Connolly iStaUntvn Military Academy.
Morgan Augusta Military Academy. time.
0'ls -. Heat =, Harding lWOodlsrry For
estl, 7. Schenk lWoOdberry ForeStl: time.
0:la IL. Heat 3. Tyler episcopal High.
Loelher tTeCh High; lime U:l9 -. Heat
l. LittlepaEe Ceutral HiEhN. Rollins lBalti-
more City College,: time. go -
Semitnals l2O-yard high hurdlcs-Heat /.
Harding lWo"dhsrrv FnrrSty. Connolly
tStaunJnn NJ. A.: time. U.lS Is. Heat .
Tyler tEPiSr"pal HigL LoeIher lTcch
High; time. O:lH fat
Shot pDt-Won by Benfz lStauntnn VI. A
nsworth tWo"dhcrry Torestl, CUutee JBriar-
ly Hall: distaunr. ~ feet inches
One-mile run Montgomery Central High.
Creech tStaunton ". A., Brown baltimore