Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-27
WILLIAM WHARTON
Wins FIRST ANNUAL
MARATHON RACE
Richmond Boy Finishes
Ahead of Large Field
After Great Run.
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
CAPTURES SILVER TROPHY
Team Prize Goes to Charlottes-
vile Men-University of
Richmond Second.

William g. Wharton. wearing ;ne
c"iors Of the Richmond Athletic Club.
won tho first annual cross-country
run given by The Evening Dispatch
yesterday afternoon over the coun.
try surrounding the Country Club OF
NirGinia Wharton covered tho dis
lance OF > CLIO miles in twenty
seven minutes and one fifth second.
the time was fair wnen !. is cons;tl-
cred that the course WAS Il pretty
sim one.
University Of Virginia captured the
team trophy with fourteen points:
University or Richmond was second
with thir;y-ihrce points: Roanoke y.
NJ. {. y. came third with s!xtv-ionr
points. and the Richmond IIowi,.er,
fourth with siXty-six points Under
the system OF scoring used in cross
country running. the team scoring
the smallest number Of points-is de-
ciared the winner IN order to COM
pete Tor the team trophy though a
team must enter at least four men.
as the points are based on the po-
S'1oh IN which the men finish. and
the first four men to cross the line
from each team only Will be con-
sidcred.
~ cEoss-coGntry entrant ever de-
served to win any race, Bull" wbar.
ton deserved TO finish first in tho
erent yesterday afternoon. The COM
nent OF Governor wcstmor.lon,l
Davis TO the victor belongs the
SPOTS. when he presented the ath-
iete with his medal before an admir-.
ing throng on tie lawn in from, NJ
'he country Club after the race. i,
h''ihS description and glowing tri-
mute 20 inc Richmond boy and the
race ne ran. Wharton was the VIC
sor ana the spoils We're well deserved.
me former Virginia Tech athlete
snoWed the way TO the other con
'es'ahis all the way over the course
wharton Retnina Lead.
not once was he forcel IN ,oso "a,
read he secured when Mayor AinsIje
hred the gun which started tho run.
ners over tho course. The same ,one
strides that carried him dow, ne
inacadam road from the house NJ The
1ouhirE Club TO the River Road pro-
PEELED the Richmond boy across the
course. and when the first athlete en-
'.'tu 'he stretch" the crowd saw
ana recognized the stride o. III. Inv
VINO received his FIRST ATHLETE, train
ing In Richmond
In breastins the tape first. wbar-
ton upset the advance information nc
To the probable winner OF the .van,
a. Il. Stands. 4. T.. Wilson. NJ II
EohaEnon, y. Il. Green and T.. Ter
rel. OF the University OF virginia
were mentioned as urohahln u.t,n..
.!harton wasn't thought much Of by
those who cared TO proSnosticate IN
the race. But the Church Hill hoy
had his friends. and there were thos.
VINO were confident lie would win. nj,
though they made no predictions
University OF Virginia won the team
trophy. rs WAS expected, with rour-
teen points. The Orange and Blue
runners all made good showinss. bur
u was mp 10 Stands. Wilson, Bohan-
non and Green to play the leading
roles for the Charlottesville auiutet
They finished second. third. fourth and
h!th. respectively. Terrell. rho other
member OF the team, finished sew
enth. thus giving every man sent
here by Pop" I.annisan one of the
eight medals offered by the Evening
Dispatch.
Frank Dobson's University of Rich
mond squad ranked next 10 the Uni
Ncrsity Of Virginia IN the matter o.
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