Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-27

team showing. II was the itrsi time
the RED ana Blue runners have par
tcipatcd in croSs-country event.
and the fact that all or the Spiders
completed tue course ia Itself IS quite
n record FOR the maiden effort. Bu;
the Richmond barriers did mors-the
eight finished well W in the running.
the last SPIDER 10 cross the finish
line being lite, who came in TWEEN
ty-fourth. Four OF the trst ten run
ncrs represented the University Of
Richmond.
Franklin Outrun. spiders
1t appeared to DC q day or upsets
for the aist spider 10 complete tn"
course Mas ". J. Franklin. lie beat
Spencer. tho Red and Blue captain,
over the route. The leader has been
declared the best runner in',nc West
hampton institution, but the showing
made by Franklin yesterday Was an
exccnen. one. for lac finished ahead
OF Terrell. Of the uA,versI;y OF vir-
glnia., Terrell hardly had broken the
tape when Spencer. Smith and Low
ing. OF the University OF Richmond.
came over the line.
Gerard Edwards. winner of III.
modified Marathon run in Newport
News las; New Years Day. failed to
finish among the iirst eight. Running
for the How.tzers' Athletic Assocla-
t!on, re little fellow finished twelfth.
n. was sccc.id 20 Willie Holman. an
other member OF the IIowi;zers and
a veteran runner OF Eichnond
The run was declared to be the
best ever held in Richmond. Every
ksnI h.A
m excellent condition physician! anu
only two failed TO complete the
course. Both OF these suffered no
serious ailments and were pickea UP
clubhouse.
the macadtm road IN front OF the
Country club OF Virginia field house
shortly after 3 o'clock. when MAYOR
Ainslie fired the starting gun. When
the runners struck the kiNer ROAD
progressed Wharton and Edwards
look the lead and maintained IL ua-
til road surrounding Wcsthampton
College WAS reached. Here wharton
dropped back. Stands. Wilson. Green
and Bohannon, the University OF Nlr-
ginia runners, Quickencd their STRIDE
and closed the gap between them ana
Wharton.
wharton appeared as fresh when
tho runners struck Three Chopt Road
as he had been when the starting
gun was fired. The Orange and Blue
runners attempted to close In. but
the Richmond boy came forward with
q bit OF reserve wind and maintainea
a lead Of more than 200 yards when
he held when he entered the stretch"
approaching. the Country CUP.
Governor Presents Medals.
Governor Westmoreland Davis pre-
cesstul athletes shortly after the race
had been completed. Captain Stands
rrct.vci tho trophy for Virginia. The
executive. in short address. paid q
in the event and thanked those who
had made the first annual cross
country run success. The Governor
Ainslie, who was introduced by John
Richmond Times Dispatch and the
Evening Dispatch.
Following Is the order In which
the runners Finished:
w. G. Wharton, Richmond y. c., 81
minutes and Is second.
4. II. Stands. University of Vir-
ginia. 81 minutes and II 80
seconds.
r. f. Wilson. University of vir-
ginia. 81 minutes and 1-5 second.
NJ. L. Bohannon. University of Vir-
ginia, 81 minutes ana SO seconds.
~. b. Green. University OF Yir-
w. J. Franklin. University of Rich
+. Terrell, University OF Virginia.
Ill. G. Spencer, University of Rich
mond.
a. NJ. Smith, University Of Rich
mond.
w. II. Loving. University OF Rich
mond.
Willie Holman, Richmond How
u. G. Edwards. Richmond How
itzer. A. a.
Y. "A. Deckle. University of Rich
c. c. crockctts. Roanoke Y. NJ.
c.. a.
S. II. Lanter. Roanoke Y. NJ. C. A.
G.. u. Haser, Roanoke Y. NJ. c. A.
Ray Patterson, Richmond Howitzer.
a. \.
q. p. Houbi, Richmond Athletic
r. Purves. Roanoke Y. NJ. C. A.
J. p. sadler. University of Rich
s. S. auerrants. Roanoke Y. NJ.
a. c. Mccoy. Aloysius A. A.
G. w. Miller, University of Rich
OF. Hite. University Of R.chmond.