Evening journal., 1921-07-19
PITMAN Was
HIGH SCORER
Won Both 100 and 22o-Yard
Dashes at Plattsburg
Meet
DELAWARE BOYS
MAKE FINE SHOWING
special to Ths Evrning journal.

Special 20 The Evening Journal.
PI.ATTSBUR9 CAMP, N. T., Jufy
1s.-(By Mail)--After winning high
honors on the athletic field and maxi
ing an excellent showing on the
rife range and in general military
work the slxty-seven University OF
Delaware students who have been
attending Plattsburg camp since the
middle OF Juno win be ready and
glad to leave for home when de-
mobilization time arrives next We'd
nesday morning. Owing TO a cut
in appropriations the camp Is break
ing up one week earlier than was
originally arranged. The final drill
and review when Delaware men will
receive various prizes won on the
athletic field will take place next
Tuesday afternoon preliminary to
breaking camp,
The University OF Delaware ath-
letes carried or nearly all the honors
on the athletic field during this week.
They won the intercollegiate track
meet with total of 3s points and
as result OF this victory they wiz
bring to their Alma Mater the large
silver loving cup offered TO the win
ner OF the meet Other colleges and
universities securing points were.
Virginia Military Institute. 2SM:
Rhode Island University Is: Cornell.
10Y: Syracuse 10; Penn State 7; st.
Johns 5: Boston University and
Lehigh ?.
The pcntathlon was won by Shan
non OF Virginia Military Institute.
Harper Of Delaware was second with
IA points. one more than that secur-
ed by shannon. McGran. OF Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute was third
with is points, and II. b. Alexander
of Delaware fourth with 1s points.
Great interest wns aroused IN this
event because OF the closeness OF the
Individual scores at all times and the
winner was not decided until the
close of the final event.
Pit1nan OF Delaware led with IN
dividuel points. winning the finals In
both the 100 and % yard dashes.
G. c. Smith sprnng a surprise by
winning first in the half-mile run.
He also secured second place in the
quarter of mile run. Other point
winners for Delaware were. Harper
third in the broad jump and discus
throw; Frame. second In the 40 yard
hurdles: Alexander third I'm the 12C
yard hurdles; Williams. third in tn,
javelin; Keith. second in the low
hurdles.
The Blue and Gold relay team Jus
walked away with that event tn
team WAS composed of ]. w. Nc
Mullen of Lincoln University. Pa,
d. Tebo, of Dover. Pitman, Of Phila
delphia and S. @. Smith. Of whining
ton, running in the order names
Smith broke tho tape away In tn
lead Of his competitors.
The baseball team continues i
successful career. The latest vie
tory was over Lehigh by tho on,
sided score OF 30 TO Z. The fin'
game viii be played tomorrow Jul
IT and II the team wins this IN
members will be awarded individus
medals signifying camp champion
for 1921.
The Delaware tennis team still rt
mains undefeated. They havo Dc
feated the strong Syracuse, RutgeI
and Conn, State teams. A cup
offered to the team winning III
finals IN this branch OF sport
rriggs and Gutowitz are doing goo
work in tennis for Delaware
The Delaware students have d.
veloped into crack shots as has bee
demonstrated by their fine recort
on the range. -Four men secure
the highest honors possible that
expert. they being J. A. Barnard
wyoming; J.. II. Harper Of st
Pond. Nd: Henry b. Geoghegan
Red Lion and T. r. Dantz. OF II
coin University.
Thirteen secured the next highe
honors that OF sharpshooters as fC
lows; A r. Betty, Jr.. L. e, Ro
mer. and r. p. Fletcher of Wilmin
ton: G. d. Tebo. Melvin Hopkins,
T. Keith and A b. Magee. Jr.,
Dover; c. y. Wade and r. ID. Bran
OF Philadelphia; W. d. Boyce.
Cheswold; H. B. Alexander OF I
City. Pa; II. W. Cook Of Wilmir
ton.
Nineteen qualified as marksm
as follows: H. F. Crawford. T.
Pyle c. T. Wise. r. G. Coop
George B. McManus, J. S. Crisths
c. W. Woodrow. J. c. Wood. j.
Robbins. J. NJ Baxter Of Wnmingt
B. r.. Sachett. II. c. Repp. OF Phi
delphia; ]. G. Elliott Of Delmar
NJ Lynch. of Lewes; A. d. Ayerst
Elkton; J. z. Wilson Of Smyrna:
y YOet and j. NJ Wells OF New