Evening journal., 1921-07-25
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Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash
ington Railroad Athletic Association |
at the Pennsylvania athletic field |
here on Saturday. The Maryland |
division. comprising mostly local !
sprinters. ran up a total Of so points
Representatives OF the Delaware Di- |
vision finished second with total
Of 20 points. and the Wilmington
General Office, with only a few par
ticipants. had a total of points.
In addition TO awarding medals
10 the winners Of first and second
places, gold watch was awarded
to the highest individual scorer, and
was won by p. Sharpless, who gath
cred is points. Sharpless took first
place in the hundred and furlong
dashes and running high jump and
carried second place in the running
broad jump
Another athlete who acquitted
himself nicely was Vorous, who also
represented the Maryland Division.
and finished second to Sharpless for
individual honors. Vorous came
home first in the mile, which he ran
in easy fashion; took first place in
the running broad jump and finished
second in the high jump.
One OF the feature events Of the
day was the 5O-yard race for girls.
II was one of the closest events on
the program. There were two pre-
liminary heats, each of which was
! .1rr rfl.
heat was a sizzling race to the tape.
first honors going to Miss Gillespie
and second place being captured by
Miss Gilbert.
OF the other events there was keen
competition in the one mile relay
race. which was won by the Della
ware Division office team. Each
team comprised five representatives,
! ! five laps to the mile, each man run
. ming one lap.
Summaries:
100-yard dash-First heat; Sharp
less, Maryland Division, first; Rus
-. sell, General Office, second. Time
10 2-5 seconds.
100-yard dash-Second heat:
Clough, Maryland Division, first;
Time. 12 seconds.
i00-yard dash-Finals: Won by
q Sharpless; Russell. second; Redefer,
- third. Time. 1O.4-5 seconds
[ One-mile run-Won by. Vorous,
, Maryland Division; Difendan, Del
aware Division, second; Starr, Mary
land Division. third. Time, min
utes 33 seconds
22O-yard dash-won by Sharp
less. Maryland Division; Naylor,
Maryland Division. second; Matson,
! Maryland Division, third. Time, %
seconds.
= 44O-yard dash-won by Barney
a Maryland Division: Brouthers. Mary
? land Division, second; Naylor
, Maryland Division. third. Time. 60
seconds.
One-mile relay-won by Della
n ware Division Office team. compris-
ing Covington, Slagle. Redefer. Dif.
fendall and Marshall, each mar
running one lap, five laps to the
mile. Time. minutes 1S AS sec.
onds. Second, Shop Clerks Office
a Maryland Division. comprising Nor-
GUS Shoftman, Hudson and O'Con
nor.
Running High Jump-won by
Sharpless, Maryland Division
Height. feet 2 inches. Second
Il vorous. feet IL inches. Third
Covington. Delaware Division. fee
Z inches.
Running broad jump-Won b.
Vorous. Maryland Division. Dis
"A tance. IS feet inches. Second
sharpless. II feet "a inches
Third. Covington. Delaware Divi
sion. II feet inches.
12-pound -put-Won b,
Norris. Maryland Division. "a fee
81 inches. Second. Ward, Delawar
m Division. Al feet 1-l2 inches
| Third. Flat Delaware Division, 4
feet ! inch.
75-yard dash. swimming-w
be by Smith. Maryland Division; sec
n ond. Bell; third, Naylor. Time.
IN minute 2 seconds.
as 10O-yard dash. swimming-Wo
ny BY Bell; second. f. Naylor; thir,
r Brown. Time. minute 20 second
r- WOMEN'S EVENTS.
n, Throwing baseball for distance
his Won by Miss Gilbert: second. Mi.
ry NJ Mclaughlin; third. Miss ]. NJ,
n Laughlin. Distance. 116 feet. See
he ond best throw. 112 feet l.
r. inches. Third best throw. 1O2 fe,
he 4 inches.
5O-yard dash-First heat-Wo
p by Miss Gilbert; second. Miss ]. NJ,
lis Laughlin; third, Miss Gillespi
Id Time, As seconds.
lis 5O-yard dash-Second heat. Wo
sh by Miss Andrew; second. Miss Gi
re bert; third. Miss J. McIaughlt
as Time. z SIS seconds.
". The local division ball team ais
NJ. won the two ball games Of the al
N. ernoon. defeating Norfolk Divisio
of to 4 and the Delaware Division
to 3 to 2.
he FIRST GAME.
SCORE BY INNINGS.
is Maryland Division. 1 OO01132x-
in Norfolk Division. 0 o ? OO20 900
TO Two-base hits, Vannort 2, Boyl
six Alexander .. Struck out by Alexar
Ter der 2; by Ames 4. Left on bases, NJ
'e- Div s; Norfolk Div. 2. Stolen base
Gilbert Thomas, Vannort. Joynes
on Finley. Boyle and Tilghman. Bai
ow on balls Off Alexander 1; of Ames
* wild pitches Alexander. Time