Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-17
Chandler, of William and
Mary, by Heroic Squirt, Ties
Spider Runner.
JONES TAKES PRIZE
AS POINT WINNER
Fork Union Proves Surprise,
With Five Entries Against
Colleagues. i
By EARLE LUTZ.

cftdlt, the University OF Richmond
last night captured first honors In
the Initial track meet OF the sea
son. william and Mary runners were
second, with 10 points. with Fork
Union Military Academy u close third
with II points.
Jones, University OF Richmond.
copied the individual point cup with
nine. with Thorpe OF Fork Union, on
hia heels with eight points. Third
place was taken by Moss. OF Will
Ham and Mary. who made six
points
The meet. which was held In the
Richmond Grays' Armory. was the
iirst OF series OF monthly events
TO be hold under the auspices Of the
Nhufch I'm Athletic Association. II
was highly successful from ali
hthndpoin's, with the twenty.sIx
events being run OF in less than
three hours. Fuliy half OF the
athletes in the competition wer.
girla
From a spectacular standpoint. the
milo relay between the University of
Richnond and William ana Mary wac
a feature OF the meet. The spiders
gained the lead on the first lap and
heid 1t until Chandler, OF William
hph Mary. took up the chase. rum
ming as anchor man for the Indians
On the final lap Chandler picked I'M
thirty yards and broke III, tame
simultaneously with Ratciine. or
ftchinond. The race was declared a
dead heat
Mile Relay Thrilling.
Thc hity-yarti dash for men was
particularly fast for conditions. /,
was captured by Hoeff. OF William
ana Mary. TN . "a seconds. good time
Tor the course. Hucker. OF Rich.
mond, took The nfty-yarG hurdles by
. inches While Jones, Spider football
captain. led The procession in the
2&o- . d dash
'hAc f!tts Fork Union .hoys, nvc
In number. showed to fine ndvan,ag.
waning third place. Thorpe, vir-
gihia intcrSchulastic record man. lei
To the tape In the half mile. heat,
ms Chandler. OF William ana Mary.
ny twenty yards. He also finished
third III the mile, which was taken
By Dietrich, of Richmond. who rot
OFF hrs/ and was never headed.
FOR the first time in Richmond n
ohe-inIie walk was staged in connec-
ton with an indoor meet balm. Of
the knights of Columbus. got the
lead and gradually widcncd the dis
tarcc between h.mseiI and n field Of
six, which narrowed down to three
before the mile was walked Melvin.
VI '''r '"s"!S' was second and Haley,
Church Hin Athletic Association.
third.
Girls' Plncr Prominent,
Girls had prominent place on the
program with 50-yard dash. potato
race, sack race and indoor baseball
throw Thcy also staged several fast
and exciting relays. Their work was
highly complimcntcd by such attn
letc directors as Dobson, of Univcr-
sity OF Richmond. and Driver and
Jones. OF William and Mary
Relays. as usual. provided lot of
thrills. The competition was keen.
beng confined in all cases to two
teams Because OF the limited track.
without banks on the curves. the
time was not particularly fast, but
the majority OF the finishes were
close.
Aside from the collegiate relay, the
military race between the Blues and
Howitzers was fast. the infantrymen
winning by safe margin.
Despite the bad weather. the gall
lcries were filled during the entire
three hours the meet was in progress
Handsome silver cups were awarded
the individual and team point win
ners and the winners in the various
relays.
Fifty-yard dash. (men)-Won by
Hocff. William and Mary; Jones,
Richmond, second; Rucker, Rich
mond, third. Time As seconds.
Fifty-yard hurdlcs-Won by Rat
cliffe. Richmond; Rucker, Richmond
second; klise. Blues. third. Time,
3-5 seconds.
Two-hundred- and-twenty yard dash
Won by Jones. Richmond; White,
Fork Union, second; Moss. William
and Mary, third. Time. 20 1-5 Sec
Mile walk-won by Balm, X. of c.:
Melvin. x. of c., second: Haley. C.
II. a. a., third. Time 9:2G minutes.
Four-hundred-and forty-yard dash
Won by Moss, William and Mary:
Gaulding, Fork Union. second; Jones,
Richmond; third. Time ca is Sec
onds.
Eight-hundred and -eighty-yard run
Won by Thorpe. Fork Union:
Chandler. William and Mary, second:
Winder, William and Mary, third.
Time, 2:1s as.
Mile run--Won by Deitrick. Rich
mond; Thorpe. Fork Union. second:
Miller. Richmond. third. Time $50
2-5.
Girls Events.
: Fifty-yard dash tgirls)-won by
Seay. Owls; Bishop. Bellevue, second:
Williams, Owls. third. limo 6 as
seconds.
Potato race (girls)-Won by Brad
ley. Bellevue: Wilson, Y. w. G. A.
second; Sullivan, Girls Reserves,
third, -
Sack race tgirls)-Won by Bishop.
Bclleyue; Seay Owls. second; vii.
linms. Owls Cluh. third. !, n
Indoor baseball throw " (giris) -
4 Won by wharton, Y. w. C.: A.; Ssay,
Z Continued on Third Tage. ) 49,