The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-06
BARONS WIN DOUBLE HEADER FROM MOBILE BEARS, g. IL
Alabama Track Men Defeat Painters In Dual Meet At Munger Bo@ 1885,
ABILITY TO WIN SECOND
AND THIRD PLACES is
THE DECIDING FACTOR
Partners Excel On Track, But
Field Games Result In VIC
tory For Crimsons

The University of Alabama won the
dual track meet between the Uni
versity of Alabama and Birmingham
Bowl. Good competition and form
was shown by the athletes from roth
schools. Birmingham Southern won
seven first places and the university
won seven. The university won on
second and third places Alabama
won 10 points and Birmingham
Southern won 90 points. Birming-
ham Southern won highest honors in
the dashes and in the field events the
points. Otis Kirby of Birmingham
Southern showed specially good form
in all the dashes, winning first place
in the 10o-yard. 22O-yard and the 44o-
yard dash.
TIRE results ,of the events were as
1s.2-first, Dick Beatty. Birming-
ham Southern; second, Naldin. Ala
bama: third, Dick Jones, Birming-
ham Southern. The 10--yard dash
was won by Otis Kirby, Birmingham
Southern; second. L. Kirby, Alabama;
Southern. One-mile run was won by
George Irons, Alabama; second, Nc
Donald, Alabama; third, E. Melhown,
Birmingham Southern. The 440-yard
dash was won by Otis Kirby of Bir-
mingham Sobthern; second. Clayton.
alabama third. Parsons. Alabama.
The 220 low hurdles event was won
by Dick Beatty Of Birmingha
Southern; Waldin of Alabama second,
and Johnson of Alabama third. The
half-mle run was won by Cottle of
Alabama, Irons coming second; third.
Mcdonald. 220-yard dash was won
by Otis Kirby, Birmingham Southern:
nf
Walker of Alabama third. The two
mile run was won by George Irons
of Alabama, first; E. Mellown of
Birmingham Southern second and
Cottle of Alabama third.
The University of Alabama won the
relay which ended the track events
with Birmingham Southern on top.
FIELD EVENTS
The field events were as follows:
Pole vault. Beatty of Birmingham
Southern; Grayson and BasweH of
height being 9 feet inches.
The shot-put was won by A1si6aai--. \
in all three places The winning dis
lance was 81 feet inches, by Stras-
berger of Alabama. The high jump
was won by Virgil Hawkins of Biz
mfngham- Southern, sthe height being
5 feet inches. Powell of Alabama
came second.
Compton of Alabama won the dis
Gus throw with record heave of 129
feet IN inches. Candy Of BiEmins-
ham Southern won second with asdis-
lance of 116 feet inches. "Red"
Richardson of Birmingham Southern
won the broad jump with a distance
of 81 feet: Braswell Of Alabama was
second, and V. Hawkins of Birming-
ham Southern was third. The last
event in the field events was. the
javelin throw. which was won by
Powell Of Alabama, with a distance
of 141 feet 10 inches.
The officials of the set were as fol-
lows: Judges of the track events, l..
P. Munger. Tram Sessions and Amos
Kirby: field events. Prof. x. E. Pow
lison. head Judge. The official timer
was Henry Beatty of the Birmingham
Athletic club.
The university brought a good
team to the Smoky City and found
competition enough to make 1t very
interesting The meet was a success
In every way and tho spectators were
all pleased with the efforts put forth
by the contestants from both schools.