Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-25

The sprint medley event. went to
Georgetown because quiet, unassum-
ing George Marsters ran a wonderful
half mile to win at the tape by a
Marsters started that last relay sew
eral yards back of Larrivee of Holy
Cross and few thought he would be
able to catch him. Running with
splendid judgment, though, the Blue
and Gray star did not seem to gain an
inch until the curve just before the
last straightaway in the second lap.
Then he started his sprint and soon
pulled up TO the firing Holy Cross
man.
1t was in the stretch that Marsters
went away to- a good lead and by his
own brilliant performance gave his
team new world record of 1928 in
the event. Marsters' time of l minute
SIS seconds for his half was the same
as the intercollegiate record held by
the great Ted Meredith. However
Marsters will get no credit for that
mark. The world record for the half
mile is held by Meredith, made at
Franklin Field in 1916. Meredith S
time was minute 50 Is seconds.
Plansky's victory in the decathlon
was somewhat of surprise as he
had been picked for second place. with
his teammate Norton, former Kansas
star, to win. Norton, however, tired
toward the end OF the competition and
fell down badly I'm the last two events
Here are Plansky's performances in
the decathlon, quite sufficient for a
days work for an athlete:
Tied for first place in the 1ee
meters in II 3-5 seconds.
Second place In the broad Jump,
with a distance Of 81 feet 81
inches.
First I'm the shotput. with a
heave OF A feet 2 inches.
Tied for sixth place in the high
jump, with feet 4 inches.
Second In the 400-meter run, with
time OF 52 Is seconds.
Third i'm the 1l0-meter hurdles,
I'm II is seconds. -
Second I'm the discus throw, with
a heave of lis feet 2as inches.
Tied for second i'm the pole vault,
with a jump OF 10 feet 6 inches.
Won the jayeIin, with a huri Of
I13 feet ga inches.
Second in the 1.500-meters run,
with a time of minutes II sec
Onds.
resent the performances of the win.
ners in events in which Plansky fin
ished in the places. They are his own
perferma noes. With the exception of
the hurdles. discus throw, the high
lump and the l.5eometer run, each
performance represents rather good
feat by an individual athlete in dual
meet, In a great many dual meets
Plansky's marks for the broad jump
the dashes. the shotput and the Jave-
lin are not equaled.
Sturtridge. a De Pauw athlete, sur
prised everybody with his excellent
showing. The other three entrants
were left far behind in the scoring.
Princeton ran the 440-yard- relay
race In time which equals the RECORD
for the distance, If the mark set by the
Kansas team a few days ago is not &C
cepted. The Tigers won the event IN
422.5 seconds. Mercersburg broke the
interscholastic record for the quarter
mile relay, doing the distance IN
433.5 seconds, making three relay
records that went by the boards.
No doubt the performances of the
teams TODAY. if Judged by those OF
Yesterday. should be about the best In
the history of the Penn games; Inc
popular victory of the Englishman'
Lord Burghley, was one OF the color
full incidents of yesterday afternoon
and many are wondering II ne VIII oe
able TO repeat today in the l2o-yaro
high hurdles. 1t was an example OF
fne workmanship TO see an Ameri-
can crowd hailing enthusiastically
win for an Englishman over. thelr: OWL
American athletes.
That is a lesson the people OF some
foreign countries might well take 10
heart. Incidentally, this Lord burgh'
lev seems anything but what the
average Americans conception OF
what an English lord ought to be
Perhaps the American has too many
conventions based on theatrlcal rep
reservations, anyway.
Southern teams are due TO take par
| in several races this afternoon. The
| 6rst Washington, teams to toe tht
mark will be George washington anc
| Catholic University in one OF the col
! Ieeiate RELAYS. The Hatchetites seen
| to have an excellent chance to win, i
| their men can do the times with whici
| thew have been credited. Not only OF
| paper do they. have a fast team, Blu
| they also have the pole, great ad
! vantage in a race in which more thai
a half dozen teams are running
Catholic University. in the same race
| starts fourth from the pole.
y
to run in two events, one a colleg
relay, in which it will be place.
against Union University. Richmond
New York University, Hamilton Col
lege and several others.
The only team in this race which
seems strong enough to beat tn
Marylanders is that which represent
Richmond, although that is a mer
guess and nothing more. as less thai
nothing, If that is possible, is know
about some of the college fours. Drur.
College, for instance, is in the rae
and Drury literally is from Missouri
Maryland also is listed to take par
in the class B collegiate championship
| against Columbia, Ohio State, Hol.
Cross, Virginia and half a dozen othe
institutions. -...-----= -..----
For the first time in years neithe
of the five Washington high schools /
to compete, and the relays to on
who makes Washington his homl
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