Evening star., 1927-05-19

iion of the country will com
Z II, pete In the ninth annual &C.
club meet Saturday in vii
K son Stadium il appears that the fine
records hung up in the fixture in
other years will, for the most part,
Withstand assault.
-Four new marks were set in 1925
hut Harry FIppen. great Episcopal
High athlete. who achieved three Of
them and Horace Hebb Of Tech. who
turned in the other. will be missing
Saturday. having been graduated
FHppen established new figures as fol-
lows. l20.yard high hurdles. Is 4-5
seconds; 220-yard low hurdles, - go
seconds. and broad jump, 20 feet II
inches. Hehb streaked the 440 in
athletes who would better any of these
marks will have to be mighty hot"
Two records have stood since 1920,
p uair since 1921 and one since 1922.
The performance of Robert +. Mont
cnmcrv Of Central, who stepped the
mile in 4 minutes 43 2-5 seconds. and
that Of John Gross of Tech. who ne
go1iated the $50 in 2 minutes 2-5 sec
onds are the 1920 achievements still
uneuualed 4 leap Of II feet inches
IN the pole vault by George NJ. Stew
art Of Staunton Military Academy and
a heave Of ~ feet 8 inches in the shot
put by Walter Bentz, another Staun-
ton boy. are the 1921 marks yet stand
ing and Leslie McFadden's toss Of the
javeIin for 15G feet / inches made in
1922 remains the best.
1t appears that the oldest marks,
those for the half mile and the mile,
are safest. although the others, for the
field events seem reasonably secure.
Marks for the remaining tests are not
thought in great danger,
However. predictions are often idle
and some of the boys Saturday may
come through with performances that
win jolt the knowing ones. But re-
gardless Of whether records are
smashed competition generally should
he Of high order
4 total of $50 flashing the colors OF
Is high and prep schools of Washing
ton and vicinity and 3 Junior high
schools of this city will show their
wares.
Tech and Eastern, each Of which
has entered 81, will have the most
representatives in competition. Next
viii be- Forest Park High of Baltl'
more. with 80. followed by Episcopal,
with "a: Baltimore Poly. 80, Central,
2S. Baltimore Friends, Il; st. James
School of Hagerstown, Is; Woodoeffy
Forest. IA: Swavely and Catonsvlile'
II each: Western. Georgetown G[ep
and Gilman Country School> OF baitl'
more & each. and Fork Union, D.
HiacfarIand. victor in the junior
high championships last Saturday,
has entered a squad of 12. the largest
1ic+a1 for the events in its class. lime
ss raxf with 10. Columbia will nave
3 competing; Langley. 6, and Poweh'
,.unner.up last Saturday, ana JeHeF'
son. 3 each. =, 81, =.
competition Saturday will begin at
100 n clock and the events Tor the |
high and preparatory schools Will pe
100 and go yard dashesr l2O hlgh ana |
p20 low hurdles, 440. SSo ana hnlle
runs, mile relay, shot put, hlgh ana
bread jumps, javelin ana olscuS
throws and pole vault.
Junior high tests will include ~.
ward dash and 440.yard relay for 115
FOUNDERS and a 100-yard dash and
SGn.yard relay in the unlimited class.
so" Club meet records follow:
100.vard dash-9 40 seconds, Frank
Hussey, Stuyyesant High School, \.
". 1924.
120-yard high hurdIes--15 AS sec
nnds, Harry Flippen, Episcopal Hlgh
School, Va, 1926.
Mile rur-4 minutes AZ 20 seconds,
Robert h. Montgomery, Central High
School, 1929.
4Io.yard dash-51 As seconds.
Horace Hebb, Mckinley Teen, 1870.
2e0-yard dash--23 seconds, Charles
Pugh. Mckinley Tech, 1924.
8S0.yard run-2 minutes 2 2-5 sec
0nds. John Gross, Mckinley Tech,
1890.
920-yard low hurdIes-25 $40 sec
onds-Harry FIippen, Episcopal High
pole yauIt-Il feet inches, George
MI. Stewart. Staunton Military Acade-
High jumps feet 10 3.s inches,
Kermit Smith. Alexandria High
School, Va, 1925.
Rroad jump-2O feet II inches.
Harry FIippen, Episcopal. and Irving
GottIeib, Central, 1926.
Shot put-49 feet 3 inches. Walter
Bentz. StauntOn Military Academy,
.Iayeliu throw-156 feet 4 inches.
Leslie NcFadden, Central High, 1922.
Discus fhrow-124 feet I inches.
Daniel. Episcopal High, 1928.
Scholastic athletes OF this area VIII
be exceedingly busy this week end,
Though there will be plenty OF actlv-
ity tomorrow, most Of the action is
carded Saturday with the annual &C"
Club track meet holding the spotlight.
Public high title games in base ball
and tennis between Central and East
ern will head tomorrow card. other
features Of which will include diamond
fravs between Business and Dewitt and
st. John's and st. Adams on local
fields. and Episcopal and Friends and
Dewitt and Woodward in Junior pre-
paratory school league games. Tech
and Western mines are to travel, the
former 10 Staunton. Va to engage
stanton Military Academy and the
latter 10 Garrett Park 10 take on
Georgetown Prep.
Washington and Baltimore Friends
Schools tennis teams may try 10 com
plete their annual battle that was
halted here last Saturday.
About the only local competition
Saturday apart from the &" Club
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