Evening star., 1927-02-27
HILLTOPPERS GATHER IL
POINTS TO TAKE TROPHY
Maryland Is Nosed-out by Penn State in Feature
Relay Race in Fast Time-District School
Athletes Figure Prominently.

~ ALTIMORE, Md, February rs.
- For the seventh consecutive
year Georgetown uHiversity's
D band of track athletes tonight
won the indoor college field
and track classic of the South At
lantic section. at the annual games
at the 5th Regiment Armory here.
Although run under the sole aus
pices of the 5th Regiment instead OF
the combined efforts of the 5th and
Johns Hopkins University, as In the
past, the meet attracted representa-
tives of practically the same field Of
colleges and clubs as heretofore.
The Hilltoppers topped their oppo-
nents in the open events with a point
total of II. Pennsylvania was the
runner-up with 12 and Princeton fol-
lowed with 10. The scholastic divi.
sion was headed by Gilman Country
School with a total of IA points. which
High of Washington with II. Tech
High wound up in fifth place with .
points.
Old Line Four Beaten.
Maryland lost its special mile re-
lay duel with Penn State. but got
some consolation when ''Knocky"
back. sprinted to a brilliant victory
| in the invitation 100-yard dash over
| Hank Russell, national intercollegiate
100 and 22O yard champion, now rep
resenting the Penn A. c., and Walter
Jones, the Meadowbrook A. C. flyer.
Karl Wildermuth, s Georgetown's s
/ freshman phenonl, failed to place in
| the finals of the 100-yard open dash
and saw Jimmy McHugh of the Hill
top varsity win the decision in 10
seconds with the aid of a 3.yard handi-
cap. Jerry Thompson, captain of the
| 1927 G.. q. foot ball team, was third.
Eddie O'Shea, another of Coach
John O'Reilly's star dash men and a
member of the Georgetown relay, won
| the 440-yard sprint after leading the
large field almost from the start.
Jimmy Burgess and Eddie Swihburne,
who had handicaps of 1 and 2 yards.
respectively, were held UP by the
score or more of slow men. one of
whom sprawled all over the track.
other Georgetown point getters
were Harry Beech and j. Shefiin, who
| finished second and third in the 100
yard low hurdles behind A. n. Law
| renee of Princeton.
Boston College Scores.
The race billed as the feature of
the night. the distance medley relay
for the collegiate championship of
America, was won by Boston College,
which was victorious in the same
| event the last three years. Swarth-
more and New York University were
second and third, respectively. The
winning time was minutes 46 As
seconds.
pic decathlon champ, gave the 5000
spectators present one of the thrills
of the program when he high jumped
feet inches.
Maryland held an even chance of
winning it's special mile relay with
Penn State until the final lap where
Matthews lost yardsson the last turn
and finished that far behind Sands.
Little Roger Whiteford drew salvo
of applause from the audience on the
| first quarter mile by outgaming Fill
kins to give Sheriff a short lead at
the start of the next round. Sheriff
lost ground, however, and Thomas
had to extend himself to even matters
when Matthews took the baton. The
latter tried TO pass Sands on the turn
and apparently sapped his reserve
strength in doing so. for he quickly
LSli bdCh anu never luIodlclSu dSd1H
G.. w. Has Hard Luck.
George Washington lost what
| seemed it's only chance to horn into
the point column when the officials
ruled that w. Baker fouled an oppo-
nent in the mile run, which was won
by c.. r. Payne of Pennsylvania.
Baker finished second and then was
disqualified. The time was minutes
81 is seconds.
Hunter Keller started Central High
off we'll by scoring well earned vic.
tory in the 100-yard dash in 10 and
Is seconds. l.. Lazaro gained Gen.
trails other first place in the 220,
travelling the distance in 25 2-5 Sec
| onds. Bud r. Coltman won third
in the $50. and Lang took third in
the high jump.
Willie Plant, the slim boy of the
Morningside A. c. of New York.
whose feet carry him faster than
those of any human in the world,
easily triumphed in the two-mile
walk, tapping the field twice. His
time was Ia minutes As seconds.
Much dissatisfaction was voiced
among track critics on the manner