The Washington times., 1928-12-29
BY George A. Simpson

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"A summary Of track and
field athletics here for the
1923 season discloses that
Georgetown was supreme in
the local colleges; Tech
among the high schools and
Dewitt Prep IN the prep
school division.
Numerous were the meets COO
Quoted during the past season. Al
though the high and prep schools
alone held open meets. Catholic
University. Georgetown. Maryland.
GalIaudet and George washington
took part in dual r0eets. The local
colleges. however, took part in op.n
meets elsewhere.
Tech High for the fifth successive
year retained its public high school
field and track emblems by scoring
so points TO Al for Central in the
not decided until the relay In waieh
tuS ICCu EAttGtA
man. Bailey and Edwards lowered
the record to 3:3I 4-5.
Dewitt Prep ran off with the
laureis in the annual Central
"C' Club carnival By totaIIing
% points through fhe merits Of
Captain Mickey Harris, james
Kelley and William Summers.
who accounted for all Of Devitt's
points. Tech placed second with
20 points.
Episcopal High, of Alexandria,
Va. nosed out Dewitt Prep TO
lead the open high school division
meet. The Virginians scored 20
out when Mickey Harris tripped
over q hurdle when an apparent
easy winner.
Mercershurg Ra9 Academy con-
piled SIS. points to carry Oft the
prem school honors OF the first
annual Dewitt Prep meet. The host
school was runner-up with
points. Central garnered first IN
the high school group with 3a1A
points, Eastern trailing with 1914
points.
Georgetown was second in the
Eastern Indoor Intercoliegiates, but
was far down the list iH the
Il. G. "a. a. "a. Al. outdoor affair.
Maryland too failed 70 csuse any
stirs in the yearly Southern Con.
ference meet Georgetown and
MARYLAND also took part in some OF
the Northern indoor meets and
were also prominent in the Penn
relays.
Robert Quinn and Earle
ZuIick were the top members
Of the Old Line traekaters.
Quinn won the special 4O-yard
dash in the MeadOwlFOOk
games, beating FOIwclI Scull,
OF Penn, to the tape. Zltlick
established a new Southern
Conference record for the shot
put.
Creth Hines, Dave Adelman. and
Karl WiIdermuth brought added
gIories to Georgetown. Hines who
failed to place in the iavelin at the
Olvmnics. was crowned collegiate
and national iavelin champion
Wildermuth retained his nath'nai
senior 6O-yard, indoor-sprint crown
ana AQelndn Won lAlc JhhAoi a'toNSf
shotput title and was second 70
Herb Schwarze in the senior indoor
shotptlt.
Jack Edwards, OF Tech, Vas
acknowledged as the best track
prospect in the schoolhoy ranks, a. E
though James Kelley of Devirf
Prep, has his supporters. Edwards
competed in five events in the inter
high meet, scoring firsts In the
22O yards, 440 yards. and shotpnt.f
coming in second in the 100-yard
dash, and running anchor on the
record-smashing relay four.
The only long.distance event OF
any import was sthe first annual
City Club 15-mile modified mara
thon, which saw Bill Agee. OF
Baltimore. jogging home ahead OF
the procession in the fast time OF
hour, 20 minutes, and 40 seconds
Mike Lynch, the old crucible of the
marathon pastime, was the first
District entrant TO cross the finish
mark, taking sixth position.