Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-12
CARDINALS REPEAT
DEFEAT OF c. v. u.
Eight Records Are Broken in
IntersChoIastic Competition
at BrookIand.

~ ONTINUING its success of the
past two years, West Fhiladel-
pl1ia Catholic High School With
~ 1919 points yesterday won the
third annual Catholic inter-
scholastic track meet in the Catholic
University Stadium Catholic University
repeated its 1928 victory over its old
foe, George Washington, in their annual
dual meet, run concurrently with the
schoolboy events. triunphing, 81 to q.
La Sale Military Academy of Oakdale,
Long Island, N. Y, was second in the
scholastic competition with 3312 points
followed by St. James of Brooklyn with
city scored s points.
Eight Records FAN.
Eight meet records we're broken in
the interscholastic tests and two marks
for collegiate competition in the G. U.
Stadium also were bettered.
Pete Petrossi of La Sale Military
Academy of Oakdale was the individual
scholastic star, achieving 10 points
through victories in the discuss and
broad Jump, in both of which he shat
tered previous meet records and SEC
ond place In the 12-pound shotput
Raymond Jackson, flying colored sprint
er of West Catholic High was another
heavy scorer, finishing in the van in
the 100 and 22o yard dashes to count
10 points.
Oscar Gerth of Catholic University.
with 16 points, was the chief scorer in
the college competition, with Joe Baker
next. with Is. Gerth triumphed In the
120-yard high hurdles, 220 low hurdles
and the broad jump and was runner-up
in the javelin. Baker won the shot
put, javelin and discus.
Heaves Discus 1Os Feet.
Petrossi in lettering the discus record
made heave of 100 feet, l inch in
excess Of the previous mark In the
broad jump he leaped 20 feet inches
against the old standard of 20 feet 311s
inches.
Othec record breaking performances
Included those by Hamilton of ST.
James. who covered the 440-yard dash
in 52a5 seconds to clip g of second
from the old standard: McGill of Phil
adelphia La Sale. who negotiated the
220-low hurdles in 2735 seconds to bet
ter the former mark by 8, of a second;
Enright of La Sale Academy of Oak
dale, VINO hurled the javelin $50 feet
212 inches, which exceeded the hereto
fore best throw by q feet 81 inches:
Cowan also Of Oakdale La Sale, who
leaped 10 feet g inches, to better the
West Catholic High and Ricketts, of s..
johns College of this city, Who in tie
ing for first place in the high Jump,
Ieaped 5fsefa1a inches, to add an inch
and a halt TO the former mark.
Seton Hal Prep of Orange, N. J.,
also lowered the record for the 1885,
yard sprint medley relay for the Cath
Ole High School championship of
America when its quartet stepped the
distance in 8 minutes 10 3-5 seconds
against the former mark of minutes
% 3-5 seconds.
The fine finish made by the Mount
st. Joseph'S combination in this event
to land third place was one of the
days features Seton Hall led all the
way.
For the first time a 120-yard high
hurdles event was staged in the schol-
astic meet. 1t was won by Campbell
of West Philadelphia High in II Sec
onds fat.
HeaIy of C. U. and Fleetwood of
G. w. broke records in the college
meet. Healy raced the 44O in So fiat
against SO lis. the former standard,
and Chetwood ran the mile in 4 min
utes 81 2-5 seconds, to clip as Sec
onds from the previous mark.