The Washington times., 1929-05-08

and field meet In the q. U. Sti
The Quakers have won the team
honors each of the past two years
and q victory Saturday will entitle
them to permanent possession Of the
trophy. However, each Of the other
ten teams is just as determined that
the Philadelphians shall not achieve
their purpose and q bitter struggle
for team honors is expected to de-
Velop.
Mount St. Mary's, of Baltimore,
1927 runner-up, and LaSalle Military
Academy, of Long Island, last years
runner-up, are the two teams
counted on most to halt the Phila-
delphia entry. Both LaSalle and st.
Mary's are coming with large, strong
teams that are in excellent shape,
according to word received by Cath.
olic u. meet officials.
The 120.yard hurdles have
been added to the meet this year
so there will be IA events. An.
other fact that win interest fans
Is that the jumping pits have
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proper and all events will be con.
tested right In front Of them
In conjunction with the meet will
be dual meet between the Catholic
u. varsity and the George Washing
ton teams. The events for both will
be run right together so that there
will be no dull moments for interest
to lag. BY way of warning up Tor
the meet Saturday, the q. U. team
is in Blacksburg, Va, today engag
ing William and Mary in a dual meet
which was postponed from mid'April
The Cardinals do not expect to wiz
but do expect to round into goot
shape for the busy weeks aheat
| they face.
| st. Johns and Gonzaga are the
local schools entered in the meet
the former coming in with team
| of 20 men while the latter viii
enter only a few, it is thought
Altogether there will be about 15(
boys in the intersci1olastic, prac
tically every strong Catholic team
in the East sending Its crack
performers.
The out.of-town delegation will b
headed by the favorite Wes
Catholic High team of Philadelphia
Others entered are: LaSall'
Academy, of Providence, r. l.
Fordham Prep, Of New York city
LaSalle Military Academy, Of Lont
Island, n. Y, st. James High, o
Brooklyn; Seton Hall, Of Wes
Orange, N. j.: LaSalle COlleg'
Academy, of Philadelphia, Noun
st. Josephs, of Baltimore, and La
Sale Institute, of Cumberland.
An the Out.Of.tOwn athletes
will be guests of the university
and will be taken for sight
seeing trips Sunday before de-
parting for home. They will be
lodged in the various dOrmi-
tories on the campus during
| their weekend stay.
The preliminary heats Of th'
interscholastic meet will be ruI
Saturday morning, starting at Il
o'clock. ALL finals will start a
l1:30 o'clock in the afternoon
Athletic Director Jack McAuliffe
Coach Dorsey Griffith of the tract
team and Eddie LaFond have beel
working like beavers to make thi
years meet q decided success ant
from all advance indications evel
their most sanguine hopes will b.
exceeded. All they're hoping 10
now is good weather for the tract
is in fine shape and fast q
possible.
The interscholastic records follow
1O0-Yard Dash-10 rs, by Parker
Mt. St Josephs in 1927. Lyon: of Yves
Catholic High, Philadelphia, IN 1928.
22O-Yard Dash-22 2-5, by Lyons
West Catholic High. Philadelphia
22o-Yard Low Hurdles-2s Is, b
Lanctot, West Catholic High. in 1928
Mt. ST. Josephs. in 1877 and 1928.
Half Mile-2:07 3-5, by Hamilton
Lasalle, L. l., in 1928.
Mile@4:ss rs, by McKniff, of we'
Catholic High, in 1927.
High Jumps feet, inches,
Campbell of West Catholic High
Pole vault--1O feet, inches. by o.
lowski, LaSalle. L. l.. in 1923.
Discus-1OS feet. by Brandt wei
Javelin-1s2 feet, inches py Col
roy. Lasalle. L. L.. in 1928;
petrosSi. West Catholic High. in iss
| l2-Pound Shot Puts feet, inche
by Conroy, LaSalle, L. l.. in 1898.
| 1,6S0-Yard Sprint Medley Relay
S:2S 2-6. by West Catholic High.
1923