Evening star., 1932-05-20
500 ATHLETES VIE
IN ANNUAL GAMES
SIye Out for Hurdles Mark
TomorroW-Many Schools
Have Entries.
BY EDWARD A. FULLER, JR.

- HOUGH the excellence of
the records for the compe-
tition would indicate that
generally they will with
stand the assault of the athletes
competing in the fourteenth an
nual interscholaStic &C" Club
track meet tomorrow in Central
High School Stadium, there doubt
less will be some new standards
for the boys to shoot at in future
years when it is all over. Both
track and field events will start
at l o'clock.
There are a flock of high-class ath-
letes in the field of upward of 500 that
will compete. Thirty schools will be
represented
One mark in certain danger is that
Of 1875 seconds for the l20-yard high
hurdles, held jointly by Harry Flippen
and Henry Payne. Flippen turned in
his performance in 1926 while repre-
senting Episcopal High, and Payne
equaled the mark in 1880 while attend
ing Woodberry Forest.
DOB SLYE of Eastern High is the
- boy figured likely to shaltcr the
record. In a recent dual meet with
the Maryland freshmen. this timber
topper negotiated the test in 15.7, or
Is of a second better than the &c"
Club standard.
Many of the marks, though, are GER
tain not to be threatened. Among
these is that of 97-10 seconds for the
100-yard dash, held by Frank Hlssey.
1t was back in 1924 that Hussey turned
In his feat. He was flying the colorS
pf the Stuyvesant High School Of New
York. Another standard that hardly
will be approached is that of 6 feet y
inch in the high jump, held by Calvin
Milans, who made the leap in 1928,
when a Central High student.
MOST of the other records also will
W stand up, 1t seems sure.
But have look at the marks
for yourself. Mebbe you don't agree
with us.
1oo-yard dash-9 ITO seconds:
Frank Hussey, Stuyvesant High
School, N. Y, 1924.
120-yard high hurdles-1545 sec
onds. Harry F1ippen, Episcopal High
School, Va, 1926; Henry Payne,
Woodberry Forest, 1890.
One-mile rum minutes AIS
seconds, Plat Bullard, John Marshall
High School, Richmond, Va. 1890.
440-yard dash-50 lilo seconds,
Jack Edwards, Mckinley Tech, 1929.
220-yard dash-222s seconds, jim
my Gwinn, Woodberry Forest. 1880.
880-yard rum minutes rs sec
onds, James Kelly, Dewitt School,
1928; Plat Bullard. John Marshall
High School. 1890
220-yard low hurdles-25 9-10 sec
on6s, Harry Flppen, Episcopal
High. 1926
Pole Vault feet So inches;
William Hewson, Massanutten Mill
tary Academy, and Allen Mcdonald,
Episcopal High. 1881.
High Jumps feet z inch, Calvin
Milans, Central High School, 1928.
Broad jump-2l feet 512 inches,
Grover Everett. Eastern High, 1881.
Shotput-49 feet 3 inches, Walter
Bentz, Staunton Military Academy,
1921
Javelin throw-170 feet 1034
inches, John Carey, Swavely, 1881.
Discus throw--139 feet inches,
Webster Rhoads, Woodberry Forest,
1928.
Central, Tech and Episcopal High,
most athletes in Saturdays competition.
DR. HARVEY A. SMITH, principal
- of Central will be the honorary
referee. with Winfree johnson,
referee; Joseph A. Marr, starter;
Latrobe Cogswell, clerk Of the course;
Norman Landreau assistant clerk OF the
course; Ben La Fevre, scorer; Norman
Oyster. in charge of awards; Charles
Hart. A. ]. Bergman. William Russell,
Capt. Robert Kilmorten, judges at the
finish; D. c. Grain, C. Edward Beckett,
Charles M Eye, timers; Earl Fuller,
field judge; A. Earle Weeks, in charge
of the high jump; John Collins, pole
vault; Charles Dulaney, Shotput; Karl
Knight, javelin; Carl Ahlenfeld, broad
lump; Ernie Millar, discus: Charles
Guyon, Ralph w. Foster, DR.. Weldon,
inspectors, and Howard Ruppart, an
nouncer.
George Norris and Parkins Birthright
are general chairmen of arrangements.