Evening star., 1939-05-04
Only Five Champions
In 1888 Games 10
Defend Titles
Lee1 Of WI. and Hayden
Of Central Stundouts
In Recent Tests

With only five defending cham
pions for 81 events, the University
of Maryland interscholastic track
and field meet Saturday in Byrd
Stadium promises to be the closest
scramble in the 22-year history of
the event.
More than $50 athletes will COM
pete for 13 open titles and eight in
dividual championships closed to
students of Maryland county schools.
In the open competition, Wallace
Legg OF Washington-Lee, who won
220-yard low hurdles last year, and
Ted Merkle of Gonzaga, victor in the
mile, will be the only title defenders
Those in the county contests will be
Bill Fitzpatrick of Montgomery Blair
in the high jump. Sterling Kehoe
of Bel Air in the $50 and L. Shaner
of Allegany of Cumberland in the
broad jump
With A schools represented, the
team championship also will be
sharply contested. Washington-Lee
won last year, but is not as strong
and many of it's rivals have gained
strength.
Champs Picked to Repeat.
All of the individual defending
titleholders will 60 to post favored.
Legg, in winning the 220 hurdles last
year, tied the meet record of 258
seconds and bettered that by 4-10
of a second only recently in a dual
meet between WI. and the Mary
land freshmen.
Merkle, with 445.6 in the mile last
year, may have to do lot better to
keep his title. Several lads entered
against him have proved capable of
beating his winning mark One of
these is Howard Choate of Wash
ington-Lee, who yesterday won the
mile in triangular meet involving
the Little Generals, Central and
Tech
Bill Fitzpatrick jumped feet
los inches to set a meet record in
'38, but the Montgomery Blair star is
considered a cinch to top that this
time. In the Maryland-5th Regi-
ment indoor games while back he
leapt feet.
Sterling Kehoe, who did 2:06 to
win the half mile, also is improved
as is L. Shaner, who broad jumped
20 feet SIG inches to rule the '38
field.
WI. Wins Triangular Meet.
Washington-Lee's team proved
superior to both Central and Tech
yesterday in a meet at Central Sta
dium. but the local traditional rivals
still were arguing today over runner
up honors.
Because Tech understood a relay
was not to be run, Coach Rusty
Thompson had setn his lads to the
showers, confident they had nosed
out Central by points Centra's
relay, however, was ordered to run
the mile distance alone and-count-
ing the S points it claimed thereby
also claimed second place by 2
points.
AL (Babe) Hayden. Centrals crack
quarter miller, smashed the inter-
high record for that distance for the
second time in week when he cir
cled the track in 51.1 seconds.
Individual honors went to Legg.
who won the 100. both hurdles and
the broad jump for 20 points.
Have Another Big Chance.
All of the stars from schools of
Washington and suburbs entered IN
the Maryland meet will compete for
the metropolitan district champion
ships in the first annual Evening
Star games to be held a week from
Saturday in Byrd Stadium, The Star
meet including also the Distric.
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Discus-Won by Edwards (W.-Ll; sec
ond. Berry tW.-L); third Catucci tW.-L).
Distance. 109feet Ia inches.
High jump-Won by Gilmore (TD: sec
ond.. Barham tTl; third. Brasse CO..
Height, 5 feet S74 inches
Pole vaut-Won by Dawes CO.; second,
tie between Baxter Co and Bach (TD.
Heiaht. 10 feet inches.
ond, Toulette 'W.-L) third. Pyle W.-LD.
220-yard low hurdles-Won by Legg
lW;-L y: second, Planer CTD: third, Dallas
(CD. Time 0:26.S
Broad iump-Won by Legg (W-LD sec
ond Henderson tC); third Wedding (TD.
Distance. 20 feet 5a4 inches.
Javslin throw-Won by Dye tTD; sec
Mile relay-Central team (Seldon. por-
ter, Bredbenner and Hayden>. Time. 343.