Evening star., 1940-05-02
Newport News, Seton
Hall Favored for
Team laureIs
W.T., Defending Title,
And Central Appear
Strong Contenders

And Central Appear
! Strong Contenders
=, Culled from Al schools, some 500
scholastic track and field athletes
will converge on College Park Sat-
urday to compete in the University
OF Maryland's 23d annual field day,
with Newport News (Va) High and
Seton Hall Prep of South Orange,
N. j., ticketed as the most likely
candidates to succeed Washington
Lee High Of Arlington, Va, as team
champion.
The Little Generals and Central
are rated chances of capturing the
crown, however, and should the CO.
favorites falter the coveted title may
remain in this precinct.
Only three records appear to be in
jeopardy, with Eddie Barham of
Tech conceded an excellent chance
to soar past the high Jump record of
6 feet l2s inches established by
Eddie Miller of Eastern High in 1894.
Hurdle Record Under Fire.
Threatening the 120-yard high
hurdles mark of 1873 seconds held
jointly by Monroe Emmerich of
Tech and Wally Legg of Washing
ton-Lee will be Sam McIntire of
Newport News, who has bobbed over
the timber in 159.
Legg, one of the outstanding
schoolboy track athletes in this Sec
tor. last year won both hurdles races
and placed second in the broad
jump. but this year has elected to
switch to 100 and 220 yard dash
events. Wally also will compete in
the broad jump,
OF particular interest to followers
of local high school sports will be
the special mile relay race for public
highs, with Central, Tech, Eastern,
Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson
represented. Centrals crack team,
which placed second in the Penn
Relays, will be favorite.
Tech Enters Big Squad.
The third mark which may be
eclipsed is the pole vault record of
u feet inches. with John Bartles
of Newport News attempting to top
the record he set last year.
Tech has entered squad of 80 in
the meet, while Central will have
% entries, Eastern. 20; Washington
Lee, 20; Roosevelt, 18; Western, Z:
George Washington High, II, and
Gonzaga. 7.
Bel Air High will be defending its
county high championship, with
Hyattsville, Hagerstown, Fort Hill
and Allegany of Cumberland ex-
pected to press that team and pos
sibly slip through and snatch the
title.
Sterling Kehoe, brother of Mary
lands more famed Jim, is the ace
of the Bel Air team and joint holder
of the 880-yard record of 2:033 with
Tom Fields, now Maryland track
ster who set the original mark in
1897 while attending Hyattsville
High. Kehoe will be aiming for
new record.
Maryland Meets Virginia
Competing at the same time,
starting at 1870 o'clock, will be the
varsity teams Of Maryland and Vir-
ginia, with the Terps proudly dis
playing their stars of the Penn Re-
lays, Alan Miller, Kehoe, Fields
and Mason Chronister, who helped
win dozen gold watches, three cups
and three plaques in taking the dis
tance medley, 2-mile and 4-mile
championships of America.
Virginia also will be represented
by some noted performers in Frank
Fuller, probably the best hurdler in
the East and South; Bob Preston,
a pole vaulter who consistently ap-
proaches l3 feet; Tom Yancey, a
javelin tosser; Lee Mclaughlin,
shot-putter, and the versatile Rath-
bun brothers, Norman and Ken
meth.
Following are scholastic records
for the meet:
Open Events.
,s 1ooiyard .;S. dashE5o:os.s' ash Brooke Brewer
's: aa!;ysId SsRs'; d.sh&o:s24. Brook. Brewer
Rdsszsss. n aa;hSsS4 s. al:s isss koshlsr
ossS:ysSS run sa :sa4 ste Steve Reeves
.s.51 mSS5lSis Slis ssa sSo Al crovle, ALLENTOWN
l2o-ysrd hish hurdles--o:15:s Monroe
EmmsTich I Tech, p G., 1892 1892; Wally Less
-. s2o1yard ;;y low huldlesmo:2b.2. wally
uIsI Hish sumpme feet 11 oaI inches Edwin
Broad Jumps feet Lawrence Sullivan
Shotput az pounds)-55 feet GA
inches, Edward Beethem (Mercersburs),
Discus-1s5 feet IA inches, Edward
Beethem (MeIcersburel. 1887.
tMsres1Ihmrs Msyeinhml7e fest inches Robert Krupp
saFss Fee Ssapr su1a sess feet assss ass Jcap
Maryland 1nterscholastic Association
1899 team winner. Washinrton-Lee (24
points,.
| County High Events.
10O;yard dash-o:10;2. Francis Nc
2sSin 2sSiyard f1odash7 dashI9Ss4. Francis Nc
440-yaId dash-0:53.2, Jack Archer CBel
tH3attsyil5e'. a., Sa6. 1887; Sterling kehoe Sssl
asa dse 1S insss fsss Bill
Broad jumpM21 nane3;. feet fee. inches, Harry
sh'sss ssneg q sssns q ssss nsb
Half-mi relay, Division --1:s4.s tBel
A15I'' 15a' vd,esz; 1894 1889 team winner. Bel Air
HaI-miie relay. Division a-1:s7 cBeth.
esda-Chevy Chase. 1885.