Evening star., 1948-05-09
Eastern Is Runnerup
As Generals Bag Six
Firsts, 48 Points
By Bill Fuchs

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track team captured six first places
and tied for another to win the
fifth annual Wilson Metropolitan
high school meet yesterday with 48
points. With sprint star Forrest
Miles leading the way, Eastern took
second place with 80 points, while
George Washington garnered %
points for third. Wilson was fourth
with IA points, followed by AnacoS-
tia and Coolidge, each with IL; Tech
with g; Western, 3: and Central and
Roosevelt, each with 2.
1t was the second straight victory
for the Arlington County school and
the third since the meet originated
in 1914. The 48 points set new
high for team totals, eclipsing the
Generals winning total in 1914 by
four points.
Eastern, which placed third last
year, grabbed four flrsts, including
a record-tying 100-yard dash by
Miles. Miles covered the distance in
10 seconds fiat to equal the mark of
Anacostia's Gene Schroeder and
Roosevelt's Walter Camp in last
years meet. Miles turned in 9.8
performance in last weeks Mary
land field day.
Miles Set Record for 220.
The small, bespectacled sprinster
did better the 220-yard dash mark,
however, in the trials, shaving four
tenths of second of the mark of
22.7 seconds set by Billy Rowe of
George Washington in 1945. Miles
time in the final was 228 seconds.
His two victories made him high
scoring track man and won for him
the Student Council Permanent
Trophy.
Bobby Jones, George Washington
middle distance star, bettered his
own record-breaking time of 2:02
for the 880-yard run set last year,
when he ran the distance in 1897.
Only other record to fall was for
the mile relay. won by Washington
Lees team of Chuck Thomasson,
Tom Hilton, Rex johnson and Ed
Fowler in 1925, eclipsing the mark
of 3:31 set by Washington-Lee in
1914.
BY taking first place, the Generals
retained possession OF the American
University Alumni Trophy, while
Eastern took the Bill Heck Trophy,
awarded to the second-place team.
Six Tie for Field Trophy.
The Student Council Trophy for
outstanding field man was awarded
to Lester Cockerille of Washington
Lee after he and five others drew
for the honor. Cockerille, John and
Otis Brown of Eastern, Don Moore
of Coolidge, Bob Calvert OF Wash
ington-Lee and Bill Dudrow OF
George Washington finished in a
tie
Summaries:
Dixon (Anacostia); 3, Landon tEasternl;
=, De Moss tCoolidse). Time: 10 SECONDS
44o.yard dash-1, Fowler Cw.;;L}: 2,
Roderick lwiisonl; Time; ~ 81 seconds cr.,s
twisen, Ms runNs4sR1sl ; @oodRard 'W +
Beaii Central. Time. Az
&c, sSyare %y Rfh White h1Esss Wess.r MepSRs %srd
tEasternl; 4, H. Brown tTech). Time:
16.2 seconds. n
3"n-Yard dash--1, Miles tEasternl;
Byrd tW:-L): 4 r. johnson fW.-L); 4.
johnson &c W.. Time: 30 S seconds
miles broke record of 81 set by Rowe
Of George WASHINGTON in trials; time
Ssoaysrd (; ssEorpS rum. Jones C. Wy: ..
Gum wilson; ;; Dick lW-L); 4. Rup-
pert (CentraD. Time ;397 new record
.?o-yard low hurdlesTl 7T1cb5. Land9n 4EaSi HaSie
CO. seconds. -
1ee tFoyler, Hilton, Thomasson VelardD; ;
:, wilson; 3 Roosevelt A, Tech. Time:
Mile relay-1 Washington-Lee, Fowler,
Hilton, Thomasson; r: Johnson: nv 2 George Str,s g
3395 (new record, old record of 3:3l
set by Washington-L Hayes Jones
Pole vault, Holmes (Anacostial and
Minnick CW.-L.) tied for first; 3, Smith
EASTERN; 4, McGregor (Tech). Height;
! feet.