Evening star., 1949-05-15
Hosts Finish Second;
6. W. High Sd; Jones
Breaks Mile Mark
By Bill Fuchs

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won the sixth annual Wilson High
Metropolitan track meet for the
third straight time yesterday, as
expected, capturing five firsts and
scoring in all but four events for
q 40-point total.
And also as expected. Bobby
Jones Of George Washington
High. cracked the meet record for
the mile, covering the distance In
4:28.8 to better the old mark of
ABA set by Ed Gillette of Western
in 1945.
Two other records were wiped
out. John Ward of Eastern set a
mark of 26.2 seconds for the 220-
yard low hurdles. The old mark
of 1858 was set by Ray Leeth Of
Western in 1945. George Wash
ington's sprint medley relay team
of Dean Cooksey. Bob Stamps.
Cliff Caplin and Jones wiped out
a year-old mark of 3:45 set by
the same school last year. The
quartet shaved the time to 3:43.8.
Jones was the only repeater from
last years winning foursome.
Charley Hall of Washington.
Lee who tied the mark of 16 Sec
onds fiat in the 120-high hurdles
trials Friday. won the final in
1874.
Washington-Lee was awarded
the American University Alumni
trophy after the meet, while the
Bill Heck cup for second place
went to Wilson, which scored 28
points. George Washington was
third with 20 points, followed by
Eastern, 18; Coolidge, IA; Central.
IL; Anacostia. 9h; Tech, 512:
Roosevelt, 5, and Warrenton (VaD
High, 2. Blair and Bladensburg
failed to score.
Jones won the Student Council
trophy, awarded to high-point
track man, with 10 points. Jack
Sievers, who was first in the shot
put and second in the discus, scor-
ed eight points to win the Student
Council cup for outstanding field
event man.
One casualty marred the meet.
Bob Langrall of Coolidge, who
placed second in the high jump,
suffered a shoulder injury COM
peting in that event. X-rays will
be taken today to determine
whether the shoulder was broken
or dislocated.
1oo-yard dash-1, peMoss tcoolidgel; ;;
5Wiisonj; 4. Ferguson 5Wilsonj. Time:
10.2 sec.
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SOM and Ragains tTech) tie. Time: 52e
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das4 see tHall rdsS, tteS record of 1e seconds
Vii WILSON,; Il D0ss !. dliitlH Eastern Tines
sso-yard run Jones tdeorss Wash
well IWilson): 4. Yiede Wilson). Time:
220-yard low hurdles. Ward (East-
ern): ., Sans IEastern)i 3, Rakow Cen
trau; 4. Scott (Washtngton-Lee). Time:
26.2 sec. (New record. Old record, 26.3,
set by Ray Leeth (Western) in 1915:
Sprint medley relay, George Wash
fngton (Cooksey. Stamps. .Caplin. Jones);
2. Wilson; 3. Central; T. Anacostia. Time,
3:43,s. New record. Old record, 3:46, set
by George WASHINGTON in l947l
Mile relay. Washingto Lice GMe-
Cowan, Quisg, Dakes, Fowler; 2. Will
son: 9. George Washington; 4, Tech. Time.
Pole yauit-1, Prigg Cwilson) 2, Max,
and Wilson (Wilson) tie. Height, IL IT..
biscus-1. shuck (wilson); 2. sievers
twashington- -Lee); 8. Boyle Roosevelt;
I. Bahum (WashiEston-Lee>. Distance:
Barrett tcooIidsel; 3, Rea Xnacostia5;
q. MccIanahan (Warrenton). Distance:
nigh Jump, Hall twashiIx,on-Lee):
and Mcclanahan tWarrenton) tie. Height
Shot put. sieyers Swashington-Lee);
Q. Boyle (Roosevelt); 3, Dixon George
Washineton); 4. Packard (George Wash
ington). Distance: A IT,, 2 in.