Evening star., 1950-04-09
Seven Marks Broken;
19 Schools Compete
In Sd Annual Meet
By Bill Fuchs

By Bill Fuchs
Seven records were wiped out
yesterday in the Alexandria Me-
mortal Relays, won for the second
consecutive year by favored Dur
ham IN. c. High School. The
event was in memory Of Alexan-
drians who lost their lives in the
two world wars.
The third annual meet attract
ed 10 competing schools and ap-
proximately 1900 fans to the
George Washington Stadium.
Durham, which trailed Balti-
more Poly after the first five
events, swept into the lead with
a record-shattering performance
in the mile relay. Duane Wolfe.
Ralph Dennis. Charles Culp and
Arnold Ewing covered the dis
tance in 3 minutes. 80 seconds,
bettering the mark of 3:422 set
by Durham in the first meet in
1948. won by Washington-Lee.
From that point on, it prac-
tically was tWo-team race be-
tween Durham and Baltimore Poly
for the Nicholas A. Colosanto
Trophy. Poly finished second
with AZ points, followed by Wash
ington-Lee with 80; Lynchburg,
27A, and Woodrow Wilson. 271a.
Wilson, which made the best
showing by a District public high
team, tied Durham for f1rsts with
three. Two of Wilson's firsts, both
in the field events, featured new
records. Carl Prigg pole vaulted
II feet 6 inches, a half foot better
than his winning distance last
year, and Dick Semple scared S
feet 11& inches in the high Jump.
Old mark here was sill, set by
Hall of Washington-Lee last year.
Other records went to Phil
Stroup of Anacostia in the broad
jump; Washington-Lee's team OF
Mack Byrd, Dave Harrison, Dick
Brady and Stu MCGOWAN in the
440-yard relay. and Baltimore
Poly's quartet Of Charles Wagg-
ner, Jimmy Klima. Russ Clock
and Frank Pfaging in the dis
tance medley relay, and Jerry
Boyle Of Roosevelt in the discus.
Here are the team totals:
Durham, 471s; Baltimore Poly,
a.; Washington-Lee. 30; Glass of
Lynchburg. 2734; Wilson, 27h;
Anacostia. 81; Mount st. Jo-
seph's Of Baltimore, 25h; Tech,
10; George Washington, II; Pat
terson Park, 13; Roosevelt, IL;
Winchester. IL; Montgomery
Blair. 8: Eastern, 6; Coolidge,
3h; Central, q; Western, "a;
Fredericksburg. o; Mount Vernon,
S&syES: harrison: Brady. xMsssa1sSasls Mseo%sn5:
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wssss kis knss's' clock s'saIIe5s Poly
ysIs; sNsv g. Noun Mount s. J0sephs Time:
deers. SSi WssSi,stons a 1883 fa4ae5'' s:l''c' by
,.p Tour-mile relay. Baltimore Poly tHils.
Esssn a4aDEsIh BEaih.m; s5emsF' e. wilson Tech ns
ons-m.ls rslay-1. Durham wolfe.
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s:4s2, bs Durham, 1sss:5 o'0 'e'0fo'
pee, Winfree: Jordan. LandonJ. 2. Lynch
issands f.; 5 Mount 81. jossph's. Fine: 81
.r1S", Iwo-mils relay. Wilson award. Mac
gomsry Blair: 3, Patterson Park 4, Georse
.v;Eiaa Hsitm mile relay. Tech ,H.rtley: Moul:
M4Sni 1urb.m s 5osfphi g. sa
more Poly. Time: !: :S5.s. ' o. AA'
,v Sprint medley ,elayL!. Baltimore Poly
Anacostia; 3. winchester: 4, Durham; s,
Mount st. Josepn's.
FIELD EVENTS.
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Wilsen5 skaa'''2 aWilse Mss'eln ana sS9 Ebe4t
iIso5s {NsE IeeoTS; old record. II it BY Priss
Shot putt. Berry Durham); 2, Cox
Gynchburg) 8, semples (WinchesteD; 4,
Wedel George Washington; s, Mahoney
mount st. Joseph'9, Distance-46 #.
Msh jump. semple (Wilson); 2,
McFsdden (Washinston-Leel: 8, Zouras
(RooSdyelt; 4, Mangum (Durham); 5,
Wolfe \(Durham). Colby (Coolidge) and
Brady (Mount st. Josephs). Height-5 IT.
11A IN. &tNew record. Old record. IT. IL
in BY Hall (Washington-Lee). 1949)
Diseus-1. Boyle (Roosevelt); 2, Basham
(Washinston-Lee); 8. Blackburn (Win-
chester; 4; Cox (Glass); 5. Bielski pat
terson Park. Distance-134 1T. IL in.
New record. Old record, 1874 #. 10 in.
by Bob Berry Durham. 1949)
Broad jump, Stroup Anacostia); 2.
Powell Lynchburg); 3, Barrett COOLIDGE;
4, Thurlow Mount st. Joseph's); 5, Phil
lips Nynchburgl. Distance-21 #. s in.
New record. Old record. 20 IT. ia in. by
1andnn Easfernl. 1Q4A