Evening star., 1950-05-21
Indians Grab Relay
To Sew Up Crown;
Wilson Is Second
By Bill Fuchs

AnaCOStla High ScnOOl graDOeQ
the last event on the program
the mile relay-and with it the
title to the seventh annual Wood
row Wilson Metropolitan High
School track meet yesterday at
Wilson.
Anacostia totaled 80 points,
while Wilson, which placed second
in the mile relay, had 81. Coolidge
took third place with 2212 points,
followed by Tech, 1872; Central,
1871; Roosevelt. 1112; Eastern and
Western. 612 each, and Falls
Church, 3.
Outside Of Falls Church, these
same teams will line up for the
District interhigh championships
to be held Wednesday and Friday
at Tech. Off yesterdays running
Anacostia ranks the favorite, with
Wilson close behind.
Great Finish.
That was humdinger of a fin
ish. With all other events on the
books, Anacostia and Wilson ap-
preached the mile relay in a dead
heat at "a points each. But from
the time Jack Rea shot out into
the lead in the first lap it was all
Anacostia. Jim Donnelly took over
from Rea and maintained a COM
Portable margin.
But in the third section, the
small gathering in the stands,
kept down by the unreasonable
weather, rose to its feet as Vern
Spangenburg put on a sudden
squirt in an effort to overhaul Ana
costia's Art Sullivan. He mar
rowed the space between himself
and Sullivan from about 20 yards
to 8, but faltered and dropped
back on the far turn. Anchor man
Phil Stroup took the stick from
Sullivan and sauntered round the
track practically unopposed to
bring Anacostia the first area
major track meet victory in its
history. The winning time was
1911.
In accumulating their 80 points,
Coach Larry Willett's Indians took
five firsts, two seconds, two thirds
and four fourths. Wilson's second
place showing was due largely to
Its garnering of second-place
awards. The Tigers came out
second in seven events on a ID
event program.
Prigg Sets Record.
Wilson finished first in only two
events, but set a record in one
and tied a record in another. Carl
Prigg pole-vaulted II feet 814
inches on Friday-the opening
day of the two-day affair-to
eclipse the mark of II feet 45s
inches set by Dave CARRIER of
Washington-Lee in 1947. Dick
Semple gave Wilson it's other first
when he high-jumped feet 21a
inches to tie the record set by
John Colvin of Wilson in 1945.
Only one other record was set,
but times we're slowed down by a
track made soggy by recent
rains. Clarence Rakow of Central
swished over the high hurdles in
1873 seconds to rub out the mark
of 16.0 seconds established by Ray
Leeth of Western in 1945.
Rakow also won the low hurdles
to take individual honors on the
track and win for himself the
Student Council Trophy. A SINH
lar trophy for individual field
points went to Roosevelt's Pat
Boyle, who was first in both discus
and shotput. Stroup of Anacostia
made the most points, but they
were divided between track and
field events. He was first in the
440-yard dash and the broad jump
and was member of the winning
teams in the sprint medley and
mile relays.
King 1Anacostia); 3-Krukowski Cool
idgel;. 4-Wilson Tech), Time, 1o.4
22O.Yard dash: king (Anacostia);
2-Gaskell CTech); 3-Douse COOLIDGE;
Wilson tTech). Time. 23.2 seconds.
asSesE sSsfTd %son Safh ponnee2 Ana
eostisl; 4-Rea tAnacostia). Time SIG
ss0-yard run: 1--crissey (Coolideel;
SOM; 4-Kendrick (Anacostia). Time
ton Ns S.SDsssv TsSh
Ward (WilSon). Time, 4:50.3
son ss5Foup eoodse Eso 6I9s 4h0FRtGn centna M Tme
Mile relay: 1-Anacostia (Rea, DON
nelly, sullivan. stroup)j Wilson; 8
12o-ysrd Fts hish hurdles; 1-Rakey Gen,
gs New PGf 7edoPs '6p9dss CD lscoro T9s
seconds, set by Ray Leeth of western
trail EGm NUTSfs WILSON, EaHGx sssT6ffh sSfh
GCoolideel; ,4-zouras tRoosevelt. Time,
High Jump: 1aasemPle Cwilson,; q
Colby (coolidgel, j. Ward EASTERN
Hughes ITschl', zouras cRoosevelh, Hoile-
eosn 7, q Wilson, vi rlfS ie4SS EsS0Fd set by John
Broad jump, 1--stroup Anacostia)
ri It, in.
Pole vault 1-Prigg (wilson); q
Wilson swilson(; Rich wilson,,
Distance, ii it. sA in. New record. Old
record. II 1T. 4ss in. set by Dave CARRIER
of Washington-Lee, 1947D
Coolidge; 3--Jacobsen (Coolidge); a.
Miller tEastern). Distance. III #. in
>, Shop putt; BOYLE, RoosevelD; 3
costia); 4-Kober (Anacostia). Distance
43 fl. in.
Club 10 Beats Il Twice
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