Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-18
WI Trackmen
Win Crown by
Point in Storm

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va.
May n Especially "A drivinl
rain failed 10 deter the mile
relay team Of WaShington-Les
OF Arlington as II sloshed Il
victory here today In the inal
event 10 win the State Group
scholastic track championship
in one Of the closets meets In
history.
First place In the relay. run
In three sections. would have
given the title 10 any one OF
six teams. But the Generals
grabbed the lead on the first
leg OF the third heat and never
trailed. They posted a time OF
$500. good considering II was
run In a violent thunderstorm,
Won by Single Point
The victory gave WI 81
points 10 IS for runnerup
Woodrow Wilson Of Ports
mouth. The Presidents finished
second 10 WI In the third
heat. but a $3.50 clocking by
Hampton In the first heat gave
the Crabbers second place and
cost Wilson a tie.
Andrew Lewis of Salem fin
ished third in the team race
with "a points. followed by
Warwick. 23i2; Wakefield. % a:
Jefferson Senior Of Roanoke.
20. ana NewporL News. l7i2.
Following the first seven in
scoring were: Maury, IL:
Thomas jefferson. ga: William
Fleming Of Roanoke, 5l2: Nor
view, 4l2; CIV of Alexandria
and Hampton, 4 each; Halifax
County. 3: Churchland, Gran
by of Norfolk and Groveton, 2
each; and Fairfax, Mclean and
Lane of Charlottesville, l each,
Mike Turner Victor
Mike Turner of WI gave
the Generals their only other
first place besides the relay.
winning the 440 in 50.7 seconds,
However, WI placed in eight
of the l3 events.
David Peltz of Newport News
set the only record, winning
the $50 in 1854, Six-tenths of
a second better than Bobby
Jones of George Washington OF
Alexandria in 1913.
,,,, llo9-yard S DISH: l-shsr, WoOdToT
son; 3-snead. warwick Hickey,
je f Time&iO.s seconds. i"O"@'
e2O-yard dash: l-Sher, Woodrow
sVb We.ss Ws,v, Woodrow VIII y
ney' Groyeton; 5-MeAdams, Fairfax
Time-224 seconds
i4o-yard dash: I-Tgrner. Wash
sm M6,y, william ELEM
f Lewis" ri Ts seconds. AZURE"
News; a-wrighi. Andrew lewis: a.
Rumsey. Wakefield: 4-Hammaker.
Washington 5-Liska. Wakefield
record. 1857. Jones. CIV. AiexandriS,
,
Mile run. 1-Meares. Newport News:
GW-Alexandria: 3-Jones.
Wakefield: 4-Fulcher, Churchland:
2S-Throe5snmorton. Halifax County.
isO-yard low hurdles: I-snesd.
Warwick; 2--Knowles. washington-
Lee; 3-Blackwood, Jefferson Senior:
4--Haug. CRANKY: WILLIAMS, An
drew Lewis. Time-1a.s seconds.
., ls9-yard high hurdles; lEsnead;
Senior: 3-Knowles. washington-Lee;
: -Taliaferro. Andrew Lewis; b.
omohundro, Lane. Time-l4.S Sec
onds.
Shot put: Henry. Maury; p
outland, Newport News: ;i-Ghurchill.
t aaaTsS LEWIS rie. CANON T NsRpoTt
News. and Moss, Thomas Jefferson.
Distance-51 feet 10l4 inches.
Discus: Stone. Wakefield: p
GraybOl. Andrew Lewis, 3-Prat,
Woodrow Wilson; 4-Tieman, Wash
tance-143 feet ga inches.
Broad Jump: Taylor. jefferson
Senior: 9-Blackwood. Jefferson Sem
!or: 3-Deans, Warwick: 4-Taylor,
Washinston-Le 5-Goode, Mclean.
Distance-22 feet SO inches.
2-Taliaferro, Andrew Lewis; 3-Jef-
ferries. Jefferson Senior; 4-Tie, Min
ton, william Fleming, and Krause,
Norview. Height--6 feet ss inches
Pole vault: - Tie, Tiedemann
Maury, and Moss, Thomas jefferson
;i-Tie Bower. Warwick, and FuTr,
Wakefield 5-Howley, Andrew Lewis
Height-13 feet 3 inches.
Mile relay: 1-Washington-Lee MAS
sic, Turner, Colavits. Morgan); p
Hampton 3-Woodrow wilson; A.
Andrew Lewis; 5-Newport News