Evening star., 1958-04-17
CardozoTearr
To Beat After
Track Ron1p
BY BOB HANSON
star star writer

star stan writer
cardozo High School may
not make a sweep OF track
meets II Is entered In this
spring. but the Clerks den-
nitely have set themselves up
as the ones 10 beat.
The balance that has char
acterized Cardozo track teams
over the years was In evidence
yesterday as II took four first
places, four seconds and q
third 10 win the annual d. c.
Public High School Relays
staged at Mckinley High.
The Clerks finished with
S2ia points. a comfortable
margin over Spingarn. last
years winner. which had asa
to take second place as four
new records we're established.
Tech Runs Third
Host Tech. In the running
most Of the way, was third
with 1914 points. The others
never were In contention. East
ern, with It's star sprinter. Eddie
Miles. out with a pulled leg
muscle. was fourth with o points
followed by Coolidge. ia: VIII
son. s; Anacostia. S; Dunbar
and Phelps. each 2. and Roose-
welt. /. Armstrong failed TO
score.
on its performance yester-
day. Cardozo will be heavily
favored to win the Interhigh
meet May 2l-22. an event 1t
has taken the last three years.
In between, the Clerks will be
at Philadelphia April 26 for
the Penn Relays and on May 3
at American University for the
AU Invitational.
The new records hung up
were by Cardozo in the 40 and
400-yard shuttle low hurdle and
Spingarn in the $50 and shot
put, the latter event four to
q team with two throws and
aggregate distance determining
the winner.
Spingarn Team Shines
The outstanding perform
ances were by Spingarn's $50
team Of Ronald Lyles, Kermit
Stephens. John Faxio and Nor
gan Langston. which ran the
distance in 1908. TO eclipse its
own record set last year Of
1927. and the shot put team Of
Everett Payne. Sherlock Knight,
Larry Smith and Philip Gamer.
This quartet's aggregate dis
tance was lit feet 4la inches,
bettering the old mark Of 1866
feet 7l4 inches, set by Roose-
welt in 1856.
Cardozo was ahead after six
events. 1914 to TIA for Sping-
arm and lll2 for Tech. but
when the Clerks took the next
event. the 400-yard shuttle low
hurdle, in record time, that put
them ahead with enough room
to coast in. The team was made
UP Of Irving Craig. Purcell
Lyons. Bernard Lewis and Rom
aid Moore.
Results:
44O--I. cardoso flames Robinson.
and Herman GlosterD: =, spingaTn: .,
Eastern; q. Wilson. Time: 43e sec
r,:3g ::Piismi: S;ii Tech !cIarsps: DENLY;
Roland wiiEens): 9. spinsarn: J. Car.
doEo; Z. Eastern. Tine: s:25,S.
Sso-l. Spinsarn Ronald Lyles.
Kermit Stephens. John Paxio and
nSasan Tsss: tbSnSSss9n baSSsS r%, G.5s0s0 ,D;. =
recondl.
Sprint medley--l. spinsarn Herbert
Hammond. Luther Jones. Morris Rob-
inson and Meredith Mooremanl: ..
Cardoso: 3, Wilson; 4, Tech. Time:
400 shuttle low hurdle. cardoEo
1rving crais. Purcell Lyons. Bernard
Lewis and Ronald MooreI; ., Spingarn,
3. Eastern. 4, Coolidge. Time: 46.e
seconds tnew recordl.
Distance medieyi Tech Lawrence
Moore, Billy Hayes, Frank Wilkens and
Roland Wilkensl; 2-CardoEo: b.
Eastern; dunbar. Time, il:eB.s.
mile: l-Cardozo (Herman Gloster,
James Mason. James Robinson and
David Clark; s-Tech: 3-Eastsrn:
4-.Roossyelt. Time. 3:30.2. -.
Shot put: l-opingarn Everett
Payne. Sherlock Knight. Larry Smith
and Philip 0ainerb; "-Anaeostia; g.
Phelps: 4-WilSon. Distance, III feet
4il inches new record
Pels vault; i-Niehols (Coolidgel:
Lewis lCareoEol. Lyons (cooliogsl.
Yarorough tspingarnl and DeMoy
(Teehl. tie. HEIGHT. 10 feet 4 inches
high jump: Morris tCardoaol;
wayne tAnacostial. Wesley fTechl
and Alexander (Wilsonl. tie. Height,
feet Qia inchNn