Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-05-02


Northwood High School is
sponsoring its seventh annual
Invitational meet and it looks
like everyone was invited and
accepted. Twenty-Five schools
will compete for the title, cur
rently held by the host school.
All Montgomery County
schools will be represented ex-
cept Einstein, and the full gam
bit of Prince Georges County
teams will be present. Even
teams from Baltimore and Anne
Arundel counties will send
trackmen to what can truely
be called a carnival of perform
ances.
1t would seem that NOrthwOOd
again must be favored to take
the team title but, as with all
big meets, the thrill is to the
individual winner. The score or
SO odd coaches are sending
teams with hopes of taking the
whole affair but happy II they
can take home a few smiling
winners.
Saturdays meet, sanctioned
by the Maryland State High
School Athletic Commission,
will begin at 10 am. Trials will
be held before lunch with all
championships being decided at
the 1870 pm. session.
Northwood is contributing the
big team trophy as well as in
dividual medals for first, Sec
ond and third places In each
event. A cup will be presented
each relay winner also.
Northwood coach Jim DeMoss
and meet director Jerry Sisson
have done a marvellous job in
organizing this annual event.
Barring weather misfortune,
Saturday should offer a perfect
day of entertainment.
The Montgomery County
Class AA schools are expected
to dominate but Fairmo n
Heights from Prince Georges
County may produce the most
exciting performer.
Sherwood, of the Montgomery
Class A circuit, will present its
share of surprise strength, espe-
cially in the field events.
Northwood approaches SatsIr-
day fresh from a strong second
place finish In last weeks Wake
field Invitational In Arlington.
Only Hammond headed the In
dians, the strongest showing
ever made by a County team In
the Virginia meet.
The Indians will be led In
their defense Of the title by Buz
Lawler and Ken Chatham.
Lawler Is the State cross-coun-
try champion and should be
under 4:30 In the mile run.
Chatham could be pushed to a
record heave In the shot put.
He is consistently over 50 feet
and will be defending champ.
Chatham Is also a Splinter for
DeMoss' Indians.
Rich Gibson will be In the
running for the sprint titles.
He finished third in both 100
and 220 In Virginia. Bob Cope
land will be seeking a record
performance in the 440. His win
ming time in Virginia, 507,
would better the existing North
wood record by two seconds.
Copeland, Lawlor, Chatham |
and Bruce Sheehan will form |
nuclei of relay teams expected
to approach titles Saturday.
Northwood's Jim Carroll will |
be a strong contender in the |
jumping events, the broad jump |
and triple jump.
Bethesda-C Chevy Chase has two
sure spots In the pole vault.
Lanny Hunt and John Berry
can vault 12.feet and better,
Hunt hitting I2-feet-6 this year. |
The record Is short lived Satur-
day.
The B-CC two-mile relay team |
of Dick Rubin, Kells Boland,
Yves Bishop, and Gordon Kerr
should emerge a winner. Rubin
can hit the 2:03 mark in the
$50.
Hurdler Jim Chirieleison can
be counted on to place in the
low hurdles, and maybe in the
100-yard dash. Berry, the pole
vaulter, is also hurdler for
Baron coach Jim Davis.
B-CC figures to win at least |
one of the iunnninp eventS Dry.