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HAMPTON WINS THIRD ANNUAL HAMPTON TRACK MEET, WITH HOWARD UNIVERSITY SECOND

By WM. WHITE
POINT SCORE
  Hampton, 53; Howard, 34; Lincoln, 19; Union, 10; Morgan, 7; St. Paul, 3.
INTERSCHOLASTIC SCORE
  Dunbar high, 33; Bordentown, 16; Shaw Junior, 10; Maryland Normal, 9; Princess Anne academy, 6; Huntington high, 1.

  Armstrong Field, Hampton, Va., Saturday.-Amid shouts of applause from 1,000 or more students and visitors, Hampton Institute emerged victorious in the third annual track and field meet held here today. Howard university, Washington, D.C., was the runnerup with Lincoln university third. Dunbar high, Washington, D.C., won the scholastic point score with Bordentown, N.J., second.
  Splendid weather graced the occasion. Although some splendid performances were registered in the dashes and the 440-yard run (intercolegiate) the track was far from being fast because of rain on Friday that threatened to mar the occasion. However, according to several Hamptonians, real "Hampton" weather prevailed.
  Prior to the starting of the events that got under way at 1 p.m., the athletes who participated posed in one large group for the photographer. James E. Gregg, principal of Hampton institute, made the welcoming address to the visiting athletes. In part Principal Gregg said that he had taken a particular interest in the annual field and track meets and he was glad that the activities were growing larger and larger each year. In closing, Principal Gregg called attention to a motto that was printed on the first page of the annual program of scheduled events, which read as follows: "Always do your best, never mind the rest. The game's the thing." He also took occasion to laud the efforts of Charles H. Williams, athletic manager.
     Several Records Broken
  Competition in all of the events were very keen. In the pole vault Stephens of Hampton vaulted to a new record of 10 feet. The records to fall were in the 440-yard run, which was won by Langston of Hampton in 51 2-5 seconds. Knocking one-fifth of a second off the old mark, and in the javelin throw, which was won by Taylor of Hampton, with heave of 149 feet 9 inches, 1 foot 7 1/2 inches better than T.J. Anderson of Howard did last year. Anderson competed this year and his defeat came as a surprise. Anderson hurled the discus 120 feet and 5 inches. Williams of Hampton knocked off a second in the 120-yard high hurdles. His time was 16 4-5 seconds. Many athletes competed that show promise with the proper coaching. Among them are Richardson of Shaw Junior high school, Washington, D.C., who copped both the scholastic 100 and 220 yard dashes in splendid time, considering that he eased up near the finish in both. He ran as he pleased in the 100 in 10 1-5 seconds, and played in 22 3-5 seconds. It was the consensus of opinion among spectators had he extended himself in the latter event he would have done better than 22 seconds. 
  Miler, a youngster of Dunbar high school, Washington, D.C., won the 880 in good fashion, running away from his field. His time of 2 minutes and 9 seconds was nothing to gloat over, but he was not hard pressed. He has a wonderful stride and apparently is a good judge of pace. He also competed in the 440-yard run in which he finished second after a bad start-made up much ground and was in there fighting at the finish. He ran as anchor man for Dunbar in the mile relay which that school won in easy fashion.
  Johnson of Hampton sprung another surprise on T.J. Anderson of Howard by defeating him in the shotput.
  Coles of Hampton won the two-mile run as he pleased. His time of 10:36 was not very fast, but he impressed by the way he went about his work. Nichols of Howard, who events will be added next year, and the possibilities are it will take two days instead of one.
     Committee and Officials
  Following is the committee that successfully conducted the meet: Charles H. Williams, Gideon E. Smith, Major Allen Washington, managing committee; track judges: H.G. Douglass, Wm. S. Parker, E.D. Proudman; field judges: Benjamin Washington, Edgar H. Bentzel, Henry Cornish; timers: L.L. Watson, Herbert Perkins, H. Whittemore Brown; assistant judges: Fate Davis, Oscar Pindle, Paul Sweeney, George R. Watkins, D.A. Wingo, F.G. Kinchion, A.C. Butler, F.J. Davenport, H.B. Sapp, James W. Hazzard, Allen T. Wood; marshals: Maurice Adams, George Clark, Benjamin F. Banks, Robt. M. Jones, Mervin A. McKenney, Allison Pinkett, Lynnell Poyner, Oscar L. Boone, David Burrell, Lee A. Valentine, W.H. Townsend, Wm. M. Braxton, J.R. Louderback, W.D. Parker, Wesley Harris; custodian of prizes: Don A. Davis, Walter R. Brown; announcers: William M. King, Bertrand Jacobs; scorer: Andrew M. Burris; assistant scorer: William A. Shields; inspectors: H.V. Brown, Chas. W. Dixon, Sgt. Edward Madison and Sgt. G.A. Holland.
  The summaries follow:
     INTERCOLLEGIATE
  100-yard dash-Taylor, Lincoln, first; Cooke, Union, second; Jackson, Hampton, third. Time, 10 2-5 seconds.