Gilbert Ritchie was an athlete for the Birmingham Athletic Club.[1] He was All-Southern in basketball at center and competed in various events in track and field, "all-around champion of the South".[2] He once broke the discus record of the Southern Amateur Athletic Union with a throw of 118 feet 11 inches.[3]
References
edit- ↑ "Article clipped from The Montgomery Advertiser". December 29, 1913. p. 7 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Brundage of C. A. A. Wins The All Around Athletic Championship". Atlanta Georgian. September 20, 1914. p. 13.
- ↑ "Y.M.G.A Wins S.A.A.U Meeting" (PDF). Atlanta Constitution. June 8, 1913. p. 10.