Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-26
NIMBLE ATHLETES.
Field and Track sports of the Y. II. C. A.
Yestert Afternoon.

Yesterday Afternoon.
The annual spring games Of the Y. u. C. A.
took place yesterday afternoon at the athletic
park of the association, 18th and U streets. in
the presence of a small but enthusiastic attend
ance. many ladies being present. Eleven events
were decided and most Of them possessed more
than usual interest. The entry list was
quite large. The Y. NJ. c. A. and the C. A. C.
we've most numerously represented and the
various events developed race for honors be-
tween these two associations. The officers OF
the day were:
Referee, S. W. Stinemetz; timers. T. A. Hard.
ing. ". L. Hibbs. Leroy b. Willet: track Judges
Ralph Lee, E. A. Fuller. E. NJ. s. Young: field
judges. III. 81. Wilson, +. b. Walker. q. NJ
fague; inspectors, ID. Marcus DYER. John T.
Crorsley, l.. Lee Harlan; scorers, VIM. H.
Lewis, VIM. VI. Mooney; clerk OF course, W. A.
| Wells; assistant. A. NJ. Catlin: marshal, W. J.
Fay: assistant, ID. L. Harris; announcer, C. f.
Goodwin: starter, ]. W. Sims; umpire Of bi.
cyeling, W. f. Buell..
The best contested event Of the day was the
| l4O-:&rd run. which resulted in a dead heat
between Dodge and Hough. the latter winning
the medal on the toss. The finish in the 100
| yard ran was a close contest between Dodge
! and Harding. the former securing the verdict
Another close finish was that in the mile bicycle
| tss.fetyD handicap between Watkins and Sims
the former lasting just long enough. The pol.
vault Wa spirited contest. Dashiell Of the C.
/ A. c. calamity endeavoring to take second prize
/ b. putting the bar at ten feet two inches. but
his efforts were in vain.
The following is u summary Of the day',
| sport: One hundred-yard run. handicap-R H
| Dodge. /; C. l.. Harding. z. 10 2-5 seconds.
Two-hundred-and-tw run, handi
csP-Robert Smart, 1; +. W. Vaughn, a. q
\ seconds.
,One-mile run. scratch-A. NJ. Fredericks. Y
| VI. {. A. l; Wilson Young, G. A. c., 9; j. Doug
Lass, c. A. c., B. minutes and Is seconds
wo-hundred-and-twentyy yard hurdle, handi
| eap-W. b. Chichester, c. A. c. (scratch), 1
W. H. Middlebrook, Y. NJ. C. A. q yards), 2
| q 2-5 seconds.
our-hundred-and-forty-ya run, handi
cap-C. Royce Hough, C. A. C. Q9 yards), and
Robert N Dodge, c. A. c. (scratch), dead heal
for first. 5lA seconds. Hough won ON tn,
| toss.
One-mile bicycle (safety) handicap-yicto1
Fred Sims. Y. NJ. c. A. ESQ ysrds), Z; Edwin B
Terry, C. C. W. geo yards), 8. 2 minutes ant
1 43 seconds.
Field events-Throwing the 16-pound ham
mer; handicap. Bouic Clark, YIN. c A.
feet, i; lO5 feet; ]. T. Rainier, IT,, C. A.
| (scratch). 2; distance, 102 feet ~ inches.
Running broad jump; handicap. Z. C. Quack
enbush, L. M. c. A. (scratchl, 1; 70 feet and
inches; j. Arthur Rose. Y. NJ. G. A. Is inches)
| 2; 20 feet and u inches.
Throwing 56-pound weight; handicap. Mar
tin VI. Taylor, c. A. G. q feet), 4; Is feet an,
4$i inches; Boulc Clark, Y. n. c. A. Cs inches
2; "a feet and 81. inches.
Running high jump; handicap. Z. A. Playte,
y. NJ. c. A. "A inches), 1; s feet inches; Gu
Z. Davis. c. A. c. g inches), 2; S feet inches
Pole vault; handicap. Guy E. Davis, C. A. {
e inches, 1; 10 feet I inch: Harry Green, J
N. c. A. az inches), 2; 10 feet
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