Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-06
The Evening Star Cup.

Wart young athletes of Central High
School, who have twice before captured
the trophy, won again yesterday afternoon,
emitting them to permanent ownership
The Central boys scored IS points, while the
manual training students from Technical
High School scored % points, Western %
and Eastern II.
The meet was unquestionably the most in
teresting of the series. The advent OF the
Technical team in the field proved great
addition while the teams from Western
and Eastern were probably the best they
have had out for years. Each one Of the
many events were closely contested and the
enthusiasm aroused among the partisans of
the competitors was inspiring to hear. The
little grand stand in the park was a mass
of color, the girls in their summer toggery
making pretty picture. The field itself
was surrounded by on-loOkers.
The sport was lively throughout. The
events were arranged SO that something
might be going on all the time. In spite
of this arrangement, however, the number
of contestants was so large that it required
from 2 o'clock in the afternoon until in
the evening to decide al the events.
Jaeger's Excellent Work.
Probably the star athlete of the after
noon was F. H. Jaeger of the Eastern
High School, who won thirteen of the
seventeen points accredited to his school,
Jaeger was best in the sprints capturing
the 10O-yard and the 220-yard runs. Two
records were broken during the afternoon
in the 44O-yard run, won by Paul r. Ma
coffin of Central, who made the distance
in O.53 is, the best previous High School
record being 0.53 $40, made by Ruff of
Central in 1897. Jaeger ran second in this
event, putting up strong fight for first
honors. Fisher of Central was third. The
second broken record was in the discus
throw, won by Donald Allen Macdonald
of Central, who cast the weight 81 feet
inches. the best previous record In the
schools being SO feet
Charles Rittenhouse Of Western won the
22O-yard hurdle race. There were three
preliminary trials in this event. Ritten-
house captured his trial with ease, and in
the finals was pitted against Dent of Gen.
trail and Crounse of the same school. 1t
was the first of the two wins made by
Western, and young Mr.. RittenhOuSe was
quite hero among his schoolmates.
The three trial heats of the 75-yard run
were won, respectively, by Leo Roberts
of Central, WetZel of Technical and Cruitt
of Technical. In the final Roberts won,
with Wetzel second and Covell of Eastern,
who finished second in one of the prelimi-
naries in third place. The time was is.
The 1O0-yard run was next on the pro-
gram and was won by Jaeger of the East
ern with Magoffin Of Central second and
Fletcher of Western third. The time was
10 2-5.
The half mile run was won by Edmund
Kelly of Central. Snow Of Central was
second and Dinsmore of Technical was
third. The time was ZIP 1-5.
The order of the contestants at the finish
of the 1O0-yard run was repeated in the
22O-yard event. Jaeger again ran into first
place, with Magoffin second and Fletcher
third The time was 0:23 2-3
The Mile Run.
The mile run was one of the most inter-
I'M,
ners made the journey of the track five
times. One of TechnicaPs contestants
started out to make a runaway affair Of
the race but on the third lap he collapsed
and fell out Albert Hendley of Central,
who had been leading the second division
in the race throughout. dashed across the
tape a winner in excellent style. He was
followed by Parson of the same school,, with
Marston of Technical, third.
The junior relay race was won by Cen
trail, but the Junior events did not count
in the contest for the Star cup. Roberts
took the last relay and crossed the finish
line ahead of Shilling of Western.
The High and Broad Jumps.
The high Jump was won by Ebert John
son OF Central with Reynolds of Western,
second, and Smith Of Technical, third The
distance was feet inches. The junior
running broad jump was won by Louis
Dent of Central, with Mangum Of Techni-
cal, second. and Bristol of Central, third.
The distance was ~ feet inches. Consid-
cradle competition took place in the senior
running broad jump, there being fifteen
entries from the four schools in the event
Paul Cook of Western, won, with Magoffin
of Central, second and Bealle Of Technical,
third distance, 20 feet inches.
Ever-att Ballinger of Technical won the
shot put throwing the iron 38 feet inches.
Cook of Western was second with Bealle
of Technical, third
In the hammer throw, Ballinger took
the honors again. throwing the weight 81
feet D inches. Bealle of Technical, was
second and Drum of Western, third.
The discus throw was the next event.
and was won by Macdonald. who broke
the record with a throw Of 81 feet inches.
Ballinger of Technical. was second, and
Bealle of Technical third.
The pole vault was one Of the hotly con-
tested events. 1t was won by Louis Scud-
der Of Central, who cleared eight feet
eleven inches. w. A. Draper of Eastern