The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-25
GUARD ATHLETES HOLD
SUCCESSFUL MEETING
Annual Indoor Contests
Largely Attended.
RELAY RACE THE FEATURE
Center Market Armory the Mecca for
Aspiring Contestants - Program
Both Varied and Interesting.

Aspiring Contestants - Program
Both Varied and Interesting.
Before a large audience. chaTmingly
bedecked in its spring garments. the
most successful indoor meet ever held
BY the District National Guard WAS
pulled off last night in its drill hall.
over Center Market Armory.
The elaborate program was disposed
Of quickly and with precision, which
speaks well for the board OF control,
composed of Major e H Neumeyer,
president; Capt E c. Edwards, man
ager; Capt. c. e. Swigart, treasurer;
Lieut.. P. ". Smith, recorder, and Capt
Sheridan Feree.
IN addition to the usual indoor games,
spirits. relays. runs, and so forth, It
was freely interspersed with boxing
wrestling. club swinging. tight rope
walking, acrobatic feats, exhibitions or
coptortion and performances on the
trick rings. Each of these speclaIties az
forded an excellent exhibition, as the
best athletes of the District partici-
pated.
Good music by the National Guard
band enHvened ali present. and not once
did an event drag" on the spectators.
Relay Race the Feature.
The feature of the games was the re-
lay race for the District National Guard
championship. -Four teams toed the
mark for this event. which was won by
the UTell Rifles. Scott opened up a gap
in the first relay which Loughran in
creased. Kerr, who took up the run
ming where Loughran left off. held the
advantage Graham. who ran the last
relay for the UreIs, succeeded In keep
ing in advance of his opponent and
crossed the line an easy winner.
The frst event out Of the regular
order was an aerobatic exhibition by
Prof. Koran. Orlando Ross and two as
sistants, which was heartily applauded
by the audience
The bounding tightrope and contor-
ton exhibition by Prof. Maurice 4.
Joyce and pupil elected the unbounded
admiration of the spectators Prof
Joyce gave a daring performance. while
his pupil, a little girl not more than
six or seven years old, distorted her
little figure into many grOtesque atti-
tudes.
The wrestling match, an extra feature,
was productive Of a good exhibition OF
the mat game. Joe Grant, the welter-
weight champion Of the South, and Rob
Roy Mackey. from whom Grant wrested
Elephants. 1t ended in a draw. Kid
Sullivan, who recently stayed twenty
rounds with the Ghetto champion, Joe
Bernstein, went on for a four-round box
ing bout with E. Nj Lewis The go was
fast from beginning to end, with the
KID having the best of 1t.
ACrobats' Good Turn.
The other special features were
horizontal bar exhibition by Prof. Koran,
Walter LoveIace and Samuel Craddock.
an exhibition OF club swinging and
wrestling by Masters Alvin C. and
John c. Weiss, champions of the world,
and turn on the flying rings by Orlando
Ross. The latter accomplished many
feats Of daring and strength while the
rings were flying high in the air His
work was one of the features of the
games.
The presentation of prizes by General
Harries. which were to be conferred al
the expiration of the obstacle race,
the last event, had to be accomplished
amid a scene OF uproar and confusion,
as the crowd broke for the doors after
this event
The Summaries.
Fifty-yard dash-Won by Cook, lie
Mat second. Time. 0:05 3-5
Shot-put-Won by SHELL Cook second.
Distance. IS feet 83a inches
Running high jump-Won by lie Mat,
Miller second. Height. 5 feet 3 inches.
This breaks the National Guard record
by inches.
Hitch kick-Won by Graham; Smell
second. Height, g feet 2 inches
Quarter-mile run-Won by Bielask;
Babcock second. Time, 1909.
Standing broad jump-Won by Scott;
! Bouvet second. Distance. feet S1k
| inches-
Pole vault-Won by Curtis; Ross sec
ond. Height, feet inches. Curtis
was disqualified. Ross cleared Z feet 10
inches.
ReveilIe race-Won by Bowling; Tuck
eT second. No time taken
Half mile run-Won by BieIaskI: Rice
second, Time. 2:22 4-5.
Handstand walk-Won by Draeger;
Smell second.
Potato race-Won by Heffner; Kerr
second Time. Gao 2-5
Obstacle race-Draeger first; LIE Mat
second
Relay Tace-Urells first: Second Bat
talon second. Time, 3:17 20